Releases
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Dan Marino foundation establishes cross-university autism institute
The Dan Marino Foundation has pledged $1.2 million over three years to establish the Marino Autism Research Institute at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders and the University of Miami Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Read MoreNov 1, 2005
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November Vanderbilt Kennedy Center events include lecture on minorities in special education classes, art exhibit
November offers several opportunities for members of the Nashville community to learn more about developmental disabilities, emotional temperament and art at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is located at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue. Read MoreNov 1, 2005
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New civil litigation and dispute resolution program granted $2.9 million, Court determined Vanderbilt would be fitting beneficiary of class action lawsuit
Vanderbilt University Law School has received $2.9 million from the settlement of a class action lawsuit to which it was not a party. The award will fund the school's new civil litigation and dispute resolution program, designed to produce graduates with the experience and necessary competencies to make them more productive from their first day at work. Read MoreOct 31, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Thirty high school bands compete on Dudley Field
The 17th annual Vanderbilt Marching Invitational, one of the premiere marching band competitions in the Southeast, happens Oct. 29 on Dudley Field. Read MoreOct 28, 2005
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C.I.A. leak case draws parallels to Iran Contra: Vanderbilt presidential historian
The C.I.A. leak case has brought renewed scrutiny of the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq, and there are historical parallels to the Reagan administration's foreign policy during the Iran-Contra scandal, according to Vanderbilt University Professor of History Thomas Alan Schwartz. Read MoreOct 28, 2005
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Avian (Bird) Flu vaccine trial begins at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is enrolling volunteers in a study to test a new vaccine that targets avian flu, the first such vaccine against the virus. The Vanderbilt trial, led by Kathryn Edwards, M.D., will test the new vaccine in nearly 100 individuals 65 years of age and over. It is the second phase of a national study led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Read MoreOct 28, 2005
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Partnership between Metro Nashville Schools, Vanderbilt and Chinese university to train principals
A delegation of leaders from South China Normal University, one of the top 10 education colleges in China, will visit Nashville the week of Nov. 7 to formalize a partnership to train both American and Chinese principals in effective leadership, education and management skills. Read MoreOct 28, 2005
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VU’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society hosts TennCare roundtable
Recent changes to TennCare, a program launched in 1994 to expand Medicaid coverage to uninsured and uninsurable Tennesseans, will be discussed Nov. 1 during a public forum at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreOct 27, 2005
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Vanderbilt Health Care MBA program adds another industry star to faculty, Roberta Goodman to begin teaching in January
Roberta Goodman, a well respected health care analyst, will join the faculty of the Health Care MBA program at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in January. A perennial favorite on lists of top analysts in financial publications including the Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor, Goodman is now a principal with Nashville-based Health Care Analytics, a strategic consulting firm specializing in the health care services industry. Read MoreOct 27, 2005
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Vanderbilt research finds U.S. assistance for democracy building works
Devoting American dollars to democracy building in more than 100 foreign nations has resulted in significant increases in democratic governance around the globe, according to a new study by Vanderbilt University and University of Pittsburgh professors. The study was presented Oct. 27 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Read MoreOct 27, 2005
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Versatile artist Laurie Anderson to appear at Vanderbilt
Laurie Anderson, one of the most versatile and important artists of the last 25 years, will discuss her entire repertoire and current project, "The Waters Reglitterized," on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Vanderbilt University as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreOct 26, 2005
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Blues book to be celebrated with panel discussion, music
The rescue of the work of three Fisk University scholars who researched the lives and music of people in the Mississippi Delta in the 1940s will be celebrated with a reception, panel discussion and musical performance at Fisk. Read MoreOct 25, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Brazilian monetary policy the topic of the McGee Lecture at Vanderbilt
Marcelo Kfoury Muinhos, head of the research department at the Central Bank of Brazil, will deliver the McGee Lecture on "Monetary Policy in Brazil" on Nov. 3 at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 25, 2005
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Two LifeFlight nurses land national awards
Two Vanderbilt LifeFlight nurses have been recognized by their industry peers and been named national flight program director of the year and national flight nurse of the year and were recognized at award ceremonies in Texas held this past week. Read MoreOct 25, 2005
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Foundation awards Vanderbilt University grant to fund graduate seminar
The Trustees of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded Vanderbilt University a grant of $207,000 to support a dissertation seminar in the humanities entitled "The Souls of Brute and Stupid Things." The seminar, which will be led by English Professor and Mellon Chair of Humanities Jonathan Lamb, is in response to a proposal prepared and submitted to the foundation by Lamb. Read MoreOct 24, 2005
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National Public Radio’s award-winning legal correspondent to talk about Supreme Court Nov.10 at Vanderbilt University
Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's award-winning legal affairs correspondent, will talk about "The Supreme Court and its Impact on You" Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 24, 2005
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VUSN’s Vine Hill Community Offers VUSN’s Vine Hill Community Clinic Offers Flu Shots and Flu Mist
The Vine Hill Community Clinic, operated by the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing's University Community Health Services, is offering flu shots and FluMist to the general public starting Oct. 24. Read MoreOct 24, 2005
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Community presentation to educate residents about using Metro Codes to improve neighborhoods
Nashville residents tired of seeing abandoned vehicles, overgrown lots and dilapidated housing in their neighborhoods will have an opportunity to learn how to take action to clean up these eyesores Tuesday, Oct. 25 at a special presentation on Metro Codes. Read MoreOct 21, 2005
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Bluebird on the Mountain concert series features Nichols, Rutherford and Howard
The Bluebird on the Mountain concert series will conclude its successful second year at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory with a show featuring Tim Nichols, Rivers Rutherford and Rebecca Lynn Howard. Read MoreOct 21, 2005
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Vanderbilt seeks families to participate in study of sleep in children with autism
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is recruiting families of children with and without autism to participate in a study of the relationship between sleep patterns and behavior in children with autism. Read MoreOct 21, 2005