Releases
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VU Divinity Breakfast to explore impact of faith and politics on women activists
Two professors from very different academic disciplines come together Sept. 29 to discuss how faith and politics play increasingly important roles in the work of women activists. Read MoreSep 14, 2005
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Kemet Jubilee lecture and photographic exhibit at Vanderbilt‘s Black Cultural Center
Photographs documenting the 70-year history of the Kemet Jubilee will be on display Sept. 26-Oct. 6 at Vanderbilt University‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. The organization‘s general chairman, Clyde Venson, will kick off the exhibit with a lecture on the parade‘s history at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Following Venson‘s speech, there will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 13, 2005
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Kemet Jubilee lecture and photographic exhibit at Vanderbilt’s Black Cultural Center
Photographs documenting the 70-year history of the Kemet Jubilee will be on display Sept. 26-Oct. 6 at Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. The organization's general chairman, Clyde Venson, will kick off the exhibit with a lecture on the parade's history at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Following Venson's speech, there will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 13, 2005
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Commodores defeat Razorbacks 28-24
For the second time in as many weeks, the Vanderbilt Commodores orchestrated a come-from-behind victory late in the fourth quarter, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 28-24. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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We Care for Kids Day Set, Trace Adkins Performance Announced
Mark your calendars for the second annual We Care for Kids Day street party and free concert in celebration of Middle Tennessee children. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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Time changes announced at Middle Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps Warehouse and Vine Hill Community Clinic
New times are announced for the MTMRC Warehouse and the Vine Hill Community Clinic. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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“Lab-on-chip” technology expert joins Vanderbilt as H. Fort Flowers Professor
Dongqing Li -- an international leader in "lab-on-a-chip" biotechnology who is joining Vanderbilt as the new H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering -- dreams of creating a miniature, portable laboratory the size of a business card, capable of on-the-scene diagnosis of diseases and rapid detection of biochemical warfare agents. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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Vanderbilt to bring first Chancellor’s Artists in Residence to campus, Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman to detail project on Sept. 19
Vanderbilt University will strengthen its commitment to the arts this spring, when Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman spend a semester as the first Chancellor's Artists in Residence. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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Vanderbilt to bring first Chancellor‘s Artists in Residence to campus, Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman to detail project on Sept. 19
Vanderbilt University will strengthen its commitment to the arts this spring, when Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman spend a semester as the first Chancellor‘s Artists in Residence. Read MoreSep 12, 2005
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Vanderbilt continues to respond to victims of Hurricane Katrina
A week after Vanderbilt University began admitting students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, approximately 100 students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities had registered for classes. Vanderbilt Medical Center now has treated more than 70 Gulf Coast evacuees, hospitalizing more than 20, and its LifeFlight reserve helicopter and fixed wing aircraft and their medical teams continue to assist in disaster relief and patient transport out of the region. Read MoreSep 9, 2005
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Vanderbilt Law professor Yoo to testify at Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Vanderbilt Law Professor Christopher S. Yoo is scheduled to testify at the confirmation hearings next week for John G. Roberts Jr., who has been nominated to serve as chief justice of the United States. Read MoreSep 8, 2005
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Medical ethics professor Larry R. Churchill to address Medicare crisis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Larry R. Churchill, co-director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will examine the factors that must be addressed as America confronts the Medicare crisis in the 21st century during a lecture Sept. 13 at Flynn Auditorium in the Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreSep 7, 2005
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Should New Orleans rebuild? Vanderbilt expert says ‘perhaps not’
Hurricane Katrina has left most of New Orleans a virtual toxic wasteland, and a Vanderbilt University professor says that perhaps this once great city that is below sea level should not be rebuilt, at least in its present form. Mark Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering, says "imagine the infrastructure expense required to rebuild the levees that can withstand far more than what was included in the original design, installation of a pumping system with greater capacity and less prone to failure, and add to that the knowledge that the climate change will increase the frequency and severity of hurricanes in the region." Read MoreSep 7, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee and Fisk President Hazel O’Leary to celebrate two universities’ science partnership
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Gordon Gee and Fisk University President Hazel O'Leary will lead a celebration Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. of the two universities' Masters-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program partnership to increase the number of minority students pursuing their doctoral degrees in physics, astronomy and the biomedical sciences. Both university leaders will speak, and students who are participating in the partnership will be available for interviews. The event will feature a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee and Fisk President Hazel O‘Leary to celebrate two universities‘ science partnership
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Gordon Gee and Fisk University President Hazel O‘Leary will lead a celebration Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. of the two universities‘ Masters-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program partnership to increase the number of minority students pursuing their doctoral degrees in physics, astronomy and the biomedical sciences. Both university leaders will speak, and students who are participating in the partnership will be available for interviews. The event will feature a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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Vanderbilt LifeFlight sends helicopter, nurse team to help with disaster relief, response
Vanderbilt LifeFlight has dispatched its reserve helicopter and a medical team to Hattiesburg, Miss., to assist in disaster relief efforts after a call for assistance was made to Tennessee EMS officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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Is Constitution Day unconstitutional? New law requires colleges and universities to celebrate the document
When Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) amended a massive spending bill last year to provide that all institutions of higher education receiving federal funds celebrate Constitution Day, he may not have envisioned a discussion about whether the requirement is itself unconstitutional. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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Odd behavior and creativity may go hand-in-hand
A quirky or socially awkward approach to life might be the key to becoming a great artist, composer or inventor. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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Vanderbilt School of Nursing opens clinic for hurricane refugees now in Middle Tennessee
In an effort to help displaced hurricane refugees from the Gulf Coast area, the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is holding a special clinic for hurricane victims needing health care at the Vine Hill Clinic on Tuesday and Thursday evenings to treat hurricane disaster refugees who have sought refuge in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreSep 6, 2005
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center offering cancer treatment for patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina
Cancer patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath who are in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky and in need of continued treatment can contact the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center for assistance. Read MoreSep 6, 2005