Releases
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center director to receive autism research award
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center director Pat Levitt has been awarded the 2005 Research Champion Award by the Autism Society of America (ASA). Read MoreJul 12, 2005
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Vanderbilt‘s Catron named Tennessee‘s Children‘s Care Director by Governor
Thomas F. Catron, associate professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt Medical Center, has been named by Governor Phil Bredesen as the director of the Governor‘s Office of Children‘s Care Coordination. Read MoreJul 11, 2005
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Bethany Jackson hired as assistant director of Center for the Americas, Vanderbilt University center researches the Americas
Attorney Bethany Jackson has been hired as assistant director of the Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt University, an interdisciplinary research center devoted to improving life in the Americas. Read MoreJul 7, 2005
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Vanderbilt London program participants unharmed by explosions
Ninety students, faculty and interns studying or working in London this summer were accounted for and unharmed on Thursday after attacks on the city‘s public transportation system. Read MoreJul 7, 2005
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O‘Connor Retirement: Vanderbilt Experts
Vanderbilt professors Suzanna Sherry and Stefanie Lindquist are available to discuss the effects of Sandra Day O‘Connor‘s announced retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Read MoreJul 1, 2005
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Vanderbilt group to tackle extreme conditions in space
Unlike the spectacular movie version, real-life sun storms can‘t turn ordinary astronauts into the Fantastic Four. But they can and occasionally do incapacitate expensive and vitally important space systems, like satellites and spacecraft. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Wallace Foundation selects Vanderbilt University to develop tool to assess K-12 leaders
The Vanderbilt Learning Sciences Institute has been awarded a prestigious $1.5 million, three-year grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a tool to assess the performance of education leaders in the nation‘s K-12 public schools. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Dyer Observatory to webcast live images of first-ever manmade impact with comet July 4
NASA will be setting off fireworks of a different kind this July 4, when it plans to slam an 820-pound projectile into a 10-mile wide rocky, icy comet. Vanderbilt University‘s Dyer Observatory will provide live streaming images of the impact from the Astronomical League‘s International Space Station Amateur Telescope near Tuscon, Ariz., and will provide live online commentary by Vanderbilt physicist Robert O‘Dell, former chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Hit songwriters perform July 16 at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, Bluebird on the Mountain to feature Rivers Rutherford, Roxie Dean and Tom Douglas
Three songwriters who‘ve penned hits for Tim McGraw, Jamie O‘Neal, Martina McBride and others will perform on Saturday, July 16, at the scenic grounds of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory overlooking Nashville. Read MoreJun 28, 2005
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Tennessee pre-kindergarten teachers converge at Vanderbilt, Conference to support Gov. Phil Bredesen‘s pre-kindergarten initiative
Pre-kindergarten teachers from across Tennessee will spend June 26-July 1 on the campus of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University learning the latest techniques to help children benefit as much as possible from pre-kindergarten. Read MoreJun 22, 2005
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Bug Season calls for Precautions
The great outdoors will keep children busy and active this season, but experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt say parents would be wise to use a little precaution before play time to avoid insect-borne illnesses, typically caused by insect bites or stings. Read MoreJun 20, 2005
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LifeFlight to land at Country Music Hall of Fame; Event celebrates 20-year anniversary
This afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. LifeFlight will touch down outside the Country Music Hall of Fame for part of an evening gala to be held at the museum celebrating LifeFlight‘s 20 years of service to Middle Tennessee. Read MoreJun 20, 2005
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Public meetings on changes to disability education program set for Friday, Vanderbilt‘s Peabody College to host
Proposed new rules designed to bring the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in line with President Bush‘s No Child Left Behind education initiative will be discussed Friday, June 17, during public meetings at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJun 15, 2005
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Announces New Research Institute To Focus On Earliest Possible Detection Of Cancers
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will launch a new research institute, jump-started with a $10 million gift from West Tennessee businessman Jim Ayers, to develop techniques to detect cancers at their earliest, most curable stages, Vanderbilt officials announced today. Read MoreJun 15, 2005
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Conference seeks to improve service for individuals with both developmental disability and mental retardation
A statewide training conference on improving service delivery for people with both developmental disabilities and mental illness will be held Wednesday, June 22, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The conference is designed for residential service providers, psychiatrists, physicians, behavior analysts, family members and advocates who work with or plan to work with individuals with a dual diagnosis of developmental disabilities and mental illness. Read MoreJun 14, 2005
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Living and learning at Vanderbilt University to undergo major transformation; Construction begins on College Halls at Vanderbilt this spring
The undergraduate experience at Vanderbilt University will undergo its most significant transformation in a generation as construction begins on College Halls at Vanderbilt, a residential college system designed to create the most vibrant living and learning environment in higher education. Read MoreJun 8, 2005
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Golf Tournament to benefit Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will be the beneficiary of this year‘s annual Waddell & Reed Financial Services Charity Golf Tournament on June 17. This will be the third year for Waddell & Reed to support the Kennedy Center in its efforts to raise awareness. The event will take place at the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club in Franklin. Read MoreJun 7, 2005
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Women in the Round show set for June 18 at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, Ashley Cleveland, Karen Staley and Tricia Walker perform at Bluebird on the Mountain
Three-fourths of the original Women in the Round lineup at the Bluebird CafÈ will perform at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series. Read MoreJun 7, 2005
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Child Abuse Snapshot of Vanderbilt Children‘s Hospital Patients Shows Tiniest Victims Most Seriously Injured
About one-fourth of infants who are violently shaken by an abuser will die from brain damage. Read MoreJun 1, 2005
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Autism genetics expert to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Patricia Rodier, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at they University of Rochester, will speak on how autism develops. The talk will be held at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Monday, June 6, at 4 p.m. Read MoreMay 27, 2005