Releases

Alain Connes, Distinguished Professor in the Vanderbilt University Department of Mathematics, has been awarded one of France‘s most noteworthy scientific awards: the annual Gold Medal of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Read More

The engineering students at Vanderbilt University will display their ingenuity and inventiveness through a series of challenging — but fun — competitions and events to be held during National Engineers Week Feb. 21-25. In addition to spotlighting the engineering field, the competitions and activities are designed to interest students in engineering and scientific fields. The media and the public are invited. Read More

The newborn baby of a Fort Campbell soldier family has become the first to receive a new type of surgery at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the first Amos Christie Chair in Global Health and director of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine‘s Institute for Global Health. He will assume the role effective July 1. Read More

What changes does a family go through when one of its members has a disability? Marsha Seltzer, Vaughn Bascom Professor of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss her research on this topic at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development Thursday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. Read More

A collection of essays addressing the "profound misunderstandings" between Islamic cultures and the Western world will be signed and discussed Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt. The book is edited by Steven Heyneman, professor of international education policy in the Vanderbilt University Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations. Read More

The logistical and cultural challenges of rebuilding Iraq and its government — including establishing needed government-sanctioned social services for women — will be brought home during Vanderbilt University alumna and army reservist Martha Boyd‘s talk at Vanderbilt Wednesday, Feb. 23. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers studying the antislavery movement, propaganda and a prominent former slave known as Big Prince were awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read More

Childhood obesity in Tennessee is a growing concern. Research shows about 10 percent of children ages 2-5 and 15 percent of children ages 6-19 are obese, and the percentages have more than doubled in the last two decades. Experts at Vanderbilt say Tennessee‘s numbers match those national statistics. Read More

Tennessee lawmakers will learn firsthand about the people who make up Vanderbilt when faculty, students and staff visit the legislature during the university‘s annual "Day on the Hill" Feb. 15. More than 100 people participated in last year‘s inaugural event, and an even broader cross-section of the Vanderbilt community is expected this year. Included on the agenda is a joint session of the Senate and House Finance, Ways and Means Committees with testimony by Jeff Balser, associate vice chancellor for research. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the first hospital in the state, and one of the first 20 in the world, to employ a novel cardiac monitoring device implanted into the patient that can predict the need for hospitalization of heart failure patients up to two weeks in advance. Read More

In only three years, Vanderbilt‘s Dance Marathon has become one of the university‘s most-anticipated annual events among students. The 14-hour overnight gathering, featuring live music and performances, games, food and — of course — dancing, will attract more than 400 students from some 40 organizations across campus when it convenes Friday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt University students will learn about the evolution of the piano in rock music when one of the leading musicians in the field delivers a guest lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Read More

In 1989, Robert Egger abandoned his dream of opening a night club in favor of opening a soup kitchen to feed the homeless, and the DC Central Kitchen was born. Egger will talk about his experiences in the non-profit sector on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Vanderbilt. Read More

Performance artist and sexuality educator Annie Sprinkle will give a lecture Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Belcourt Theatre located at 2102 Belcourt Ave. Read More

A documentary tracing energy consumption in the United States will be screened at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 15, with Nashville filmmaker Jeff Barrie on hand to lead a discussion afterward. Read More

An information session on the Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute at the Owen Graduate School of Management will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the school‘s Averbuch Auditorium. Undergraduate students from area colleges and universities and their parents are invited to learn more about Vanderbilt‘s new summer program at this one-hour event. Read More

In a time of war for the United States, theological ethicist and author Sharon Welch is seeking out philosophies that will lead to enduring peace. Read More

New findings on how best to identify students with learning disabilities will be presented by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development members Donald Compton, Doug Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Read More

Athletic conference representatives, coaches, athletic directors and academic leaders will gather at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 10 to discuss some of the most contentious issues surrounding college athletics today. Read More