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The family of Vanderbilt student-athlete Kwane Doster is expected to attend an on-campus memorial service Friday to celebrate the life of the former Commodore football player. Read More

The U.S. government should take action to strengthen democracy by educating the public to be better citizens, argues Vanderbilt University philosopher Robert Talisse in his new book. Read More

With nearly 30 books in print encompassing the mystery, suspense, science fiction, romance and children‘s genres, author James Patterson is virtually a household name. Local fans will have the opportunity to hear the prolific writer speak when he comes to Vanderbilt on Jan. 20 for the first Chancellor‘s Lecture of 2005. Read More

The Vanderbilt Learning Sciences Institute is starting 2005 with a new lecture series designed to bring minority scholars to Vanderbilt to share ideas and discuss trends in the learning sciences, a field that encompasses learning, teaching, curriculum, assessment, policy and educational design. Read More

A portable device similar to today‘s home pregnancy tests that can quickly detect the presence of infectious diseases, including HIV-AIDS and measles as well as biological agents such as ricin and anthrax, is the object of a new joint university-industry research project. Read More

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health (VCBH) today announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Frisse as the Accenture Endowed Chair, effective immediately. Read More

Commodore fans received good news Monday when standout quarterback Jay Cutler announced he would return for his final year of eligibility. The native of Santa Claus, Ind., made the announcement during a press conference in the McGugin Athletic Center. Read More

Many Christians feel duty-bound ñ uncomfortably so ñ to believe that salvation is closed to members of other religious traditions, believes Vanderbilt University Divinity School professor John Thatamanil. During a community breakfast on Jan. 20 and a separate four-part Relevant Religion community education class beginning Jan. 31, Thatamanil will teach three major viewpoints on the issue, all within the Christian tradition. Read More

Edward Rubin of the University of Pennsylvania Law School has been named John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law and dean of Vanderbilt University Law School effective July 1, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nicholas Zeppos announced today. Read More

Three recommendations for NCAA bylaw changes and scores of guidelines to improve the academic integrity of college athletics programs were debated when the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics met at Vanderbilt University on Jan. 6-7. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Bernice Johnson Reagon, a renowned scholar and artist in African-American cultural music and history, will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University‘s 2005 Martin Luther King Commemorative Series Jan. 17-27. Read More

Families, health care professionals and other service providers in search of current research on developmental disabilities can now quickly and easily find relevant studies using Study Finder, a new online service from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read More

The Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been ranked in the top 10 children‘s hospitals in the nation, according to Child magazine. Read More

Recommendations for new principles and rules to promote the academic integrity of college athletic programs will be finalized by faculty senate representatives from 28 Division IA colleges and universities during a Jan. 6-7 national meeting hosted by Vanderbilt University. Read More

Vanderbilt experts are available to comment on the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 Indonesian earthquake on Dec. 26 that caused devastating tsunamis in South and Southeast Asia. Experts are available on topics including the threat of infectious diseases following the tsunamis, emergency medicine, international volunteer aid efforts and more. Read More

The fathers of three members of the Vanderbilt football squad have established a memorial fund to assist the family of Kwane Doster, the Commodore standout who was killed early Dec. 26 in Tampa, Fla. Read More

A new Web-based tool will be available January 1, 2005 to help clinicians determine the best medication for patients with schizophrenia. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has several health care experts available for stories related to the devastating tsunami in Asia. Please call the News and Public Affairs Office (615-322-4747) for availability of any one of these expert sources. Read More

Vanderbilt University student-athlete Kwane Doster, well known to Commodores fans as a game-breaking running back for the football squad, tragically died early Sunday from injuries sustained in a shooting in his hometown of Tampa, Fla. Read More

A landmark $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to Vanderbilt University Divinity School will be used to produce a generation of professors better prepared to teach students called to the ministry. Read More