Releases
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Twin Receives Heart in Early Morning Surgery
Four-and-a-half-month-old Abigail Patrick received a new heart at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt early this morning. Read MoreNov 16, 2004
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Sensor network mimics synchronized calling by frogs, cicadas
The modern world is filled with the uncoordinated beeping and buzzing of countless electronic devices, so it was only a matter of time before someone designed an electronic network with the ability to synchronize dozens of tiny buzzers in much the same way that frogs and cicadas coordinate their nighttime choruses. Kenneth D. Frampton, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, dreamed up the project. Read MoreNov 16, 2004
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Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center lands national accreditation
Vanderbilt's Sleep Disorders Center has garnered national accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Read MoreNov 16, 2004
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Privatized companies remaining under government control outperform the competition
Conventional wisdom has held that companies in which governments reqlinquished some level of control through privatization would out-perform companies in which they retained a controlling interest or had substantial veto powers. However, a new study from the Owen Graduate School of Management finds that publicly traded companies remaining under government control actually do better in terms of performance and market value than companies that are more fully or completely privatized. Read MoreNov 15, 2004
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New chair at Vanderbilt Law School is second to honor alumnus Milton Underwood
A new chair at Vanderbilt University Law School, the second at the school to honor alumnus Milton Underwood, has been awarded to one of the nation's leading bankruptcy scholars. The Milton Underwood Chair in Law will be awarded formally to Robert Rasmussen in a ceremony on Feb. 23, 2005. Rasmussen, former associate dean for academic affairs, also holds the FedEx Research Professorship and directs the law and economics program. Read MoreNov 15, 2004
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Even minimal, undetected hearing loss hurts academic performance
An unidentified minimal hearing loss is a significant factor in the psychosocial and educational progress of young children, according to multiple research studies conducted over the past 20 years at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Researchers will present their findings during the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) annual convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, November 18-20. Read MoreNov 11, 2004
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Maya archaeologist receives national medal from Guatemalan president
In recognition of his efforts "to protect and conserve" its cultural resources, Maya archaeologist Arthur Demarest has received one of the Republic of Guatemala's highest awards, the National Order of Cultural Patrimony. Read MoreNov 11, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Russian and American scientists to explore international nuclear security solutions at Vanderbilt workshop
Russian and American scientists hope to help each other avert nuclear disasters by coming together at Vanderbilt Nov. 14-17 to share methods, techniques and scientific research related to secure management of nuclear materials, including those at nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons' sites and nuclear waste facilities. Read MoreNov 10, 2004
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New chair at Vanderbilt awarded to noted international economist, Rick Bond to deliver inaugural lecture on challenges facing the WTO
The economics department at Vanderbilt University marks the establishment of its newest chair, the Joe L. Roby Chair of Economics, with a lecture on Nov. 17 by the chair's first holder, Eric Bond, professor of economics and a renowned international economist. Read MoreNov 10, 2004
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Infant Twins’ Sudden Illness Leads to Need for Dual Heart Transplants at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Four-month-old identical twins Abigail and Shea Patrick were miracle babies. Their parents tried to have children for years. Read MoreNov 8, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Roy Neel and John Geer reflect on 2004 election in Vanderbilt event
Roy Neel, who most recently served as campaign manager for Gov. Howard Dean's presidential bid and is an adjunct professor of political science at Vanderbilt, and John Geer, a Vanderbilt professor of political science with expertise in presidential campaigns, will explore "After the Vote: Interpreting Nov. 2 and Prospects for the Next Administration" tonight at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 8, 2004
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U.S. News & World Report education editor speaks about "Best College" rankings
U.S. News & World Report's newly named education editor will discuss his publication's approach to covering education, as well as how it arrives at its renowned "Best College" and "Best Graduate School" rankings, in an upcoming Vanderbilt address. Read MoreNov 5, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Portable planetarium to visit Nashville Christian School
Nashville Christian School students will have a chance to explore the field of astronomy Tuesday, Nov. 9, thanks to a visit from the Fisk-Vanderbilt NASA Roadshow. Astronomers from Vanderbilt and Fisk universities will bring a portable, inflatable planetarium to the school to help teach students about the stars with the goal of interesting them in a career in science. Read MoreNov 5, 2004
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Scholars to probe the enduring influence of philosopher Maimonides at Nov. 14-15 conference at Vanderbilt
He argued against the conventional wisdom that religion and science are at odds, wrote a landmark legal document and practiced medicine in a way that combined scientific and humanistic values ñ a Renaissance man centuries before the Renaissance. The enduring influence of Maimonides will be examined during a conference on Sunday, Nov. 14, and Monday, Nov. 15, held at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 5, 2004
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Former Dore Jamie Duncan grand marshal of homecoming parade
Former Vanderbilt All-American linebacker Jamie Duncan will return to campus this weekend to serve as grand marshal of the school's homecoming parade. Duncan, a seven-year veteran of the National Football League currently with the Atlanta Falcons, will participate in the campus parade Nov. 5, then attend the Vanderbilt-Florida game the afternoon of Nov. 6. Read MoreNov 4, 2004
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Frank Rich to discuss "Culture Wars in an Election Year" in wake of close presidential race
What does the outcome of the 2004 presidential race ñ one that seemed to find the nation evenly yet definitively divided along regional and ideological lines ñ say about the overall narrative of the nation? Frank Rich, cultural critic and associate editor of The New York Times, will discuss "Culture Wars in an Election Year" on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 4, 2004
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Antenor Firmin subject of African American Studies lecture, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban speaks at Vanderbilt University on Nov. 12
The persuasive arguments for racial equality made by Haitian author and diplomat Antenor Firmin in his book L'Egalite des Races Humaines were roundly dismissed or ignored when he published it in 1885. Read MoreNov 4, 2004
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Vanderbilt University celebrates new Studio Arts Center, Groundbreaking set for Friday
Nashville will soon have a bustling new center for the arts with the opening of a $13 million Studio Arts Center expected to debut on the Vanderbilt campus in the fall of 2005. Read MoreNov 3, 2004
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International conference honors Vanderbilt mathematician
An international mathematics conference at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta will be held in honor of Vanderbilt's Edward B. Saff, professor of mathematics and executive dean of the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreNov 2, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt students gear up for Election Day
Months of media coverage and campaigning, political ads and polling, debates and discussion--and it all comes down to this: a nail biter of an Election Day, when either incumbent President George W. Bush or Democratic challenger John Kerry will be elected to lead the country for the next four years. Vanderbilt students will share in the excitement. Read MoreNov 1, 2004