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Think the accounting scandals of the past two years have straightened out the audit industry? Not so. A Vanderbilt University study reveals that, despite the attention called to the industry for its complicity in the corporate scandals, audit firms under pressure from major clients bending the rules are still prone to produce inaccurate audit opinionsóif they think they won't be caught. Read More

The "CEO" in your brain appears to be concerned more about the consequences of your actions than how hard they are to produce. Read More

A team of second-year students from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University took first place honors in this year's National Black MBA Association National Student Case Competition, held in conjunction with the association's 25th annual conference in Philadelphia last week. Read More

The community is invited to celebrate the fall season at the second in a series of outdoor "Music on the Mountain" events on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. Read More

A Davidson County Chancery Court granted Vanderbilt University permission to remove the name "Confederate" from one of its residence halls and supported the University's argument that the continued use of the word contradicted Vanderbilt's goal of achieving "the kind of inclusive and welcoming environment that is essential for a world-class university." Read More

A metabolic disorder that has been linked to abnormal blood sugar levels, heart disease and even sudden death in infants is far more common then previous research had shown, and can be treated with expanded newborn screening reports a study in the September issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. Read More

Vanderbilt University is leading a national study to learn about the kinds of stress youth face, and will provide an opportunity for teens to participate in a program to improve their coping skills and to avoid depression. Read More

International scholars will discuss the historic role of nationalism in the Americas – and its implications for current hot button issues including globalization and immigration – during a conference at Vanderbilt University Oct. 9, 10 and 11. Read More

Current and former smokers are needed for a study to determine if screening people with either spiral computerized tomography (CT ) or chest X-ray before they have symptoms can reduce deaths from lung cancer. Read More

This Saturday, Sept. 27, Vanderbilt University's Spirit of Gold Marching Band will perform a selection of Motown favorites--and feature two musicians linked to Motown's heyday--for a special halftime performance during the Commodores' game against Georgia Tech. Read More

The moral underpinnings of the U.S. Constitution, including the Supreme Court's role in protecting individual privacy rights, is the topic for the Oct. 8 installment of the "Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box series. Vanderbilt Professor of Philosophy David Wood will lead the discussion, titled "The Supreme Court and the Promise of Liberty," with Rebecca Brown, a professor of law and the Allen Chair in Law at Vanderbilt. Read More

Susan Blumenthal, a leader in bringing women's health issues to the forefront of American public policy and developing the U.S. government's "From Missiles to Mammograms" program, which utilizes missile and target recognition technology to detect breast cancer, will be the first speaker in Vanderbilt University's Chancellor's Lecture Series for 2003-04. Read More

Public relations industry veteran Robert Dilenschneider will speak at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Oct. 2, as part of the University's ongoing Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will deliver a lecture titled "Women and Leadership in the New Millennium: Privilege and Peace" Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Susan Blumenthal, a leader in bringing women's health issues to the forefront of American public policy and developing the U.S. government's "From Missiles to Mammograms" program, which utilizes missile and target recognition technology to detect breast cancer, will be the first speaker in Vanderbilt University's Chancellor's Lecture Series for 2003-04. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University has been named the 15th best business school in the world by The Wall Street Journal, up from 26th place last year. Read More

In the 1990's some pundits were saying that all the important scientific discoveries have been made. Since then, however, astronomers have discovered that more than 95 percent of the universe is filled with stuff about which we know next to nothing. Read More

Measurements of 11 exploding stars spread throughout the visible universe made by the Hubble Space Telescope confirm earlier, ground-based studies which produced the first evidence that the universe is not only expanding, but expanding at an increasing rate. Read More

The Committee for Economic Development (CED) and Vanderbilt University are co-hosting a community town-hall forum on globalization issues and their impact on the Nashville area. The invitation-only event will bring together key local globalization experts for a timely discussion of how the world economy has a direct impact on local companies and the Nashville community. The forum is part of a major project coordinated by CED with the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and their "Americans in the World" initiative. CED recently released two reports on aspects of globalization; The Role of Women in Development and Engaging the Global Enterprise. This is the second forum in a series that has included the Dallas/Fort Worth community, and an upcoming event at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Read More

Chancellor Gordon Gee and other University representatives will deliver prizes to the winners of the 2003 "Show Your Gold" contest Sept. 17 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. More than 50 merchants took part in the second annual competition, which provides a colorful way to welcome back students while promoting school spirit. The contest was open to any display of Vanderbilt spirit, including signs, banners and window decorations. One merchant was selected as the winner from each of the following areas: Midtown, Elliston, Hillsboro and West End. Winners were: Scarlett Begonia, Jimmy John's, Smack Clothing Co., J & J.'s Market and CafÈ, and Antics. Read More