Releases

Are you moody? If so, then there is a small area near the front of your brain – an inch or two behind your right eye (if you are right handed) – that is probably working overtime. Read More

The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) project, which assists low-income families in the Appalachia, Mississippi Delta and Mid-South communities, was recently honored by both the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and Thomas Von Essen, New York City’s former fire commissioner, will discuss “The Steel of American Resolve” following the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon during two lectures at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock will perform on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Langford Auditorium on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Read More

Can ecstasy kill? How do designer drugs, such as ecstasy, really affect one’s body? What do pacifiers have to do with the drug culture? Are there any long-term good or bad effects? Read More

U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker today denied that his plans to sue the White House over the release of documents related to an energy task force are the result of Enron’s recent financial woes. Read More

L. Hall Hardaway Jr., chairman of the board of Hardaway Construction Corporation and the Hardaway Group, Inc, has been selected to receive the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. The presentation will be made Friday, Feb. 1, at the School of Engineering’s annual Leadership Dinner at Featheringill Hall on Vanderbilt campus. Read More

Adrian Raine, an internationally known researcher on antisocial behavior, will speak at a free public lecture Thursday, Feb. 7, at Vanderbilt University\'s John F. Kennedy Center. Read More

Virginia Richardson, one of the country’s premier leaders in the field of teacher education, will share her insights on enhancing the quality of teaching nationally at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 7. Read More

It‘s a challenge for most parents to meet the individual needs of all their children, and it’s an even greater challenge when one of those children has a disability. Don Meyer, founder of Sib Shops, will address “Sharing the Caring: Special Needs of Special Needs” during a coffee and conversation hour, Friday, Feb. 8. Read More

Six teams of MBA students from top business schools have been named as finalists in the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest, to be held at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University next month. The contest is the largest case competition of its kind, awarding the winning team a check for $25,000. Read More

“Encountering Islam,” the first in a series of studies exploring religion, will begin Feb. 4, 7-8:30 p.m. as part of the Vanderbilt at Scarritt-Bennett Program. This is the first of a new series called “Relevant Religion” that will explore religion in a global context of culture, art, politics and economics. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Owen School Graduate School of Management was ranked the 24th best MBA program in the world and 19th among those in the United States in rankings of business schools by the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business publications. Read More

W. Michael Reisman Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, will speak about \'Unratified Treaties and Other Unperfected Acts in International Law\' at Vanderbilt University Law School on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Read More

Claremont Graduate University professor Michele Foster will give a talk titled “Rekindling A Dream: Scholarship and Action in The Service of Social Justice” on Monday, Jan. 21, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

“Why is building quality early childhood education so difficult?” This question will be explored on Tuesday, Jan. 22, as part of the Kennedy Center series “Occasional Conversations on Human Development.” Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management has announced several new and newly promoted staff in its Career Management Center and administrative offices. Read More

Vanderbilt University and seven members of the 2000-2001 women’s track and field and cross country teams have agreed to settle a lawsuit the athletes filed in May 2000. Read More

Pledging “simplicity, clarity, agility and accountability” in Vanderbilt University’s senior leadership, Chancellor Gordon Gee today announced a reorganization and two key appointments in the areas of academic affairs and student life. Read More