Research
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Sloan Foundation awards Vanderbilt physicist for ‘exceptional promise’
An assistant professor of physics at Vanderbilt University has won a $45,000 research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at encouraging promising young scholars. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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Apology and forgiveness in resolving conflicts; Experts come to Vanderbilt to learn how apology and dispute resolution interact with law
Violent crime, racial oppression, ethnic tensions, mass atrocities and transitioning societies are all volatile situations that could be helped with effective conflict resolution techniques, including apology and forgiveness. But the complex emotional transition necessary for effective conflict resolution becomes even more complicated in the context of group conflicts. A conference being held at Vanderbilt Law School on March 30-31 will provide a unique opportunity to explore trends in conflict resolution. Read MoreMar 9, 2007
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Physics Nobel laureate to speak on quarks at Vanderbilt
Nobel laureate Jerome Friedman will describe the long and controversial debate about quarks — the smaller particles that make up protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus — during the annual Francis G. Slack Lecture on Friday, March 16. Read MoreMar 7, 2007
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Food security: helping make the world‘s food supply safe
Researchers will present papers on a series of topics including the impact of agro-terrorism; the role of international agreements in achieving food security; what tragedy teaches us about 100-year-old food laws; food-borne infections and the global food supply and regulating food aid in disasters. Read MoreFeb 1, 2007
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Vanderbilt research targets chemical and biological weapon detection
Vanderbilt University researchers, in conjunction with colleagues at several other institutions, are working on a project that promises significant improvement in the control of proteins for a number of uses, including the detection of chemical and biological weapons. Read MoreJan 26, 2007
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Skin color and salary; Lighter and taller equals a bigger paycheck for immigrants
A new study by a Vanderbilt University professor of law and economics found legal immigrants in the United States with a lighter skin tone made more money than those with darker skin. Read MoreJan 25, 2007
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Raindrop research improves understanding of water erosion
There is a dark side to even the humble raindrop. A single drop is harmless, but when billions of raindrops from a cloudburst fall on bare soil they strike like billions of tiny hammers, dislodging tons of soil per acre which is carried away by surface runoff. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt expert can comment on why handwriting still counts; National Handwriting Day to be recognized Jan. 23
Many of today‘s students reach for a keyboard rather than a pencil to communicate their thoughts. But they just might be typing their way to the back of the class, according to Vanderbilt writing expert Steve Graham. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt policy center taking pulse of education in Tennessee; New poll released as part of ongoing statewide education policy initiative
The Vanderbilt Peabody Center for Education Policy is undertaking an ongoing initiative to generate, share, debate and discuss the latest information on the state of education in Tennessee. Read MoreJan 4, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts can discuss problems with Metro Nashville “English only” resolution
Two Vanderbilt Peabody College literacy and language experts are available to discuss why a resolution under consideration by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County to ban the use of bilingual services by many Metro agencies will not help non-English speakers learn the language and could in fact further isolate them from speakers of English and necessary services. Read MoreSep 14, 2006
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Noted children’s book illustrator to speak at Vanderbilt Peabody 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration; Metro Nashville Head Start director to receive Changing Lives award at event
James Ransome, illustrator of more than 50 children's books, will deliver the Vanderbilt Peabody College 2006 Martin Luther King Lecture Thursday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. His lecture, "A Painterly Palette of My Life," will take place in the Wyatt Center Rotunda and is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Partnership between Metro Nashville Schools, Vanderbilt and Chinese university to train principals
A delegation of leaders from South China Normal University, one of the top 10 education colleges in China, will visit Nashville the week of Nov. 7 to formalize a partnership to train both American and Chinese principals in effective leadership, education and management skills. Read MoreOct 28, 2005
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Nashville Public Education Foundation establishes a $1,000,000 professional development fund to benefit Metro Public Schools
Annette S. Eskind, chairman of the Nashville Public Education Foundation, announced that the foundation is establishing a $1,000,000 endowed fund at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University that will create a permanent collaborative relationship between Peabody, Vanderbilt and Metro Public Schools to help meet the professional development needs of Metro Schools teachers and principals. Read MoreOct 14, 2004
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Vanderbilt University and Metro Nashville Public Schools commit to college scholarships for last class of Imagine College
Imagine College staff are pledging scholarships to members of Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive Business Magnet High School's class of 2007-the last class to receive college financial aid through the program. Read MoreMay 17, 2004