Releases
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Women’s basketball viewing party for students scheduled at Vanderbilt
The Sweet 16 setting moves to Norman, Okla., for the Vanderbilt women's team. Vanderbilt students will gather on campus Sunday to see if the women's basketball team can keep the winning streak going against No. 6 seed Stanford. Read MoreMar 26, 2004
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Franklin Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Clinic
The new Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Clinic is now open for business in Franklin, Tenn. Developed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the new clinic provides orthopaedic care in hand, spine, shoulder and sports medicine, in addition to on-site physical therapy and occupational therapy. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Vanderbilt researchers find popular citrus soda at center of medical mystery
Bill Turner never knew that drinking a popular soda could adversely affect his recovery from a double-lung transplant. What ensued was a true medical mystery, leading to the identification of a new food and drug interaction. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Guy named burn center director
Jeffrey Guy, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery in the division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, was recently named director of Vanderbilt's Regional Burn Center. Guy previously shared clinical and administrative responsibilities in the Burn Center with Ronald Barton, M.D., assistant professor of Plastic Surgery. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Journaling and empathy can produce better doctors; Dr. Rita Charon speaks on ‘Narrative Medicine’ on April 13 at Vanderbilt
The healing process goes better when doctors are more reflective about their feelings and take the time to better know their patients, says a speaker coming to Vanderbilt University as part of a program studying "Medicine, Health and Society." Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Roots of William Shakespeare subject of Vanderbilt lecture; Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to speak
An expert on William Shakespeare will share research into the beginnings of the greatest writer in Western civilization during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Professor offers guide to reform, renewal for Catholic community in wake of clergy sexual abuse crisis
Empowering the laity and giving them a meaningful role at all levels of the Catholic Church would help check the abuse of power at the heart of the clergy sexual abuse crisis, according to Vanderbilt University professor Paul Dokecki. Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Owen School marketing faculty research No. 2 in nation; Ranking based on impact on other scholarship
The marketing faculty of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University has been ranked second in the nation for research citations by Academic Assessment Services (AAS). Read MoreMar 25, 2004
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Paintings by Yankel Ginzburg brighten Schulman Center at Vanderbilt; Donations part of drive to make Jewish students feel at home
Until recently, there was definitely something missing at the Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 24, 2004
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Sweet 16 basketball viewing party for students scheduled at Vanderbilt
It's the Commodores first trip to the NCAA's Sweet 16 since 1993, and Vanderbilt students will gather Thursday to see if the men's basketball team can keep the winning streak going against No. 2 seed University of Connecticut. Read MoreMar 24, 2004
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Vanderbilt University faculty contribute to one of year’s top education resources
The American Library Association has included the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Vanderbilt University professor James Guthrie, on its 2004 list of Outstanding Reference Sources. Read MoreMar 23, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY–Basketball viewing party for students scheduled at Vanderbilt tonight
Vanderbilt students will gather tonight to see if the women's basketball team can continue some of the magic made by the men's team as the Commodores face UT Chattanooga. Read MoreMar 22, 2004
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Vanderbilt’s Television ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Archive to be digitized, National Endowment for the Humanities announces major grant
More than 30,000 videotaped hours of television news programming will be preserved digitally through a grant awarded to the Vanderbilt Television ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Archive by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreMar 22, 2004
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Pioneering Susan Gray School at Vanderbilt University celebrates 35th anniversary
The Susan Gray School for Children will host a series of events April 1-2 in celebration of the school's 35th anniversary. A part of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Peabody College, the school has been a focal point for research innovations and a training ground for some of the nation's most-renowned early childhood educators. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: "Brainstorm" event on reading, creativity and the brain
Reading, creativity and the brain will be the topic of a "Brainstorm" Vanderbilt Brain Awareness event on March 30 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Nashville Public Library. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Media scholar looks at copyright issues during upcoming Vanderbilt address
A cultural historian and media scholar will address the Vanderbilt community on the subject of copyright and scholarship on Monday, April 5. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Vanderbilt professor to discuss role of religion in presidential campaign, Community breakfast lecture set for April 2
A Vanderbilt professor says that Republicans and Democrats fail to understand the religious community in the United States, therefore bobbling a potentially powerful factor in the 2004 presidential election. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Judge Damon J. Keith reflects on race in society during upcoming Vanderbilt lecture
Damon J. Keith will draw on his experience as a long-serving judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to discuss the state of race relations in American society during an upcoming Vanderbilt University address. Read MoreMar 18, 2004
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Vanderbilt names Matt Hall assistant vice chancellor for information technology
Vanderbilt University has named Matt Hall assistant vice chancellor for Information Technology Services (ITS) and associate chief information architect for enterprise infrastructure. Hall was hired following a national search process. He will start work April 1. Read MoreMar 18, 2004
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Lecturer to suggest common ground for drug companies and their critics, "Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry" lecture is March 31
The argument between the pharmaceutical industry and consumer advocates seems like a dead end. Read MoreMar 17, 2004