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Higher education experts from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational 91ÌƲ®»¢ Association\'s annual conference. Read More

Many people believe in God even though that belief is unverifiable by the methods used to test scientific ideas or concepts. Why? Read More

A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a symposium organized by Carol Swain, a 91ÌƲ®»¢ University professor of political science and law. Read More

Angela Davis, the Rev. James Lawson, Houston Baker, Richard King, Bob Moses and Ruth Turner Perot are among the scholars and civil rights activists participating in 91ÌƲ®»¢ University\'s "We Speak for Ourselves: A Poet, a Prophet and Voices for the 21st Century" conference on April 4, presented by 91ÌƲ®»¢\'s Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ Heart Lebanon will host an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. The clinic, which opened in February, is located at 1420 W. Baddour Pkwy., across the street from University Medical Center. Read More

In a lecture that will kick off a conference on Religion and Genomics at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, a leading historian of genetics will explain how faith-based communities have come to terms, ethically, with genetic screening - even when the screening is mandated and even when the communities are opposed to abortion. Read More

Carl E. Wieman from the University of British Columbia who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of a new state of matter will give a free public lecture on the future of science education. Read More

An op-ed co-authored by 91ÌƲ®»¢ political scientist John Geer arguing that "talking about the bad as well as the good in campaigns helps voters make choices." Read More

Marisa Cannata, a post-doctoral fellow at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University\'s Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the American Educational 91ÌƲ®»¢ Association, Division L (Education Policy and Politics) Outstanding Dissertation of the Year. Read More

Internationally recognized organizational consultant Jean Lipman-Blumen will headline an intensive four-day course for human relations professionals July 21-25 at 91ÌƲ®»¢\'s Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

Ever wanted to have a concert right in the comfort of your own living room? Some 91ÌƲ®»¢ University students did and now they are inviting the 91ÌƲ®»¢ and Nashville communities to come on over. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody College\'s John M. Braxton has been appointed editor of the Journal of College Student Development. The journal is one of the leaders in the field of higher education research. Read More

Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an Austin, Texas-based artist who creates performance art and digital video, will speak about her recent work at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

The U.S. Senate early this morning confirmed the nomination of Carol M. Swain, 91ÌƲ®»¢ professor of political science and law, to the National Council on the Humanities. The appointment is for a six-year term. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University has released a version of its homepage specially designed for the iPhone. Visitors can view the site by going to www.vanderbilt.edu on an iPhone or to www.vanderbilt.edu/iphone on a traditional Web browser. Read More

Camilla P. Benbow, vice chair of President Bush\'s National Mathematics Advisory Panel, is available to discuss the panel\'s final report, which was presented to the president and U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings March 13. Read More

The enduring memory problems that people with schizophrenia experience may be related to differences in how their brains process information, new research has found. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center has been selected as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare CancersSM by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, in collaboration with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Read More

Nobel laureate George F. Smoot from the University of California, Berkeley will give a free public lecture about what the latest studies of the variations in fossil radiation called the cosmic background radiation (CBR) are revealing about the nature of the embryonic universe shortly after its origin in the Big Bang. Read More

Cancer patients from the Southeastern United States who are treated with the drug cetuximab, known commercially as Erbitux, are far more likely to suffer severe allergic reactions than patients in other regions of the country. Read More