News Vanderbilt University News from Vanderbilt University with expert commentary on current events, stories about breaking scientific and medical research, and podcasts of lectures and symposiums on campus. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ Vanderbilt University News Service no http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/podcast_feed/rss melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu Melanie Moran News from Vanderbilt University News from Vanderbilt University with expert commentary on current events, stories about breaking scientific and medical research, and podcasts of lectures and symposiums on campus. en-us http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/rss?xtags=university-news melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu (Melanie Moran) News & Politics Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University News Service News from Vanderbilt University nonadult 15 melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu (Melanie Moran) University News business students Woodrow "Woody" Lucas, a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management, was one of only two recipients of a Ph.D. Trailblazer Award for 2009 from the National Black MBA Association at the annual meeting in New Orleans. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/19/vanderbilt-doctoral-student-wins-national-award.100499 University News,business,students Woodrow "Woody" Lucas, a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management, was one of only two recipients of a Ph.D. Trailblazer Award for 2009 from the National Black MBA Association at the annual meeting in New Orleans. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/19/vanderbilt-doctoral-student-wins-national-award.100499 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:49:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News business Bruce Cooil, The Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Professor of Management, is co-author of a paper that won the Best Practitioner Presentation Award at the 2009 Frontiers in Service Conference held recently in Honolulu. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/19/vanderbilt-professor-part-of-winning-team-for-best-practitioner-presentation.100496 University News,business Bruce Cooil, The Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Professor of Management, is co-author of a paper that won the Best Practitioner Presentation Award at the 2009 Frontiers in Service Conference held recently in Honolulu. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/19/vanderbilt-professor-part-of-winning-team-for-best-practitioner-presentation.100496 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:38:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News education Vanderbilt administration Camilla Benbow, dean of Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, received the National Association for Gifted Children's 2009 Presidential Award at the group's annual convention in St. Louis, which was held Nov. 5-8. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/benbow-wins-national-award-for-work-with-gifted-children.100422 University News,education,Vanderbilt administration Camilla Benbow, dean of Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, received the National Association for Gifted Children's 2009 Presidential Award at the group's annual convention in St. Louis, which was held Nov. 5-8. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/benbow-wins-national-award-for-work-with-gifted-children.100422 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:26:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News speakers commencement Khaled Hosseini, author of bestselling books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal in May 2010 when he will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/kite-runner-author-to-speak-during-vanderbilt-universitys-commencement.100418 University News,commencement,speakers Khaled Hosseini, author of bestselling books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal in May 2010 when he will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/kite-runner-author-to-speak-during-vanderbilt-universitys-commencement.100418 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:12:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News politics The recent vote in Congress on health care reform - with only one Republican lawmaker voting yes - provides more evidence of the growing polarization between the parties and the fundamentally different understandings of right and wrong that continue to pull the two major political parties further apart, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist Marc Hetherington. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/clashing-worldviews-a-key-to-understanding-voter-polarization-vu-professor-says.100417 politics,University News The recent vote in Congress on health care reform - with only one Republican lawmaker voting yes - provides more evidence of the growing polarization between the parties and the fundamentally different understandings of right and wrong that continue to pull the two major political parties further apart, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist Marc Hetherington. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/18/clashing-worldviews-a-key-to-understanding-voter-polarization-vu-professor-says.100417 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:43:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News Science/Medicine First, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene: a remarkably flat molecule made of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal rings much like molecular chicken wire. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/17/new-study-confirms-exotic-electric-properties-of-graphene.99826 University News,Science/Medicine First, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene: a remarkably flat molecule made of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal rings much like molecular chicken wire. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/17/new-study-confirms-exotic-electric-properties-of-graphene.99826 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:56:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News politics A little respect could go a long way to preserving democracy in America, says Vanderbilt professor Bob Talisse in his new book. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/13/vanderbilt-professor-takes-on-media-bias.97077 politics,University News A little respect could go a long way to preserving democracy in America, says Vanderbilt professor Bob Talisse in his new book. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/13/vanderbilt-professor-takes-on-media-bias.97077 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:07:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News Lectures & Events Commons Former Tennessee senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will give a free, public talk Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Vanderbilt University to mark World AIDS Day. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/11/frist-gives-free-public-talk-at-vanderbilt-dec-1-to-commemorate-world-aids-day.96862 University News,Commons,Lectures & Events Former Tennessee senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will give a free, public talk Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Vanderbilt University to mark World AIDS Day. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/11/frist-gives-free-public-talk-at-vanderbilt-dec-1-to-commemorate-world-aids-day.96862 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:49:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News Science/Medicine With the support of a $2.7 million Recovery Act grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), an interdisciplinary team headed by Vanderbilt chemist John McLean and physicist John Wikswo will attempt to determine whether an individual's white blood cells retain chemical memories of exposure to drugs like cocaine and alcohol that can be read reliably and unambiguously. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/09/interdisciplinary-research-team-to-develop-novel-drug-detection-technology-using-software-that-acts-like-a-robotic-scientist.96093 University News,Science/Medicine With the support of a $2.7 million Recovery Act grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), an interdisciplinary team headed by Vanderbilt chemist John McLean and physicist John Wikswo will attempt to determine whether an individual's white blood cells retain chemical memories of exposure to drugs like cocaine and alcohol that can be read reliably and unambiguously. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/11/09/interdisciplinary-research-team-to-develop-novel-drug-detection-technology-using-software-that-acts-like-a-robotic-scientist.96093 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:28:00 CST Vanderbilt University News University News Vanderbilt administration Science/Medicine students The novel H1N1 flu virus is a presence on the Vanderbilt campus, as it is on many U.S. university campuses, but it appears to be no more serious than the regular seasonal flu, Vanderbilt's chief student health official says. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/09/10/vanderbilt-student-health-staff-kept-busy-with-flu-like-cases.91003 University News,Science/Medicine,Vanderbilt administration,students The novel H1N1 flu virus is a presence on the Vanderbilt campus, as it is on many U.S. university campuses, but it appears to be no more serious than the regular seasonal flu, Vanderbilt's chief student health official says. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2009/09/10/vanderbilt-student-health-staff-kept-busy-with-flu-like-cases.91003 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:00 CDT Vanderbilt University News