Turner named to Obama's health policy staff Sep 24, 2008
They have a daughter, Morgan, who is a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tn. Name. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Engineers Work To Clean And Improve Engine Performance Sep 24, 2008
23, 1999) An automobile engine with 30 percent greater fuel efficiency than current models but that also meets U.S. emission standards is the goal of a Vanderbilt University engineer who is using advanced. . (Science Daily)
Neighborhoods: Word on the street Sep 24, 2008
Kirsch served as assistant conductor and interim director of choral activities at Vanderbilt University from 2006 to 2008 and holds a doctorate of music in choral conducting from Indiana University and degrees from the Yale School of Music and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The December concert for the Cambridge Community Chorus to take place Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at MIT s Kresge Auditorium and is expected to include Part I and other selections from Handel s Messiah, as well as... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Destroyer Truxtun (DDG 103) Completes Successful Builder's Trial Sep 23, 2008
U.S. Navy Commander Timothy R. Weber, a native of Decatur, Georgia and 1990 graduate of Vanderbilt University, is the ship's first commanding officer and will lead a crew of 276 officers and sailors. The 510-foot, 9,200-ton Truxtun has an overall beam of 66. (Primezone Releases)
Social work alums program finds success Sep 22, 2008
When Goldman graduated in 2006 with a Master of Social Work, he already had years of experience in education, as he attended Vanderbilt University s Peabody College of Education, and taught at schools in Nashville and St. Louis. I loved teaching, but realized I didn t want to be a teacher forever so I came to Brown, Goldman said. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Vanderbilt Researchers Seek To Make Standardized Tests Accessible Sep 22, 2008
Vanderbilt University Learning Sciences Institute researchers Stephen N. Elliott, Peter A. Beddow and Ryan J. Kettler have developed a decision-making instrument called the Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory (TAMI) to address the issue of accessibility for students with special needs. See also. (Science Daily)
The Gift of a Vanderbilt Education Sep 22, 2008
By CommentaryDate: Sep 21, 2008 Vanderbilt University is, of course, the premier academic institution in the Southeastern Conference. How entirely appropriate it is, then, that after an exhilarating triumph at Ole Miss, Bobby Johnsons Commodores are finally showing signs of passing the course this program has flunked for the past 25 seasons: Winningthe graduate school edition. (VandyMania.com)
Pirates, Alvarez agree to revised contract Sep 22, 2008
Because Alvarez, a standout third baseman at Vanderbilt University widely regarded as the best hitter taken in the June 5 draft, is seen as capable of zipping through the minors in a year or two, the major league salaries above are more likely to come into play. There also are two club options beyond the four years, and those are complicated: The Pirates retain the right to tender Alvarez a contract worth $1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Arrest in Girl Scout's 33-Year-Old Murder Jolts City Sep 21, 2008
Zald, now an associate professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University, said even residents felt the perpetrator lived nearby, privately speculating about neighborhood "troublemakers" and if they could be involved. Womack declined to be interviewed until the case is resolved. (Fox News)
'89 suspensions signaled new era Sep 21, 2008
Several more had tested positive but were cut from the team for other reasons and therefore not announced or suspended, said David Black, who administered the NFL's steroid testing at Vanderbilt University. He said it was more than a dozen but declined to give a specific number. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Arrest in Scout's '75 death jolts Nashville anew Sep 21, 2008
" But the theory had taken root. Zald, now an associate professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University, said even residents felt the perpetrator lived nearby, privately speculating about neighborhood "troublemakers" and if they could be involved. Womack declined to be interviewed until the case is resolved. In the early 1990s, DNA was submitted to the FBI for tests, renewing hope and igniting a flurry of media interest again. But no matches were made and the investigation went cold again. ---... (New York Post)
Sharp, Green (7) Sep 21, 2008
She is currently employed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pharmacy and is attending Vanderbilt University. The future groom is the grandson of the late Richard and Judy Green of Trenton, Ohio and the late Denver Corwin and Betty Corwin of Carlisle, Ohio. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Novel Anti-cancer Mechanism Found In Long-lived Rodents Sep 20, 2008
Along with Gorbunova and the first author Andrei Seluanov, the paper was co-authored by their long-time collaborator Daven Presgraves, all from the University of Rochester; members of the Gorbunova laboratory: Chris Hine, Michael Bozzella, and Amelia Hall; and Tais Sasahara and Antonio Ribeiro from the University of San Paulo, and Ken Catania from Vanderbilt University. The findings are published in the September 18 issue of Aging Cell. (Science Daily)
Radiation Oncology Services to host meeting of scientific advisory board in Dallas Sep 20, 2008
Board members include: Lawrence Coia, M.D., of East Coast Radiation Oncology Associates in Toms River, N.J.; Dennis Hallahan, M.D., chair of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University; Richard Hoppe, M.D., chair of radiation oncology at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. George Laramore, Ph. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Zags To Be Tested At Colorado Soccer Classic Sep 19, 2008
last season, beating Vanderbilt University and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. RETURNEES LEADING THE WAY: Sophomores and continue to produce for Gonzaga University. (Gozags.com)
Teen cited for flag desecration; case could test free speech issues Sep 18, 2008
a Web site operated by Vanderbilt University. According to the Minnesota statute, it is illegal for anyone to intentionally or publicly mutilate, defile or cast contempt on the flag, or to place words, marks or designs on the flag that don t belong there. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Blood Pressure Drug Combo Reduces Heart Deaths Sep 17, 2008
But a failure of diuretic drugs to decrease deaths from heart attacks, an important consequence of hypertension, prompted Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers to analyze data from existing clinical trials of diuretic drugs. They found that combining a thiazide diuretic with a potassium-sparing drug to treat hypertension reduced both sudden cardiac death and total coronary mortality by 40 percent. (Newsmax)
Mealtime Help Cuts Weight Loss in Residential Care Sep 16, 2008
Simmons, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues assessed unintentional weight loss among 76 nursing home residents (83 years old on average) who were at risk of weight loss. The mostly female participants had been in residential care for about 3 years. (MEDLINEplus)
Coating improves electrical stimulation therapy used for Parkinson's, depression, chronic pain Sep 16, 2008
Researchers from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Vanderbilt University and the University of North Texas also participated. The research was supported in part by Dallas-based Plexon, Inc.. (EurekAlert!)
Vanderbilt makes major 'green' buy Sep 15, 2008
Vanderbilt University is putting some power behind its green program. The university is buying 750 monthly blocks of "green power," making it Nashville's largest consumer of electricity generated through natural resources such as wind, solar and natural gas. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Rays top prospect Price looks right in debut Sep 15, 2008
Price, 23, attended Vanderbilt University and was the top overall pick of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Over the summer, he went 11-0 in his first 15 professional starts with Class A Vero Beach and Double-A Montgomery before losing in his first start at Durham. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Top prospect Price thrilled to join Rays Sep 14, 2008
" Price, 22, was chosen by the Rays as the first overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University. He impressed the Rays throughout Spring Training, finishing his spring with a 0.00 ERA in two appearances while retiring six of the seven hitters he faced, striking out three and hitting one. In the process, his fastball tipped 99 mph on several occasions. He has experienced a meteoric rise in his first professional season. He went 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA in six starts at... (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Rays call up top prospect Price Sep 13, 2008
Price, 22, was chosen by the Rays first overall in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University. He impressed throughout Spring Training, finishing his spring with a 0. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Local man injured in industrial accident Sep 13, 2008
The injured man was taken by helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennyson said. According to an official at the hospital, Rose was treated and released. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Memphis Cross Country Teams to Run at Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic Sep 12, 2008
for the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt University. WEB. (Gotigersgo.com)
Pirates Notebook: Getting away from Ike (Today) Sep 12, 2008
Pedro Alvarez is working out with his former teammates at Vanderbilt University, where he has been since shortly after Labor Day while awaiting resolution of the case that will decide his future with the Pirates. Marc Cuseta, Alvarez's former coach on a New York City summer-league team who talks regularly to Alvarez and his father, was reported in yesterday's editions of The New York Times saying the Pirates were unfair in offering $6 million to Alvarez, the No. 2 overall pick, while catcher... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Fossilised poo from oldest American people found Sep 12, 2008
By Roger Highfield, Science EditorLast Updated: 7:01pm BST 03/04/2008. A trace of the oldest people to inhabit America has been discovered in a deposit of fossilised excrement. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
McCain, Obama call a truce for 9/11 anniversary Sep 11, 2008
" Obama's used the "lipstick on a pig" line for months.Strategists and analysts are torn over whether a candidate is better served by being statesmanlike or sloshing in the mud.Geer, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University, said Dwight D. Eisenhower, running for president in 1952 as the general who won World War II in Europe, ran an ad where a voter says, "General, the Democrats are telling me I never had it so good. "Eisenhower replied: "Can that be true when America is billions... (Anchorage Daily News)
Union says Boeing strike is about contractors Sep 11, 2008
Its the watering down of job security, says Dan Cornfield, a labor expert and professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. This is the new battleground for the American Dream. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Fermilab Looks for Visitors from Another Dimension Sep 11, 2008
s, now at the University of Dortmund in Germany, Sandip Pakvasa of the University of Hawaii and Thomas J. Weiler of Vanderbilt University predicted that the extradimensional peregrinations of sterile neutrinos would increase the probability of flavor oscillations at low energies exactly the result found at MiniBooNE two years later. Energized by the prospect of discovering new laws of physics, the MiniBooNE team soon proposed a follow-up experiment called MicroBooNE that could test the sterile... (Scientific American)
New doctors pass on primary care Sep 11, 2008
"I didn't want to fight the insurance companies," said Dr. Jason Shipman, 36, a radiology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. who is carrying $150,000 in student debt. (Albany Times Union)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 10, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
" - Daniel Patrick Moynihan Ms M wrote on Sep 10, 2008 3:33 PM:Karl[-] wrote on Sep 10, 2008 3:27 PM:...I know the feeling - I've been having "a" senior moment for about 4 yrs. now LOL. Nick wrote on Sep 10, 2008 3:52 PM:Where is my post on the lies told by Obama Mr Ed???????????????Talk about biased hypocrisy....You let folks talk trash on here all day long about Palin, GWB and McCain, you damn well better let it go the other way as well.Every one of the lies told by Obama that I posted have... (North County Times)
New Nano Device Detects Immune System Cell Signaling Sep 11, 2008
(Credit: Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University). Related Stories. (Science Daily)
'Women's Health Across the Life Cycle' one-day conference Sep 11, 2008
She is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The title of her keynote address is "The State of Women's Health in Tennessee."Topics to be addressed at the conference include vitamin D and women's health; an update on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment; common dermatological conditions in women; a panel discussion on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; and a series of roundtable discussions on these and other topics, including photo aging and... (East Tennessean, TN)
Outsourcing the Textbook Sep 11, 2008
Last year, Stephanie Rodgers, then a senior at Vanderbilt University, bought a brand new, international edition of a physics textbook for $75 on eBay instead of the $298 U.S. version for sale in the university's bookstore. The only difference between the two was the fact that the U.S. textbook was divided into three separate volumes, while the international version came as one book. (Time.com)
Numbers dwindle for primary care doctors Sep 10, 2008
"I didn't want to fight the insurance companies," said Dr. Jason Shipman, 36, a radiology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, who is carrying $150,000 in debt. Primary care doctors he met as a student had to "speed to see enough patients to make a reasonable living," Shipman said. (Boston Globe)
Urology discovers it, too, has a feminine side Sep 10, 2008
Dr. Harriette Scarpero of Vanderbilt University, the president of the Society of Women in Urology, said her urology mentors were superb doctors and excellent teachers. "My choice of urology," she told me, "had as much to do with the influence of those special teachers as it did with my love of surgery.". (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Sep 10, 2008
"Not getting vaccinated leaves adults all over our country vulnerable to illness, suffering and death," said Dr. William Schaffner, MD, president-elect of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. "A greater effort is needed to help more adults understand the importance of vaccination.". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
No athletic department, but much success at Vanderbilt Sep 9, 2008
Vanderbilt University tennis player Nick Cromydas got financial support to study in Barcelona ... By Justin Pope, Associated Press NASHVILLE As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools before that, Gordon Gee perceived an unhappy trend: Student-athletes were drifting away from the core of university life. (USA Today -- News)
Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women Sep 9, 2008
Dr. Harriette M. Scarpero of Vanderbilt University, the president of the Society of Women in Urology, said her urology mentors were superb doctors and excellent teachers. My choice of urology, she told me, had as much to do with the influence of those special teachers as it did with my love of surgery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
BREAKING NEWS: Another teen sickened by mysterious drug Sep 9, 2008
A 16-year-old junior at Antioch High School was taken Monday to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after ingesting the drug. Police said the student vomited during class. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
AMD and Vision Loss: Low-Luminance Study Yields a New Predictive Tool Sep 8, 2008
(July 30, 2006) Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently began offering a new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that may improve, and in some cases restore, patients' vision. Lucentis. (Science Daily)
How plants fine tune their natural chemical defenses Sep 8, 2008
D., Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University in Nashville; Professor Lidia Smentek, Ph. D., Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toru. (EurekAlert!)
Substance which sickened two teens remains mystery Sep 8, 2008
One of the teens temporarily stopped breathing and was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville ... The Vanderbilt University Medical Center physician said she has never heard of a teenager overdosing on BOD in Middle Tennessee before these cases. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Housecalls Through Your TV Sep 8, 2008
He completed his three-year residency as an emergency room doctor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Stork is joined on stage by Dr. Lisa M. Masterson, M.D., a specialist in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, adolescent gynecology and family planning. (W-USA News, DC)
Graves man critical after morning assault Sep 6, 2008
man remains in critical condition this morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following an assault at Murray's Campus Suites apartments on North 16th Street. According to Murray Police Sgt. Tracy Guge, Ben Reans, 20, and Kyle Sullivan, 24, of Mayfield, were assaulted around 3:45 a.m. by four black males who are now being sought by police. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Attack ads: kaboom or bust Sep 6, 2008
Johnston cites the work of John Geer, a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. "John does make a case, which I find persuasive, that in the end negative advertising is just more informative.". (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Prof. lectures on 'Queer Timing' Sep 5, 2008
Imaginary Vistas lecture series sponsored by English Department and the Center for American Literary Studies Priscilla Wald (Duke University) on October 2 at 2:30 Nancy Bentley (University of Pennsylvania) on November 13 at 2:30 Donald Pease (Dartmouth College) on February 19 at 4:00 Dana Nelson (Vanderbilt University) on March 19 at 4:00 Anna Brickhouse (University of Virginia) on April 9 at 4:00. By Erin Rowley Collegian Staff Writer. (Daily Collegian, PA)
GOP Rep.: Obamas part of 'uppity' class Sep 5, 2008
Vanessa Beasley, who teaches political rhetoric at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said "uppity" is a word that hits the ear of African-Americans in a negative way evoking images of the pre-civil rights era, when powerful whites sometimes punished blacks who spoke up for themselves. "It has very clear roots in the history of slavery in the South," Beasley said. (USA Today)
Study: No link between measles... Sep 5, 2008
Dr. William Schaffner, vaccine expert and chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, called the study results "conclusive.". Dr. Neal Halsey, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Children's Center who specializes in infectious diseases, told CNN, "They have shown the Wakefield study was incorrect." The new study shows "there's no temporal relationship between the vaccines and the gastrointestinal disorders and autism.". (CNN -- Law)
Mystery drug sickens two Sep 4, 2008
The 15-year-old lost consciousness, stopped breathing and was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Jackson said. The other boy was taken to Maury Regional Hospital. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
This Week in Miami Athletics... Sep 3, 2008
The Miami University RedHawks fell to the Vanderbilt University Commodores on Thursday night, 34-13, at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. The Miami University volleyball team fell to Saint Louis 3-1 Friday night in the opening game of the Best Western Classic Friday. (Muredhawks.com)
Teacher pay at $100k? Sep 3, 2008
Studies generally show a positive relation between merit pay and student achievement, according to the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University. But few rigorous evaluations have been done, and educators are still unsure how best to measure good teaching. (Christian Science Monitor)
Trash fire explosion burns Maury County man Sep 3, 2008
According to a report, Norlyn was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by LifeFlight helicopter. Story created Sep 02, 2008 - 14:42:26 EDT.. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Sister of slain Vandy teacher dies from wounds Sep 2, 2008
(AP) - Nashville police said the 27-year-old sister of a slain Vanderbilt University professor has died from her wounds. Police have charged four people for the shooting death of 32-year-old professor Pierre Colas, an anthropology professor from Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday. (WREG.com, TN)
Fossilised poo from oldest American people found Sep 2, 2008
By Roger Highfield, Science EditorLast Updated: 7:01pm BST 03/04/2008. A trace of the oldest people to inhabit America has been discovered in a deposit of fossilised excrement. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Unknown gunman opens fire Sep 2, 2008
Burns was taken from Beckett Street to Maury Regional Hospital by ambulance and later transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by LifeFlight helicopter. Police said an unidentified man wearing shorts and a white shirt fired several shots into a crowd during a fight. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Major electric users prepare for price hike Sep 1, 2008
"It's not an easy pill to swallow," says Mark Petty, assistant vice chancellor of plant operations for Vanderbilt University. He says the rate increase is expected to cost the university an additional $1. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Demand for medical space healthy Sep 1, 2008
John Howser, spokesman for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, says Vanderbilt has been expanding its presence for more than 20 years, and that's not likely to stop. "A crystal clear example of the value of space is our project at 100 Oaks," Howser says. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Police charge 4 in Vandy professor's death Aug 31, 2008
(AP) - Police have charged four people for the shooting death of a Vanderbilt University professor and seriously wounding his sister ... His 27-year-old sister Marie Colas, who was visiting her brother, was also shot and was in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (WREG.com, TN)
Measles on Rise as Parents Question Vaccine Aug 31, 2008
At the time, several researchers -- including Dr. William Schaffner, professor and chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, and Dr. Ira Rubin of Naperville Pediatrics in Naperville, Ill. -- said of a link between vaccines and autism. (Washington Post)
Smith Seckman Reid to teach 'green' engineering course at Vandy Aug 31, 2008
Nashville-based is offering its expertise to Vanderbilt University students in an environmental engineering and design course. Members of the company will teach for a course called Electrical, Mechanical Systems in Building & LEED, a standard for green building developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Don Neagle celebrates his 50th year in radio. Aug 30, 2008
Guests might be an author on the line from Louisville or New York about a new novel, or a Vanderbilt University Divinity School professor discussing Pentecostalism in South America, or, as on an especially memorable morning, one of Western Kentucky University's aging Hilltoppers helping Don spin their music that went gold in the Fifties. Every Thursday the phones light up when Bill Fuqua, a retired judge and Russellville civic leader, chats with Neagle about historic personalities in a county... (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Union's focus will be Pirates-Alvarez deal (Today) Aug 30, 2008
Vanderbilt University Pedro Alvarez at the center of the storm. This is the line drawn in the sand between Major League Baseball and its players union on the Pirates' disputed contract agreement with Pedro Alvarez. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Baseball's Draft Shake-Up Aug 30, 2008
The super agent appears to have derailed the Pittsburgh Pirates' signing of his client, Pedro Alvarez, the slugging infielder selected out of Vanderbilt University at No. 2 overall in the June draft. The deal, scheduled to pay Alvarez a $6 million signing bonus, is being contested by the players' union. (Forbes -- Business)
