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Singer and actor Harry Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" for his artistic endeavors and as a social activist and an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, will speak Monday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University\'s Student Life Center. Live video of the talk will be available on VUCast, www.vanderbilt.edu.news. Read More

John P. Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University Professor and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Read More

The Golden Rule - "Love thy neighbor as thyself" - is at first appearance self-explanatory. In his new book, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University philosopher Lenn E. Goodman probes the roots of the Golden Rule and comes up with some surprising conclusions. Read More

Voters should welcome an increase in political attack ads on the airwaves as the presidential nominating process moves into overdrive, says ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University political scientist John Geer. Read More

If the latest simulation of what happens when black holes merge is correct, there could be hundreds of rogue black holes, each weighing several thousand times the mass of the sun, roaming around the Milky Way galaxy. Read More

An initiative uniting divinity school and business students at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University to help address poverty will be discussed at a community breakfast this month. Read More

Pediatric researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ are working with community pediatricians attempting to reduce the risk to children from two of the major causes of meningitis. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Kennedy Center researchers are reporting slightly lower divorce rates for families raising a child with Down syndrome than in the comparison groups, following an examination of the Tennessee Department of Health\'s birth, hospital discharge, and divorce database records from 1990-2002. Read More

A series of musical performances, panel discussions, the release of a double CD of religious music and a conference to sum it all up will mark a semester-long investigation of "God in Music City" at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

President Bush has nominated Carol M. Swain, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ professor of political science and law, to the National Council on the Humanities, the White House announced. The appointment, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, is for a six-year term. Read More

Actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte will kick off ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University\'s 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series with a 6 p.m. lecture Monday, Jan. 14, at the Student Life Center. Read More

A new book co-authored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University education faculty seeks to reverse the downward trend in the quality of student writing. Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students presents a detailed program that teachers can use to help students master writing and improve their self-confidence. Read More

Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem. Read More

The computing revolution comes with a not-often acknowledged environmental cost. Computers - and the servers which allow them to run - use energy and give off heat. Then they have to be cooled down, using more energy. Read More

Harry Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" for his artistic endeavors and as a social activist and an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, will speak on Monday, Jan. 14, at the Student Life Center on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University campus. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Society for Arts in Healthcare are hosting a one-day symposium addressing "The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care," on March 7, 2008, at MoMA in New York City. Read More

A select group of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University students, faculty and staff will experience firsthand a pivotal part of the 2008 presidential campaign when they participate in a rolling seminar to the Iowa caucuses. Read More

A drug discovery team at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's disease drugs. Read More

A drug discovery team at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's diseasedrugs. Read More

A team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers has demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. Read More