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    Fossilised poo from oldest American people found  Oct 29, 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)

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    Avian Flu Threat: New Approach Needed  Oct 28, 2008
    28, 2005) Vanderbilt University Medical Center is enrolling volunteers in a study to test a new vaccine that targets avian flu, the first such vaccine against the virus. The Vanderbilt trial, led by Kathryn. (Science Daily)

    Women's Bowling Ranked Sixth in First National Poll  Oct 28, 2008
    The UMES Hawks received 10 out of a possible 20 first place votes and edged Vanderbilt University by nine points to achieve the top spot ... Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 0 - 0 - 0 5 581 -- 3. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)

    Nazi Victim's Family Sues Germany for Looted Art Worth `Tens of Millions'  Oct 27, 2008
    Fred Westfield is now 81 and a retired professor of economics at Vanderbilt University ... The Tennessee estate includes any claims that can be brought before a state or federal court in Tennessee,'' said Schoenblum, an independent lawyer who is also a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, which isn't involved in the case. (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    Commissioners ask, unsafe at what speed?  Oct 27, 2008
    Jane Brawner, 51, of Summertown, died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville from injuries she suffered from a car wreck October 13 ... Ferriel Scott, the police officer involved in the wreck, was flown by helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Benefit for 3-year-old slated Nov. 1  Oct 27, 2008
    He is now in the difficult delayed intensification stage of treatment at Vanderbilt University Children s Hospital. Following this, he will enter monthly maintenance chemotherapy in December which is expected to continue until February 2011. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Hybrid suites on cutting edge of heart surgery  Oct 26, 2008
    at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Another is expected to open soon in Boston, Saltsman says. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Woodward Academy names new president  Oct 26, 2008
    Education: B.A. in Modern European History, Vanderbilt University (1983); master of divinity, Emory University's Candler School of Theology (1986); Ph ... A Vanderbilt University graduate with a master s of divinity degree from Emory University s Candler School of Theology, Gulley will remain at LaGrange, a four-year liberal arts school in its namesake Georgia city about 65 miles southwest of Atlanta, through the end of the current school year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Men's Golf Tied At 11th After First Round  Oct 25, 2008
    Eight are tied for second with one under: Darren Blair and Brad Revell both of North Carolina State, Zack Byrd of Coastal Carolina, Rhys Enoch of East Tennessee State, Adam Hofmann of Vanderbilt University, Cole Moreland of Auburn University, Stefan Strandlund of the University of Mississippi, and Zach Sucher of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The tournament continues play through Sunday. (Tarheelblue.com)

    KSP: No suspect, no motive in fatal shooting  Oct 25, 2008
    Eddie Eldridge was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. A condition report is unavailable, according to hospital officials, because his injuries were related to a crime. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)

    Genetic Explanation For Moles' Poor Eyesight  Oct 25, 2008
    (Credit: Photo by Ken Catania, Vanderbilt University, Courtesy NSF). Related Stories. (Science Daily)

    Simon-Williams (9)  Oct 25, 2008
    The bride, daughter of Teresa Velasquez and Danny Williams of Indianapolis, earned her master s degree in education from Vanderbilt University. She is a jazz musician. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    Price a not-so-secret weapon  Oct 25, 2008
    ST. PETERSBURG -- It's homecoming this weekend at Vanderbilt University, information proud former Commodore David Price divulges with little remorse. Even when the topic shifts to the headlining event, a concert from Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Wayne -- a self-professed Price fan -- the 23-year-old Rays pitcher simply shrugs. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)

    Brady Injury: When Knee Surgery Backfires  Oct 25, 2008
    "Joint infection is an emergency," said Andrew Gregory, an assistant professor of orthopedics and pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. "It's something that needs to be seen to right away.The longer it's left alone, the more damage it can do.". (ABC News)

    Officer survives deadly crash  Oct 25, 2008
    Scott was transported by helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville ... Mangrum died at the scene and Scott was transported by helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    THE McCAIN CONNECTION His family moved to Orange Park in 1966. The following years profoundly shaped the presidential candidate's future.  Oct 25, 2008
    The 1980 graduate of Episcopal High School came back to Jacksonville in the late 1980s after completing graduate school at Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Lucy, lived on Richmond Street in Avondale and he worked here until 1996 as a banker. (Florida Times-Union)

    Gruden values Haye's effort  Oct 24, 2008
    Haye, who played in college at Vanderbilt University, has 18 tackles and one pass breakup this season. He said he could not wait to face perhaps the league's biggest offensive line while trying to tackle one of the league's most punishing runners in tailback Marion Barber. (Florida Today)

    Florida's 'Worm Grunters' Collect Bait Worms By Inadvertently Imitating Mole Sounds  Oct 24, 2008
    (Credit: Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt University). Related Stories. (Science Daily)

    World Series Game 2 Update: Rays Even Series  Oct 24, 2008
    The number one pick out of Vanderbilt University in the 2007 draft, he tossed 1. 1 innings of scoreless ball, flashing a mid-90s heater, filthy slider and tremendous poise for such a young kid to help the Rays hold off the Red Sox in their biggest game of the year. (Tampa Bay, TheInsiders.com)

    Will Christian or Eisnaugle represent Dr. Phillips area?  Oct 24, 2008
    He is a graduate of Florida Southern in Lakeland with a degree in business administration and economics and earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University. Eisnaugle told The West Orange Times that he is running for state representative because he cares deeply about the state and the community and believes he can provide the leadership necessary to solve the many challenges that citizens are all faced with. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)

    Luxury condos caught up in market slowdown  Oct 24, 2008
    He was drawn to the location because of its proximity to restaurants, Centennial Park, West End offices and Vanderbilt University, and he wanted to build a luxury product that would match the surroundings. We did not want to underbuild the site, he says. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    Price seals the deal for Rays in Game 2  Oct 24, 2008
    Donning a cap brimming with sweat, the 23-year-old Vanderbilt University alumnus entered the game with a runner on first and walked Chase Utley on four straight pitches. Catcher Dioner Navarro came out to the hill and jokingly asked Price, "Hey, are you going to throw a strike tonight or what?". (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)

    Stories in the Service of Making a Better Doctor  Oct 24, 2008
    A handful of other residency programs across the country have taken steps toward establishing narrative medicine training for their residents, including Vanderbilt University s Department of Surgery and New York/Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ... As we improve the technology of medicine, we also need to remember the patient s story, said Dr. A. Scott Pearson, an associate professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    The Psychology Of Political Ads  Oct 23, 2008
    And there's a reason political ads tend to be more negative than conventional advertising, says John G. Geer, PhD, a political scientist at Vanderbilt University. While a business can take years to raise its brand above the competition, a political campaign has only a few months. (CBS News)

    The Worm Grunter Gets the Worm [Slide Show]  Oct 23, 2008
    Biologist of Vanderbilt University in Nashville reports his findings in the journal PLoS ONE that he set out to study the phenomenon because it reminded him of moles, which eat earthworms while burrowing underground. He said that when he introduced a mole into a box of wormy dirt, the earthworms fled to the surface; the mole did not follow. (Scientific American)

    Tech-savvy providers reap high speed benefits to bottom line  Oct 23, 2008
    Dr. David Osborn is executive director of Nashville-based , a think tank overseen by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Nashville Health Care Council. Osborn says the marketing of software for computerized physician order entry of lab tests, to place patients on medication or order diagnostic procedures is another market that s virtually untapped. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    More-affordable colleges drawing interest  Oct 22, 2008
    ARLINGTON - One of Tom Woodbury's sisters went to Vanderbilt University, the other to Boston College. But they didn't choose those pricey private colleges during a financial market meltdown that took a sizeable chunk of the family's college savings. (Boston Globe)

    Phillies won't stop Rays' improbable run  Oct 22, 2008
    David Price 16 months removed from Vanderbilt University, less than a full season into his professional career, with all of five big-league regular-season appearances under his belt getting the final four outs in the Tampa Bay Rays ALCS-clinching victory. With poise, command and stuff that signals the dawning of the games next dominating pitcher, Price coolly struck out J.D. Drew with the bases loaded to end the top of the eighth, and quickly made his way through the top of the... (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Microwaves Could Extract Water From Moon And Mars  Oct 22, 2008
    13, 2004) Vanderbilt University professors, including a former astronaut, can add context to your stories on President Bush s proposal to return to the moon and send astronauts to. (Feb. (Science Daily)

    Teachers take test scores to the bank as bonuses  Oct 22, 2008
    A research center launched at Vanderbilt University to study performance pay has found mostly promising, if limited, results. A proposed realignment of pay in Washington, D.C., public schools could prove the most sweeping of all. (USA Today)

    Two killed in wreck  Oct 22, 2008
    All five of the injured were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by helicopter said spokeswoman Laura McPherson. None of the children were restrained in the Snow vehicle, McPherson said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Negative Ads Leave Undecideds Decidedly Unmoved  Oct 22, 2008
    "It's not just McCain's negative ads, it's also the news media's coverage," said John Geer, a political scientist at Vanderbilt University and author of "In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns." "The news media have given McCain a bit of a hard time for running negative ads, and I think that's also shaping the public's perception.". The two ads viewed by poll respondents aimed to cast the rival candidate in a negative light. (Newsmax)

    Dr. Donald A. Parham, 78 (6)  Oct 21, 2008
    He then returned to school and received his Master of Science Degree from Oklahoma A lege (now Oklahoma State University ) in 1955 and his Doctor of Education Degree from Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University ) in 1959. From 1956-59 he taught physical education at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, where he also served as Assistant Basketball Coach. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)

    Cruz recruitment picking up steam  Oct 21, 2008
    "I get phone calls from a lot of schools everyday, especially University at Buffalo and Vanderbilt University," he said. Vanderbilt has most interested Cruz. (Vanderbilt Sports -- Rivals.com)

    Worm grunting mystery solved  Oct 21, 2008
    Now, researcher Ken Catania of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. has an explanation for the worms' hightailing it to the surface: Worm grunting mimics the vibrations made by burrowing moles, a voracious worm predator. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Price was right for Rays  Oct 21, 2008
    David Price, a 23-year-old flamethrower whose meteoric rise in the game mirrors the Tampa Bay Rays' worst-to-first Hollywood story, honed his talents pitching for Corbin at Vanderbilt University, and that connection runs deeper than a young man's attachment to his childhood team. "I'll always be a Red Sox fan," said Corbin, who grew up in Wolfeboro, N.H., in the shadows of Lake Winnipesaukee. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Flu: The Get-Well-Quick Plan  Oct 21, 2008
    But you can also catch the cold from someone who has it, so if you notice someone sneezing or coughing excessively, "Try to avoid them," said Dr. William Schaffner, chair of the department of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Related. (ABC News)

    Woman injured in weekend shooting  Oct 21, 2008
    Candy Ann Tyler was shot twice in the right leg and was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries, police said. The shooting happened about 1:50 a.m. Saturday at American Mobile Village, 1524 E. Burt Drive. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    When investors sweat and tremble, eyes turn to the fear index  Oct 20, 2008
    "The first purpose was the one that is being served right now find a barometer of market anxiety or investor fear," Whaley, who now teaches at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, recalled in an interview. But, he said, the board also wanted to create an index that investors could bet on using futures and options, providing a new revenue stream for the exchange. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Arrest made in auto death  Oct 20, 2008
    Hamlett and Polk were both taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by helicopter. Another car, driven by Stephanie Kimbrough, of Columbia, was involved in the accident. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Parham printing (Page 3)  Oct 19, 2008
    Parham returned to school for his Master of Science Degree at Oklahoma A Oklahoma State University) in 1955 and completed his Doctor of Education Degree from Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University) in 1959. While working on his doctorate, he was also working at Southern Arkansas University, then turned down the basketball head coaching job to return to Southeastern in 1959. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)

    Quick Snap: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia  Oct 18, 2008
    No. 22 Vanderbilt University vs.. No. 10 University of Georgia. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Banjo Legend Plays During Brain Surgery  Oct 17, 2008
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Banjo legend, Eddie Adcock, performed during brain surgery to correct a hand tremor. (Fox News)

    Experts question benefit of school time-out rooms  Oct 17, 2008
    Segregating children removes them from the positive aspect of the classroom and highlights that they're different from other children, said Stephen Camarata, director of the Kennedy Center for Behavioral Research at Vanderbilt University. And isolating an autistic child might be particularly counterproductive. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

    Most health workers skip flu shot  Oct 17, 2008
    As chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University, he hears that kind of talk frequently and knows it's in part to blame for a surprising statistic nearly 60% of health care workers fail to get a flu shot. That's despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all health care workers get vaccinated, from hospital volunteers to doctors. (USA Today -- News)

    Experts Question School Time-Out Rooms  Oct 17, 2008
    Segregating children removes them from the positive aspect of the classroom and highlights that they're different from other children, said , director of the Kennedy Center for Behavioral Research at Vanderbilt University. And isolating an autistic child might be particularly counterproductive. (WNBC.com, NY)

    Professor Spotlight: Natalia Piombino  Oct 17, 2008
    Since she began teaching a decade ago, Piombino has taught at several other American university abroad programs, including Florida State University, Richmond University, University of Delaware and Vanderbilt University. Piombino said she plans to continue to teach courses in Florence because she hasn't quite finished what she started there. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Fossilised poo from oldest American people found  Oct 17, 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)

    Eddie Adcock plays banjo during brian surgery  Oct 17, 2008
    So to ensure that the electrode was in just the right spot, surgeons kept Adcock awake throughout the operation at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Tennessee. He lay on a table, clutching his banjo to his chest and picking at the strings, while surgeons prodded his brain through a hole in his skull. (NEWS.com.au)

    Injured teen shows signs of improvement  Oct 16, 2008
    Arnold was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Hospital where she was listed in critical condition in the trauma unit. Details remained sketchy throughout the week about Arnold s condition. (Camden Chronicle, TN)

    Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care  Oct 16, 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.". (Pekin Times, IL)

    Coughlin - Kain  Oct 15, 2008
    The groom is a 1993 Graduate of Conroe High School, and 1997 Graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. He is currently the manager of the Boston office for Integrated Project Management,a business consulting company. (Conroe Courier, TX)

    A Little Luck for the Dores  Oct 15, 2008
    I have a degree from Vanderbilt University, a degree from Saint Louis University School of Law, and a job as an attorney. You might say I figured out the world by now, at least, what it takes to be successful. (VandyMania.com)

    Out-of-gas car hit from behind, woman killed  Oct 15, 2008
    Brawner was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by helicopter with serious injuries, Brady said ... Two passengers in the Hawkins car, Stephanie and Otis Kimbrough, were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by helicopter, Brady said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Circumcision Not Associated With Reduced Risk Of HIV For Men Who Have Sex With Men  Oct 14, 2008
    D., of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. write that only future research can answer whether MSM should be circumcised to reduce their HIV risk. (Science Daily)

    Can Math Cure Cancer?  Oct 14, 2008
    "People get data from weather satellites and balloons, feed them into a model and get a prediction of what will happen. There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to do something like that with tumors," says Vanderbilt University cancer researcher Vito Quaranta. Cancer forecasting may have an even brighter future than climate models, since doctors can validate their models on real patients, a luxury climatologists don't have. (Forbes)

    Ellen Burnstein, 73, real estate consulting chief  Oct 14, 2008
    The Vanderbilt University sophomore was hospitalized and diagnosed with polio. No one can explain why, but the paralysis stopped progressing and within months she regained her muscles, said her son, Ben Burnstein of Dunwoody. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    What's good about McCain-Obama mudslinging  Oct 14, 2008
    John G. Geer is a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University and the author of "In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns." 2008 The Washington Post. Yahoo. (Yahoo News)

    Balser tapped as dean of Vandy School of Medicine  Oct 14, 2008
    Jeff Balser has been named dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Balser, who holds M.D. and Ph. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    Vanderbilt lands $12M grant to study childhood illness  Oct 14, 2008
    for free extra services. Subscribe to Nashville Business Journal. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    Woman killed, another injured in morning accident  Oct 14, 2008
    Brawner was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by helicopter with serious injuries, Brady said. The Pontiac Sunfire McCoy was riding in ran out of gas in the right hand merge lane of U.S. Highway 43, said Dan Batey, a spokesman for the Farm Bureau. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Four-disc box set traces Orbison’s hit-filled career  Oct 13, 2008
    Elvis had sensuality and rebellion, but Roy had the depth of emotion not many others had, Jen Gunderman, a senior lecturer at Vanderbilt University who teaches a course on the history of rock n roll, said of the singer. There was a kind of mystery and fragility about him his black leather jacket, and he stood still when he performed, Gunderman said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/October 20, 2008 Issue (On Newsstands Monday, October 13, 2008).  Oct 13, 2008
    By the count of political scientist John G. Geer of Vanderbilt University, 70 percent of the statements in the Declaration of Independence are attacks on England. Although conventional wisdom among academics and political junkies had been that sleazy ads and dirty campaigning depress voter turnout, both lab experiments and analyses of actual elections show that the effect on turnout is more nuanced. (PR Newswire)

    Plant Virus Research Could Lead To New Ways To Improve Crop Yields  Oct 10, 2008
    These are very important plant viruses, and we knew almost nothing about their detailed structure before these studies, says Gerald Stubbs, the professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University who directed the study ... (Credit: Image courtesy of Stubbs Lab, Vanderbilt University). (Science Daily)

    New gossip Web site draws concern  Oct 10, 2008
    In May, the ABC News show "20/20" featured a story about a student at Vanderbilt University who was the victim of a rape at the hands of an unknown assailant. After leaving school for a semester to try to recover, 20-year-old Chelsea Gorman returned to find that someone had written offensive posts about her on Juicy Campus. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    The trouble with Pluto  Oct 10, 2008
    It was the ancient Greeks who first coined the name "planet," a word that means "wandering star," says David Weintraub, an astronomer at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Aristotle, the Greek natural philosopher who lived over 2,000 years ago, identified seven "planets" in the sky the objects that today we call the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. (Science News for Kids)

    Bulldogs Fare Well In NCAA Academic Progress  Oct 10, 2008
    Men's Cross Country Bucknell University College of Charleston (South Carolina) Davidson College Duke University Eastern Washington University Fairfield University Gonzaga University Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Jacksonville University Lafayette College Lehigh University Loyola College (Maryland) Loyola Marymount University Loyola University (Illinois) Radford University Rider University Rutgers, State Univ of New Jersey, New Brunswick Saint Louis University St. Bonaventure... (Gozags.com)

    Celina graduate to perform at Carnegie Hall  Oct 10, 2008
    The chorale will join forces with the Vanderbilt University chorale and possibly two additional ensembles of national note. After the Southeastern Chorale performed in Celina last year, he auditioned enjoyed the performance so much he decided to audition for a scholarship. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Local teen critically injured  Oct 8, 2008
    According to sources Bethany Arnold was air lifted to Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville after apparently being thrown from the 4-wheeler. Arnold is a 2008 graduate of Camden Central High School. (Camden Chronicle, TN)

    Kids' Flu Shot Largely Ineffective over Past Few Years  Oct 8, 2008
    Dr. William Schaffner, department chairman of the division of infectious disease and professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, noted that to be fully protected, young children need two doses of flu vaccine, which many don't get. "Adults have had much more experience with both influenza and influenza vaccine," Schaffner added. (MEDLINEplus)

    Fossilised poo from oldest American people found  Oct 8, 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)

    Does the Flu Vaccine Really Protect Kids?  Oct 8, 2008
    In kids, says Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an advisory member of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the nasal spray may help the immune system launch a broader and more diverse immune defense, since the vaccine contains weakened forms of live flu virus that replicate rapidly in the mucosal tissues. Such furiously multiplying viruses may actually benefit vaccine effectiveness in flu seasons like those included in the study, when there... (Time.com)

    New Debate Over Circumcision, HIV Reduction  Oct 8, 2008
    "For every insertive man who is protected, there might be a receptive man who isn't infected, for the same reason why women get protected...in other words, from a herd-immunity phenomenon," says Dr. Sten Vermund, director of the Institute for Global Health at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, who co-authored an editorial in the current issue of J.A.M.A.. Circumcision is believed to lower H.I.V. transmission in several ways. (Time.com)

    Dierks Is A New Dad  Oct 7, 2008
    The baby was born just before midnight Saturday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where the couple lives. The site reports the baby was delivered with a midwife lending a helping hand. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Candidates reach for Tenn.'s evangelical voters  Oct 7, 2008
    Traditionally, the beliefs of the conservative evangelical bloc, which includes a diverse number of Protestant groups, have lined up with the Republican platform, says Marc Hetherington, a Vanderbilt University political scientist ... Democrat Barack Obama has spoken often about family values and social justice issues such as poverty, issues that resonate with a new generation of Christian voters, says James Hudnut-Beumler, dean of the Vanderbilt University's Divinity School. (USA Today)

    Study Questions Guidelines on Immunizations  Oct 7, 2008
    However, a Vanderbilt University pediatrician questioned whether new guidelines calling for shorter needles are needed, since the nurses he works with rarely experience problems with immunizations. Childhood vaccines are typically given through intramuscular injections, often in the thigh (for young babies) or in the shoulder (for older children). (MEDLINEplus)

    Surface tension drives segregation within cell mixtures  Oct 7, 2008
    That is the conclusion of a new three-dimensional computer model of the cell sorting process produced by Shane Hutson, assistant professor of physics at Vanderbilt University, and his colleagues at the University of Waterloo in Canada that is described in the Oct. 3 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. The force in question is surface tension a property of liquids that arises from intermolecular forces specifically an effect called the Plateau-Rayleigh Instability that explains the... (EurekAlert!)

    DNA-based Vaccine Shows Promise Against Avian Flu  Oct 6, 2008
    28, 2005) Vanderbilt University Medical Center is enrolling volunteers in a study to test a new vaccine that targets avian flu, the first such vaccine against the virus. The Vanderbilt trial, led by Kathryn. (Science Daily)

    Bio-imaging Mass Spectrometry Techniques Reveal Molecular Details About Complex Systems  Oct 6, 2008
    30, 2001) Move over Kodak -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have developed a new way to take pictures. Of the molecules in a slice of tissue, that is. (Science Daily)

    Adams rallies Vandy to first 5-0 start since 1943  Oct 5, 2008
    Get Info on Masters in Nursing Programs at Vanderbilt University. GuideToOnlineSchools. (Yahoo News)

    Doctorates rise among school officials  Oct 4, 2008
    "It's a very wise investment. I calculated that I'd almost have to find an oil well in my backyard to have any equivalent return," said James Guthrie, a professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University. "In many places, there's an implied deal: 'You get in, you pay your tuition and we don't work you very hard.' ". (Boston Globe)

    Four-CD box set shows how Orbison evolved  Oct 4, 2008
    He always conveyed sweeping emotion, says Vanderbilt University teacher ... Elvis had sensuality and rebellion, but Roy had the depth of emotion not many others had, Jen Gunderman, a senior lecturer at Vanderbilt University who teaches a course on the history of rock n roll, said of the singer. (MSNBC -- Music)

    2008 Presidential Debates: Vanderbilt Experts  Oct 4, 2008
    Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Vanderbilt University: McCain Needs Game-Changer: Campaign and polling expert John Geer says Barack Obama should strive to look presidential and avoid major mistakes in the remaining two presidential debates, while John McCain needs a game-changing event to shake up the race ... SOURCE Vanderbilt University. (PR Newswire)

    Politics need to stay out of the pulpit  Oct 4, 2008
    D. candidate at Vanderbilt University. Related Subjects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

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