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America is not living up to the principles embodied in the Declaration of Independence. As a consequence, there is much unrest. We have forgotten who we are, how we were established and what we were meant to be. We have become a declining, decadent nation; too arrogant for its own good. On this July 4, 2008, we must look back "lest we forget." amy.wolf@vanderbilt.edu Read More

National gifted education expert Tamra Stambaugh has been chosen as the next director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Programs for Talented Youth, which provide a variety of intensive learning opportunities for gifted youth, their parents and educators. Read More

National statistics show 10 percent of firework injuries are sustained by toddlers, and injuries are most likely to occur when children have fireworks without adequate supervision. Read More

This fall Democratic campaign strategists might want to target traditionally Republican congressional districts with heavy casualties in Iraq, according to research by two Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ political scientists. While many political pundits have attributed the unpopularity of the Iraq war to a congressional landslide for the Democrats in 2006,… Read More

Joseline Elizabeth Vasquez Santay will undergo preliminary procedures to help doctors at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ determine how to safely remove a neck tumor which is as large as the toddler\'s head. Read More

Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines – excruciating headaches often presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras." By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, researchers at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Medical Center have found clues to the biological basis of the painful, debilitating disorder. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alfred George Jr., M.D., and colleagues report that genetic mutations linked to this rare form of familial migraine alter the function of sodium channels – protein "tunnels" through brain cell membranes involved in the electrical conduction of nerve impulses. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is making it easy for families and professionals to find autism services by introducing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Autism Clinic – a single helpline staffed by an autism expert who can make referrals for what\'s needed. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ recruited Sarah Zombek to serve as family services coordinator. She held a similar position at Massachusetts General Hospital in an autism clinic with a national reputation for family-centered care. Read More

The Nashville Collaborative, a partnership between the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to improve child health, will launch Saturday, June 28. Read More

Rally Across America, a non-profit charity bicycle race which raises money for childhood cancer research, will visit the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on Friday, June 27. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise and professor of law Mark Cohen is taking on a new role as vice president of research for Research for Resources for the Future (RFF). RFF is an independent, non-partisan research organization dedicated to improving environmental, energy and natural resource policymaking worldwide through social science research of the highest caliber. Read More

College students and recent graduates from across the country have converged on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management for an intensive month-long business boot camp. The goal of the Accelerator Summer Business Institute, which began June 6 and ends July 3, is to offer an action-packed immersion into all areas of business, such as marketing, finance, real estate and corporate strategy. Read More

Monroe J. Carell Jr., a Nashville executive admired as much for his generous philanthropy, especially in support of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, as for his business acumen, died peacefully at home today after a courageous battle with cancer. Read More

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Press book of photographs of jazz music greats combined with the life story of the late bassist and photographer Milt Hinton was named the best jazz book of 2008 by The Jazz Journalists Association. Read More

The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the two. The study, which is published in the June 19 issue of the journal Nature, suggests that one of the stars formed significantly earlier than its twin. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will elevate creative practice on and off campus to prepare students to work with globalized markets, engage emerging technologies and navigate increasingly complex intellectual property rules through an expansive new program funded by recording industry executive Mike Curb. Read More

After recent efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against AIDS proved ineffective, the National Institutes of Health announced a change in research direction; and it\'s one that will involve the lab of James Crowe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Read More

There\'s more to great health care than medicine. While physicians, nurses and hospital administrators are experts at patient care, they often lack the business skills needed to be effective managers. The new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Master of Management in Health Care is a one-year degree program designed to arm clinical professionals with the business fundamentals and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage people, programs and processes. Read More

With temperatures already hitting the mid-90s, it\'s important to keep a close eye on children, especially those who are active outside. "This is the time that we tend to see more heat-induced illnesses because kids are out of school and more active outdoors,"said Rebecca Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is the first university in the state to receive Gold level certification for its environmentally friendly construction from the U.S. Green Building Council\'s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Read More

President George W. Bush has appointed Jennifer A. Pietenpol, director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Ingram Cancer Center, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol, the B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Ingram, will serve a six-year term through March 9, 2014. Read More