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• Correction: Christian Grose

  - 2007-12-05

  Christian Grose is a political science professor at Vanderbilt University. A computer spell-checking error changed the school's spelling in a Tuesday story.

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• Freedom Riders retrace harrowing '61 trip

  - 2007-01-28

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Back in 1961, when a group of college students defied segregation on interstate buses across the South, they were met with threats, intimidation and violence. Six of those same Freedom Riders got back on the bus Saturday to retrace their journey from Montgomery to Birmingham,...

  Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Vanderbilt University

• Bruker Daltonics and Protein Discovery Announce MALDI Molecular Imaging Mass Spectrometry Co-Marketing Agreement

  - 2006-05-30

  BILLERICA, Mass. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Bruker Daltonics Inc. and Protein Discovery, Inc. announce today that they intend to collaborate on introducing scientists to the protein biomarker discovery capabilities of MALDI molecular imaging mass spectrometry. Protein Discovery holds a license from Vanderbilt University to provide imaging mass spectrometry services, and...

  Tags: agreement, FINANCE, imaging, PRODUCTIVITY, protein, SOFTWARE, technique, Vanderbilt University

• LED there be white.(pulse: INNOVATIONS AND INNOVATORS)

  - 2006-03-02

  Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered a formula for a quantum-dot coating that transforms the light emitted by a blue LED into a broad-spectrum white light with a slightly yellow cast-similar to that of incandescent bulbs. The dots, which are crystals of cadmium and selenium that...

  Tags: Engineering, innovation, PRODUCTIVITY, Vanderbilt University

• Nurture as Important as Nature in Developing Ability for Flexible Self-Control.

  - 2005-05-19

  Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 19 AScribe Newswire -- Your ability to follow the rules of the road when driving on unfamiliar streets exists thanks to the way your pre-teen life experiences influenced the development of your brain. Individuals deprived of normal life...

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• Multimedia Available: November Is Diabetes Awareness Month: Pro Golfer's Eyes Checked At Vanderbilt University Using Latest Technologies Developed by Leading Companies

  - 2003-11-07

  Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Friday (Nov. 7) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Photos, Text News Releases --BUSINESS WIRE Approximately 18 million people in the U.S. live with a biological time bomb -- because they are diabetic, they are at risk...

  Tags: multimedia, PRODUCTIVITY, technique, Vanderbilt University

• Applied Biosystems and Vanderbilt University Form Collaboration to Research Advances in Proteomics and Small Molecule Analysis Using New Tissue Imaging and Profiling Application

  - 2002-02-12

  Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers FOSTER CITY, Calif. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--BW HealthWire--Feb. 12, 2002 Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and Vanderbilt University today announced an agreement to collaborate on technologies and applications for proteomics and small molecule analysis using a new direct molecular imaging technique and...

  Tags: analysis, Celera Genomics, cell, collaboration, Dr., FINANCE, imaging, PRODUCTIVITY, protein, SOFTWARE, technique, Vanderbilt University

• effectiveness of learning simulations for electronic laboratories, The

  - 2002-01-01

  ABSTRACT This work investigates the efficacy of software simulations of electronic circuits laboratories to support beginning electrical engineering students. Experiment 1 was a formative evaluation of an Electronic Laboratory Simulator ELS, as an optional add-on to physical labs for 120 subjects at four universities. All subjects received the same treatment:...

  Tags: Campbell, computer, electronics, performance, PRODUCTIVITY, theory, Vanderbilt University

• Tennessee Computer Users Hustle to Stay Ahead of Glitch.(Originated from Nashville Banner, Tenn.)

  - 1997-09-17

  Sep. 17--Warning: There are 835 days until Jan. 1, 2000, and while you're partying like it's 1999, your computer may go astray. The Millennium Bug is on its way. The problem is simple. Most computer programs...

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• University faculty find many uses for mathematics software. (Vanderbilt University) (Applications)

  - 1994-05-01

  Vanderbilt University professors began using the Mathematica software in mathematics and six other courses in 1989. Through the software, the professors were able to create an electronic reference book that covers a wide range of mathematical topics. Students were then encouraged to use the electronic book to improve their skills...

  Tags: computer, mathematics, PRODUCTIVITY, professor, software, Vanderbilt University