VU in extraordinary push with Metro Schools

Vanderbilt University, its Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools announced yesterday free tuition is available for qualified applicants for a new Master's in teaching in urban schools, for those willing to teach at least three years in Metro Schools, to help improve literacy, math and-or science. The VU release is here.

Peabody's Guthrie: 'Schools deceive'

Peabody Prof. Jim Guthrie (left) and Research Associate Arthur Peng, colleagues at Vanderbilt University's Peabody Center for Education Policy at Peabody College of Education and Human Development, say public school districts 'always have money to spend', and are essentially misleading the public about the 'funding crisis'. Here's the article.

VU grad study under microscope

Vanderbilt University's Jim Patterson reports online about an indepth study of graduate studies at VU, raising questions regarding critical mass, resources and recognition. We'll follow this story.

VU scientists see 400 universes

A team of scientists at Vanderbilt University is contributing about 400 views of the Universe to an international project that is mapping the Universe, by measuring the spectra of light from 1.4 million galaxies and 160,000 quasar, work that can trace the evolution of the Universe back 6.5 billion years. VU's release is here.

UT-UM: 'Research powerhouses'

Gov. Phil Bredesen and VU/Peabody Prof. Jim Guthrie (at left) are reportedly dusting-off the 10-year-old report of a commission Guthrie chaired for then-Gov. Don Sundquist, taking a fresh look at putting the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and University of Memphis into the ranks ot top public research universities and creating conditions to attract top-drawer scientists and teachers. The Commercial Appeal reports.

Jacobson retirement leaves entrepreneurs wondering

Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Harry Jacobson, M.D. (at left), will pass the baton to his 47-year-old successor-in-waiting, Jeff Balser, M.D., on June 1, according to yesterday's university release. Balser is currently dean of the VU medical school. Here's our story today on reactions from the campus and beyond.

VU Dyer Observatory marks Galileo 400th Anniversary

Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory is participating in the "100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project," April 4th, in commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of Galileo's introduction of the telescope to astronomy. Dyer details here. Worldwide International Year of Astronomy details, here.

TN hopes to SCORE on education

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist unveiled his new K-12 initiative, with Gov. Bredesen in attendance: Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE). His new steering committee meets March 2 at Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. VU release re: Peabody faculty providing research support to the initiative.