Vanderbilt University News

'Incredible deals' ... or 'marketing ploy'? By Mitchell Kline * THE TENNESSEAN * November 23, 2009 A series of auctions claiming to offer items being sold by victims of Bernie Madoff appears to be trading on the investment scammer's name as a way to make money, buyers and members of an investor protection group say.

Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after undergoing hip surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

A Murfreesboro man pulled a severely burned neighbor out of her unit at a burning triplex early this morning.

A Fort Campbell soldier injured in a motorcycle wreck Thursday evening is healing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

At your local movie theater the latest blockbuster isn't the only big thing you may be busting your seams if you hit the concession stand.

A man was critically injured Thursday evening after wrecking his brand-new Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Riverside Drive.

Four firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital while battling a house fire in Nashville.

The plunging tourist tax has delayed construction of the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center.

This week brings just another in a series of accolades from major, national publications for Clarksville - Tennessee's fifth-largest city.

A father suffered multiple stab wounds from his son Sunday morning inside their Smyrna home, a sheriffa s deputy reported.

Cat. Pig. Cow. Animals are Tristian Clayborne's favorite fascination and, like other toddlers, the 16-month-old has the easy words down.

A framed poster of 1950s movie icon James Dean lends a dramatic flair to a pleasant but unremarkable office at Catawba Valley Community College.

When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths.

Former President George W. Bush says education will be the first of four areas on which his planned Dallas-based think tank will focus.

New information is coming to light about Kentucky's latest death attributed to the H1N1 virus.

Steve Puckett Jr. has a different background than a lot of Charlotte CEOs. He majored in history.

President Obama and his senate allies will need every political tool at their disposal to corral the votes needed to pass their health care reform plan.

A professor and a lawyer strongly on opposing sides of the death penalty agreed on one thing in their debate at Vanderbilt University: No matter the punishment, crime victims' families don't get closure.

A seasonal flu vaccine for seniors is being tested in Nashville. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering free shots to those 65 and older as part of a clinical trial to study the efficiency of the seasonal flu vaccine.