Faculty News
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Energy and administrative law scholar Jim Rossi to join Vanderbilt Law faculty
Rossi's appointment as professor of law announced by Dean Chris Guthrie. Read MoreJan. 17, 2012
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Vijay Padmanabhan helps tread the line between detainees safety and human rights
Padmanabhan argues for new rules to determine if someone can be detained and a new mechanism to transfer those who are released to a safe place. Read MoreJan. 11, 2012
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Daniel Gervais and Ellen Wright Clayton to head research initiative addressing orphan and tropical diseases
Team from Vanderbilt and Melbourne universities awarded research grant by Melbourne-Vanderbilt Partnership. Read MoreJan. 8, 2012
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Terry Maroney appointed to faculty of Vanderbilt s Center for Medicine, Health and Society
Maroney's work focuses on the role of emotion in law. Read MoreDec. 1, 2011
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Joni Hersch finds workers receive higher pay for risk of sexual harassment on the job
Hersch's findings published in the May 2011 American Economic Review. Read MoreNov. 17, 2011
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Ingrid Wuerth appointed to State Department Advisory Committee on International Law
Wuerth directs Vanderbilt's International Legal Studies Program. Read MoreNov. 15, 2011
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Chris Slobogin’s book, co-authored with Mark Fondacaro, offers “A Plea for Preventive Justice” for juveniles
"Juveniles at Risk: A Plea for Preventive Justice" published by Oxford University Press Read MoreOct. 24, 2011
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Landmark law and neuroscience network expands at Vanderbilt
Owen Jones leads $4.85 million grant for new Research Network on Law and Neuroscience Read MoreAug. 24, 2011
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Daniel Sharfstein awarded Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellowship by Fletcher Foundation
Sharfstein will chronicle Southern lawyers who argued against integration in the courts in the decade following the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read MoreJul. 6, 2011
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Carol Swain’s new book, “Be the People,” released by Thomas Nelson Inc.
Law and political science professor Carol Swain combines research, opinions and scripture in a conservative analysis of current controversial issues. Read MoreJun. 30, 2011