Vanderbilt University News

An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response.

Jackson Preparatory School recently announced the appointment of Jason Lewis Walton as the sixth head of school effective July 1. Walton succeeds Susan Lindsay, head of the school since 2004, who is retiring in June after 40 years of service in various positions.

In a move that has reminded many onlookers of heavy-handed institutional actions at Vanderbilt University and Tufts University, the school's administration presented Bowdoin Christian Fellowship volunteer leaders Rob and Sim Gregory with a 'non-discrimination' statement.

Previously, he was an AVP financial analyst with Regions Bank. Emily Ziadeh has joined as a staff accountant.

For most students, taking the ACT is a rite of passage. It can be an eye-opening and sometimes brutal experience, often repeated to achieve better results and possibly gain college scholarship money and win selective admission.

Vanderbilt University's medical school is among the best in the country, but its officials still wanted to create awareness of it with prospective students-those who are only in high school.

We are currently accepting applications for the the DEN Summer Institute . This week-long residential style professional development opportunity brings STAR Discovery Educators from all over together to energize their own teaching.

The open house will be 3-6 p.m. March 15 and include food and inflatables. Worship in the new building will start at 10:30 a.m. March 16. For more information about the church, go to www.insidepbf.com.

A man sustained injuries after being stabbed at a Clarksville gas station Friday afternoon.

Vanderbilt University researchers discovered a possible reason why people cite anxiety as a reason they use marijuana - the brain absorbs the drug through the same receptors that regulate fight-or-flight responses.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has launched its own investigation into the alleged abuse of Prince Bradley, a 24-year-old man with intellectual disabilities whose beating was captured on a cellphone video obtained by The Tennessean.

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Edgehill Village, a popular mixed-use development located near Music Row and Vanderbilt University, has been sold for $9.2 million.

A single room couldn't contain all the folding chairs at A Room of One's Own Wednesday night, as Lorrie Moore prepared to read from her new book, Bark .

Evelyn Patterson, an assistant professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, speaks at OSU March 6. Credit: Logan Hickman / Lantern photographer For individuals released after time in prison, one Vanderbilt University professor said there is no such thing as being completely free.

A media coalition led by The Tennessean argued in a new court filing that the text messages and other documents it's seeking in a Vanderbilt University rape case are clearly public records that no law or policy can shield from public view.

Last summer Pope Francis called for the development of a profound theology of women in the Church and St. Mary's Academy has risen to that challenge.

There's a lot of focus these days on football at Vanderbilt. We like football. Even so, it might be cool to train a spotlight for a moment on other important campus matters.

An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response.

If you want to use e-cigarettes at Vanderbilt University these days, you'll need to go to a designated smoking area.