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November 19, 2009 Listen: Center for Latin American Studies provides educational resources for Dichos exhibit
Clair Gonzalez, activities coordinator in International Programs, is interviewed about Dichos, sayings or amusing expressions that drivers inscribe on trucks and buses in a variety of graphic styles and colors. Read More »November 16, 2009 Watch: "The Living Dead: Ancient Ancestors and Mummies in the Pre-Incan Andes"
Watch video of a Nov. 11 talk "The Living Dead: Ancient Ancestors and Mummies in the Pre-Incan Andes, " by Dr. Tiffiny Tung, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Read More »November 12, 2009 Tiana historic, but for whom?
The historic nature of the introduction of Princess Tiana, Disney's first African American princess, to Disney's mostly white lineup of princesses seems more significant to moms than daughters. Tracy D. Sharpley-Whiting, director of African American Studies, is quoted. Read More »Film builds fears for end of world
The world ends with several bangs Friday in Columbia Pictures' disaster epic "2012," the latest capitalization on fears that a peculiarity in the ancient Mayan calendar points to uncertain doom for us all. Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor of Anthropology and expert in the Maya culture, is quoted. Read More »November 11, 2009 Sticks and carrots at the ready for US senate health care passage
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. Bruce Oppenheimer, professor of political science, is quoted. Read More »November 5, 2009 Fine Arts Gallery moves, expands hours
The Fine Arts Gallery has relocated to a new building on the east portion of campus, a move designed to lead to more interaction with the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. Read More »November 3, 2009 Disagree Civilly
Does a commentary-driven news media dumb down the important arguments? A new book by Bob Talisse, associate professor of philosophy and political science, calls for a return to civility in our discourse. Read More »November 2, 2009 MLAS spring class schedule announced
Study of the poetry of Robert Frost, theories of the universe and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are among the offerings. Read More »VU receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for innovative global health research
The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Associate Professor of Chemistry David Wright and Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rick Haselton, titled "Coffee Ring Stain Diagnostics for Malaria." Read More »Inconspicuous leaf beetles reveal environment's role in formation of new species
Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play a major role in the formation of new species. Read More »October 29, 2009 Prove determination in Afghanistan
Thomas Schwartz, professor of history, and Appu Soman, a Vanderbilt alumnus and international affairs expert, wrote this opinion piece about the future of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Read More »October 26, 2009 MFA Creative Writing program ranked No. 18 by Poets & Writers magazine
Four years after its creation and only a year and a half after granting degrees to its first class, the MFA Creative Writing program was named a Top 20 program in the country. Read More »October 13, 2009 Guilt by association
Carol Swain, professor of political science and law, reflects upon endorsing a film made by a known racist for classroom use. Read More »October 6, 2009 First direct information about the prion's molecular structure reported
A collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of prions. In addition, the study has revealed surprisingly large structural differences between natural prions and the closest synthetic analogs that scientists have created in the lab. Read More »October 5, 2009 Vanderbilt astronomers participate in new search for dark energy
Vanderbilt astronomers are participating in the most ambitious attempt yet to trace the history of the universe which has seen "first light." The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III), took its first astronomical data on the night of Sept. 14-15 at the Sloan Foundation telescope in New Mexico. Read More »1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next