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by Nancy Wise | Forum— Spring 2009
Imagine if the definition of a liberal arts education were to change. What if one of its disciplines—the humanities, natural sciences or social sciences—were to be eliminated? Which one should it be? What if we forced the disciplines themselves to debate and prove each deserved to be taught?
Imagine if the definition of a liberal arts education were to change. What if one of its disciplines—the humanities, natural sciences or social sciences—were to be eliminated? Which one should it be? What if we forced the disciplines themselves to debate and prove each deserved to be taught?
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by Mardy Fones | Fall 2008— Forum
Shut off a light, avert global warming—seem too simple? Yet Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network (CCRN) says revised individual behavior can do just that.
The interdisciplinary network integrates faculty and student researchers in natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, engineering, and law and policy with the goal of uncovering a grass-roots solution to climate change. Members are conducting theoretical and applied research on individual and household behavior.
Read more »by Mardy Fones | Forum— Spring 2008
Beneath the election-year rumble and roar, a debate is stirring that could change the way people think about politics and voting. What if your political leanings, voting habits and actual vote were already programmed into your genes?
Beneath the election-year rumble and roar, a debate is stirring that could change the way people think about politics and voting. What if your political leanings, voting habits and actual vote were already programmed into your genes?
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