Listen: Improvisational art event evokes memories of 1960s
Vanderbilt students, faculty and other interested individuals came together recently for a unique improvisational art experience directed by renowned artist Oliver Herring. Participants worked with Herring to create a so-called TASK event on a Sunday afternoon in the Ingram Art Studio.
Vanderbilt students, faculty and other interested individuals came together recently for a unique improvisational art experience directed by renowned artist Oliver Herring. Participants worked with Herring to create a so-called TASK event on a Sunday afternoon in the Ingram Art Studio. With each TASK, Herring invites people to join him a specific time and place. Participants contribute their ideas for the project into a pool. Each idea selected is then interpreted as the participants choose, using different props and materials. Following the TASK at Vanderbilt, Ian Berry, Tang Museum associate director; and Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Art Vesna Pavlovic moderated a conversation between Herring and the public. The conversation was the first in a series of new Art Klatch at Vanderbilt events.
Listen: Student Media Hall of Fame inaugural class inducted
Five alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media were inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. The event was held in conjunction with Homecoming/Reunion Weekend.
Five alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media were inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. Those who were honored are: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander; Skip Bayless, ESPN sports commentator; Mary Elson, managing editor, Tribune Media Services; and Sam Feist, vice president of Washington-based programming for CNN. In addition, a permanent exhibit recognizing all Hall of Fame members has been installed in the Sarratt Student Center, the longtime home of Vanderbilt Student Communications.
President's cabinet heads control the pork, VU research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants.
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants. Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Political Science Christian Grose and Anthony Bertelli, a professor at the University of Georgia, studied the allocation of discretionary government contracts in the Labor and Defense departments from 1991 to 2002. They also examined the political leanings of the various heads of these two departments during the same time period. "Our research found that a more conservative cabinet secretary will choose states represented by conservative senators and the opposite happens when a more liberal secretary is in office," Grose said.
VU Vietnam expert leads Asia's Highway One alumni tour
Vanderbilt Professor of History Thomas Schwartz and a group of alumni who recently toured Vietnam and Cambodia found tremendous growth, including traffic jams, in major cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The 15-day journey from Hanoi to Siem Reap was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association.
Vanderbilt Professor of History Thomas Schwartz and a group of alumni who recently toured Vietnam and Cambodia found tremendous growth, including traffic jams, in major cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The 15-day journey from Hanoi to Siem Reap was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. Schwartz, who teaches and writes about the Vietnam War, was surprised by how few Vietnamese today remember wbat they call "the American war." The Vietnamese are very welcoming and eager for American tourists, he added.
Vanderbilt Library offers next-generation research tool
Vanderbilt University Library users can locate and access more quickly an expanding variety of resources, print, digital and electronic, thanks to the new online service DiscoverLibrary.
Vanderbilt University Library users can locate and access more quickly an expanding variety of resources, print, digital and electronic, thanks to the new online service DiscoverLibrary. Over the past two years, Vanderbilt partnered with Ex Libris, a leading vendor of library automation and systems software; the University of Minnesota and Denmark's Electronic Research Library to develop Primo, which powers DiscoverLibrary. The service can be found through a link on the library's home page (www.library.vanderbilt.edu) or by going directly to http://discoverlibrary.vanderbilt.edu.
New composting initiative nourishes Vanderbilt's arboretum
While Vanderbilt has been recycling leaves for more than 20 years, a new initiative is transforming the university's massive pile of leaves into usable compost to nourish plants and trees on campus.
While Vanderbilt has been recycling leaves for more than 20 years, a new initiative is transforming the university's massive pile of leaves into usable compost to nourish plants and trees on campus. The Ground Department worked with Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Recycling (SPEAR) and Nashville's Gardens of Babylon, to make this happen. The first batch of rich, dark compost was recently spread under the trees that previously shed those leaves.
Ballot recount could be beneficial for Mexico's electoral system
Ballot recount could be beneficial for Mexico's electoral system, says Vanderbilt expert on Latin America
A Vanderbilt political scientist who is writing a book about political transitions in Mexico is closely watching the outcome of the contested presidential election. Listen to an interview with Jonathan Hiskey…
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With summer storms incresaing our mosquito population, Vanderbilt biologist Larry Zwiebel is working on a new kind of bug repellent that is safe for the environment. Ann Marie Deer Owens has more in this radio interview.
A Kennedy Center scholar who did some of the original research on "Head Start" strongly opposes a bill to overhaul the program. Ann Marie Deer Owens has more in this radio interview with early childhood specialist Irving Lazar.
48 seniors at Pearl-Cohn are the first high school graduates to receive college scholarships through an education partnership known as "Imagine College." Ann Marie Deer Owens has more in this interview with Marcy Singer-Gabella, Executive Director of Imagine College.
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Listen: Improvisational art event evokes memories of 1960s
Vanderbilt students, faculty and other interested individuals came together recently for a unique improvisational art experience directed by renowned artist Oliver Herring. Participants worked with Herring to create a so-called TASK event on a Sunday afternoon in the Ingram Art Studio.
Listen: Student Media Hall of Fame inaugural class inducted
Five alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media were inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. The event was held in conjunction with Homecoming/Reunion Weekend.
President's cabinet heads control the pork, VU research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants.
VU Vietnam expert leads Asia's Highway One alumni tour
Vanderbilt Professor of History Thomas Schwartz and a group of alumni who recently toured Vietnam and Cambodia found tremendous growth, including traffic jams, in major cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The 15-day journey from Hanoi to Siem Reap was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association.
Vanderbilt Library offers next-generation research tool
Vanderbilt University Library users can locate and access more quickly an expanding variety of resources, print, digital and electronic, thanks to the new online service DiscoverLibrary.
New composting initiative nourishes Vanderbilt's arboretum
While Vanderbilt has been recycling leaves for more than 20 years, a new initiative is transforming the university's massive pile of leaves into usable compost to nourish plants and trees on campus.
Ballot recount could be beneficial for Mexico's electoral system
Ballot recount could be beneficial for Mexico's electoral system, says Vanderbilt expert on Latin America
VU researchers work on environment-friendly bug repellent
With summer storms incresaing our mosquito population, Vanderbilt biologist Larry Zwiebel is working on a new kind of bug repellent that is safe for the environment.
Kennedy Center scholar opposes "Head Start" overhaul
A Kennedy Center scholar who did some of the original research on "Head Start" strongly opposes a bill to overhaul the program.
"Imagine College" opens doors for youth
48 seniors at Pearl-Cohn are the first high school graduates to receive college scholarships through an education partnership known as "Imagine College."
