Releases
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Research 狐狸视频 @ Vanderbilt website showcases discovery
The latest news about discoveries by Vanderbilt researchers is now available on a new online news channel, Research 狐狸视频 @ Vanderbilt. Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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Tuning graphene film so it sheds water
Physicist James Dickerson, left, and graduate student Saad Hasan (Photo by Daniel Dubois) Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don鈥檛 need wipers.聽 Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls. These are some of the potential applications for graphene, one of… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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Vanderbilt marks JFK visit to university with free event, renewed call for public service Feb. 16
President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor Alexander Heard, 1963. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Magazine) It has been 50 years since John F. Kennedy began his presidency and Vanderbilt is commemorating his 1963 visit to the university with a free, public symposium Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. 鈥淎nswering Kennedy鈥檚… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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The Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt
Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Neely Auditorium. (Vanderbilt University Department of Theatre) The 18th-century farce The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni premieres at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 18. 聽 The central character, the servant, is constantly hungry.聽 When an opportunity… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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VUCast gets regional Emmy
Vanderbilt University鈥檚 video newscast, VUCast, received a regional Emmy during the Jan. 29 televised ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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Vanderbilt business school ranks No. 25 in U.S., according to Financial Times
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management ranked 25th in the U.S. and 51st worldwide, according to the 2011 Global MBA survey published today by Financial Times. Read MoreJan 31, 2011
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Documentary on rock 鈥榥鈥 roll pioneer Sam Phillips to be screened at Vanderbilt Feb. 9
A documentary about seminal American musical figure Sam Phillips will be screened Feb. 9 at Vanderbilt University, with writer Peter Guralnick speaking after the presentation. The free showing of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 鈥榥鈥 Roll, part of the International Lens series at Vanderbilt, is 7 p.m. Read MoreJan 26, 2011
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Events featuring daughter of Malcolm X, first African American to play in the NBA scheduled at Vanderbilt University during Black History Month
Ambassador Atallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will give a talk, 鈥淢elting Pot: Cultural Diplomacy/Multi-National Patriotism,鈥 at Vanderbilt University Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. Her lecture is among several free, public events scheduled at Vanderbilt University during February 鈥 Black History Month. Read MoreJan 25, 2011
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Democracy remains strong in face of economic crisis
Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) Despite one of the worst worldwide economic crises in the past half-century, support for democracy among those in Latin America and the Caribbean has not been eroded, according to the results of the latest AmericasBarometer survey. The… Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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State of the Union: Vanderbilt experts available for analysis
Vanderbilt experts are available to comment on the State of the Union address. Read MoreJan 24, 2011
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Free performance of “Women of Will” at Vanderbilt Feb. 3
Tina Packer and Nigel Gore bring Women of Will to Ingram Hall Feb. 3 (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on the Vanderbilt campus. The performance… Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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Public lecture series at Vanderbilt features renowned Civil War scholars
U.S. Civil War scholars from across the nation will speak at Vanderbilt University this spring on a variety of themes, including the war鈥檚 impact on Nashville, during a series of public lectures. Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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Vanderbilt leadership training for students makes ‘best’ list
Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey, Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named Vanderbilt University to its 2010-2011list of the best leadership development programs. Vanderbilt holds the 12th spot in the magazine鈥檚 ranking of universities and schools of management and… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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Vanderbilt professor wins award for book about tours of Israel
Shaul Kelner, Assistant Prof. of Sociology and Jewish Studies. (Vanderbilt University / Steve Green) The Association for Jewish Studies has recognized a book by Vanderbilt professor Shaul Kelner as outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and Jewish studies, was presented the 2010… Read MoreJan 19, 2011
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Mason, Jarman among authors appearing at Vanderbilt this spring
Novelists Bobbie Ann Mason and Tom Perrotta and poets Mark Jarman, Ciaran Carson and Frank Bidart are among the writers who will read from their work during the spring semester at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 18, 2011
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Vanderbilt’s role in largest digital sky image
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III collaboration, which includes Vanderbilt University, has resulted in a picture of the sky so big that it would take 500,000 high-definition TVs to view it at full resolution. The color image contains more than a trillion pixels and covers about one-third of the entire sky. Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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Seven Vanderbilt University Faculty Honored by AAAS Scientific Society
Seven Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their AAAS peers. They are among 503 AAAS members from around the country who achieved this honor because of their distinguished efforts to advance science… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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New director selected for Vanderbilt鈥檚 Center for Medicine, Health and Society
Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl Vanderbilt University鈥檚 innovative center that links the study of medicine to other disciplines will be headed by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, an expert in American culture, psychiatry and medical humanities. Metzl, currently director of the Program in Culture, Health and Medicine at the University of… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond headlines MLK celebration at Vanderbilt
Civil rights leader and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address at a 4:30 p.m. event at Vanderbilt University commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. Watch it live. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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Vanderbilt expert: Keep partisan politics out of Tucson tragedy
John Geer [Vanderbilt has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] Blaming the Tea Party or heated political rhetoric in general for the Tucson mass shooting would… Read MoreJan 11, 2011