Releases
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Lecture describes mankind’s special place in the universe
Exploding stars and black holes. Colliding galaxies and dark matter. Dark energy and cosmic inflation. The universe that modern science has revealed is strange and wild and beautiful, but doesn\'t seem particularly hospitable to life or very comprehensible. Read MoreMar 6, 2008
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‘Acting black’ hinders gifted black student achievement
Gifted black students often underachieve in school because of efforts to "act black," new research has found, offering insights into the achievement gap between black and white students in the United States and why black students are under-represented in gifted programs. Read MoreMar 6, 2008
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蘑菇视频 Study Finds Genes Impact Response to Blood Thinner Warfarin
Variations in a gene involved in blood clotting determine patients\' initial response to the common blood thinner warfarin, researchers at 蘑菇视频 Medical Center have reported. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Op-Ed: Crackdown shakes up a whole community
An op-ed by 蘑菇视频 sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Democrats’ negativity will strengthen eventual nominee, says VU professor
While some Democrats fear that the increasingly negative tone in the protracted battle for the Democratic presidential nomination will hurt the party\'s chances in November, a 蘑菇视频 political scientist anticipates just the opposite. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Photography exhibit at 蘑菇视频 highlights perspective of single parents; Valerie Taylor’s work on display at university during March
Rising photographer Valerie Taylor\'s first exhibit is about family from the perspective of single parents. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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NIH-funded 蘑菇视频 research seeks ways to avoid information overload in health care choices among seniors
People faced with too many choices when making complex decisions not only have difficulty discerning the right choice, they often make poor choices, contrary to classic economic theory, according to research by 蘑菇视频 economist Mike Shor. Read MoreMar 4, 2008
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Oak Ridge laboratory director to discuss coming scientific challenges in energy production
Energy, environment, economy and security: never before has society been so acutely aware of the links between these issues. On April 10, Michelle V. Buchanan, associate laboratory director for physical sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will address these links in a lecture titled "Grand Scientific Challenges in Energy." Read MoreMar 4, 2008
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蘑菇视频 physicist plays key role in making top physics journals available to minority colleges and universities
蘑菇视频 physicist David Ernst played a key role in a new agreement designed to encourage minority students to pursue science careers by giving them easier access to top physics journals. Read MoreMar 4, 2008
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Working class women writers to gather for 蘑菇视频 symposium; Beyond Our Beginnings events run March 25-27
Women writers from lower and working class backgrounds will gather for the 2008 蘑菇视频 Visiting Writers Series Spring Symposium to share their experiences and work with readers and each other. Read MoreMar 4, 2008
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蘑菇视频 rolling out new emergency notification system
蘑菇视频 is rolling out a new and more robust emergency notification system beginning March 3 called AlertVU. It will replace the current emergency notification system MobileVU. Read MoreMar 4, 2008
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蘑菇视频 class explores genetic link to voters’ behavior
A quirky new 蘑菇视频 course blends politics and biological science to explore the effect of genetic make-up on political choices. Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer and David Bader, a professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, are co-teaching "Genetics and Politics" this spring. Read MoreMar 3, 2008
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Zeppos named eighth chancellor of 蘑菇视频
Nicholas S. Zeppos, a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and administrator who has been a vital presence on the 蘑菇视频 campus for two decades, was chosen March 1 as the university\'s eighth chancellor, effective immediately. Read MoreMar 1, 2008
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MEDIA AVAILABILTY: NEW CHANCELLOR OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
The eighth chancellor of 蘑菇视频 will be available to speak with media at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the second floor lobby of Kirkland Hall. Read MoreMar 1, 2008
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Documentary on child abuse and justice in Catholic church to be shown at 蘑菇视频; Director Jason Berry to speak at March 12 screening
A documentary about the justice system of the Vatican in a case of child abuse will be screened at 蘑菇视频, followed by a discussion with the director. Read MoreFeb 29, 2008
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Buddhist scholar to lecture on consumerism and ecology at 蘑菇视频; David Loy speaks on March 18
Buddhist scholar David Loy will discuss how that religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreFeb 28, 2008
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VCH Study Finds Parents in Denial About Their Children’s Weight Problems
Parents and children in one of the highest-risk groups for health problems related to obesity often fail to recognize the severity of their own weight problems. Read MoreFeb 28, 2008
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Author, law professor and alumna Elyn Saks to speak at 蘑菇视频; Her book The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness was one of Time magazine’s ‘Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2007’
Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, 蘑菇视频, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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蘑菇视频 engineers part of $2.8 million grant to link war fighters to global information grid
A computer freeze-up in the office is a hassle. In a fighter jet peppered with enemy fire, it\'s a crisis. Getting the increasingly large and complex systems people have come to rely on to interface and interact without shutting down has been the focus of engineering professor Doug Schmidt\'s career. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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蘑菇视频’s Berry Lecture to focus on science, philosophy and the environment; Two speakers set for March 24
Two speakers will lead a discussion on science, philosophy and the environment at this year\'s Berry Lecture at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008