Year: 2008
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Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers to be screened at Vanderbilt; Public invited to April 7 showing of Andrew Jenks: Room 335
A Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers will be screened at Vanderbilt University. The event is free and the public is invited. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Video: "Transcending Schizophrenia: From Vanderbilt Founder’s Medalist to Hospital to Law Professor"
Watch video Vanderbilt graduate Elyn Saks speaking at the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Video: “Transcending Schizophrenia: From Vanderbilt Founder’s Medalist to Hospital to Law Professor”
Watch video Vanderbilt graduate Elyn Saks speaking at the Chancellor\'s Lecture Series. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Op-Ed: Those with standing in the community have duty to speak responsibly
An op-ed by Vanderbilt law and political science scholar Carol Swan critiquing a recent op-ed criticizing a local immigration raid. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt K-12 experts presenting new research about charter schools, drop-out rate and more in New York March 24-28
K-12 experts from Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will present their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association\'s annual conference. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt higher education experts presenting new research on community colleges, student retention and more in New York March 24-28
Higher education experts from Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association\'s annual conference. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Lecture series to explore why people are religious; Anthropologist Dan Sperber speaks at Vanderbilt April 7, 8 and 10
Many people believe in God even though that belief is unverifiable by the methods used to test scientific ideas or concepts. Why? Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Debating Immigration’ symposium at Vanderbilt Law School
A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a symposium organized by Carol Swain, a Vanderbilt University professor of political science and law. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Vanderbilt University to commemorate 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death with rare gathering
Angela Davis, the Rev. James Lawson, Houston Baker, Richard King, Bob Moses and Ruth Turner Perot are among the scholars and civil rights activists participating in Vanderbilt University\'s "We Speak for Ourselves: A Poet, a Prophet and Voices for the 21st Century" conference on April 4, presented by Vanderbilt\'s Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Video: David Loy on "Healing Ecology: A ‘New’ Spiritual Perspective on the Challenge of Consumerism"
Buddhist scholar David Loy discussed how the Buddhist religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Video: David Loy on “Healing Ecology: A ‘New’ Spiritual Perspective on the Challenge of Consumerism”
Buddhist scholar David Loy discussed how the Buddhist religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Video: "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions"
The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Video: “Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions”
The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Vanderbilt Heart Lebanon Hosts Open House
Vanderbilt Heart Lebanon will host an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. The clinic, which opened in February, is located at 1420 W. Baddour Pkwy., across the street from University Medical Center. Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Researcher: Genetic screening morally acceptable in faith-based communities
In a lecture that will kick off a conference on Religion and Genomics at Vanderbilt University, a leading historian of genetics will explain how faith-based communities have come to terms, ethically, with genetic screening - even when the screening is mandated and even when the communities are opposed to abortion. Read MoreMar 18, 2008
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Nobel laureate to speak on future of science education
Carl E. Wieman from the University of British Columbia who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of a new state of matter will give a free public lecture on the future of science education. Read MoreMar 18, 2008
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Op-Ed: In politics, negativity can be positive
An op-ed co-authored by Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer arguing that "talking about the bad as well as the good in campaigns helps voters make choices." Read MoreMar 17, 2008
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National Center on School Choice researcher wins top dissertation award
Marisa Cannata, a post-doctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the American Educational Research Association, Division L (Education Policy and Politics) Outstanding Dissertation of the Year. Read MoreMar 17, 2008
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Star organizational consultant to headline summer institute for HR professionals; Applications now being accepted
Internationally recognized organizational consultant Jean Lipman-Blumen will headline an intensive four-day course for human relations professionals July 21-25 at Vanderbilt\'s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreMar 17, 2008
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Free concert series Nashville in Our Living Room offers sneak preview of Vanderbilt University’s new undergraduate experience
Ever wanted to have a concert right in the comfort of your own living room? Some Vanderbilt University students did and now they are inviting the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities to come on over. Read MoreMar 14, 2008