Year: 2011
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New outdoor electronic exhibit draws visitors into libraries’ renovated galleries
(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) If you’ve walked or driven recently by the 21st Avenue side of Vanderbilt’s Central Library and Special Collections, you’ve probably noticed the new electronic exhibit with five-foot-tall images mounted on the building’s exterior corner closest to the Divinity School. “That building corner presented the perfect opportunity to… Read MoreFeb 23, 2011
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Vanderbilt looks at slavery at March 25 symposium
Scholars from Duke, UC-Berkeley and Columbia will look at slavery and its afterlives during a daylong symposium at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 23, 2011
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Brainstorm 2011 events begin March 3
"Brainstorm 2011," a series of free public events about brain research hosted by Vanderbilt University, will explore post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and the mysteries of feelings and perception throughout the month of March. Read MoreFeb 23, 2011
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Protein ‘scissors’ cut path for cancer
The protein matriptase "cuts" a key component of the prostate tissue barrier and may be involved in prostrate cancer progression, new research finds. Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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Edwin McAlister: “Engineering as a Profession – A Career Perspective”
Watch video of the Feb. 22 talk, “Engineering as a Profession – A Career Perspective” by Edwin McAlister, director of Air and Missile Defense Programs for Northrop Grumman. Sponsored by E-Council, ASME and SAE, SAME, Vanderbilt Aerospace Club. Part of National Engineers Week at Vanderbilt. Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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InsideOut of the Lunch Box with The Melodores
Watch video of the Feb. 17, 2011, InsideOut of the Lunch Box program featuring the Melodores at TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall. Founded in 2009, The Vanderbilt Melodores are the newest male a cappella group to hit the Vanderbilt campus. Comprising over a dozen members, they bring the tradition of a… Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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How to Listen to Classical Music: Brash Brass and the Mighty Winds
Watch video of the Feb. 17, 2011, class, “Brash Brass and the Mighty Winds.” Mitchell Korn introduces to class participants the range, construction, sound production and history of brass and wind instruments. From conch shell and hunting horns to modern trumpets, oboes and horns, class participants get to blow as… Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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“Religious History of the U.S. from the Earliest European Settlements to the Present”
Watch videos of Carole Bucy, professor of history at Volunteer State Community College, teaching classes on “Religious History of the U.S. from the Earliest European Settlements to the Present” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. You need flash to play this video. Diversity has long been one of… Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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Osher Lifelong Learning spring preview
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt supports lifelong learning. Watch the Spring 2011 professors describe the upcoming classes. Osher is an organization that provides adults with educational programs, stimulating tours and trips, and a variety of social events. The program reflects the high academic standards espoused by the university… Read MoreFeb 22, 2011
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‘Glass ceiling’ exists for women surgeons
Less than a third of surgeons who advance to senior ranks in the U.S. are women, and it's not because they're less qualified or less productive than their male counterparts, new research finds. Read MoreFeb 21, 2011
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New model to test how antidepressants work
A new mouse model offers the ability to better test how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work and could lead to the development of new classes of anti-depressants. Read MoreFeb 18, 2011
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Hal, make room for Watson
HAL 9000 from the movie 2001 and WATSON from the Jeopardy competition Hal, make room for Watson. When it defeated two of the all-time champions of the television game Jeopardy this week, the IBM computer named Watson joined Hal 9000 in the ranks of… Read MoreFeb 18, 2011
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VUCast: Fighting on the front lines
Hear from a Vanderbilt doctor in South America who is fighting the H1N1 epidemic first-hand. Plus, Vanderbilt researchers go deep underground in search of cave drugs. And Coach Franklin starts to build a solid gold team! [vucastblurb]… Read MoreFeb 18, 2011
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Noted photographer, environmental activist J Henry Fair talks ‘Industrial Scars’ March 1 at Vanderbilt University
Operation at BP Macondo spill in Gulf of Mexico (photograph by J Henry Fair, 2010) Noted photographer and environmentalist J Henry Fair will give a talk on and do a slide presentation of images from “Industrial Scars,” his exploration of the detritus of consumer society through large-scale aerial… Read MoreFeb 17, 2011
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Perspectives on Obama, Palin and more at Saturday University
Public invited to lecture series on American politics Political experts John Geer, Dave Lewis and Alan Wiseman will speak during the spring Saturday University lecture series at Vanderbilt University. Saturday University, designed to fill the niche between the single lecture and a full degree program, offers a lecture… Read MoreFeb 17, 2011
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The Invisible Line: American families’ journeys from black to white
African Americans have continually crossed the color line and assimilated into white communities since the 17th century, without science or surgery. A new book reveals how, and why. Read MoreFeb 17, 2011
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Getting left-right asymmetry right
The protein Nodal has been found to hold the keys to vertebrate asymmetry. Read MoreFeb 17, 2011
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Kennedy Center celebrates Science Day 2011
A record crowd of students and presenters turned out for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development's 2011 Science Day Feb. 15. Read MoreFeb 16, 2011
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Joseph Glatthaar: Why the Confederacy Lost: The Experiences of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
Watch video of the talk, “Why the Confederacy Lost: The Experiences of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.” Joseph Glatthaar, the Stephenson Distinguished Professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke Feb. 8, 2011, as part of a College of Arts and Science-sponsored series… Read MoreFeb 16, 2011
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Arianna Huffington, Tim Pawlenty among headliners at Vanderbilt University’s 2011 Impact Symposium
Arianna Huffington (Photo courtesy of Washington Speakers Bureau) PLEASE NOTE that Arianna Huffington and William Kristol’s talk was rescheduled and took place Monday night. Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post; Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota; Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic… Read MoreFeb 16, 2011