Month: March 2012
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Zombie images focus of March (Lunch) Box lecture March 7
James McFarland, assistant professor of German and film, will speak on the historical beginnings of the zombie image and the reasons why it remains pervasive today in literature, film and other areas of current culture. His talk is titled “Profane Apocalypse: The Zombie Image as a Historical Symptom.” Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Make rainbow chakra totems in polymer clay workshop March 17-18
Rainbow Chakra Totems by Lindly Huanani. Photo courtesy of the artist. Sarratt Art Studios is pleased to host a weekend workshop on March 17 and 18, 2012, with internationally acclaimed artist, instructor and author Lindly Huanani. Participants will explore sculpting with polymer clay and applying… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Green Bag Luncheon Series: Green Spring Cleaning
Watch video of the the sixth installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series that took place on Wednesday, February 29, sponsored by Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the American Studies Sustainability Project. Megan Morton of Pro Utilitas gives an up-close look at the chemicals in conventional cleaners, ways… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Teach Twice Takes Off
Teach Twice shares stories from other cultures to create opportunities for change L-r: Whitley O’Connor, Grace Appert, David Schroeder, Trevor Burbank, Dan Litzow, Grace Stearns and Caroline Martin are members of the Teach Twice team. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) What do those in developing countries – where poverty is widespread and… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Fresh Air
Vanderbilt’s Outdoor Recreation Program offers many ways to enjoy the great outdoors The Outdoor Recreation Program's Linda Rosenkranz (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Reach down and trail your fingers through the cool water of the Harpeth River. Feel the spray of Burgess Falls on your face, or the rush of your own… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Great Expectations
Prospective parents have a lifeline at the Vanderbilt International Adoption Clinic L-r: Carol, Binyam and John Dunne (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Late at night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Carol Dunne is huddled over a laptop computer, desperately trying to get an Internet connection. Dunne and her husband are in the final… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Sex for Life
Sociologist Laura Carpenter examines the evolution of intimacy over the lifespan Did you know that sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in retirement homes? How about that some gay men who get the right to marry are apparently more likely to indulge in affairs, with the knowledge and consent… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Editor’s Note
(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) A friend once told me about a man he met while on a church mission trip to Haiti. A friendship was formed, and the church later paid for the Haitian man to visit America. After a whirlwind tour of shopping malls, amusement parks and all-you-can-eat buffets,… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Kudos
Anilkumar (Vanderbilt) Amrutur Anilkumar, professor of the practice of mechanical engineering, and Sankaran Mahadevan, the John R. Murray Sr. Professor of Engineering, have been elected associate fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Peter Cummings, the John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been appointed to… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Looking Back
Robert F. Vaughn (middle row, fourth from left) and the 1907-08 Vanderbilt Glee Club. (Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University Special Collections & University Archives) Founded in February 1891, the Vanderbilt Glee Club was one of the university’s first student organizations and one of the most active on campus for… Read MoreMar 1, 2012
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Dave Perkins, What’s Your Story?
Dave Perkins (John Russell/Vanderbilt) “For me, the creative life is a life of the spirit,” said Dave Perkins, musician, Vanderbilt Divinity School graduate and associate director of the school’s Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture program. “An animating force is given to you, and… Read MoreMar 1, 2012