Month: October 2012
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Veteran Republican political consultant to appear Oct. 16
Fred Davis Fred Davis, who served as a media strategist for both George W. Bush and John McCain, will be the second guest in the three-part Election Event Series being sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the First Amendment Center, the… Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Get discounts on upcoming Irish music, holiday-themed performances at TPAC
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is offering discounts to the Vanderbilt community on these upcoming performances: Eileen Ivers, the original star of Riverdance, and her band Immigrant Soul blend Irish, American, African and Latin influences in their high-energy concerts. Ivers is a founding member of Cherish the Ladies… Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Dutch athletes visit campus to learn from baseball team
Members of the Dutch National Baseball Team visited with Commodore coaches and players. Pictured (l-r): Netherlands coach Steve Janssen, Floris Timmer, Vanderbilt Associate Head Coach Derek Johnson, Kaj Timmermans, Tim Halderman and Martijn Nijhoff. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics) In late September, two coaches and three players from the… Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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One of two Romney approaches offers his best chance: Vanderbilt analysis
Mitt Romney can still win the presidential election if he can convince Americans he has the best plan to reinvigorate the economy, according to analysis by Vanderbilt professor John Geer of two new ads released by Romney’s campaign. Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Get discounts on Predators tickets
Members of the Vanderbilt community can receive discounted tickets to upcoming Nashville Predators home games, including: Oct. 13 vs. St. Louis Blues Oct. 16 vs. Colorado Avalanche Oct. 18 vs. Vancouver Canucks Oct. 20 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins All games start at 7 p.m. Discounted ticket prices: $31 – Goal… Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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VU study shows no gender gap in sports concussions
A new study conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players revealed no gender-related differences. Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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LifeFlight rolls out mobile emergency command center
by Jerry Jones Middle Tennessee emergency crews have a new tool available for them to help manage large scale events and disasters. A mobile emergency command and communications bus is now available from Vanderbilt LifeFlight, free of charge, to any hospital or emergency agency to help… Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Daphne Koller: “The Online Revolution: Education for Everyone”
Watch video of Daphne Koller, professor of computer science at Stanford and co-founder and co-CEO of Coursera, delivering the School of Engineering’s annual John R. & Donna S. Hall Lecture. Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Auto experts recognize cars like most people recognize faces
The most detailed brain mapping study to date has found that the area of the brain that recognizes faces is also used to identify objects of expertise. Read MoreOct 1, 2012
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‘Obesity: Did Our Numbers Really Go Down?’ lecture Oct. 5
The Community Research Partners Meeting, “Obesity Through the Lens of Public Health: Did Our Numbers Really Go Down?” will take place Friday, Oct. 5. It will be held at the downtown YMCA at 1000 Church Street in Nashville, 8:30-10 a.m. A light breakfast will be provided. RSVP to… Read MoreOct 1, 2012