Month: September 2015
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Evidence that Earth’s first mass extinction was caused by critters, not catastrophe
The Earth's first mass extinction event 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption, but by the rise of early animals that dramatically changed to prehistoric environment. Read MoreSep 2, 2015
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10 questions with Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Dan Morgan
The Hustler sat down with Dan Morgan, the new Associate Dean of the College of Arts Sciences and Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, to talk about geology, Maymesters, and the true reason Vanderbilt is the happiest school in the nation. Read MoreSep 1, 2015
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A VU Inside: Professor explores caves for clues to climate change
VIDEO» For Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Jessica Oster, getting data means getting dirty. Oster and her team are collecting mineral deposits deep inside caves to find clues to climate change. Read MoreSep 1, 2015
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A Foot in Both Camps: J.D./M.D.’s work at the intersection of medicine, public policy and ethics
Vanderbilt’s J.D./M.D. program, started in 2001, was designed to allow students to become fully engrossed in each school separately, ensuring the development of two distinct viewpoints during their six years of study. While graduates tend to practice in just one of the professions, their studies allow remarkable insights into today’s… Read MoreSep 1, 2015