Communications And Marketing
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VUCast Newscast: Free Degree
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How focusing on inner city kids could earn you a free master’s degree Vanderbilt’s ties to a major motion picture Sex for life! [vucastblurb] … Read MoreMar 26, 2012
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Reconsidering a Classic: Walter Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
Watch video of one presentation that is part of a yearlong series sponsored by Vanderbilt History Seminar devoted to exploring the theme of Rich & Poor across historical space and time. The seminar on March 19, with commentators Pius Adesanmi and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, focused on Walter Rodney’s influential and much… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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InsideOut of the Lunch Box: “The Voice”
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series – The Voice – which took place on March 15. We all know Music City produces some of the world’s most famous singers. What you may not know is that Music City is also the home… Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Free Health Advice
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: See the dramatic changes inside an innovative, fully volunteer, Vanderbilt medical clinic A Vandy professor heads to the White House Go behind the curtain with baseball coach Tim Corbin [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 19, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Provocative Politics
This week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Provocative Politics: the power of a sensational ad See the Civil War through the eyes of those who stayed at home Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine goes hip hop [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 9, 2012
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For music students, preparing for competitions and auditions has to be about more than winning
They say everyone loves a winner, so musicians, like athletes and entrepreneurs, spend an inordinate amount of time preparing to outperform the competition. There’s no scoreboard or balance sheet. Musicians leave their progress lingering in the air to hear every time they perform. “There’s no way of avoiding competition,” says… Read MoreMar 9, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Teaching Through Touch
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Teaching through touch: How new technology is taking math to a new level Vandy students go inside ESPN What the mantra “no less” means to Commodore women’s basketball [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 2, 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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Cindy Wedel: “Preparing Your Garden for Spring”
Watch video of Community Connections’ 2nd Gardening series presentation – “Preparing Your Garden for Spring” with Cindy Wedel, Director, Service Excellence Coaching & Consulting. Cindy comes from a long line of gardeners. Her father owned “Wedel’s Greenery” a small niche retail operation in Michigan. Other family businesses were Caroline’s Gardens… Read MoreFeb 29, 2012
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Signing Day VU Style
Take a behind the scenes look at what some are calling the best recruiting class in Vanderbilt football history. It’s the NFL draft college style. Read MoreFeb 22, 2012
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How Cool Cap saved this baby’s life
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has treated more than 200 babies with Cool Cap since 2006. Researchers are looking at ways to extend the therapy to premature infants. Read MoreFeb 20, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Cool cap saves baby
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How Cool Cap saves babies’ lives ESPN College GameDay visits Memorial Gym Why storyline wins over sensationalism in commercials Two Vandy students become TV stars! [vucastblurb]… Read MoreFeb 17, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Louder Than a Bomb
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How the Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam changed a Vandy student’s life How the GOP can attract Latino voters … Read MoreFeb 10, 2012
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Psychology Today: Must cutting calories lead to binge eating?
Vanderbilt psychologist David Schlundt weighs in on the issue of whether or not cutting calories is bound to lead to binge eating and explains why we need to "personalize" our diets. Read MoreFeb 10, 2012
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Inside a Pred’s Coach’s Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
When the Nashville Predators take the ice—it’s all about strength, precision and teamwork. But when a beloved former coach with the Preds started feeling the harsh symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease—he turned to a team here at Vanderbilt. Coach Brent Peterson allowed VUCast’s Carole Bartoo and Mike Todd inside the operating… Read MoreJan 30, 2012
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John McClure: Mashup religion – Pop music and theological invention
Listen to an interview with John McClure, the Charles G. Finney Professor of Preaching and Worship, about his new book, Mashup Religion: Pop Music and Theological Invention. Interviewed by Chris Benda, Divinity School librarian. Read MoreJan 27, 2012
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Vanderbilt fans flock to Memphis for AutoZone Liberty Bowl
More than 30,000 Vanderbilt fans painted the streets of Memphis with black and gold for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, 2011. From the parade to the pep rallies, the tailgates to Dore Alley, and the game against Cincinnati, Commodore fans made the bowl trip a memorable experience. Relive… Read MoreJan 27, 2012
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VUCast Newscast: Inside a Preds coach’s deep brain stimulation surgery
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: · Inside A Preds coach’s deep brain stimulation surgery · How nicotine could impact memory · Why a research lab wants Vandy undergrads [vucastblurb]… Read MoreJan 27, 2012
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Green Bag Luncheon Series: Sustainable food choices offered by VU Dining; Cooking with herbs
Watch Suzanne Herron of VU Dining discussing sustainable food options offered in dining establishments on campus. The second half of the program featured Stacey Kendrick of Health Plus presenting healthy recipes that incorporate fresh herbs, taste delicious and are easy for you to make at home. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and… Read MoreJan 26, 2012
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National Science Foundation: Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Two years after losing his leg in a shark attack, Craig Hutto became the test pilot for a unique and powerful new prosthetic leg being developed by mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb and his team at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 24, 2012