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First analyst to predict the financial collapse to speak at Vanderbilt University April 5
Alumnus Michael Burry, the first analyst to predict the 2008 financial collapse, will be at Vanderbilt April 5 as part of this year's Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreMar 24, 2011
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Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile premieres April 7 at Vanderbilt University
The Steve Martin play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, premieres at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University on April 7. Read MoreMar 24, 2011
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“Prevention of Global HIV/AIDS: Old Challenges and New Paradigms”
Watch video of the March 22 Chancellor’s Lecture Series talk. Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health Director Sten Vermund presents “Prevention of Global HIV/AIDS: Old Challenges and New Paradigms” as part of the 2010-2011 Chancellor’s Lecture Series. HIV/AIDS continues to be a global medical emergency of unprecedented proportions with multiple… Read MoreMar 23, 2011
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High school students partner with Vanderbilt University to promote energy conservation
Catherine Caffey and Emily Alsentzer (Photo courtesy School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt) For many college students who are not faced with electric bills, energy conservation is not considered a priority. Two Metro Nashville high school students are attempting to change that attitude by implementing an energy conservation competition… Read MoreMar 4, 2011
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Vermund to address prevention of global HIV/AIDS March 22
Sten Vermund Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health Director Sten Vermund will present “Prevention of Global HIV/AIDS: Old Challenges and New Paradigms” on March 22 at Vanderbilt University as part of the 2010-2011 Chancellor’s Lecture Series. HIV/AIDS continues to be a global medical emergency of unprecedented proportions with multiple challenges in… Read MoreMar 3, 2011
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“Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . .”: What scholars can learn from novelists – and journalists – about storytelling
Watch video of the Feb. 24 talk by Adam Hochschild, author and journalist, titled “‘Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch . . .’: What Scholars Can Learn from Novelists–and Journalists–about Storytelling.” Hochschild is an award-winning author of six books, including King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial… Read MoreFeb 25, 2011
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Two-Part Stellar Nights program at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory examines age of universe
March 8th and May 3rd lectures open to the public Vanderbilt University Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub will present a two-part lecture series titled “How Old is the Universe?” at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 8, and the second lecture… Read MoreFeb 15, 2011
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Writer Adam Hochschild to speak at Vanderbilt University Feb. 24 about the impact of storytelling in historical and scholarly writing
Adam Hochschild (Photo courtesy of Media Sparks) Writer and journalist Adam Hochschild will give a lecture titled “’Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch . . .’: What Scholars Can Learn from Novelists – and Journalists – about Storytelling,” on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Room 114 Furman Hall… Read MoreFeb 11, 2011
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Show love for the Earth this Valentine’s Day
Vanderbilt University expert suggests environmentally friendly Valentine’s Day celebration alternatives Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, is a day filled with cards, sweets, flowers and gifts. Like many holidays, its celebration can create unintentional environmental side effects, such as the consumption of natural resources and the generation of solid waste. But… Read MoreFeb 4, 2011
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The Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt
Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Neely Auditorium. (Vanderbilt University Department of Theatre) The 18th-century farce The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni premieres at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 18. The central character, the servant, is constantly hungry. When an opportunity… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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Free performance of “Women of Will” at Vanderbilt Feb. 3
Tina Packer and Nigel Gore bring Women of Will to Ingram Hall Feb. 3 (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on the Vanderbilt campus. The performance… Read MoreJan 20, 2011
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Lighting upgrade at Vanderbilt University’s Buttrick Hall saves 34 metric tons of GHG emissions
A recent upgrade to the lighting in Buttrick Hall, a classroom building on Vanderbilt University’s campus, saves both money and the environment. The Plant Operations crew replaced 150 50-watt MR-16 halogen light bulbs with 6-watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The new LED lights will save 57,000 kilowatt hours per year… Read MoreDec 23, 2010
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Dawn Turton named assistant provost for faculty
Dawn Turton, executive director of the Vanderbilt International Office since 2007, has been named assistant provost for faculty. Beginning Dec. 1, she will manage the university’s five-year interim review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and will work with schools to facilitate the recognition of Vanderbilt’s faculty… Read MoreNov 11, 2010
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Robert Spencer named assistant vice chancellor for treasury
Robert Spencer, formerly director of financial planning at Vanderbilt University, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for treasury. Effective Nov. 1, Spencer began working directly with the vice chancellor for finance’s office to further advance the professional stewardship of the university’s working capital and debt portfolios. “Robert will… Read MoreNov 11, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Students conducting hands-on training to make biodiesel fuel at Vanderbilt University Nov. 11
Members of the Vanderbilt student organization the Alternative Energy Club will present a hands-on training and demonstration about making biodiesel fuel on campus on Thursday, Nov. 11. Small groups of volunteers will be led by members of the Alternative Energy Club in making mini-batches of biodiesel starting with waste vegetable… Read MoreNov 11, 2010
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Video: “Motivation, Creativity and (Not) Writing”
Watch video of Paul Silvia speaking about “Motivation, Creativity, and (Not) Writing,” Nov. 4 at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Silvia, associate professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is the author of How to Write A Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive… Read MoreNov 5, 2010
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Vanderbilt University to host one-day workshop Nov. 12 about ‘Service Learning for Sustainability’
The Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and the Tennessee Higher Education Sustainability Association will co-host a one-day workshop on integrating service learning and sustainability education. The workshop will illustrate how this engagement and synergy can be fostered, building stronger bonds between the campus and the city. Special attention will be… Read MoreNov 3, 2010
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Vanderbilt University improves grade on College Sustainability Report Card 2011
Vanderbilt University’s results on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card improved in five of the nine sustainability categories and stayed consistent in the other four categories. The university received an overall grade of “B,” an improvement from the C+ in the 2010 Report Card. The nine sustainability categories and Vanderbilt’s… Read MoreNov 1, 2010
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Stellar Nights program Nov. 16 to focus on ‘Mining the Milky Way’
The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of “The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe” with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. “Mining the Milky Way” will be given by Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy and physics, on Tuesday, Nov. 16,… Read MoreNov 1, 2010