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In recognition of his efforts "to protect and conserve" its cultural resources, Maya archaeologist Arthur Demarest has received one of the Republic of Guatemala's highest awards, the National Order of Cultural Patrimony. Read More

Russian and American scientists hope to help each other avert nuclear disasters by coming together at Vanderbilt Nov. 14-17 to share methods, techniques and scientific research related to secure management of nuclear materials, including those at nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons' sites and nuclear waste facilities. Read More

The economics department at Vanderbilt University marks the establishment of its newest chair, the Joe L. Roby Chair of Economics, with a lecture on Nov. 17 by the chair's first holder, Eric Bond, professor of economics and a renowned international economist. Read More

Four-month-old identical twins Abigail and Shea Patrick were miracle babies. Their parents tried to have children for years. Read More

Roy Neel, who most recently served as campaign manager for Gov. Howard Dean's presidential bid and is an adjunct professor of political science at Vanderbilt, and John Geer, a Vanderbilt professor of political science with expertise in presidential campaigns, will explore "After the Vote: Interpreting Nov. 2 and Prospects for the Next Administration" tonight at Vanderbilt. Read More

U.S. News & World Report's newly named education editor will discuss his publication's approach to covering education, as well as how it arrives at its renowned "Best College" and "Best Graduate School" rankings, in an upcoming Vanderbilt address. Read More

Nashville Christian School students will have a chance to explore the field of astronomy Tuesday, Nov. 9, thanks to a visit from the Fisk-Vanderbilt NASA Roadshow. Astronomers from Vanderbilt and Fisk universities will bring a portable, inflatable planetarium to the school to help teach students about the stars with the goal of interesting them in a career in science. Read More

He argued against the conventional wisdom that religion and science are at odds, wrote a landmark legal document and practiced medicine in a way that combined scientific and humanistic values ñ a Renaissance man centuries before the Renaissance. The enduring influence of Maimonides will be examined during a conference on Sunday, Nov. 14, and Monday, Nov. 15, held at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Former Vanderbilt All-American linebacker Jamie Duncan will return to campus this weekend to serve as grand marshal of the school's homecoming parade. Duncan, a seven-year veteran of the National Football League currently with the Atlanta Falcons, will participate in the campus parade Nov. 5, then attend the Vanderbilt-Florida game the afternoon of Nov. 6. Read More

What does the outcome of the 2004 presidential race ñ one that seemed to find the nation evenly yet definitively divided along regional and ideological lines ñ say about the overall narrative of the nation? Frank Rich, cultural critic and associate editor of The New York Times, will discuss "Culture Wars in an Election Year" on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Vanderbilt. Read More

The persuasive arguments for racial equality made by Haitian author and diplomat Antenor Firmin in his book L'Egalite des Races Humaines were roundly dismissed or ignored when he published it in 1885. Read More

Nashville will soon have a bustling new center for the arts with the opening of a $13 million Studio Arts Center expected to debut on the Vanderbilt campus in the fall of 2005. Read More

An international mathematics conference at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta will be held in honor of Vanderbilt's Edward B. Saff, professor of mathematics and executive dean of the College of Arts and Science. Read More

Months of media coverage and campaigning, political ads and polling, debates and discussion--and it all comes down to this: a nail biter of an Election Day, when either incumbent President George W. Bush or Democratic challenger John Kerry will be elected to lead the country for the next four years. Vanderbilt students will share in the excitement. Read More

Preschoolers, beginning readers and all book lovers are invited to join children's author Alyssa Satin Capucilli, author of the popular Biscuit series, for "Cookies and Milk with Biscuit" at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Room 241. The free event will feature a visit with a life-size Biscuit mascot, songs, stories, snacks and prizes. Read More

A decline in the level of America's trust in government began nearly 40 years ago, and a continuation of that trend in 2004 would benefit President George W. Bush, according to Vanderbilt political scientist Marc Hetherington. He is the author of Why Trust Matters: Declining Political Trust and the Demise of American Liberalism. Read More

Miguel de Cervantes' story of a deluded Spanish gentleman stubbornly living as an honorable knight in a world where chivalry is dead has resonated with readers for four centuries. Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is working to finalize agreements which will place the hospital as the manager of the NICU at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville as soon as January 2005. Read More

Four Vanderbilt scientists ñ Walter J. Chazin, Raymond N. Dubois Jr., Leonard C. Feldman and Dennis G. Hall ñ have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. They are being honored for contributions to research that runs the gamut from determining the atomic structure of proteins to paving the way for improved treatments of digestive diseases including colon cancer, from investigating the atomic structure of materials to providing new insights into the fundamental nature of light. Read More

Literature by Zora Neale Hurston and others can make a vital contribution to historians wishing to learn about those long misrepresented by traditional records, argues a historian who will speak at Vanderbilt University. Read More