Society And Culture
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Cornfield named 2013 Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow
The LERA Fellows Award recognizes labor scholars and professionals who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field over the course of 10 years or more. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt professors awarded 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships
Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science professors Ken Catania and Helmut Smith are among 178 scholars, artists and scientists named 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellows. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Doctors need to be political advocates for patients, expert says
Doctors and other health care workers need to be advocates for improving not just biological conditions, but also social ones, said the director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Vanderbilt Sociology celebrates 80 years
Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology celebrated its 80th anniversary Feb. 17 and 18 with visits from a civil rights lawyer and historian, and two prominent sociologists. Read MoreMar 6, 2014
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Victims of crime, corruption more likely to emigrate from Central America
Vanderbilt's LAPOP researchers say people who have been asked to pay a bribe or been the victim of a crime are more likely to leave their Central America homeland seeking a new life. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Biography of Sam Cooke is Guralnick’s fourth Blues Hall of Fame book
A biography of singer-songwriter Sam Cooke will be the fourth book by Peter Guralnick to be declared “a classic in blues literature” by the Blues Hall of Fame. Read MoreFeb 19, 2014
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PRI’s The World: Does the West have a monopoly on romantic love?
Some scholars still believe that romantic love was invented by European troubadours in the Middle Ages, and that people outside of the western tradition don’t really experience it. Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology, decided to test that theory. The verdict? Everybody loves. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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Bound for life: The Aztec blood link to the gods begins at birth
When an Aztec child was born, soothsayers would consult the birth almanacs contained in codices to determine the most auspicious date to initiate the child into the Aztec community. Read MoreFeb 10, 2014
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Income inequality is making Americans sick, Metzl says
Vanderbilt researcher Jonathan Metzl has coined the term "structural competency" as a starting point for doctors to realize how medical problems are often downstream results of upstream societal decisions. Read MoreFeb 10, 2014
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Vanderbilt receives $1.475 million Mellon Foundation grant to create humanities partnership
The Mellon Partners for Humanities Education initiative will support specialized training for new Vanderbilt Ph.D.s in preparing students for teaching at liberal arts colleges and historically black colleges and universities, as well as provide education regarding public and digital humanities. Read MoreDec 27, 2013
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Listen: Divinity professor offers new look at Book of Judges
Jack M. Sasson, the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible, offers a new appreciation of the first 12 chapters of the book of Judges in a forthcoming book that is part of the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary Series. Read MoreDec 6, 2013
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Neon projects elite aura for amateur athletes
Bright-colored products and brands do more than just draw attention. They allow people to signal a personal identity that aligns them with elite athletes, explains Vanderbilt marketing professor Jennifer Escalas. Read MoreNov 13, 2013
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Arcus grant bridges Vanderbilt Divinity classroom and community
Vanderbilt University Divinity School students will work with religious and community service organizations to develop resources on issues surrounding religious beliefs and sexual orientation, thanks to a new grant from the Arcus Foundation, with support from the Carpenter Foundation. Read MoreNov 8, 2013
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Understanding the lifelong benefits of preschool
High-quality preschool is an effective way to reduce social problems associated with poverty because it teaches children the psychological skills they need to succeed as adults, according to a Vanderbilt professor who studies the economics of human development. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Vanderbilt professor awarded Roland H. Bainton Book Prize
Paul C.H. Lim, a Vanderbilt University religious historian, has received the 2013 Roland H. Bainton Book Prize for Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Historian Landers featured in new PBS series ‘The African Americans’
Vanderbilt historian Jane Landers appears in the first episode of a new PBS documentary series about the history of African Americans, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Read MoreOct 11, 2013
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Chile could expect more protests: LAPOP
Analysts with Vanderbilt's LAPOP team say Chilean authorities might want to brace for more civil discord in that country. Read MoreOct 10, 2013
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New faculty: LaTonya Trotter studies the sociology of health care
LaTonya Trotter is bringing her sociology training and health care experience together to study how nurse practitioners fit into today’s medical environment. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Award-winning author Lorrie Moore will balance writing and teaching at Vanderbilt
Lorrie Moore, a distinguished American fiction writer who was a 2012 Chancellor’s Lecturer at Vanderbilt, has kept the corner of her eye on the university’s storied English department over the years. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Kevin Murphy looks for reflections of history in architecture
One of the first things Kevin Murphy did after accepting the offer to join Vanderbilt’s history of art department was explore Nashville’s historic neighborhoods. Read MoreOct 7, 2013