Society And Culture
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Data Science Institute builds AI technologies to support book project about the Black experience at Vanderbilt
Partnering with the Data Science Institute, Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Director Rosevelt Noble is leveraging custom artificial intelligence techniques to identify common themes and topics for his book, "Lost in the Ivy," about the experience of African Americans at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 23, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt Xiu Cravens: “When you have students that are so diverse, it’s important for our faculty members to be a part of that”
Xiu Cravens, professor of the practice of education policy, describes how her understanding of her culture, language and opportunities in China informs her work with Vanderbilt students. Read MoreMar 21, 2022
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Atlanta shootings a year ago sparked AAPI communities to call for change
March 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the day a 21-year-old man went on a shooting rampage at three spas in the Atlanta area, killing eight people—six of them women of Asian descent. The shootings stoked outrage and fear among Asian Americans, who were already experiencing discrimination, racism and hate crimes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The act of violence led to dialogue at Vanderbilt and college campuses across the country and resulted in calls to create more inclusive spaces for AAPI populations. Read MoreMar 18, 2022
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Panel discussion: ‘From Vincent Chin to #StopAAPIHate: Helen Zia and 40+ Years of Asian American Activism’
To observe the first anniversary of the shootings that targeted Asian American women in Atlanta and the 40th anniversary of the killing of Chinese American Vincent Chin by white autoworkers, Vanderbilt’s AAPI employee affinity group will host an in-person event with author and activist Helen Zia, 12:30–2 p.m. March 24. Read MoreMar 18, 2022
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WATCH: Reform for Redemption: Cyntoia Brown-Long and Gov. Bill Haslam call for criminal justice reform
During the first-ever public conversation between former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and sex trafficking victim and convicted murderer Cyntoia Brown-Long, the two agreed that significant improvements are needed in the criminal justice system. On March 15, Brown-Long and Haslam came together for Vanderbilt’s first public lecture at Langford Auditorium since the COVID-19 pandemic halted similar events for nearly two years. Read MoreMar 18, 2022
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Initiative for Race Research and Justice to host ‘Was Whoopi Right? A Webinar Panel Discussion about Race and Jewishness’
The Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt Peabody College will host a virtual panel discussion to address actor Whoopi Goldberg’s recent comments about race, Jewishness and the Holocaust. The free event is scheduled for Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. CT. Registration is required. Read MoreMar 15, 2022
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Portrait series honors contributions of six women pivotal to Vanderbilt
Six women who have helped shape the university and its history are being honored as part of a new Women at Vanderbilt Portrait Project at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. The portraits, commemorating women from the 19th century through today, will be unveiled at an event on March 14. Read MoreMar 7, 2022
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Vanderbilt University professor Kimberly Welch awarded prestigious 2022 Dan David Prize
Kimberly Welch, associate professor of history and assistant professor of law at Vanderbilt University, has been awarded a 2022 Dan David Prize. The internationally renowned annual award, headquartered at Tel Aviv University, gives prizes of $300,000 each to nine early- to mid-career history scholars whose outstanding contributions expand knowledge of the past, enrich society in the present and promise to improve the future of the world. Read MoreMar 1, 2022
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Literature researchers identify attitudes toward genetics across 100 years of film and television
Science’s influence on pop culture is undeniable, and the reverse is equally important. Research led by Jay Clayton, the first literature professor to ever receive funding from the NIH, shows that films portray genetic science as risky far more often than television shows. Read MoreFeb 28, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt Daniel Gervais: “What it gives you is a fresh perspective”
Daniel J. Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law, director of the Vanderbilt Intellectual Property Program and faculty co-director of the LL.M. Program, as well as professor of French, describes how his work in international law has shaped his view on collaboration and teaching. Read MoreFeb 23, 2022
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Art, science, history converge in exhibit examining racial issues in STEM
The intersection of science and society is the foundation of a multi-institutional collaboration of students and faculty in a virtual and physical art exhibit titled "Nested Knowledge: Disentangling History, Truth and Race in STEM Experiences." The exhibit can be experienced online and at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, through February 2022 in honor of Black History Month. Read MoreFeb 4, 2022
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Applications open for Map the System competition
Students may now apply to participate in Map the System, the Wond'ry's global systems thinking competition that prepares students to understand and help resolve complex social and environmental problems confronting our communities. Read MoreJan 18, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt: Ji Hye Jung: “Collaboration is part of our DNA”
Associate professor of percussion at Blair School of Music Ji Hye Jung describes how her teaching is informed by her perspective as an international faculty member. Read MoreJan 13, 2022
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Living history: Professor creates COVID-19 pop-up art installation
Recognizing the long-term historical significance of the signs, posters and stickers encouraging COVID-19 health and safety protocols on campus over the past two years, Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies Shaul Kelner has collected these artifacts in a pop-up art installation on the third floor of Garland Hall. Read MoreJan 13, 2022
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Vanderbilt University Coffee Equity Lab launches Coffee Equity Design Challenge
Vanderbilt's Coffee Equity Lab has launched the Coffee Equity Design Challenge, in which students and coffee professionals will team up to co-create meaningful innovations for a more equitable and sustainable coffee industry. Read MoreJan 5, 2022
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The Wond’ry aids Vanderbilt student in designing African language learning app to connect with native roots
With help from the Wondr'y, Vanderbilt students and peers have designed an African language learning app to connect with their native roots. Read MoreDec 2, 2021
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Vanderbilt doctoral student conducts first-ever study of life expectancy among different Asian American ethnic groups
Darwin Baluran, a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology, sought to investigate the intermixture of ethnicities included under the “Asian” racial category—one of the nation’s fastest-growing groups—and the health of these groups in the United States. Read MoreNov 24, 2021
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Scientists write children’s books to share career paths and promote STEM education
A team of Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty are working together to produce a series of children’s science books aimed at fourth grade–level readers. Read MoreOct 18, 2021
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The Wond’ry’s Coffee Equity Lab to host fall 2021 conversation series with international coffee experts
Join global coffee entrepreneurs and experts throughout October and November for discussions on the socio-economic factors contributing to the coffee industry’s growth. Read MoreSep 28, 2021
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Vanderbilt Blair School’s Wilson Music Library enables singular research and teaching of global and local musicology
Holling Smith-Borne, director of the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music’s Anne Potter Wilson Library, uses his own music background in assisting faculty to teach unique aspects of music as well as curating exhibits for library patrons that showcase local music history. Read MoreSep 8, 2021