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Thomas A. Schwartz: “America and the Vietnam War” (1/31/13)
Watch video of “America and the Vietnam War” from the Osher Lifelong Lecture Series event on Jan. 31. Thomas A. Schwartz, a professor of history and political science at Vanderbilt, examines the war’s history, United States’ involvement, anti-war protests and more. Lifelong learners aged 50 and above can sign up… Read MoreFeb 19, 2013
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Thomas A. Schwartz: “America and the Vietnam War” (1/24/13)
Watch video of “America and the Vietnam War” from the Osher Lifelong Lecture Series event on Jan. 24. Thomas A. Schwartz, a professor of history and political science at Vanderbilt, examines the war’s history, United States’ involvement, anti-war protests and more. Lifelong learners aged 50 and above can sign up… Read MoreFeb 19, 2013
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John Siegfried: “Better Living Through Economics” (1/24/13)
Watch video of “Better Living Through Economics”, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented on Jan. 24 by Vanderbilt Professor of Economics John Siegfried, who has written a book with the same title. Siegfried will focus on various case studies to demonstrate how economic research has improved societal conditions… Read MoreFeb 19, 2013
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John Siegfried: “Better Living Through Economics” (1/17/13)
Watch video of “Better Living Through Economics”, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented on Jan. 17 by Vanderbilt Professor of Economics John Siegfried, who has written a book with the same title. Siegfried will focus on various case studies to demonstrate how economic research has improved societal conditions… Read MoreFeb 19, 2013
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Thomas A. Schwartz: “America and the Vietnam War” (1/17/13)
Watch video of “America and the Vietnam War” from the Osher Lifelong Lecture Series event on Jan. 17. Thomas A. Schwartz, a professor of history and political science at Vanderbilt, examines the war’s history, United States’ involvement, anti-war protests and more. Lifelong learners aged 50 and above can sign up… Read MoreFeb 19, 2013
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GROWing obesity prevention trial
See how community members– and Beyoncé– are helping to kick off a large, NIH funded, community-based study bent on the prevention of childhood obesity. Now excitement is building as Vanderbilt researchers work to recruit 600 families with pre-school aged children to participate in Grow Right Onto Wellness (GROW). For more… Read MoreFeb 12, 2013
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VUCast: Taking Care of Business—Find out which gender is better at getting laws passed in D.C.
This week on VUCast: Find out which gender is better at getting things done in D.C.; a new partnership brings Vanderbilt experts to you; and the story behind the song that is captivating the world. Read MoreFeb 12, 2013
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VUCast: Boy Wonder-He’s been inventing gadgets to clean the air since he was a kid. Meet the “boy wonder”.
This week on VUCast: Meet the Vanderbilt student inventor who might just save the environment; Vanderbilt's Television News Archive is a national video treasure; and Vanderbilt wins Emmy gold. Read MoreFeb 4, 2013
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VUCast Newscast: Healthy Inspiration
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: A healthy inspiration sparks a breakthrough program fighting childhood obesity. Is it the flu? A special tool to check your symptoms at home. Why this Vanderbilt student wants to be ‘King of the Nerds’ [vucastblurb] … Read MoreJan 25, 2013
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Watch Students Work on Virtual Military Design Project
See how Vanderbilt University engineering students are driving the next big idea for the U.S. military. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreJan 24, 2013
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MLK Day keynote address: Michelle Alexander on “The New Jim Crow”
Watch video of legal scholar Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” delivering the keynote address at Vanderbilt University’s annual event commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read MoreJan 21, 2013
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Watch: National Research Council members chart future of U.S. research universities
On Jan. 16, a group of stakeholders from academia, federal and state government and the private sector—including Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Lamar Alexander, former Senate Majority Leader William Frist, Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, University of Tennessee Executive Vice President David Millhorn and Chad Holliday, chairman of the board of Bank of America and retired chairman of DuPont—attended a workshop at Vanderbilt to discuss the steps that must be taken to ensure the future of the critical partnership between academia and government. Read MoreJan 21, 2013
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Vanderbilt on Coursera: Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Software
View this preview video of Doug Schmidt’s spring 2013 Coursera course, Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Software. Douglas C. Schmidt is a Professor of Computer Science, Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering program, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems, all… Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Superfoods: Eat more, lose weight
What if you could eat more and still lose weight? How about reduce disease and increase your lifespan? Sounds too good to be true, but Vanderbilt’s Barb Cramer talks with Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s nutrition expert Jamie Pope about choice foods that can help you… Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Unlikely ascent of “Hallelujah” topic of Vanderbilt lecture
Watch video of noted music journalist Alan Light discuss the improbable journey of “Hallelujah” from rejected to one of the most performed songs in rock history Jan. 15 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Light is the author of The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent… Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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VUCast: Eat More, Lose Weight!
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Eat more, lose weight! A Vandy nutritionist shows how it works Anger in the court! Why ticked-off judges may be better judges. See what inspires some of our professors to teach. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Lunch and Learn: David Lewis “What to Expect in Obama’s Second Term”
Watch video from the January 9 Lunch and Learn event with David Lewis. David Lewis, assistant chair of political science, spoke on “What to Expect in Obama’s Second Term”. President Obama was reelected with 332 Electoral College votes and 50.6% of the popular vote. Internationally, he faces a number of… Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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John Siegfried: “Better Living Through Economics”
Watch video of “Better Living Through Economics”, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented by Vanderbilt Professor of Economics John Siegfried, who has written a book with the same title. Siegfried will focus on various case studies to demonstrate how economic research has improved societal conditions over the past… Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Thomas A. Schwartz: “America and the Vietnam War”
Watch video of “America and the Vietnam War” from the Osher Lifelong Lecture Series event on Jan. 10. Thomas A. Schwartz, a professor of history and political science at Vanderbilt, examines the war’s history, United States’ involvement, anti-war protests and more. Lifelong learners aged 50 and above can sign up… Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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VUCast EXTRA: Relive the Dores Bowl Game Win
Watch, smile and wear some black and gold as we salute our football team’s Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl victory and win number 9. We can’t wait for 2013. Visit Bowl Central for more news, photos and videos of the Bowl Game. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreJan 4, 2013