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Cole Lecture Part 2: The Religious Right and the Quest to Reframe American History
Watch video of Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and the Graduate Chair of Religion, University of Pennsylvania, as she discusses the implications of the reconstuctionist, revisionist history that permeates many conservative and fundamentalist Christian churches and political action organizations. The presentation is part of the Divinity School’s 2012… Read MoreOct 31, 2012
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VUCast: Wearable Robot
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Amazing Vanderbilt research you have to see to believe! How this “wearable robot” helps paraplegics walk! How winning a football game could influence who wins the presidency. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 31, 2012
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Dorothy E. Roberts: Fatal Invention: The New Biopolitics of Race
Watch video of Dorothy E. Roberts – recently named Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at the University of Pennsylvania – presenting “Fatal Invention: The New Biopolitics of Race” based on her latest book Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century. An acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, Roberts… Read MoreOct 30, 2012
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InsideOut of the Lunch Box: The Culture of Irish Music in America
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series – The Culture of Irish Music in America – which took place on October 25. Eileen Ivers is an original musical star of the hit show Riverdance and has been named All-Ireland Fiddle Champion nine… Read MoreOct 26, 2012
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Religion and Health: Pitfalls and Possibilities (10/24/12)
Watch video of Keith Meador presenting “Religion and Health: Pitfalls and Possibilities” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute lecture series. The course reviews the historical context and current research and conversations regarding religion and health in American culture. We will examine the significance and implications of our “therapeutic culture”… Read MoreOct 26, 2012
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VUCast: Pawn Stars
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Why one Vandy professor says pawn shops are a better economic move than you realize. Which gives a bigger political punch to undecided voters—the debates or negative ads? Go behind closed “Dores” to see what game day is really like. Read MoreOct 26, 2012
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Contemporary Debates in Criminal Justice: Government Surveillance
Watch video of Christopher Slobogin presenting “Contemporary Debates in Criminal Justice: Government Surveillance” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute lecture series. The course explores a number of the hottest topics in criminal justice: the death penalty, the insanity defense, preventive detention, surveillance and other topics relating to investigation… Read MoreOct 26, 2012
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4th Annual National Security Symposium “The Evolving Role of U.S. Military Intervention”
Watch video of retired four-star Gen. Anthony Zinni – the keynote speaker at the 2012 National Security Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The theme this year was “The Evolving Role of U.S. Military Intervention.” Zinni, who is retired from the Marines and a former commander in chief of U.S. Central Command, is an instructor… Read MoreOct 26, 2012
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Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture Series: Edward Ayers: “The Humanities in Our Times”
Watch video of Edward L. Ayers, President and Professor of History at the University of Richmond, present this year’s Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture on Thursday, October 18 in Flynn Auditorium. His talk is entitled “The Humanities in Our Times.” Prior to his appointment at the University of Richmond, Ayers… Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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VUCast: Sci-Fi Author
This Week on VUCast: She’s juggling her studies and life as a sci-fi author! Meet writing phenom Kat Zhang. See the new and improved Sarratt/Rand. Which women are more at risk for heart attacks. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 19, 2012
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LPO Colloquium Event: Dr. Susanna Loeb
Dr. Susanna Loeb talks about the effect of teacher turnover on student achievement. Read MoreOct 19, 2012
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Video: Panel discussion: Election 2012 and the Congressional “Lame Duck”: What’s at Stake?
Watch video of a lunchtime panel discussion on “Election 2012 and the Congressional ‘Lame Duck’: What’s at Stake?”. The panel, hosted by Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, will be moderated by Beth Fortune, vice chancellor for public affairs, and will feature: John… Read MoreOct 15, 2012
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VUCast: New Show Shines!
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: The Vanderbilt connection to the new TV hit Nashville! How your smartphone could start saving lives. How music is going to the HEART of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 11, 2012
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VUCast: Stock Obsession
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Why our obsession with stock prices is killing U.S. companies. How powerful is the shrinking undecided voter? Vanderbilt takes you from farm to fork [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 5, 2012
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VUCast: Gators Give Researchers Clues
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: What these “sensitive” alligators have in common with humans. Brainy bugs! Why ants are smarter than the average bug. And a worldwide “girl power” movement comes to Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 28, 2012
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Little Leaguer is a diabetes pro
Middle Tennessee’s latest celebrities are the 11-and-12-year-old Little League U.S. World Series Champions from Goodlettesville. But one young player already had quite a fan base built up at a Vanderbilt pediatric diabetes clinic, where he has been a patient most of his life. Luke Brown and his family are also… Read MoreSep 27, 2012
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Carrie A. Russell: “We the People: American Citizenship and Voter Identification Laws”
Watch video of Carrie A. Russell, senior lecturer in political science present “We the People: American Citizenship and Voter Identification Laws,” part of this year’s forum to examine voter identification laws as Vanderbilt University marked Constitution Day. Russell’s presentation tied the obligations of citizenship with the effects of voter identification laws. This… Read MoreSep 26, 2012
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Lunch and Learn: John Geer
Watch video from the September 21 Lunch and Learn event with John Geer. John Geer, chair of political science, spoke on “Negativity and the 2012 Presidential Campaign: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” This presidential campaign will be the most negative in modern history. Geer argued why that is… Read MoreSep 25, 2012
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VUCast: Home Run for Health
This week on VUCast: They won our hearts. Now, learn how one champion is winning his fight with diabetes. Some Vanderbilt classes are soon coming to a computer near you. And, Popeye was right. Researchers give new meaning to the term spinach power. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreSep 19, 2012
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A message from Chancellor Zeppos: Vanderbilt joins Coursera
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt University) Dear Vanderbilt Community: As one of our nation’s and world’s top research universities, Vanderbilt advances its mission by integrating and disseminating knowledge and information. Increasingly, Internet technology presents an exciting conduit for the broad dissemination of knowledge to millions. Last year, I appointed… Read MoreSep 19, 2012