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Democracy threatened in Latin America and Caribbean, new data shows
Sep. 20, 2017—New data about the state of Latin America will be presented at a news conference in Miami
Vanderbilt University climbs ‘U.S. News & World Report’ rankings to reach No. 14
Sep. 12, 2017—Vanderbilt rose to 14th place this year, its highest ranking to date, after holding at No. 15 the two previous years.
Vanderbilt joins NASA in eclipse balloon launch
Aug. 24, 2017—Vanderbilt University researchers joined a national NASA weather balloon project giving scientists and people around the world a view of the total solar eclipse from the edge of space.
Eclipse at The Ingram Commons
Aug. 24, 2017—Watch as the class of 2021 join together to experience a once in a lifetime full solar eclipse on The Ingram Commons. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanderbiltu, on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vanderbiltu and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanderbilt. See all Vanderbilt social media at http://social.vanderbilt.edu.
Eclipse Timelapse Montage
Aug. 24, 2017—Enjoy this montage of time-lapsed videos from across the campus of Vanderbilt University during Eclipse 2017.
Vanderbilt University community gathers for VU Eclipse 2017
Aug. 24, 2017—Vanderbilt University students, faculty, and staff joined together to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event: a total solar eclipse.
Sugars in human mother’s milk are non-toxic antibacterial agents
Aug. 20, 2017—A new study has found that sugars in mother's' milk do not just provide nutrition for babies but also help protect them from bacterial infections.
Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2017 class named
Aug. 18, 2017—An Emmy-winning writer for 'The Daily Show,' three journalists whose careers have been shaped by innovation, and a woman judge who blazed new trails have been named to the Student Media Hall of Fame.
There’s good news and bad news when photographing the upcoming solar eclipse
Aug. 15, 2017—Vanderbilt’s director of photography says there are conflicting views about possible damage to your smartphone when photographing the eclipse.
A solar eclipse can hurt your eyesight without you knowing it – here’s why.
Aug. 15, 2017—While agreeing that viewing a total solar eclipse is a chance of a lifetime, Vanderbilt Eye Institute Research Director David Calkins urges us to not look at the sun without special eclipse glasses. Catkins explains how certain spectrums of sunlight can damage your eyesight without you knowing it, until it is too late. Follow Vanderbilt...
What else can you see during the total solar eclipse?
Aug. 14, 2017—Don’t forget to look around the sky during the historic total solar eclipse. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory astronomer Billy Teets says several planets will be brightly visible as the solar eclipse occurs. Venus will be the brightest thing in the sky, besides the sun and the moon. Tests tells where to look to find the planets....
Vanderbilt astronomer says the Solar Corona is the most exciting part of a total solar eclipse
Aug. 14, 2017—The Sun’s corona is the outer atmosphere of the sun. A total solar eclipse is the only time the suns’s corona, all the way to the surface of the sun is visible. Vanderbilt astronomer Susan Stewart says a total solar eclipse gives scientists the ability to study the structure of the sun. Follow Vanderbilt on...