Arts And Science
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Listen: Edgehill’s rich culture conveyed through Curb Center art exhibition
A Curb Center exhibition opening Jan. 21 considers the future for a vibrant Nashville neighborhood through some of its past and present artists. Read MoreJan 5, 2016
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Listen: Class uses mapping technology to trace African American presence in country music
In a new class taught by writer-in-residence Alice Randall, students were surprised to learn the deep historical African American influence on country music from its earliest roots to today. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Manhattan Project physicist, professor Ernest Jones has died
Ernest Jones, one of the last of the generation of scientists to have worked on the Manhattan Project, died Dec. 19. He was 97. Read MoreDec 30, 2015
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The most popular research stories of 2015
With discoveries ranging from the origins of consciousness to the end of the universe, 2015 was a year of incredibly diverse research at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreDec 28, 2015
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Psychotherapies have long-term benefit for those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome
A new meta-analysis has found that the beneficial effects of using psychological therapy to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are not only short term but are also long lasting. Read MoreDec 28, 2015
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards and achievements
Read about the latest faculty, staff and student awards and achievements. Read MoreDec 18, 2015
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Grant to Vanderbilt historian will help fund book on diabetes
Vanderbilt historian Arleen Tuchman is getting some assistance with her work on a book about the cultural history of diabetes. Read MoreDec 17, 2015
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Listen: Register now for Vanderbilt Osher winter 2016 classes
Learn how to play the steel drums, watch a performance of "King Lear," and much more during the Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning winter classes, open to all adults 50 and older. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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McNamara to step down from provost’s office Dec. 31
Timothy P. McNamara, professor of psychology, will step down as vice provost for research and international affairs Dec. 31, concluding a one-year appointment to the role and more than a decade of service to the Office of the Provost. He plans to return to full-time research and teaching. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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New Testament scholar hosts Twitter Q&A on ‘first Christmas’ Dec. 15
Learn more about the first Christmas described in the Bible when New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine answers questions with the hashtag #AskVU on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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All together now: What makes Nashville’s music community so strong
Successful arts communities are anchored by three types of "artist-activists," visionaries who create opportunities for artists to develop their craft. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee: Immigration issue indicative of growing divide between mainstream Republicans, Tea Party
The new Vanderbilt Poll finds that Tennessee voters are getting more interested in immigration and strongly support freedom of religion, Muslims included. Read MoreDec 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt Poll reveals statewide attitudes toward pressing issues
Results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll on Tennessee issues will be released on December 4 in the Student Life Center on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreDec 1, 2015
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Vanderbilt historian offers unsettling look at bioengineered near future
Historian Michael Bess said that he found a whole new world of imminent advances in biotechnology that promise to transform society while he was researching 'Our Grandchildren Redesigned.' Read MoreDec 1, 2015
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreNov 23, 2015
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Vanderbilt offers new environmental sociology major
The environmental sociology major is the first environmental and sustainability studies major outside of the sciences at Vanderbilt and one of the first such majors in the country. Read MoreNov 23, 2015
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New detector perfect for asteroid mining
A new generation of gamma-ray spectrometer being developed by researchers and students in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge program is perfectly suited for detecting valuable minerals hidden within the asteroids, comets, moons and minor planets in the solar system. Read MoreNov 19, 2015
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Tichi’s new play on Jack London to be unveiled at Neely Auditorium
English professor Cecelia Tichi's passionate interest and research about Jack London has led to not only a book, but also a new play that actors will present in a Nov. 20 reading at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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New clues emerge about the earliest known Americans
Stone tools, cooked animal and plant remains, and fire pits found in Southern Chile provide greater evidence that a nomadic people adapted to a harsh ice-age environment--the first known Americans--reached South America more than 15,000 years ago. Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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New online tool created to tackle complications of pregnancy and childbirth
An interdisciplinary team of biologists and medical researchers have created a new platform, which they call GEneSTATION specifically designed to leverage the growing knowledge of human genomics and evolution to advance scientific understanding of human pregnancy and translate it into new treatments for the problems that occur when this complex process goes awry. Read MoreNov 11, 2015