Community Interest
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Vanderbilt University to host one-day workshop Nov. 12 about ‘Service Learning for Sustainability’
The Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and the Tennessee Higher Education Sustainability Association will co-host a one-day workshop on integrating service learning and sustainability education. The workshop will illustrate how this engagement and synergy can be fostered, building stronger bonds between the campus and the city. Special attention will be… Read MoreNov 3, 2010
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Saturday University at Vanderbilt to focus on energy and the environment
Issues including Climategate, the future of electric cars and floodplain policy will be examined during the fall 2010 Saturday University lecture series at Vanderbilt University, which brings the expertise of the Vanderbilt faculty to the Nashville community. Saturday University this semester will feature discussions on “Heat, Light and Water: Lectures… Read MoreSep 24, 2010
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Stellar Nights program Aug. 17 to focus on ‘dark energy,’ quasars and how galaxies are born
Photo courtesy of Sloan Digital Sky Survey The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of “The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe” with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. “Galaxies, Quasars and the Universe” will be given by Andreas Berlind on Tuesday, Aug. Read MoreAug 13, 2010