Podcast
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Listen: Ackerman-Lieberman offers new perspective on Medieval Egypt
Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman (Steve Green, Vanderbilt) Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman draws on legal documents from the Cairo Geniza in his new book, The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt (Stanford University Press, 2014), for a better understanding of daily life in the Medieval Islamic world. Read MoreMay 1, 2014
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Listen: ‘Syriac Gazetteer’ preserves endangered Middle East cultures
Key moments in the development and interaction of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions are being preserved through Syriaca.org, an international collaboration edited by scholars at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities. Read MoreApr 23, 2014
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Listen: Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere
Lenn Goodman (Steve Green, Vanderbilt) Lenn Goodman, professor of philosophy and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, has a new book, Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere (Cambridge University, 2014), in which he argues that our commitments to our own ideals and norms need not mean… Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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Listen: Eastwood embodies America’s moral quest, says Vanderbilt professor
Vanderbilt Professor of English Sam Girgus traces the career of Clint Eastwood in a new book that lauds the director's more recent films for showing a keen insight into Americans' search for meaning and purpose. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Listen: Sign up online for 2014 Vanderbilt Osher winter classes
Early 20th-century Nashville history, the French films behind American remakes, and key discoveries about physics are among the 2014 winter term offerings from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 25, 2013
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Listen: Marionette show at Vanderbilt brings ancient Maya tales to life
The adventures of ancient Maya mythical heroes will be dramatized in a free marionette show that premieres Sept. 26 at Vanderbilt University's Central Library. Read MoreSep 20, 2013
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Listen: VU Arts and Science professor discusses ‘unsayable’
William Franke, professor of comparative literature, Italian and religious studies, discusses the research behind his forthcoming book, "A Philosophy of the Unsayable." Read MoreJul 24, 2013
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Listen: Vanderbilt professor studies image of dog in Jewish history
A new book that explores the cultural manifestations of the relationship between dogs and Jews from ancient to contemporary times has been co-edited by Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, assistant professor of Jewish studies and law at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 18, 2013
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Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund
A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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Listen: Join philosophical conversation at Vanderbilt Berry Lectures
Thought-provoking questions about the morality of war, treatment of others and obligations toward the dead will be explored during the 2013 Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 4, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: Supermassive Black Holes (Part 3)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy and physics, wraps up this three-part podcast series with an interview about her specialty, supermassive black holes. Read MoreFeb 27, 2013
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Observe National Heart Month
(John Russell/Vanderbilt) February is National Heart Month. Observe the month with these tools and upcoming events: Take advantage of this opportunity to know your numbers—blood pressure, height, weight and body mass index—from 7 to 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Monroe… Read MoreFeb 6, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 2)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, continues her discussion of black holes in the second part of this interview for Red Orbit. Read MoreJan 28, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 1)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, talks about what sets black holes apart from other objects in the universe and explains how the laws of space, time and gravity bend and even break down to create the most destructive force in the cosmos. Read MoreJan 24, 2013
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Listen: Vanderbilt senior to read from her published novel
A scene from the book trailer for Kat Zhang's debut novel "What's Left of Me." (image courtesy of Mainstay Productions) Kat Zhang, a senior in the College of Arts and Science, will read from her new novel, What’s Left of Me (HarperCollins),… Read MoreSep 26, 2012
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Podcast: Healthy eating the whole family can enjoy
(iStockphoto) Stacey Bonner, family services coordinator at the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center, speaks to registered dietician Sarah-Jane Bedwell about tips for serving healthy meals to children and adults. Listen here. Listen to interviews, tips and tidbits on a variety of health and wellness topics ranging from… Read MoreSep 19, 2012
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Listen: Vanderbilt Libraries’ exhibit spotlights beloved entertainers
“Stage & Screen: The Star Quality of Vanderbilt’s Performing Arts Collections,” now open at Vanderbilt University’s renovated Central Library and Special Collections, invites viewers to step “behind the curtain” of some of the world’s most memorable productions. Read MoreSep 13, 2012
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Vanderbilt University professor writes memoir on bipolar son
Charlotte Pierce-Baker, a professor of women's and gender studies and English, has written the memoir "This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son." Read MoreJul 12, 2012
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Vanderbilt digital archive recovers lost Civil Rights voices
Digitized versions of the original reel-to-reel recordings that author Robert Penn Warren conducted with Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and other key leaders in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement are now searchable through the Who Speaks for the Negro website housed at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 27, 2012
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Academic Minute: The neurology of alcohol addiction
In this Academic Minute podcast, Danny Winder, associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, explains why the effects of alcohol can vary widely among individuals. Read MoreApr 17, 2012