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February 18, 2008 Fierce politics color Ecuadorian artist's paintings "Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin" is on view at Sarratt and the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery. Ted Fischer, director of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies, Carlos Jauregui, associate professor of Latin American literature and anthropology, and Joseph Mella, director of the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, are quoted.   Read More »
Corruption in former Soviet bloc universities increases, threatens value of higher education Graduates of universities in the former Soviet Republic may find their degrees losing value as corruption among higher education programs continues to rise, two Vanderbilt professors find in a new study published in the February issue of Comparative Education Review.   Read More »

February 17, 2008 Math model identified key to controlling hospital epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria A sophisticated new mathematical model identifies controlling the way that antibiotics are prescribed and administered as the key to control the growing epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals around the world.   Read More »

February 13, 2008 Hip-hop's misogyny a response to threat Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, director of African American studies, is connecting the dots between hip-hop music, media influence and what she sees as the sexual degradation of women.   Read More »

February 11, 2008 Celebrate the supernatural at Vanderbilt art exhibit See intensely crafted work by Mark Hosford and Bill Fick at Feb. 15 opening   Read More »

February 7, 2008 How water shrews find prey in the dark Research reveals that water shrews possess remarkably sophisticated methods for detecting prey that allow them to catch small fish and aquatic insects as readily in the dark as in daylight.   Read More »

January 30, 2008 Lies, damned lies and campaign advertising While Americans say they don't like negative campaign advertising, observers say they actually play a positive role. John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is quoted.   Read More »

January 28, 2008 AmericasBarometer reveals political culture in Latin America The Casa de la Universidad de California en Mexico hosted a one-day conference spotlighting the conclusions of the 2006 AmericasBarometer, an effort to measure democratic values and behaviors in the Americas. Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science and founder of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, is quoted.   Read More »
Rowe's 'pink' art asks what it means to be a woman Libby Rowe, a local mixed-media artist and senior lecturer in art, writes about her current exhibition exploring femininity at Belmont University's Leu Art Gallery.   Read More »

January 24, 2008 Gauthier wins National Academy of Science award Vanderbilt psychologist Isabel Gauthier has been named a 2008 Troland Research Award winner by the National Academy of Science.   Read More »

January 16, 2008 U.S., U.N. must not allow another Darfur Klint Alexander, senior lecturer in political science, authored this opinion piece about the international community's obligation to quell the unrest in Kenya following recent disputed presidential elections there.   Read More »

January 11, 2008 Rush-hour road fees would improve air, save gas and smooth travel Malcolm Getz, associate professor of economics, authored this opinion piece proposing tolls for driving during the heaviest traffic hours.   Read More »

January 10, 2008 Galaxy may hold hundreds of rogue black holes "Rogue black holes like this would be very difficult to spot," says Vanderbilt astronomer Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, who is presenting the results of the supercomputer simulation at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Jan. 9 in Austin, Texas.   Read More »
Vanderbilt campaign expert : Expect barrage of negative ads Voters should welcome an increase in political attack ads on the airwaves as the presidential nominating process moves into overdrive, says Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer.   Read More »
Strike Strategy Once talks broke down between Hollywood's striking writers and the studios and networks that employ them, the Writers Guild of America opted for another plan: divide and, if all goes according to plan, conquer. Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, is quoted.   Read More »

January 7, 2008 President Bush appoints Vanderbilt's Swain to humanities council Vanderbilt University professor Carol M. Swain has been nominated by President George W. Bush to the National Council on the Humanities, according to the university.   Read More »

January 2, 2008 After more than 60 years, Vanderbilt's institutional ties to Brazil are stronger and reach more parts of campus than ever before With the help of a five-year Carnegie Corporation grant, in 1947 Vanderbilt founded the Institute for Brazilian Studies, the first of its kind in the nation.   Read More »

January 1, 2008 Blackett and Cockrell comment during Andrew Jackson documentary A new documentary debuting nationwide on PBS in January features two Vanderbilt professors commenting on the life and legacy of President Andrew Jackson.   Read More »

December 21, 2007 Early Squash Seeds, Peru New research favors the idea that agriculture began in the New World shortly after it first appeared in the Old World. Tom Dillehay of Vanderbilt University has the squash seeds to prove it.)   Read More »

December 20, 2007 Guest apartment at The Commons named in honor of Wiltshire In recognition of how far her inspiration has spread more than three decades later, the guest room at The Commons will be named in honor of Susan Ford Wiltshire.   Read More »

December 11, 2007 Vanderbilt University to receive 150 Warhol photographs The Andy Warhol Foundation will donate approximately 150 photographs and prints by the famed artist to Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. The gift is part of a nationwide initiative called the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, which will distribute selected groupings of Warhol photographs to a total of 183 college and university museums.   Read More »

December 10, 2007 Sociology professor named emerging leader in sexuality studies The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) has named assistant professor of sociology Laura Carpenter one of its promising future leaders in the fields of sex education, counseling, therapy, health care and/or research.   Read More »
Professor co-authors new book, 'Translation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature' Earl E. Fitz, professor of Portuguese, Spanish, and Comparative Literature and director of Vanderbilt's comparative literature program, has published Translation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature (2007).   Read More »
Researchers Detail Bias Against Mormons That Could Hurt Romney John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and Brett Benson, assistant professor of political science, released a study on Wednesday that found "bias against Mormons is significantly more intense among the public compared to bias against women and blacks."   Read More »

December 6, 2007 Directly switching an ultrafast optical shutter with laser light It's a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling it.   Read More »
Dyer Observatory offering special gift package for the holidays Give your special someone the moon and the stars this holiday.   Read More »

November 28, 2007 CNN/YouTube debate more like a talent show, says VU debate expert Vanessa Beasley, an associate professor of communications studies at Vanderbilt University, said she is concerned about the direction presidential forums are headed in terms of informing the voters.   Read More »

November 26, 2007 VU partners with Nashville Film Festival to create new award for best college student short narrative film "The Nashville Film Festival has become one of the country's premier film events," said Michael Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs at Vanderbilt. "Sponsoring this award will help increase interest among student producers and draw some attention to Vanderbilt's exciting new programs in film and media studies while also supporting a vibrant community event."   Read More »

November 21, 2007 Direct evidence that bioclocks work by controlling chromosome coiling In recent years, scientists have discovered that biological clocks help organize a dizzying array of biochemical processes in the body. Despite a number of hypotheses, exactly how these microscopic pacemakers in every cell in the body exert such a widespread influence has remained a mystery. Now, a new study provides direct evidence that biological clocks can influence the activity of a large number of different genes in an ingenious fashion, simply by causing chromosomes to coil more tightly during the day and to relax at night.   Read More »

November 20, 2007 When did striking writers become more sympathetic than stagehands? Striking television and movie writers seem to have a lot more public support than striking Broadway stagehands. Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, comments.   Read More »

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