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February 15, 2024
DIALOGUE VANDERBILT
'Collaborating for Change: Hubert Humphrey, Fisk University and the Fight for Civil Rights' discussion is Feb. 20
A headshot of Sam Freedman sits atop a standard gold V Vanderbilt University background.
The event, hosted by The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and the Rogers Center for the American Presidency, will feature a conversation between Dennis Dickerson, the Reverend James M. Lawson Professor and professor of history, and Samuel G. Freedman, professor at Columbia University and award-winning author and columnist. Registration is required. Read More
POLITICS
Latest Vanderbilt Unity Index shows the U.S. continuing to become increasingly polarized
To heads, the left one red with an elephant in the "brain area," and the right blue with a donkey, face each other.
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy’s latest Vanderbilt Unity Index shows the country continuing its trend toward more polarization, ending 2023 down nearly three points from the start of the year. Read More
RESEARCH
Combining unique methods, Kuriyan lab discovers new protein functions; explores physical space of proteins
GIF of a T4 bacteriophage clamp loader morphing between inactive and active states.
Researchers in the lab of John Kuriyan, professor of biochemistry and dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, have revealed a key element of how a molecular machine responsible for high-speed DNA replication works. The results of their study build on growing theories of molecular evolution. Read More
A black and white image shows Rev. James Lawson and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a speaking event.
After coming to Vanderbilt Divinity School as a transfer student in 1958, Rev. James Lawson led workshops focused on strategies for nonviolent discipline. From these workshops, Lawson and other students from Vanderbilt Divinity School, American Baptist College, Meharry Medical College, and Fisk and Tennessee State universities formed the Nashville Student Movement. Their sit-ins at segregated downtown lunch counters helped lay the foundation for Freedom Rides throughout the South. Explore more about Lawson and his work by visiting this virtual exhibit by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries>>>
This Week at VU
 
Feb. 15, 2024
4–6 p.m. • Alumni Hall
Graduate School’s Sesquicentennial Scholarship Exhibition & Celebration
Feb. 16, 2024
1 p.m. 
• Hawkins Field
Baseball Season Opener (RESCHEDULED TIME)
Feb. 18, 2024
1 p.m. 
• Memorial Gym
Employee Appreciation Women’s Basketball Game
Feb. 19, 2024
5 p.m. • Rothschild College Black Box Theater
Dialogue Vanderbilt: A Conversation with Maha Elgenaidi
Upcoming Events

Feb. 19 | Faculty Webinar on Institutional Neutrality/Academic Freedom

Feb. 28 | 2024 Satcher Lecture: 'Global Health Diplomacy: Where Equity is No Longer Optional'
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VU in the News
 
Nashville Post: Vanderbilt reappoints law school dean to five-year term
Chris Guthrie, Law School Dean, John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor and professor of law, is featured.
 
The Conversation: In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean
Noam Lupu, associate professor of political science; Elizabeth Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science; and Luke Plutowski, senior statistician and research lead, co-authored this article.
 
NBC News: CDC says it has no plans to ease Covid isolation yet, despite urging from doctors
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Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Professor and professor of marketing, is quoted.
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