Topic: Vanderbilt University

Featured

NCAA Tournament: Friday's Sweet 16 matchups

Arizona dismissed Duke Thursday night, making the Blue Devils the second No. 1 seed sent home in this year's NCAA Tournament. In tonight's Sweet 16 action, four teams from the bottom half of the seeding try to continue their improbable runs and the two remaining No. 1 seeds try and hang on.
03/25/2011 05:34 pm

All Content

Why dark matter may not be so dark after all (+video)

A duo of physicists at Vanderbilt University have proposed a straightforward model that could explain dark matter in terms of known phenomena.
Latin America Monitor Mexico: Latin America's second-largest economy lags in digital accessibility

Barely 17 percent of Mexicans have internet access at home, compared to 40 percent of Chileans. High costs are in part blamed for this digital divide.
Pot on the patio? Colorado's 'surreal' path to legalizing marijuana.

Colorado's Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force is wading through the weeds of marijuana legalization, creating regulations to take pot from the shadows out into the open.
Difference Maker Wyatt Smith makes deal with students: Learn Chinese. Go to China.

Birmingham to Beijing sends inner-city high school students in Birmingham, Ala., on a study abroad in Beijing – if they first learn Chinese.
Study: Moles can smell in stereo, still can't see anything

A study involving the common mole discovered that they can locate the source of an odor based on how strong it smells in each nostril. The burrowing animals are still useless when it comes to perceiving things visually, though.
Italians, backed by the Catholic Church, aim to stop Sunday shopping

A law that deregulates store hours in Italy, allowing businesses to operate on Sundays in order to stimulate economic growth, has fueled opposition since its inception a year ago.
Obama's other option on pot: Legalize it for everyone?

Under federal law, Uncle Sam could try to block marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado. But there's another option: President Obama could pull the US out of the marijuana wars.
With a puff of smoke, pot becomes legal in Washington: How will this work?

Pot smokers lit up at Seattle's Space Needle to mark its legalization in Washington. Possessing marijuana, however, is still a federal crime, and it's not clear yet if, or how, federal laws will be enforced.
State laws legalizing marijuana put Obama in a bind: What are his options?

Voters in Massachusetts, Washington, and Colorado have multiplied the points of conflict between state and federal marijuana laws, making it harder for Obama to formulate a consistent policy.
Why Israel is red and American Jews are blue

Israel would have voted for Mitt Romney by a 2-to-1 margin, but American Jews voted for President Obama by almost the same margin.
Hurricane Sandy: Could it change the outcome of the presidential race?

Hurricane Sandy has scrambled the last week of the presidential race, upsetting campaign schedules, putting both President Obama and Mitt Romney off-message, and raising doubts about Election Day. In a race this close, Sandy could change or at least postpone the results.
Latin America Monitor Pimples at the polls: Argentina tries to lower voting age to 16

If successful, President Kirchner would most likely benefit.
Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?

Black voters who do go to the polls are near-certain to vote for Obama. But in Virginia and North Carolina, concern is rising that the black voters who sealed the deal for Obama in 2008 will stay home.
Fungal meningitis cases spotlight risks from custom-mixed drugs

Recent fungal meningitis cases are part of a growing concern over contaminated custom-mixed drugs from 'compounding pharmacies' that supply hospitals, clinics, and doctors. The custom-mixed drugs are not FDA approved.
Arctic warming could spur regrowth of ancient fossil forest

The paleo-scene won't sprout up overnight, of course, said Alexandre Guertin-Pasquier of the University of Montreal, who will present his research at the Canadian Paleontology Conference in Toronto this week.
Little League World Series: Japan crushes Tennessee in championship final

Little League World Series: Noriatsu Osaka's three home runs propelled the Japanese squad to their second Little League World Series title in three years.
Opinion Can Paul Ryan educate voters about Medicare reform?

Paul Ryan and his Republican supporters see the presidential election as a chance to educate voters about Medicare reform. Some claim that campaigns are not for educating, but for winning. That's only partially true. Campaigns still have great teaching value.
Could ‘liking’ something on Facebook get you fired?

That’s what six sheriff’s deputies say happened to them after they ‘liked’ the political opponent of their boss. A district judge ruled that Facebook likes aren't protected speech, but the case is being appealed.
Mitt Romney's foreign trip ends. Good thing for him these are the dog days.

Mitt Romney may be glad his less-than-perfect trip to London, Israel, and Poland has wrapped up – ending with his press secretary cursing at pushy reporters. But the good news for him is that few voters are paying attention.
Change Agent Teach Twice shares stories with the world

Teach Twice's title echoes its dual purposes: Provide parents with great stories to read to children, and provide financial aid to schools and students in developing countries.
Opinion Sandusky report: Penn State the institution was more important than individuals

The Louis Freeh report condemns Joe Paterno and others at Penn State for covering up allegations of sexual abuse against Jerry Sandusky. Why did thoughtful adults turn a blind eye? They likely let their devotion to the institution take precedence over the suffering of individuals.
Can Hispanics see themselves as 'Junto con Romney' – Together with Romney?

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney bashed his way to victory in the Republican primaries with a ‘get tough’ message on illegal immigration. Romney is now seeking to build bridges to an uneasy Hispanic constituency.
Florida vows to defy Justice Department, continue with voter purge

Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner says he will push officials in the likely swing state to check voter rolls against a list of suspected illegal immigrants. The Justice Department says the purge may be illegal.
Obama decision on gay marriage ripples through Latin America (+video)

Gay marriage is legal in parts of Latin America, but is still controversial with much of the population. Obama's statement may reignite debate.
Focus Sen. Dick Lugar trails GOP rival in poll. A surge of tea party power?

Ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar lags challenger Richard Mourdock by 10 points, a new poll shows. A Lugar defeat would be a convincing demonstration of tea party power in 2012 election cycle.