Stellar Conversations: An insider's look at the space shuttle with astronaut Charlie Bolden
In this edition of Stellar Conversations, Charlie Bolden, veteran of four space flights, gives an insider's look at what it takes to launch the space shuttle. Bolden logged more than 680 hours in orbit, assisted in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, and commanded the first mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew member. Rick Chappell, director of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and a past associate director of science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, conducts the interview.
5/9/2007 9:24 am
In this edition of Stellar Conversations, Charlie Bolden, veteran of four space flights gives an insider's look, at what it takes to launch the space shuttle. Bolden logged more than 680 hours in orbit, assisted in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, and commanded the first mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew member. Rick Chappell, director of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and a past associate director of science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, conducts the interview.
Listen: free acclaimed international film series continues at Sarratt
International Lens, which uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation in the diverse community of Vanderbilt and Nashville, is in its fifth semester on campus. All screenings are free and open to the public. International Lens has been named the best film series in Nashville by Nashville Scene film critic Jim Ridley.
2/22/2010 5:11 pm
International Lens, which uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation in the diverse community of Vanderbilt and Nashville, is in its fifth semester on campus. All screenings are free and open to the public. International Lens has been named the best film series in Nashville by Nashville Scene film critic Jim Ridley. The series is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and various departments, centers and programs at Vanderbilt.
Akers offers insider's guide for writing better screenplays
Your Screenplay Sucks doesn't mince words
Anyone who's ever dreamed of walking the red carpet at the Oscars for an award-winning screenplay might want to check out a book by William M. Akers before proceeding too far along. The Vanderbilt senior lecturer in theater is the author of "Your Screenplay Sucks: 100 Ways to Make It Great."
4/3/2009 2:57 pm
Anyone who's ever dreamed of walking the red carpet at the Oscars with an award-winning screenplay might want to check out a book by William M. Akers before proceeding too far along. The Vanderbilt senior lecturer in theater is the author of "Your Screenplay Sucks: 100 Ways to Make It Great." Akers has plenty of real-world experience with writing and "pitching" screenplays to Hollywood gatekeepers, and he's happy to share what he's learned with Vanderbilt students and other interested persons.
President's cabinet heads control the pork, VU research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants.
2/16/2009 9:54 am
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants. Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Political Science Christian Grose and Anthony Bertelli, a professor at the University of Georgia, studied the allocation of discretionary government contracts in the Labor and Defense departments from 1991 to 2002. They also examined the political leanings of the various heads of these two departments during the same time period. "Our research found that a more conservative cabinet secretary will choose states represented by conservative senators and the opposite happens when a more liberal secretary is in office," Grose said.
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Listen: free acclaimed international film series continues at Sarratt
International Lens, which uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation in the diverse community of Vanderbilt and Nashville, is in its fifth semester on campus. All screenings are free and open to the public. International Lens has been named the best film series in Nashville by Nashville Scene film critic Jim Ridley.
Akers offers insider's guide for writing better screenplays
Anyone who's ever dreamed of walking the red carpet at the Oscars for an award-winning screenplay might want to check out a book by William M. Akers before proceeding too far along. The Vanderbilt senior lecturer in theater is the author of "Your Screenplay Sucks: 100 Ways to Make It Great."
President's cabinet heads control the pork, VU research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt political science research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political beliefs in the distribution of lucrative federal grants.
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