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  Monday, Dec. 20, 2021  
 
 
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Join leaders for student spring town halls focusing on COVID updates, student support
 
Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls for students and their families to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and student support resources. 
 
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The Churchwell family's prescription for success
 
Inspired by their family and community while growing up in segregated Nashville, brothers André, Kevin and Keith Churchwell have succeeded against the odds, excelling as top physicians and administrators.
 
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EDI Taskforce on Belonging to conduct focus groups with VU community
 
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce on Belonging invites all faculty, staff and students to participate in a series of focus groups to assist in the development of an instrument for measuring a sense of belonging among Vanderbilt University community members.
 
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Take Quality of Life survey, help shape student experience
 
All undergraduate students are invited to participate in Vanderbilt’s annual Quality of Life Survey, launching the week of Dec. 20. The data gathered through the survey helps the university understand students’ experiences and needs.
 
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Student Care Network offers support near and far
 
Students can access support during the upcoming winter break, even while away from campus. The Student Care Network offers a host of self-directed tools that students can utilize on their own time to support their health and well-being.
 
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Office of Global Safety shares CDC guidance for travelers returning to U.S.
 
Prior to the start of the winter break, the Office of Global Safety has shared guidance from the CDC for travelers returning to the U.S. Vanderbilt community members who will travel abroad during the winter break should familiarize themselves with these procedures. 
 
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Final day to give feedback of VUPS through community survey
 
Vanderbilt University Public Safety is requesting feedback from community members on service and satisfaction. The short survey will allow the VU community to provide feedback about safety enhancements, programming, ideas for further improvement and safety concerns.
 
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Submit biweekly time cards, report holiday time in advance of winter break
 
Biweekly employees and student workers are strongly encouraged to submit their time cards, and their managers are encouraged to approve those time cards, as soon as work is completed and prior to departure for the winter break, unless the employee will be working during the break.
 
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Make note of closings, modified hours over winter break
 
Vanderbilt undergraduate colleges and schools are observing winter break Dec. 19–Jan. 7, with classes for undergraduates resuming Monday, Jan. 10. The university’s winter break for employees will run from Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. The university will return to full operating status on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
 
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REGISTER: Bishop Michael Bruce Curry and Jon Meacham to talk religion and politics
 
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss the intersection of religion and politics in the U.S. during a Jan. 13 discussion hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and Vanderbilt Divinity School.
 
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Apply now for Data Science for Social Good program
 
Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for Data Science for Social Good, a 10-week experience where participants work as part of a data science team on a pre-selected project for a not-for-profit organization, Vanderbilt group or government organization.
 
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Registration open for 2022 Global Health Case Competition
 
Registration is now open for the 2022 Global Health Case Competition, an opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and professional students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate in developing innovative solutions to a global health problem.
 
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Applications open for Data Science Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Program
 
The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute Summer Research Program provides Vanderbilt undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in 10 weeks of full-time data science-focused research in collaboration with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member during the summer. The goal of DSI–SRP is to encourage and enhance student-faculty mentoring and joint research efforts in data science.
 
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Applications for 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program ongoing
 
Applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are being accepted through Jan. 11. VUSRP provides a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills by working closely with a faculty member on joint research efforts.
 
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Give the gift of learning by joining Vanderbilt partnership to tutor Metro Nashville Public Schools students
 
Vanderbilt community members looking for a way to share the gift of learning with children in Metro Nashville Public Schools are invited to join the more than 150 Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff who are already part of the “Accelerating Scholars” online tutoring program. Sign-ups to volunteer are open now through Jan. 17.
 

 

COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 testing center closures for winter holidays

Vanderbilt offers reminders about COVID-19 safety during the holidays

Pfizer booster shots available to Vanderbilt faculty, students, staff and postdocs

Archive project seeks Vanderbilt community stories to document COVID-19 pandemic experience

 

Take Note

VUPS offers residential, holiday safety reminders for Vanderbilt community

Master’s in data science program hosts upcoming recruitment events

EAT convenes students, scholars and hosts for food, friendship and cultural exchange

Engineering school, BME department launch campaign to rename design lab in professor’s honor

Evolutionary Studies Initiative offers travel and pilot grants

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Axios Nashville: Poll: Gov. Bill Lee’s support slips
 
The results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll are cited.
 
The Conversation: The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game
 
Bradley Malin, Accenture Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of law; and Zhiyu Wan, postdoctoral research fellow, co-authored this piece.
 
Forbes: Moderna, Pfizer COVID vaccines should be given over Johnson & Johnson’s, CDC says
 
Helen Keipp Talbot, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
Bloomberg: Why bugs must be a bigger part of the human food chain
 
Amanda Little, writer in residence in English, authored this piece.
 
The Washington Post: Should healthy, vaccinated pro athletes who test positive play on? Not yet, experts say.
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
U.S. News & World Report: Talk Tool: Teletherapy vital for kids’ speech skills during COVID-19
 
Stephen Camarata, professor of hearing and speech sciences, is quoted.
 
 
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