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Vanderbilt and civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace’s remarkable life celebrated Feb. 19
The extraordinary courage that Distinguished Alumnus Perry Wallace displayed as the SEC's first African American basketball player was remembered during a celebration of life service Feb. 19. Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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Tips for coping with reactions to recent school shootings
by Chad A. Buck, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Work/Life Connections–Employee Assistance Program On Jan. 18, 1993, a 17-year-old student with his father’s revolver walked into a high school classroom in my hometown of Grayson, Kentucky. His classmates watched as he fatally shot their teacher and a custodian. He then… Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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Changes to Vanderbilt University Retirement Plan’s investment lineup
Vanderbilt University periodically reviews the investments offered by its retirement plan to ensure it continues to help you meet your retirement and financial goals, and that the plan's offerings represent a variety of options to fit different risk tolerance levels. Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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Life Phase Series: ‘Flower Gardening – Tips and Trends’ March 8
Join Laura Barker of Vanderbilt Plant Operations for “Flower Gardening – Tips and Trends” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in Medical Center East, Room 8380B. Read MoreFeb 21, 2018
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CPR/AED/first aid certification course available at the Rec
The adult and pediatric first aid/CPR/AED blended learning course prepares you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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Research staff with eConsent experience sought for survey
The Institute for Medicine and Public Health is looking for research staff who have actively recruited participants for research studies to give feedback on the use of electronic consent. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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Rosenthal awarded Herty Medal for achievements in chemistry, STEM education
Sandra Rosenthal, the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, is being recognized for her development of nanocrystal probes for neuroscience and white-light emitting nanocrystals as well as her leadership in the NSF-funded TN-SCORE program. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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Construction projects transforming campus discussed at USAC meeting
At its February meeting, the University Staff Advisory Council welcomed Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Facilities Officer Mike Perez, who gave an overview of the FutureVU initiative. Perez spoke about current projects as well as future areas of focus and provided a vision of what the Vanderbilt campus may look like by 2023. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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Duke’s Gustavo Silva to give Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture March 1
Gustavo Silva, assistant professor of biology at Duke University, will discuss “K63 Ubiquitin and the Regulation of Translation in Response to Oxidative Stress” beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Preston Research Building, Room 206. The talk is part of the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture series. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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Weiss, Mahadevan-Jansen honored by OSA; Weiss also named SPIE Fellow
Engineering professors Sharon Weiss and Anita Mahadevan-Jansen have been named fellows of The Optical Society (OSA), a leading international association for optics and photonics. In addition, Weiss has been named a fellow of SPIE, the international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. Read MoreFeb 20, 2018
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New Vanderbilt basketball scholarship pays tribute to civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace
Vanderbilt alumnus and civil rights trailblazer Perry Wallace has been honored with a new scholarship that will provide support for student-athletes at the university. Read MoreFeb 19, 2018
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Koutsoukos honored as an IEEE Fellow
Xenofon Koutsoukos, professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science, has been named an IEEE Fellow by the board of directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The honor recognizes Koutsoukos for his contributions to the design of resilient cyber-physical systems. Read MoreFeb 19, 2018
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VUIT separating university, Medical Center voice networks in March
As part of the Vanderbilt University and Medical Center reorganizations, VUIT will continue its voice network separation project to realign phone lines by building. Read MoreFeb 19, 2018
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U.S. presidents focus of Vanderbilt library exhibit and lecture
"The American Presidency" exhibition, drawing on rare memorabilia and biographies in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries' Special Collections, will open with a talk by presidential historian Thomas Alan Schwartz Feb. 20. Read MoreFeb 16, 2018
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Kindergarteners needed for developmental study on numbers learning
Vanderbilt researchers are looking for children who are in kindergarten this year to take part in a study about how children learn to process numbers and what parts of the brain change as they do so. Read MoreFeb 16, 2018
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SENSE Theatre presents ‘HATS’ March 9-10
SENSE Theatre and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will present the play "HATS" at 7 p.m. March 9 and 10 at the Troutt/Black Box Theatre Complex on Compton Avenue, near Belmont Boulevard. SENSE Theatre includes youth with autism spectrum disorder and trained peer actors from the University School of Nashville. Read MoreFeb 16, 2018
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VUToday: Supermassive black holes, federal budget, climate change in weekly roundup of news
The Vanderbilt University Division of Communications publishes “VUToday,” a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, three times per week. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Feb. 12. Read MoreFeb 16, 2018
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Lim to discuss impact of Reformation on social justice struggles
Associate Professor of the History of Christianity Paul Lim will discuss the significance of the Reformation on struggles over human rights and equality in 2018 when he delivers the Bogitsh Lecture at Vanderbilt Divinity School Feb. 22. Read MoreFeb 16, 2018
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Visionary Italian architect, engineer to show how sensing technologies can reshape cities Feb. 22
Carlo Ratti, director of MIT's Senseable City Lab and an architect and engineer by training, will deliver the School of Engineering’s John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 22. The lecture also will be streamed live. Read MoreFeb 15, 2018
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Vanderbilt chancellor’s statement regarding Administration’s 2019 budget proposal
In response to the Administration's Feb. 12 budget proposal for 2019, Vanderbilt University released the following statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreFeb 15, 2018