Year: 2011

  • Featheringill

    School of Engineering names three as distinguished alumni

    Three accomplished graduates were inducted into the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni during an Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 20 at the university’s Student Life Center. Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    CRIME ALERT: Attempted robbery off campus

    On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department received a report of an attempted robbery in the 2100 block of Fairfax Avenue, near Convent Place (south of campus near Hillsboro Village). The victim stated he was walking through his apartment parking lot when a male with a blue… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, other performances finish out month at Blair

    Tuesday, Oct. 25 8 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall Blair Faculty Signature Series Blair Composers Join us for a delightful evening of music written by Blair faculty composers and performed by their colleagues. The program will include the world premiere of Burlesques before the Ark, a… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Initiative to help ‘translate’ diabetes research advances

    The new Center for Diabetes Translation Research will translate scientific breakthroughs into practices that can be applied in the doctor’s office and the patient’s home. Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    “From Training to Profession: Acting for the Theater”

    Watch video of the Oct. 20 InsideOut of the Lunch Box event, “From Training to Profession: Acting for the Theatre.” Ever wondered what happens during an audition? How does one train for life in the theater? Does it prepare them for the realities of the profession? Get an inside look at… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Pearson to talk fiction writing Oct. 26

    A. Scott Pearson A. Scott Pearson, associate professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and author of the medical thrillers Rupture and Public Anatomy, will be the guest speaker at October’s Book Talk Lunch. This informal group of staff gathers monthly to discuss books, reading mediums, authors, events,… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    A Talent that Resonates: Pre-college student Amy Thompson writes and performs with remarkable maturity

    Not many teenagers would attempt to write a two-act chamber opera based on Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale. But that’s exactly what 16-year-old Amy Thompson has been doing for more than a year. “It’s been a long, drawn-out project, but I hope to finish it by the end of the… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    ISIS’ pioneering model-integrated computing is at the epicenter of transformation in engineering

    Engineers work unobtrusively across the street from the Rhinestone Wedding Chapel, Bobby’s Idle Hour bar and recording studios in Nashville, breaking out of the traditional boundaries of computer research at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) right in the heart of the city’s Music Row. “In a way it’s… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Nolan weathers cancer’s storms

    As a veteran meteorologist for WKRN Channel 2 in Nashville, Davis Nolan is an expert at diagnosing weather patterns that can create violent winds and thunderous storms. But he had no hints about the potentially deadly storms that were brewing inside his own body until a routine visit to his… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Gallim Dance takes Vanderbilt stage Oct. 28

    Gallim Dance (photo by Franziska Stauss) When Gallim Dance burst onto the New York dance scene, the company immediately caught the attention of the city’s dance community. “The name of the young troupe means ‘waves’ in Hebrew, and waves are what she’s making …in the dance scene,” wrote Metro, New… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Promise of Discovery campaign adds video chat, new story lines

    Dr. Emily Kurtz (left) of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute appears in new ads for the Promise of Discovery campaign. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s award-winning “Promise of Discovery” initiative continues with the creation of additional story lines and the launch of a new series… Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Walk with senior leaders, get free lunch Oct. 25

    Join Vice Chancellor of Administration Jerry Fife, Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, other senior leaders and Nashville’s Mayor Karl Dean for a campus walk beginning at five locations, and ending at Health Plus on Oct. 25. Read More

    Oct 21, 2011

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    Join Team Vanderbilt in Race for the Cure Oct. 29

    Walking, running, pushing a baby carriage or strolling with your dog – all of these activities will be encouraged during this year’s Greater Nashville Race for the Cure. The annual breast cancer fundraising race/walk will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, at Maryland Farms in Brentwood. The Race for the… Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    One issue often predicts presidential election outcomes

    If the real disposable incomes of voters are growing - even modestly - in the six months before Election Day, President Obama is likely to win. If they aren’t, he is likely to lose, according to political scientist Larry Bartels. Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    Van Jones: “Rebuild the American Dream: Green Jobs and Beyond”

    Watch video of Van Jones, a pioneering leader in the clean-energy movement and author of The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, speaking at Vanderbilt University Oct. 19. Jones’ talk, “Rebuild the American Dream: Green Jobs and Beyond,” is the 2011 Harry C. Howard… Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    Shelby Knox: “Bless Her Heart – How One Good Southern Girl Changed the World”

    Watch video of the Oct. 17 talk “Bless Her Heart – How One Good Southern Girl Changed the World,” by Shelby Knox. Shelby Knox is nationally known as the subject of the Sundance award-winning film, The Education of Shelby Knox, a 2005 documentary chronicling her teenage activism for comprehensive sex education… Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    David Hess: “Building the Local Living Economy”

    Watch video from the October 5 Thinking Out of the Lunchbox event. David Hess, professor of sociology, spoke on “Building the Local Living Economy.” Two of the great problems facing our 21st-century world are the economic and environmental crises. Increasingly we see that proposed solutions link economic development with the… Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    Purchase of holiday cards benefits Friends of Children’s Hospital

    "Christmas Mitten" by Amanda Justice Brightly colored snowmen, a mitten full of love and an artistic Santa face are among the designs created by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt patients and their siblings as part of this year’s Holiday Project, coordinated by Friends… Read More

    Oct 20, 2011

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    Football tickets for this weekend’s homecoming game vs. Army still available

    (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Tickets for the Vanderbilt Homecoming Game vs. Army on Saturday, Oct. 22 are still available for purchase. Employees can enjoy the fun and pageantry of Homecoming for only $40. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt Stadium. Prior to the game, fans can enjoy… Read More

    Oct 19, 2011

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    Time to take the Staff Community Survey

    Traci Nordberg (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Dear Colleagues, By now you should have received an email inviting you to take the online Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey. The email came from carleym@hrsolutionsinc.com with the subject line Important: Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey Oct. 17-31. It included a survey code that is unique… Read More

    Oct 19, 2011