Year: 2011
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Chancellor: University getting greener, needs to be less dependent on federal dollars
Vanderbilt must continue to develop new revenue streams to ensure its financial health in the face of federal budget deficits that are likely to impact government grants and awards, said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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Lipsey wins Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement
Mark Lipsey of Peabody was awarded the Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research at Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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Curb Scholars, Creative Campus residential fellows flex imagination on Rube Goldberg machines
Vanderbilt’s Curb Scholars and Creative Campus residential fellows convened for a creative practice opening retreat Aug. 19 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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All tickets for post-Tailgate football game reserved; get unclaimed tickets at Tailgate event Sept. 10
Food and fun for the entire family will be served up at Tailgate 2011. Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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Lunchtime lecture on Alzheimer’s Sept. 6
Associate Professor of Medicine James Powers will present "Alzheimer's Disease 2011." Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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Hone your creative chops at Curb Creative Practice Bootcamp
Are you interested in creating change? Solving problems? Taking a novel approach to your work or research? Sign up now for Vanderbilt’s first annual Curb Creative Practice Bootcamp scheduled for Friday, Sept. 2. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Student’s life saved by CPR, wants to share skill with Vanderbilt community
Beginning Aug. 28, Kristen Cattoi and fellow members of the Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Society will teach a free CPR/AED/Heimlich certification class each week at the Ingram Commons in cooperation with the Vanderbilt Resuscitation Program. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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VUCast: We move you
It’s become one of the great new traditions of Vanderbilt University. In this VUCast extra, watch as Vandy upperclassmen come together to welcome the class of 2015 to the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons… one box at a time! [vucastblurb]… Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Au Bon Pain café opens at law school
The cafe is now open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Be prepared if an earthquake strikes
Should an earthquake happen in Nashville, Vanderbilt Emergency Preparedness and Planning has some simple tips to help the campus community be as safe as possible. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Football season opener to feature $12 tickets, fireworks
Vanderbilt's season opener against Elon, which marks James Franklin's first game as head coach of the Commodores, will feature a discounted $12 ticket and post-game fireworks. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Landmark law and neuroscience network expands at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $4.85 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to manage the newly established MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Nashville innovations
Last week when the Nashville Scene’s annual Innovations Issue hit the newsstands, three of its ten “forward-thinking ideas that are pushing Nashville – and the world – into the future” came from Vanderbilt. The three campus projects that impressed the Scene editors were: Digging for Drugs:… Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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Renowned spine surgeon to deliver VUSM Dean’s Lecture
The lecture will explore "What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would want us to know about health care disparities." Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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Nominate yourself or a co-worker for ‘What’s Your Story?’
If you have an interesting story to share, you could be featured in the "Vanderbilt View." Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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To succeed, Libyan rebel leaders must not repeat mistakes made in Iraq
Rebel leaders need to keep in mind what Iraqi leaders did well and not so well after overthrowing Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to Mike Newton, a Vanderbilt University international criminal law expert and adviser to the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Special Tribunal. Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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ITS amps up war on malware
Malware-detecting service OpenDNS has been expanded to include Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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Sarratt Art Studios gives you five reasons to take an art class this fall
Sarratt Art Studios is offering an expanded schedule of studio art classes this fall, beginning Sept. 12. Read MoreAug 22, 2011
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VUCast: Political past revealed
See some of the unique items and stories U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander reveals to Vanderbilt from his time as governor. Plus, how one Vandy professor thinks President Obama could fix the immigration issue and why VUMC is cheering! [vucastblurb] … Read MoreAug 22, 2011
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Lamar Alexander donates pre-Senate papers to Vanderbilt
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and his wife, Honey Alexander, have donated their pre-Senate papers to Vanderbilt University Library’s Special Collections. Read MoreAug 22, 2011