Month: March 2012

  • Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will speak Aug. 23 at the 2012 Fall Faculty Assembly. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)

    Spring Faculty Assembly is March 29

    Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt University) The annual Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in Langford Auditorium. Opening remarks will be provided by Faculty Senate Chair David Weintraub and Vice Chair Greg Barz. The faculty presentation will be performed… Read More

    Mar 28, 2012

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    Children’s Hospital offers headphone safety tips to prevent long-term hearing loss

    (Vanderbilt University) With the proliferation of smart phones, portable gaming systems and media players, more children – especially teenagers – are listening to ear buds and headphones at dangerously high volume levels. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to parents and teenagers to… Read More

    Mar 28, 2012

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    Watch football team in action at free scrimmage April 14

    (John Russell/Vanderbilt) All Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to the Black and Gold spring game at Vanderbilt Stadium beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Head football coach James Franklin will split the Commodores into two teams for a scrimmage. The event will be capped off by a… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    ‘The Pecking Order’ on display at Sarratt Gallery through May 14

    “Lassitude” (2011) by Karen Bondarchuk Inspired by John Marluff’s book In the Company of Crows and Ravens, Michigan-based sculptor Karen Bondarchuk is taken with the notion that crows and humans engage in a mutualism of existence, wherein each affects the behavior of the other. Bondarchuk’s sculpture studies this “cultural… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    Celebrate Free Cone Day April 3 and donate to Next Steps at Vanderbilt

    Ben & Jerry’s on 21st Avenue South will celebrate Free Cone Day Tuesday, April 3. The store is encouraging patrons to donate the money they will save on free ice cream to Next Steps at Vanderbilt. All donations between noon and 8 p.m. April 3 will benefit… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    File claims for 2011 Flexible Spending Accounts by April 14

    (iStockphoto) Human Resources is reminding Flexible Spending Account (FSA) participants about an important upcoming deadline. If you participated in the 2011 Health Care or Dependent Care FSA, the last day to file a claim for reimbursement from your 2011 account is April 14, 2012. FSAs are a use-it-or-lose-it benefit. Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    Debate team ends year on high note

    At the 2012 American Debate Association National Championship, Xin (Malia) Zhan and Saad Rehman took home the championship in the JV division, with Rehman also winning the Top Speaker Award in that division. (Photo provided by Vanderbilt Debate Team) The Vanderbilt debate team ended its year with some notable… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    Department of Art’s Senior Show 2012 opens April 13 with reception, awards

    The massive doors between the galleries of Space 204 will slide back on Friday, April 13, revealing the hard work of Vanderbilt’s graduating studio art majors. Senior Show 2012 will be on display to the public from April 13 to May 11 in Space 204, the second-floor gallery in the… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    Former visiting artist’s grape hyacinth project now in bloom

    (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Acclaimed Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, in collaboration with the Vanderbilt senior art majors and other volunteers, participated in a campus art project last October, when they planted 4,400 grape hyacinth bulbs, mapping out Campos-Pons’ hometown. Outline of the artist's Cuban hometown, courtesy Google… Read More

    Mar 27, 2012

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    Tennessean op-ed: Anti-science legislation offers prospect of a new Scopes trial

    By Roger Cone, chairman of the department of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt, Jon Kaas, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt, and Robert Webster, Rose Marie Thomas Chair in Virology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital This opinion piece was published on the… Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    Step out for National Walking Day April 4

    (Vanderbilt University) The American Heart Association will host National Walking Day April 4, when adults nationwide will wear sneakers to work, take a walk and pledge to live heart-healthy lives. To celebrate National Walking Day on the Vanderbilt campus, Health Plus staff will lead a… Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    Students to stage original musical at Sarratt

    Blair School of Music senior Ryan Korell (left) has written the original musical "Grounded," which Vanderbilt students will perform at Sarratt Cinema March 30. (image by Mike Todd/Vanderbilt) Once you see the original musical Grounded, you’ll never think the same way about a layover at the airport. On… Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    Nashville Ballet offers discount for ‘Rite of Spring’ and ‘Firebird’

    Nashville Ballet is offering discounted tickets for upcoming performances of Rite of Spring and Firebird to members of the Vanderbilt community. Nashville Ballet will perform original choreography to the Stravinsky masterpieces as they are performed live by The Nashville Symphony. Now through April 13, save 20 percent on tickets to… Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    MSNBC Video: The science behind political thinking

    Jonathan Metzl, director of the Center for Medicine, Health and Society, explains the science behind how the brain weighs decisions and forms political beliefs on the "Melissa Harris-Perry" show. Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    VUCast Newscast: Free Degree

    This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How focusing on inner city kids could earn you a free master’s degree Vanderbilt’s ties to a major motion picture Sex for life! [vucastblurb]  … Read More

    Mar 26, 2012

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    Life without engineers

    In his talk titled “Engineering Excitement,” Norman Fortenberry, executive director of the American Association for Engineering Education outlined the changes in U.S. engineering education that he believes are necessary for the profession to adapt to the economic and social changes that are currently sweeping the globe. Read More

    Mar 23, 2012

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    Critical election issues focus of Cal Turner Program event

    Key issues at the intersection of religion and American society – including health care, taxation and immigration – will be explored March 29 during “Religion and Politics 2012,” a symposium sponsored by the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership. Read More

    Mar 23, 2012

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    Marilyn Friedman: “Can Bad People Live Well?”

    Watch video of Vanderbilt University Marilyn Friedman presenting “Can Bad People Live Well?” on March 22. Her presentation was part of The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy series of talks that aims to make philosophy accessible and relevant for the public. “The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy provide a wonderful opportunity to reach… Read More

    Mar 23, 2012

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    Risk of secondary tumors from melanoma drug studied

    A new study offers clues on why melanoma patients who are treated with oral drugs inhibiting the BRAF gene are at increased risk for developing secondary skin cancers. Read More

    Mar 23, 2012

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    HHMI announces 2013 investigator competition

    The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is accepting applications for investigator positions from outstanding scientists who have demonstrated originality and substantial accomplishments in biomedical research and who show exceptional promise for future achievement and leadership in research. The institute expects to appoint 20-30 new investigators. The competition… Read More

    Mar 23, 2012