Month: July 2014
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Registration for SAVY sessions begins Aug. 4
Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (Vanderbilt University) The Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY) provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in kindergarten through grade 6. Vanderbilt professors, master teachers and graduate students offer accelerated SAVY courses that cover a wide variety of… Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Sara Ezell, disabilities advocate, has died
Ezell is remembered for her fierce advocacy on behalf of the disabled. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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VUMC tops ‘U.S. News’ rankings in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of specialty care by "U.S. News and World Report" magazine. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Photos: Natural gas boilers installed at power plant
Two massive natural gas boilers were installed at the Vanderbilt Power Plant July 12 as part of the university’s ongoing effort to convert the co-generation facility completely to natural gas. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Vanderbilt astronomers play key role in major new sky survey
The influential Sloan Digital Sky Survey is launching a major new program called SDSS-IV this month, and Vanderbilt astronomers are directly involved. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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VUMC tops U.S. News rankings in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of specialty care by U.S. News and World Report magazine, and has also again been named the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Nashville area and the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Start! second quarter prize winners announced
It's not too late to participate! Log 250,000 steps in the third quarter to win a prize. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Vanderbilt staff win first prize at racing challenge
Team Vanderbilt on took first place in the Corporate Challenge Racing Series Division B in the Nashville Striders Firecracker 5000 Friday, July 4. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Free program for VU employees to lose weight
The Occupational Health Clinic at Vanderbilt and Health Plus offer a free program for VU employees who want help losing weight. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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What is hospice?
Learn what hospice is and the benefits it may have for your loved one. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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John Seigenthaler on his meeting with Alabama’s Gov. Patterson
John Seigenthaler, then-administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, recalls his meeting with Alabama Gov. John Patterson during the Freedom Rides in 1961. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Seigenthaler made Vanderbilt home to First Amendment Center; university gained a legend
John Seigenthaler, eminent journalist and civil rights champion, has died. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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New Vanderbilt joint program to produce lawyers with master’s degree in finance
Vanderbilt Law School and Owen Graduate School of Management are collaborating on an exciting new program Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Listen: Farley’s memoir highlights pivotal era at Vanderbilt Divinity School
Retired Vanderbilt Divinity Professor Ed Farley's memoir speaks to the next generation of theologians. Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Cornfield available to comment on new UAW effort to form union in South
Sociology Professor Dan Cornfield can comment on efforts to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. Read MoreJul 10, 2014
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At Susan Gray School, children with disabilities and typically developing children learn side by side
The Susan Gray School has long been known as a resource for early childhood education of children with developmental disabilities. Not everyone knows, however, that the school also enrolls many typically developing children. Read MoreJul 10, 2014
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Steaban, Edgeworth take on new adult enterprise roles
Robin Steaban, MSN, R.N., VUMC associate chief nursing officer and chief administrative officer at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics. In addition, Mitchell Edgeworth, MBA, chief operating officer for Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer for Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics. Read MoreJul 10, 2014
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Molecular ‘chat’ holds kidney fibrosis clues
A novel molecular “conversation” regulates kidney fibrosis – the final result of end-stage chronic kidney disease – suggesting new treatment options for this currently irreversible process. Read MoreJul 10, 2014