Year: 2014
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Updates to Medical Center flexPTO program announced
As recently announced, in July 2014, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will make two adjustments to its flexPTO program. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Nursing student to appear on “Jeopardy” this week
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing student Molly Anne Lalonde will be a contestant on “Jeopardy” starting June 5. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Students to help speedway company build audience
The International Speedway Corporation will hear from students at the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute with suggestions on getting millennials out of their living rooms and into NASCAR speedways. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Faculty may nominate colleagues for Thomas Jefferson Award
Faculty may submit nominations for the Thomas Jefferson Award, given to a Vanderbilt faculty member for distinguished service through extraordinary contributions in the councils and governance of the university, now through July 25. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Space 204: Exhibitions by TTU and MTSU art faculty
Vanderbilt University’s Department of Art proudly presents two summer exhibitions by art faculty from area colleges. A group show by Middle Tennessee State University professors Barry Buxkamper, John Donovan, Sisavanh Houghton and Michael Baggarly, as well as a solo show by Kimberly Winkle of Tennessee Technical University, will be on… Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Owens, Kopstain address USAC at May meeting
Minutes from the University Staff Advisory Council’s May 13 meeting are now available online on the USAC website. Owens (Vanderbilt University) David Owens, professor for the practice of management and innovation at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, was the guest… Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Commodores will host Stanford in baseball Super Regional
Vanderbilt is hosting the 2014 Nashville Super Regional at Hawkins Field against Stanford June 6-8. Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Join Weight Watchers at Work during special summer session
A special summer session of Weight Watchers at Work will begin Wednesday, June 11, at 11 a.m. in the Student Life Center. If you have always wanted to try Weight Watchers, this is the perfect time since the session will be 12 weeks long for the price of a… Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt to host NEH-supported institute on digital humanities
Scholars from across the United States and abroad will be at Vanderbilt University June 9-20 to improve their skills in building projects in the digital humanities. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Commentary: How rigorous should kindergarten be?
Education researcher Mimi Engel shares her insights in an opinion piece in "Education Week." Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt study supports notion ‘You are what you eat’
An international research group led by Vanderbilt University scientists has shown for the first time that a lipid, or fat molecule, can regulate “psychostimulant” behaviors by interacting with a brain protein. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Commodores advance to Super Regionals
The top-seeded Commodores advanced to the Super Regionals when freshman Ro Coleman slapped a bases-loaded, walk-off single to left field. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt rocketeers win NASA Student Launch Competition — again
For the second year in a row, the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club is the overall winner of NASA’s annual Student Launch Competition, a nine-month contest that consisted of much more than simply designing and building a model rocket. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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University-wide limited submission opportunity : Pew Scholars Program
Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the 2015 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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Wellcast: ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’
Listen to Vanderbilt's latest Health and Wellness Wellcast, and learn to prevent diarrhea while traveling. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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VandyWalks: ‘Healthy Local Dining’
Join co-workers June 12 for the next installment of the VandyWalk series, "Healthy Local Dining," with Marilyn Holmes. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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First two steps of 2014 ‘Go for the Gold’ are ready
The first two steps of Vanderbilt's award-winning Go for the Gold program are now ready to complete. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt professors reflect on legacy of Maya Angelou
Alice Randall, Emily Townes and Tiffany Patterson reflect on the legacy of the late poet. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Marnett named to lead VUMC Research
Lawrence J. “Larry” Marnett, Ph.D., the Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research and University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s next associate vice chancellor for Research and senior associate dean for Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 1. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Faculty meeting highlights VUSM achievements
Despite a challenging health care landscape, Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to advance the highest-quality patient care, train the next generation of physician leaders and push forward the frontiers of biomedical science. Read MoreMay 29, 2014