Year: 2014
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Zeppos to speak at Barnes & Noble April 17
Stronger Arts/Stronger Cities, a yearlong series hosted by Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt, will continue Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Vandy Cooks with Marilyn Holmes
Health Plus and the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center present Vandy Cooks with Marilyn Holmes, Friday, April 18. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt professors awarded 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships
Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science professors Ken Catania and Helmut Smith are among 178 scholars, artists and scientists named 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellows. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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University Update evokes pride and shares insight into Vanderbilt’s future
The last ten years mark a tremendous period of growth in Vanderbilt’s history. Applications for undergraduate admission have increased by nearly 20,000, while the admission rate has dropped from 40 to 13 percent. Provost Richard McCarty shared these facts and much more with Nashville-area alumni,… Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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New ‘opt ins’ for non-emergency AlertVU messages in C2HR
Employees can now find step-by-step instructions on the Vanderbilt Emergency Preparedness website to edit AlertVU information in C2HR . Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Electric “thinking cap” controls learning speed
In a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, Vanderbilt psychologists Robert Reinhart, a Ph.D. candidate, and Geoffrey Woodman, assistant professor of psychology, show that it is possible to selectively manipulate our ability to learn through the application of a mild electrical current to the brain, and that this… Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Myelin junctions key to conduction
A protein in the myelin coating on nerves helps form a “seal” that enables effective nerve conduction; loss of the protein causes inherited neuropathies. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Media advisory: “Blood Moon” viewing at Dyer Observatory April 14
Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and Radnor Lake State Natural Area are hosting a free public viewing of the lunar eclipse at Dyer from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. April 14-15. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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VU-developed Web portal to participate in NSF Innovation Corps Program
Vanderbilt’s Team Filtergraph is headed to Michigan to participate in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program. Filtergraph is a dynamic, Web-based portal that allows users to sort and manage large data sets. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Secure content sharing, collaboration through Box now available to Vanderbilt community
Mobility and large storage capacity are among the most appealing features of Box, a secure content sharing and collaboration service now available free to the Vanderbilt community in a new offering from Vanderbilt IT. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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From Vanderbilt to Rolling Stone: alumna speaks at StamJam
Rolling Stone writer and cofounder of Rolling Stone Country, Beville Dunkerley, BS’97, returned to campus on Saturday to speak at StamJam, a concert hosted by Stambaugh House. Dunkerley spoke with The Hustler about her work at Rolling Stone and her path to country music after graduating from Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Purchase requisition submission moving to eProcurement May 5
Based on the success of the September 2013 eProcurement upgrade, the university is eliminating the paper requisition process effective Monday, May 5. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
For more than a year I have been communicating about the economic circumstances that have required a laser-like focus on cost reductions and workflow redesign throughout the Medical Center. While we still have a long way to go, we have made significant progress and can be proud of what has been accomplished. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Grant boosts Center for Integrative health
Through a $5.5 million donation from San Francisco businessman Bernard Osher, Vanderbilt’s Center for Integrative Health will join the existing group of Osher Centers for Integrative Medicine and will now be known as the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Intervention efforts curb violent youth behaviors: study
Violent behavior and beliefs among middle school students can be reduced through the implementation of a targeted violence intervention program, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the Journal of Injury and Violence Research. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Photo: In good hands
The Allstate WBCA Good Works Team partnered with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to distribute wellness kits to patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center this week to celebrate the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship held in Nashville. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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New events on tap for this year’s Iroquois Steeplechase
The 2014 Iroquois Steeplechase, Nashville’s annual spring horse racing tradition, has selected one of Vanderbilt’s own as an honorary co-chair and also announced a new pre-race event — a golf tournament. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Photo: student heart screenings
The Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) and the Pediatric Heart Institute at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt teamed up with Simon’s Fund, a nonprofit organization, to provide free student heart screenings Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Case competition a learning experience for VU students
A team of Vanderbilt University students in medicine, business, public health and economic development competed March 29 in an international Global Health Case Competition at Emory University in Atlanta. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Photo: Discovery Lecture
David Clapham, M.D., Ph.D., of Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses his research on ion channels and cell signaling at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreApr 10, 2014