Year: 2015
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Register for spring LGBTQI Safe Zone trainings
The Office of LGBTQI Life announces two spring training sessions for its Safe Zone program. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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TPAC discounts offered to faculty and staff in February
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of upcoming TPAC shows. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Final Hold the Stuffing weigh-ins Jan. 11–22
Final weigh-ins for this year's Hold the Stuffing program take place Jan. 11–22. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Blair offers wide range of lessons, classes and ensembles for spring
Blair School of Music offers a vast array of private lessons, classes and ensembles during the spring semester as part of its Precollege and Adult Program. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Give the gift of life at USAC blood drive Jan. 8
The University Staff Advisory Council will partner with the American Red Cross for a blood drive this Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Sarratt 325. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Biochemistry seminar Jan. 5 features Salk Institute researcher
Brandon Toyama, research associate at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, presents a biochemistry seminar Jan. 5. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Weight Watchers at Work sessions begin Jan. 6
Weight Watchers at Work sessions begin Wednesday, Jan. 6. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Listen: Class uses mapping technology to trace African American presence in country music
In a new class taught by writer-in-residence Alice Randall, students were surprised to learn the deep historical African American influence on country music from its earliest roots to today. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Black college students face hidden mental health crisis
Black students are complimented for having "grit," while their mental health concerns go undetected. Read MoreDec 30, 2015
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Quality early-grade teachers key to maximize pre-K benefits
Preschool alone is not the silver bullet to end poverty or close achievement gaps. Read MoreDec 30, 2015
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Manhattan Project physicist, professor Ernest Jones has died
Ernest Jones, one of the last of the generation of scientists to have worked on the Manhattan Project, died Dec. 19. He was 97. Read MoreDec 30, 2015
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Vanderbilt emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s 2016 celebration
Champagne (Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) New Year’s Eve is expected to bring tens of thousands of revelers to downtown Nashville for the Bash on Broadway, and there will be thousands more at private parties and celebrations all over the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt,… Read MoreDec 29, 2015
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The most popular research stories of 2015
With discoveries ranging from the origins of consciousness to the end of the universe, 2015 was a year of incredibly diverse research at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreDec 28, 2015
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Psychotherapies have long-term benefit for those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome
A new meta-analysis has found that the beneficial effects of using psychological therapy to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are not only short term but are also long lasting. Read MoreDec 28, 2015
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AlertVU: Tornado warning cancelled
8:37 p.m. The second tornado thread has passed for the Vanderbilt area and the warning is CANCELLED. Severe weather may still be possible. Please continue to monitor local weather reports. 8:28 p.m. Alert! A tornado is approaching the Vanderbilt campus. Take shelter in the nearest building and move to the most… Read MoreDec 23, 2015
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Tennessee Poison Center names its “top five” poisons of the year and offers safety tips
The leading cause of injury death in Tennessee is not motor vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds or drowning—it is poisoning. And the main source of that poisoning is not the furniture polish or drain cleaner stored under the kitchen sink (dangerous… Read MoreDec 23, 2015
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Order Superior Vision plan-covered contacts from SVContacts.com for claim-free convenience
Superior Vision insurance participants can order discounted contacts online anytime and skip filing an insurance claim through SV Contacts. Read MoreDec 23, 2015
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Re:VU brochures for 2016 now available
Re:VU is a concise summary of Vanderbilt’s vital statistics featuring the most commonly requested facts and figures pertaining to the university. Read MoreDec 21, 2015
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Campus visitors injured by falling tree
Ten members of a Vanderbilt University admissions tour group were injured Dec. 21 when a tree fell as the group was leaving an information session and waiting outside to begin tours of campus. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening. Read MoreDec 21, 2015
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Nominations sought for 2016 David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program
Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the 2016 David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program. This award provides $200,000 over three years for projects aimed at improving human brain and brain-immune functioning to promote health and to prevent and treat disease. Read MoreDec 21, 2015