Month: September 2017
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Save the date: Open Enrollment is Oct. 17-31
Open Enrollment for all benefits-eligible Vanderbilt University employees begins at 8 a.m. Oct. 17 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 31. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Undergraduate Research Fair showcases more than 140 student presentations
The fourth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair was a successful showcase of 147 student poster presentations, with more than 300 faculty, students, staff and community members in attendance. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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HR workshop: ‘Leading Teams Through Conflict’
This course, offered Sept. 27, will help supervisors and managers build and implement a strategy for helping others work through their conflict. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Medical Center Drive reduced to one lane Sept. 23
From 6 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, Medical Center Drive will be reduced to one southbound lane of traffic and one northbound lane from the pedestrian crosswalk in front of Vanderbilt University Hospital to the south exit of the hospital. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Holocaust Lecture Series marks 40th year; Saul Friedlander to give keynote Sept. 26
Saul Friedlander, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Israeli-American historian, will give the keynote presentation for the 40th annual Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt. His talk, scheduled for Sept. 26 at Vanderbilt Law School, is titled "Where Memory Leads." Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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VU Limited Submission Opportunity: 2017 NSF Research Traineeship Program
Vanderbilt University is anticipating the opportunity to submit up to two letters of intent as a lead institution for the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, which supports the development and implementation of transformative models for STEM graduate education training. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Nominations for School of Medicine Research Staff Awards open through Oct. 27
The School of Medicine Research Staff Awards are given each year to honor exemplary staff members across the research enterprise, including research assistants, senior research specialists, research nurses and research support staff. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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NSF Convergence grant to improve insight, data on learner-technology interaction
A collaboration between Vanderbilt School of Engineering and North Carolina State University to identify the best way to analyze learning data is among the first recipients of NSF grants to address societal challenges through cross-disciplinary research. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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New Aetna accountable care product leverages strengths of Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network
Aetna announces a new accountable care product, Aetna Whole Health — Tennessee, which leverages the strengths of the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, a collaborative partnership of physicians, health systems, and employers in Tennessee and surrounding states. The new product will provide employers a value-based health care option designed to increase quality, improve efficiency and the patient experience and control costs. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Medication safety in the ICU
Facilitated reporting of medication-related events in the intensive care unit can provide opportunities for optimizing quality of care and patient safety. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Adult boxing classes begin Sept. 25
Have fun learning the art of boxing while getting fit. This clinic will be taught by USA Boxing coach and certified personal trainer Tramaine Crook. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Vanderbilt calls for Supreme Court to strike down travel ban
Vanderbilt University today joined 30 universities calling on the Supreme Court to strike down President Trump’s travel ban. This reflects Vanderbilt’s commitment to an inclusive campus environment that attracts talented individuals from around the world to learn from each other and work together to discover the solutions to societal problems. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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New cutting-edge treatment for type of pediatric leukemia offered at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is part of a select group of health care institutions recently chosen to offer a new FDA-approved immunotherapy for a subset of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Only 32 health care institutions in the United States will be certified to offer the therapy. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Are you a breast cancer survivor?
Are you a breast cancer survivor? Health & Wellness would like to celebrate you and support breast cancer awareness by creating an “Awareness Saves Lives” faculty and staff survivor banner. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Committee to study opportunities for Vanderbilt University Press
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has charged a new committee comprising authors, faculty and university leaders to make strategic recommendations for Vanderbilt University Press. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Boomers, Elders and More: ‘Sundowning – A Symptom of Alzheimer’s Disease’ Sept. 20
Kanah Lewallen, a geriatric nurse practitioner with Vanderbilt Senior Care and the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, will present on the challenges of caring for individuals with dementia who have difficult behaviors. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Vanderbilt connecting need knowers with solution makers; Galloway helms effort
Kevin Galloway, hired last year as the university’s director of making, recently was appointed as the Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience (DIVE) director and will play an integral role in upcoming hackathons, makeathons and design courses. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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March for Black Women in STEM slated for Sept. 30 at Vanderbilt
In solidarity with the Black Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development will host a march for Black Women in STEM at Vanderbilt from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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SkyVU wants to hear from you: Take survey for chance to win $50 Amazon gift card
SkyVU has released a survey to measure the university community’s preparedness to navigate upcoming process changes and to use Oracle Cloud’s new software tools. Read MoreSep 18, 2017
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Technology change freeze in place from Oct. 1 to Feb. 28
VUMC and VU leadership will institute a change freeze to support the Medical Center's migration to Epic and the university's replacement of financial and HR systems with Oracle Cloud applications. Read MoreSep 18, 2017