Month: May 2019
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Take a mindful break with Health Plus
Follow along with Health Plus’s Mindful Break video to feel relaxed and renewed. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Baseball opens SEC Tournament play today
Vanderbilt makes its 24th overall appearance at the SEC Tournament when the top-seed Commodores begin play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. from Hoover Met Stadium in Alabama. The Dores will face No. 8-seed Auburn. The SEC Network will air the game. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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The Open Dore: A moment to celebrate Vanderbilt’s staff and community
In her May newsletter, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente reflects on the role staff played in making this year's Commencement a success and their efforts every day of the year in advancing discovery and learning at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Life in evolution’s fast lane
A group of budding yeasts in the genus Hanseniaspora, which is closely related to the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has lost large numbers of genes related to cell cycle and DNA repair processes. Read MoreMay 21, 2019
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‘Promise and Potential’: Q&A with Kito Huggins, BS’96, JD’99
Huggins, a former student government president and Posse Scholar, continues to drum up enthusiasm for Vanderbilt nearly 30 years after arriving on campus. Read MoreMay 20, 2019
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Medical Scientist Training Program hosts local middle school students
Students from Vanderbilt’s Medical Scientist Training Program recently hosted on campus 160 fifth- and sixth-graders from LEAD Academy and Dickson County Schools to introduce them to physician-scientist careers through a series of interactive stations focused on science and medicine. Read MoreMay 20, 2019
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My Southern Health: Measles, vaccines and protecting families
Measles not only makes children feel really awful, but it can also have serious or possibly fatal complications. Joseph Gigante, M.D., a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, answers common questions about measles and the vaccine that can prevent it. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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‘Policy, Politics, Privilege’ focus of Summer Institute at Vanderbilt May 20–24
Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative presents its second Summer institute May 20–24. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt KidTalk seeking toddlers with language delays for research study
Researchers with Vanderbilt KidTalk are looking for families willing to participate in a study looking at the effects of a language intervention for children 27-30 months with language delays. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt neuroscientists, art museum collaborate on NEA-funded visual cognition research
Vanderbilt neuroscientists Isabel Gauthier and Thomas Palmeri will collaborate with a Buffalo, New York, art gallery on a two-year project that recently earned a National Endowment for the Arts Research: Art Works program award. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Student Athlete: The Graduates
For this installment of the student-athlete series, we take a look at three Class of 2019 seniors. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Our favorite #vandygram of the week
This week our favorite #vandygram goes to @oamyers for this shot from our Employee Appreciation Picnic! Vanderbilt treated its employees to food trucks, a craft fair, a baking contest and more at this year's gathering. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt announces plan to build graduate housing development in Midtown
The university will begin work later this year on its graduate and professional student housing village, starting with an approximately 600-bed project to be located on Broadway between Lyle and 20th avenues. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt wins NASA’s 2019 Student Launch Competition, sixth in 7 years
Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Design Laboratory again has earned top honors in NASA’s National Student Launch Competition, the lab’s sixth national championship and second consecutive win in 12 years. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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New hub for Graduate School students and postdoctoral fellows in Alumni Hall
Newly renovated space on the first floor of Alumni Hall is designed to become a robust hub for student life within the Graduate School community. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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West named associate vice chancellor for federal relations
Christina West has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for federal relations in Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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Sophomore earns Department of Defense SMART Scholarship
Vanderbilt sophomore Rachel Strons has been selected as a SMART Scholar—which stands for Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation—by the U.S. Department of Defense. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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Rocketeers claim sixth NASA championship with novel UAV search and deploy mission
Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Design Laboratory again earned top honors in NASA’s 2019 National Student Launch Competition, the Space Agency announced today. This is the lab’s sixth national championship, winning the top spot in the last seven years: 2019-2018 and 2016-2013. “The 2019 project has been one of our most complex experiments to date. The challenges—both imposed... Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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Flu’s “hidden target” may lead to universal vaccine: study
The flu mutates so quickly that we need a new vaccine every year, but Vanderbilt scientists have found a vulnerable part of the virus that doesn't mutate as much. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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Get moving with Health Plus Body Weight Exercise video
Follow along with Health Plus’ Body Weight Exercise video to experience a quick, effective workout anywhere, anytime. No special clothes or equipment are required. Read MoreMay 16, 2019