Year: 2020
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Student designers celebrated in ACE Design digital exhibit
A new exhibit available online celebrates the work of the talented student artists who comprise Vanderbilt’s ACE Design team. Read MoreApr 23, 2020
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Peabody engages, supports and adapts during COVID-19 outbreak
Peabody College has found itself working in overdrive to continue meeting the needs of students while also supporting the many constituencies that make up a complex college offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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Vanderbilt Board of Trust names four new members
The president and CEO of Nasdaq and a respected leader in the health care industry are among the new elected members of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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Wente launches University Continuity Working Group
The University Continuity Working Group will advise university leadership by providing feedback and recommendations that allow the university to continue operating safely and productively in the coming months, fall semester and year ahead. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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Campus Dining prepares care packages for students remaining on campus
To help ease the stress of living through heightened COVID-19 safety protocols, the Campus Dining team is distributing care packages to all on-campus residential students who visit Rand Dining Center. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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‘Study Abroad 101’ virtual information meeting April 30
All students are invited to learn the basics of studying abroad. Hear from Global Education Office staff about the benefits of studying overseas and how study abroad works at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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23 Vanderbilt students win prestigious NSF fellowships
The National Science Foundation recently selected 18 Vanderbilt graduate students and five undergraduate students to receive Graduate Research Fellowships. Additionally, one undergraduate and 15 graduate students received honorable mentions. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Vox: It took a pandemic for cities to finally address homelessness
Marybeth Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Human, Organizational and Community Development, is quoted. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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The Tennessean: Anyone can get tested for COVID-19 in Tennessee. The question is, should you?
David Aronoff, Addison B. Scoville Jr. Professor of Medicine, is quoted. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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The Washington Times: Pandemic ignites dozens of legal battles across nation
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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MSNBC: Businesses try to figure out what reopening looks like
William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine, is quoted. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Melodores share music, cultivate new fans during pandemic
The Melodores, Vanderbilt’s award-winning a cappella group, have engaged multitudes of fans on social media as musical groups the world over find creative outlets to share music despite the coronavirus pandemic. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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5 tips to improve your virtual chat set-up
Whether you’re taking a class, conducting a meeting or gathering with friends, just about everyone is jumping into virtual chats. Here are five easy tips to improve how your virtual chat looks and sounds. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Biological Sciences Lecturer Converts Lab Course to Teach Students About Coronavirus
When the coronavirus pandemic triggered Vanderbilt’s mid-March transition to distance learning, Clements, like many faculty members, had just a few days to turn his hands-on lab sections into virtual learning experiences. He did it by leaning heavily on his strength: using technology to keep students engaged with course material. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Transporter’s role in gut barrier
A disease-associated mutation in a transporter protein impairs gut barrier function, leading to gastrointestinal disease and chronic infections. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Reducing stress in parents of children with autism
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders benefited from the addition of mindfulness-based stress reduction to parent-implemented behavioral interventions. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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College boosts arts careers in surprising and important ways: report
What you do in college has a surprising impact on your ability to sustain a career in the arts long-term, according to a new report co-authored by Alexandre Frenette, assistant professor of sociology and associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Learning in the time of Coronavirus: Faculty and students adapt curriculum, take on new roles
Distance learning brings a unique set of hurdles, but our students are up for the challenge. As the School of Medicine transitions to digital learning, medical education has adapted to meet the circumstances. Read MoreApr 20, 2020
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Ask an Expert: How do vaccines work?
Kathryn Edwards, the Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics and director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, discusses how a vaccine works in the human body. Read MoreApr 20, 2020
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Vanderbilt lab develops app for analyzing crowd-sourced songbird recordings
With a new app from a team at Vanderbilt, birdsong researchers can better leverage crowdsourced fieldwork and audio recordings from amateur birders and citizen songbird scientists. Read MoreApr 20, 2020