Month: August 2021
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Graduate students named ‘runners-up’ at Global Map the System competition for investigating housing affordability in Nashville
Two graduate students in Peabody College have been named runners-up in the Global Map the System competition, hosted by Oxford University’s Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Read MoreAug 26, 2021
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Faculty and staff appreciation football game will be Sept. 18 vs. Stanford
Vanderbilt University faculty and staff and their families are invited to cheer on the Commodore football team as they take on the Stanford Cardinal at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. Vanderbilt employees can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of just $15 per ticket (regularly priced $35) and a game-day parking pass. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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Welcome from Chancellor Daniel Diermeier
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier welcomes the Vanderbilt community back to campus for a new semester, reflecting on last year's work and looking ahead at this year's opportunities. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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New NSF university-industry center includes Vanderbilt space radiation effects and nanophotonics researchers
Vanderbilt engineering researchers are part of a team that will lead a new five-year Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program in integrated photonics for aerospace applications that is anticipated to reach $5 million in funding. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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Athletics provides updates on scope and scale of Vandy United
As part of the ongoing Vandy United campaign, the university is sharing new details about Vanderbilt athletics facility upgrades and enhancements, as well as an update outlining the scope and scale of the project. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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Registration open for inaugural Undergraduate Civic and Professional Showcase
Students who wish to present about the civic and professional experiences they have completed while undergraduates at Vanderbilt are encouraged to register for the inaugural Undergraduate Civic and Professional Showcase. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Student Life Center. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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Campus Dining announces Flex Meal deal for faculty, staff, graduate and professional students
A convenient option for those who wish to dine on campus, Flex Meals allow for quick and easy meal payment across Campus Dining’s award-winning network of 20 dining locations. Read MoreAug 25, 2021
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Chancellor, Provost share message with important COVID-19 information for fall semester
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver share a message with the campus community containing important COVID-19 information for the fall semester, including reminders about the university's health and safety protocols. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Chancellor Diermeier’s Founders Walk Remarks
Members of the Class of 2025, members of other classes joining us this year as transfer students, and incoming members of the Next Steps program: It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Vanderbilt. The walk you just took together was more than a walk through our beautiful campus. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Sign up now for brain-stimulating Vanderbilt Osher fall classes
Calling all lifelong learners 50 and older to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt, which has announced its fall term of courses. They include: ’60s music, the U.S. women’s movement, Latin American-U.S. relations, elements of film and more. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Gary Giel Gore: University Designer
Former Vanderbilt University University Designer and book designer, Gary Giel Gore, of Nashville died March 28. He was 89. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Andrew Howard Nichols, BA’03: Education Researcher
Andrew Howard Nichols, senior director of higher education research and data analytics at education nonprofit The Education Trust, died Jan. 26 of brain cancer. His studies of educational gaps and financial aid regularly revealed inequities affecting low-income and minority students. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Alice Hackney Altstatt, MA’52, MD’56: Academic Anesthesiologist
Vanderbilt Medical School Class of 1956 alumna Alice Hackney Altstatt of Finksburg, Maryland, died Jan. 10. She was 95. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Ask an Expert: Who does the vaccine protect?
Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reminds us the reasons to get vaccinated. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Ask an Expert: Is data about deaths after vaccination valid?
Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explains how signals on deaths after COVID-19 is collected and interpreted. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Ask an Expert: What do we know about the third dose option of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shares information about the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, applicable to people with moderate to severe immunocompromise. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Ask an Expert: What do we know about booster shots?
Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shares what we know about COVID-19 booster shots. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Vanessa K. Valdés, MA’02, MA’03, PhD’07, and Nathan Dize, MA’20, PhD’21: Collaborative Vision
Vanessa K. Valdés and Nathan H. Dize, Vanderbilt graduates in Spanish and Portuguese and French and Italian, respectively, teamed up on a project in the field of Afro-Latinx studies--a translation of Makenzy Orcel’s heartbreaking novel set in Haiti, Les Immortelles, published by SUNY Press. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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#VandyUnited
The largest undertaking of its kind in school history, Vandy United represents a bold step for Vanderbilt Athletics. Share the excitement on social media using #VandyUnited. … Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Research Snapshot: How will the global community react if vulnerable nations pioneer solar radiation geoengineering
By Marissa Shapiro THE IDEA Jonathan Gilligan (John Russell) Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of Earth and environmental sciences and civil and environmental engineering, and a group of international researchers have illustrated potential international conflicts over climate change. One of a larger group of studies, this work engaged in a role-playing scenario set in 2040 in... Read MoreAug 24, 2021