Year: 2021
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Nutrition Corner: Learn to snack smart
The best way to satisfy this hunger is to have a snack. Healthy snacks bridge the gap between meals, stabilize blood sugars and help you maintain energy throughout the day. Read MoreJun 3, 2021
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Join Health Plus’ Babies and You prenatal education program
Health Plus offers Babies and You, a worksite prenatal health promotion program for faculty and staff, their spouses, and/or dependent children who become pregnant. The program encourages early and consistent prenatal care and provides monthly educational opportunities. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Become a Health Plus Wellness Commodore
You can play an important role in creating a culture of wellness at Vanderbilt. Wellness Commodores lead by example through their enthusiastic commitment to wellness. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Win big with Health Plus’ Spring into Summer weigh-ins and step challenge
Celebrate good health this season with Health Plus' Spring into Summer weight maintenance program. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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University will host free walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics for faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows
Vanderbilt Occupational Health will host no-cost walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting in early June for university-employed faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows. Vanderbilt recently announced that all university-employed faculty, staff and postdocs are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the 2021–22 academic year. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Vanderbilt mentor and campus leader Frank E. Dobson to return to his alma mater
After more than 15 years as a beloved campus mentor and leader at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Frank E. Dobson Jr. is returning to his alma mater, Bowling Green State University. He will leave his role as associate dean of The Ingram Commons in mid-June. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Vanderbilt to use $7.3 million in federal coronavirus relief to support students
Vanderbilt University continues to support students who have demonstrated need and are facing significant financial challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Hidden variable gives people another tool to manage major depressive disorders
Using NASA data on solar insolation, Sandra Rosenthal has postulated that seasonal rate of change in daylight has the greatest effect on illnesses with seasonal patterns, not average levels of sunlight. (Est. reading time: 3 mins.) Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Zeppos returns to the classroom, receives teaching award during pandemic
Nicholas S. Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus, credits the university’s dedication to holding in-person classes last fall—and his students’ adherence to health and safety protocols—for his successful transition to full-time professor during an unprecedented year. Read MoreJun 2, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Vanderbilt faculty explores impact of anti-takeover provisions on labor relations
New Vanderbilt-led research into corporate anti-takeover provisions—measures used to prevent unwanted acquisitions—refutes accepted perspectives about their use and suggests that ATPs can play an important role in protecting innovation and valuing employees’ contributions. Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Gore tapped for prestigious lecture named for MRI co-inventor Lauterbur
The relatively brief history of medical MRI is riddled with failed predictions, according to University Professor John Gore, founding director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science. Bold statements about the optimal magnetic field and the limits of magnet strength were way off. In 1982 one researcher concluded MRI was useful for imaging the... Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Gore tapped for prestigious lecture named for MRI co-inventor Lauterbur
The relatively brief history of medical MRI is riddled with failed predictions, according to University Professor John Gore, founding director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science. Bold statements about the optimal magnetic field and the limits of magnet strength were way off. In 1982 one researcher concluded MRI was useful for imaging the... Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning Institute announces summer courses
The rise of Black women’s political participation, a study of short stories by prominent and less-familiar authors, and the history of photography are among the classes offered online this summer by Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Vanderbilt students selected by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
Vanderbilt graduate students Luis Bichon and Brandon Tyler Blankenship have been selected for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research program and will pursue their research on high-energy nuclear physics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read MoreJun 1, 2021
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Regev receives Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Aviv Regev, PhD, an internationally known computational biologist and executive vice president of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), is the recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced this week. Read MoreMay 29, 2021
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Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond visits Vanderbilt, laying groundwork for future partnership
United States Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond recently visited Vanderbilt to learn about the pioneering aerospace engineering projects at the university’s research institutes and trans-institutional programs. Read MoreMay 27, 2021
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Vanderbilt researchers present new data on clinical trials at ASCO 2021
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers will present data on clinical trials involving targeted therapies, immunotherapies and drug combination synergies at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, June 4-8. The meeting is a virtual event this year. Read MoreMay 26, 2021
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George Floyd and America—one year later
Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, reflects on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death. Read MoreMay 26, 2021
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Rec Center summer membership available to faculty, staff, postdocs, students
Summer membership to the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center will be available for purchase by university faculty, staff, postdocs and active students not enrolled in summer courses beginning June 1. Read MoreMay 26, 2021
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Nashville medical leaders to discuss racial health disparities and possible solutions June 18
Local health experts will explore health disparities and inequities in the Nashville community and how these issues can be addressed during a virtual event on Friday, June 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT. Hosted by Vanderbilt, “Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Nashville: An Update” is free and open to the public. Read MoreMay 26, 2021