Year: 2022
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Imani Ellis, BA’12: From Dreams to Reality
Imani Ellis, BA'12, went from being an NBC page to vice president in 10 short years. As the NBCUniversal’s vice president of communications, she leads a team that creates comprehensive press strategies and media campaigns for unscripted shows across the NBCU portfolio. Read MoreJul 18, 2022
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Grad student Shelton selected as Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar
Catherine Shelton, a graduate student in the Microbe-Host Interactions Ph.D. program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named the 2022 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar. Shelton will receive a $1,000 cash prize and be mentored by Ruth Lehmann, recipient of the 2022 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science and a world-renowned developmental geneticist. Read MoreJul 18, 2022
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Human Resources increases on-campus presence starting July 18
Human Resources will have an increased on-campus presence at its front desk beginning Monday, July 18. The office is located in the Baker Building, 10th floor. Read MoreJul 16, 2022
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Share your feedback with WeGo on service change proposals
The Vanderbilt community is encouraged to share feedback with WeGo Public Transit regarding proposed service changes planned for fall 2022 and spring 2023. Read MoreJul 15, 2022
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Vanderbilt Alumni Association board announces new leadership, adds two members
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association has welcomed a new president and two other alumni leaders to its board. Read MoreJul 15, 2022
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‘Connect the Dots: Effective Communication, Time Management and Well-being’ July 21
Our inner being is directly connected to our outward doing. Mindset and well-being impact how effectively we manage our time and communicate with others. Jamye Hardy, LMSW, will reveal three valuable questions that encourage us to consider how we can be our best for ourselves and for those around us. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Healthier You presentation: ‘Increasing Your Joy Today’
Jill Stratton, assistant provost for residential education, associate dean for residential colleges and professor of human and organizational development, discusses the scientific difference between positive psychology and toxic positivity. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Health Plus offers 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 their dependent children who become pregnant. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Vanderbilt Unity Index shows American political ‘unity’ stabilized
Americans’ general faith and trust in democracy has stabilized in the first half of 2022, remaining relatively flat through the second quarter, according to the most recent Vanderbilt Unity Index. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers bring paleoecology into the 21st century
Feedback from editors and reviewers of academic journals is an often-understated driver of new research directions. Assistant Professor of Earth and environmental sciences Simon Darroch, found this to be the case for his new paper examining the differences between geographic ranges of species historic and living. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Grammy Award–winning vocalist Mark Kibble joins Vanderbilt Blair School of Music
Legendary a cappella singer and trailblazer Mark Kibble has joined the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music as an adjunct instructor of jazz voice. Kibble’s appointment begins this fall, and he will direct the vocal jazz ensemble and teach jazz vocals. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Associate professor Larisa DeSantis to give prestigious scientific talk in Ireland
Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of biological sciences and earth and environmental sciences, will give the Royal Irish Academy's Discourse Lecture on Monday, July 18, which will be viewable online. Speakers at this event recently have included four Nobel laureates and a former president of Ireland. Read MoreJul 13, 2022
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LAPOP Insights: Predicting Support for Women’s Autonomy in the Americas
Women’s autonomy is a multi-dimensional concept that includes the ability to participate in economic and familial decisions, be involved in a community, and be free from actual or threatened violence. Under this definition, protests against femicide functionally demand greater women’s autonomy. This Insights report seeks to understand key predictors of support for women’s autonomy to better understand the context in which protests for greater autonomy occur. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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Faculty, staff, students and alumni invited to submit Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial Grant proposals
As Vanderbilt prepares to mark its sesquicentennial—the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding—in 2023, a new program will support exploration of the university’s past and future. The Office of the Chancellor is launching the Sesquicentennial Grant Program to fund activities and projects that engage with the university’s history, look to its future and explore what makes Vanderbilt distinctive and unique. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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Faculty invited to apply for 2022–23 SEC travel grants by July 29
Vanderbilt faculty are encouraged to submit applications to the 2022–23 Southeastern Conference Faculty Travel Program. The grants give faculty from Vanderbilt the opportunity to travel to other SEC campuses to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals and conduct research. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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National Security Agency, Vanderbilt sign partnership to advance innovation, education on issues of modern conflict and emerging threats
Vanderbilt University and the National Security Agency have signed an education partnership agreement to encourage and enhance the study of scientific discipline. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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‘Life After Roe’ processing session is July 14
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host a session for members of the Vanderbilt community to process the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion rights. The event will be on Thursday, July 14, beginning at noon in the Great Room at E. Bronson Ingram College. Read MoreJul 12, 2022
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Diermeier speaks at Aspen Ideas Festival, emphasizes importance of free expression at universities
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier participated in a conversation titled “The Path Forward for Academic Freedom in Higher Ed” as part of the world-renowned Aspen Ideas Festival on June 29. The panel set out to explore the “twin ideals of open inquiry and free expression” as well as higher education’s unique role in advancing these forces. Read MoreJul 11, 2022
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Vanderbilt Campus Dining conducts second annual Culinary Academy
Vanderbilt Campus Dining recently conducted its annual Culinary Academy skills training course for dining staff in partnership with Nashville State Community College. The course offered participants a chance to further their culinary skills, equipping them to deliver a best-in-class dining experience to Vanderbilt students. Read MoreJul 11, 2022
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VPA hosts ‘Speak Easy’ talk series July 21 to help postdocs tell their scientific story
The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will host “Speak Easy,” a talk series designed to help postdoctoral researchers polish their “lay” scientific communication skills. The next event will be on Thursday, July 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Hall Graduate Student Lounge. Read MoreJul 11, 2022