Year: 2022
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May/June 2022 Photo Highlights
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier delivers remarks during the Spring Staff Assembly at the Student Life Center. The IgniteVU team, winners of the One Vanderbilt Excellence Award, with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain Paige Snay, winner of the Early Impact Award,… Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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VPA hosts ‘Speak Easy’ talk series 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 first event will be on Thursday, June 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Hall Graduate Student Lounge. Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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‘Social Justice Reporter,’ new scholarly journal, to launch at Vanderbilt in 2022–23
Vanderbilt Law School will launch a new student-edited legal journal, the Social Justice Reporter, in 2022–23. The new journal will publish scholarship focusing on social justice, civil rights and public interest lawyering by leading researchers, practitioners, policymakers and law students. Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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Heard Libraries reflect on archival digitization successes, offer increased access
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries prioritized the digitization of a limited number of special archival collections during the 2021–22 fiscal year to ensure their accessibility for research and preservation in perpetuity. In addition to the work of creating digital surrogates from the collections, the Heard Libraries are adding metadata to make all digitized objects searchable and findable through the web. Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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Applications requested for 2022–23 Stephen Voland Neuro-oncology Research Award
Applications are requested for the Stephen Voland Neuro-oncology Research Award for 2022–23. Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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Research IT Resources Guide launched to support IT needs of researchers
Research Information Technology Service within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research recently updated the Research IT Resources Guide, a portal that enables researchers to select appropriate IT resources for their workflows. Read MoreJun 10, 2022
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McGee gift to establish center that will leverage data science to study media narratives
A $5 million gift from Suzanne Perot McGee, BS’86, Patrick K. McGee, BS’85, and their family to the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University will establish a new center dedicated to analyzing the media, using the cutting-edge tools of data science. Read MoreJun 9, 2022
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Filling multiple opioid prescriptions after childbirth associated with maternal death risk
In a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, women who filled two or more prescriptions for opioids after childbirth faced a 46% greater risk of death than women who did not. Read MoreJun 9, 2022
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The Hunger Games: E.coli Edition demonstrates how mutualism and cooperative behavior shape species
Vanderbilt and Arizona State University microbiologists explore the effects of feast and famine cycles on E. coli, providing insight into how the bacterial communities that reside in our guts, with our crops, in lakes and streams, and beyond become so complex. Read MoreJun 9, 2022
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Kidambi wins Department of Energy Early Career funding for isotope separation research
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected to receive funding for research as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The program is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career period, when many scientists conduct... Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Kidambi, chemical and biomolecular engineer, wins Department of Energy Early Career Research funding for five years
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected to receive funding for research as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The program is designed to support exceptional researchers during the crucial early career period, when many scientists conduct their most formative work. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Richard Batey, BD’58, PhD’61: Sepphoris Scholar
The research of New Testament scholar Richard Batey, BD'58, PhD'61, into the ancient city of Sepphoris in Galilee broadens ideas about Jesus and gives a new perspective for understanding the Gospels. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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WATCH: Experts say gun violence will continue in absence of political compromise
Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy hosted a live virtual discussion June 7 to discuss the nation's mass shootings and the continued divisiveness about gun violence and legislation. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Genes and age studied as markers for higher death rate in those with atrial fibrillation
Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Research probes cause of acute flaccid myelitis in children
Research that began at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found evidence that a viral infection followed by a “robust” immune response is the cause of a polio-like paralyzing illness in children called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Help Metro Parks design the Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway
Metro Parks is hosting two public meetings to gather design ideas and connectivity input for the proposed four-mile paved Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway project. This proposed greenway corridor is of particular interest to the Vanderbilt community, as it is anticipated to easily connect to areas surrounding campus and beyond via pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly routes. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Office of the Provost staff volunteer at Second Harvest
Office of the Provost staff across several offices recently volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The Vanderbilt volunteers sorted nearly 7,400 pounds of donated food that in turn will provide more than 6,150 meals for families in need across the region. Read MoreJun 7, 2022
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Unity Project launches summer conversation series, ‘Unity Talks’
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is launching a series of conversations and interviews this summer featuring experts on the important issues facing America today. Guests include New York Times national political correspondent Jonathan Martin, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Yuval Levin, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and more. Read MoreJun 7, 2022
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HR Employee Learning and Engagement offers new peer-to-peer learning opportunity for managers and leaders
Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for “Conversation Circles,” a series for managers and leaders, on Tuesday, June 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. This session will discuss managing employees at different career stages. Read MoreJun 7, 2022
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Drone flight scheduled near Peabody campus June 8
DPR Construction, under the direction of the university’s Campus Planning and Construction department, will conduct a drone flight on Wednesday, June 8, from 18th Avenue to 16th Avenue, south of Horton Avenue, near the Peabody College campus. Read MoreJun 7, 2022