Year: 2022
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Start Go for the Gold early this year; steps 1 and 2 now available
Vanderbilt's three-step Go for the Gold program can help you achieve a healthier and more productive life by identifying health risks and taking action to reduce those risks. Read MoreFeb 17, 2022
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14th annual Murray Lecture is Feb. 23
LaWanda W. M. Ward, assistant professor of education and research associate at Pennsylvania State College of Education, will give the 14th annual Murray Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. CT via Zoom. Ward will discuss “Make it Make Sense: Racial Justice, Spirituality and Law” for the event co-sponsored by The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreFeb 17, 2022
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Campus Dining offers flex meal deal for faculty, staff, graduate and professional students
Campus Dining is offering a special deal on flex meal plans for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and graduate and professional students for spring 2022. Read MoreFeb 17, 2022
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Board of Trust to host investiture of Chancellor Daniel Diermeier
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust will host a series of events April 8–9 as part of the investiture of Vanderbilt’s ninth chancellor, Daniel Diermeier, including a formal ceremony. Read MoreFeb 16, 2022
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Watch: ‘Black Excellence in Research and the Future of Diversity in Academia’ virtual event
In recognition of Black History Month, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ monthly virtual Lab-to-Table Conversation will celebrate Black excellence in research and discuss the future of diversity in academia. The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read MoreFeb 16, 2022
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Chancellor’s Lecture Series hosts Billie Jean King and Candice Lee discussing a new era of equality in sports
Sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King will discuss the past, present and future of sports as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series and the university’s yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The virtual event on Tuesday, March 1, will feature Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee in conversation with King. Read MoreFeb 16, 2022
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Campus Dining celebrates reopening of Common Grounds with contest for students
After an extended closure due to COVID-19 and recent staffing shortages, Campus Dining announces the reopening of Common Grounds coffee shop, located in The Commons Center Munchie Mart. To celebrate the reopening, Campus Dining is giving students who visit a chance to win a limited-edition Cheetos Mac & Cheese bike. Read MoreFeb 16, 2022
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Campus Dining celebrates reopening of Common Grounds
After an extended closure due to COVID-19 and recent staffing shortages, Campus Dining announces the reopening of Common Grounds coffee shop, located in The Commons Center Munchie Mart. Read MoreFeb 16, 2022
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Creating Change: First Minority Baseball Apprenticeship Awarded
Jabari Brown is the first recipient of the Maggie Corbin Minority Baseball Apprenticeship at Vanderbilt, a privately funded internship for a minority candidate who wants to coach baseball as a profession. Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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‘Nothing Bigger:’ Bowling Coach Wins U.S. Open Championship
Josie Earnest Barnes, BS'10, former VAnderbilt student-athlete and current associate head coach of the Commodores bowling team, won the 2021 U.S. Women's Open in dramatic fashion in August, edging Singapore's Cherie Tan 198-194 in a tense 10-frame contest. Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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‘Inside the Box: Innovative Within Constraints’ virtual event scheduled for Feb. 18
The Enabling Innovation Initiative will host David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation and Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, for “Inside the Box: Innovative Within Constraints” on Friday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. CT. Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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Kenneth Catania receives 2022 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences, has received the 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Young Adult Science Book category for "Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries Solved." Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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Richard Sando awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship in neuroscience
Richard Sando, assistant professor of pharmacology, has been selected to receive a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career researchers. Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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Predicting brain cancer outcome
Red blood cell distribution width has prognostic value for many diseases, but it was not associated with overall survival in patients with glioblastoma, Vanderbilt researchers found. Read MoreFeb 15, 2022
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‘Microlearning Series on Positive Psychology: Connectedness’ Feb. 21
Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement and Vanderbilt Work/Life Connections will present “A Microlearning Series on Positive Psychology: Connectedness” on Monday, Feb. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022
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New Vanderbilt Osher learning opportunities await older adults
Older adults can rediscover the joy of learning this spring in classes led by outstanding faculty and community experts through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Topics include the role of diet in healthy aging, Eudora Welty’s short stories, steel drum band and more. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022
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Researchers aim to define host-parasite interactions by modeling the effects of coinfection on community dynamics
Research conducted at Vanderbilt by Faith Rovenolt and Ann Tate has been published in a new study in The American Naturalist that models how parasites interact to affect their host’s behavior. The results of the research reinforce an understanding of the influence of disease in community dynamics. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022
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Reimagining the future of Arts and Science curriculum
The College of Arts and Science is launching a dynamic and collaborative effort to reimagine its curriculum for the 21st century, ensuring that Vanderbilt students engage in educational experiences of the highest caliber. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022
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Engineering senior represents Vanderbilt in the Jeopardy! National College Championship
Sam Blum, a senior engineering science major, is representing Vanderbilt University in the Jeopardy! National College Championship currently airing on ABC. His episode airs at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 16, one of the quarterfinals dates. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022