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Visit Barnes and Noble pop-up shop in Vandyville tomorrow
Oct. 7, 2018—Visit the Barnes and Noble pop-up shop in Vandyville on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 8 to 11 a.m. All faculty, staff, alumni and fans are invited to stop by the shop at the corner of Jess Neely Drive and Natchez Trace.
Vanderbilt Magazine: Consider the Martians
Oct. 7, 2018—Scientists need to confirm whether life exists on Mars before sending humans, according to Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub.
CTTC to host session on funding opportunities for physicians, scientists developing new therapies
Oct. 7, 2018—Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization will host a session on Oct. 16 with the Harrington Discovery Institute to explore funding opportunities for physicians and scientists who are developing new therapies.
Vanderbilt announces next steps in athletics director search
Oct. 5, 2018—Vanderbilt announced today the establishment of a search committee and an advisory council for the recruitment of the university’s new vice chancellor for athletics and athletics director.
Mobile tour exploring unconscious bias to visit Vanderbilt Oct. 8
Oct. 5, 2018—The Check Your Blind Spots mobile tour will visit Vanderbilt on Monday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Branscomb Quad.
Women’s Center presents Work-Life Workshop Oct. 22
Oct. 5, 2018—The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s next Work-Life Workshop is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 22, at noon in Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220.
Daymond John from ‘Shark Tank’ to speak Oct. 8
Oct. 5, 2018—“An Evening with Daymond John” is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Langford Auditorium.
Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture: Leonard Harris
Oct. 5, 2018—The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture series presents Dr. Leonard Harris at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Light Hall, Room 512.
Homecoming Week blood drive Oct. 8-10
Oct. 5, 2018—The American Red Cross will conduct at blood drive Oct. 8, 9 and 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220.
Laurie Cutting, Vanderbilt educational neuroscientist, honored with NIH Merit Award
Oct. 5, 2018—Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education Laurie Cutting has received a $3 million NIH Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Rivera shares message on cultivating creativity, inclusivity and joy
Oct. 4, 2018—Award-winning writer Gabby Rivera visited the Vanderbilt campus last week to speak with staff, students and faculty about the importance of empowering people with diverse voices to tell their stories.
Diverse voices speak out on the arts at Chancellor’s Town Hall
Oct. 4, 2018—Expanding trans-institutional collaborations and strengthening support for student research were among ideas voiced at a Chancellor’s Town Hall on the impact of the arts on campus and in society.
Fat tissue’s “iron sink”
Oct. 4, 2018—New research by Alyssa Hasty and colleagues shows that a certain immune cell can absorb excess iron that can compromise healthy fat tissue.
Stretch, inflammation and hypertension
Oct. 4, 2018—New research by David Harrison and colleagues sheds light on how changes in mechanical forces in the aorta enhance immune cell activation thus promoting hypertension.
Cytokine-cognition connection
Oct. 4, 2018—Erin Calipari and colleagues have shown that peripheral administration of a neuroprotective cytokine may improve dopamine signaling problems associated with certain psychiatric disorders.