Melanie Moran
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Enhancements underway for OAK support
The libraries and Vanderbilt IT are working together to improve and support the course management and learning technology system OAK. Read MoreMar 19, 2014
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Sitemason test outage March 17; check your websites
The website management system Sitemason is being retired March 31, 2014. If you are currently using Sitemason, VUIT would like to know which websites, tools and forms you are using to assist with the planning for that content moving forward. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Sitemason being retired March 31; check your websites now
The website management system Sitemason is being retired Mar. 31, 2014. Users are urged to check their sites now to make plans for their Web content and tools. Read MoreJan 31, 2014
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‘Deep dive’ in popular fields is aim of next generation of MOOCs
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to offer the first trans-institutional sequence of coordinated MOOCs. The sequence focuses on connecting handheld devices with cloud services to offer learners an opportunity to explore a topic in-depth across multiple MOOCs. Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Stanford Associate Head Coach Derek Mason named new Vanderbilt head coach
Derek Mason, regarded as one of the nation’s top coordinators, is the new head football coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. Read MoreJan 17, 2014
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Poster campaign and website to raise awareness about sexual assault
Reducing sexual assault and providing easy access to support services are the aims of a new poster and website designed to provide a single point of entry for information about sexual assault for the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreJan 14, 2014
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Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning up and running
The new Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning is digging into its work to research, innovate and support digital learning with a new website, a new program to fund faculty exploration of digital learning, graduate fellows, a faculty advisory committee and more. Read MoreNov 27, 2013
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AlertVU desktop alert program expanded
The AlertVU desktop alert program was recently expanded to include more than 6,300 clinical workstations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreNov 18, 2013
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Even in the dark, brain “sees” its own body’s movement
With the help of computerized eye trackers, new research finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light. Read MoreOct 30, 2013
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Pulitzer Prize winner Bert Hölldobler to speak Oct. 28 on ant societies
Hölldobler will present "Communication, Cooperation and Conflict in Ant Societies" Oct. 28. Read MoreOct 28, 2013
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Kirkland Hall reopened; emergency over
Kirkland Hall has reopened following its evacuation and lockdown this morning. Read MoreOct 16, 2013
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Kirkland Hall evacuated due to suspicious envelope, avoid immediate area
Kirkland Hall was evacuated early on the morning of Oct. 16 after a suspicious envelope was discovered at the building. Read MoreOct 16, 2013
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Vanderbilt University joins Coursera Zone to expand online education access in China
Vanderbilt University will promote its free online courses in China through a new partnership announced Oct. 8 between Coursera, a leading massive open online course (MOOC) platform, and NetEase, one of the largest Chinese Internet companies and a major distributor of open online education content. Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Suspect’s off-campus arrest ends bomb threat at Vanderbilt
A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a threat to Vanderbilt University. The Vanderbilt University campus was notified at 2:10 p.m. Monday that a local television station had received a telephone call from someone saying he was on his way to the campus with a grenade. The university… Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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Vanderbilt IT All Hands Meeting reviews progress, recognizes staff
The staff of Vanderbilt IT gathered Oct. 2 at the Student Life Center for their second All Hands Meeting since the division launched June 27. Read MoreOct 2, 2013
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Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway
Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC. Read MoreSep 18, 2013
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Vanderbilt University and University of Maryland join forces to offer MOOC sequence on mobile app development
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to introduce a new approach to massive open online courses, or MOOCs – a two-part, sequenced course offered through the digital learning platform Coursera. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Free online course using online games to examine literature and new media launches Sept. 9
A new, free massive open online course, or MOOC, from Vanderbilt University launching Sept. 9 uses J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings Online” to explore what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Vanderbilt recognizes Emergency Preparedness Month with launch of new website
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and Vanderbilt has launched a new emergency preparedness website to offer resources for both university and medical center faculty and staff. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Ellen Fanning, DNA researcher and mentor of young scientists, dies
Ellen Fanning, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, died on Sunday morning, Sept.1, after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She was 67 years old. Read MoreSep 3, 2013