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Vanderbilt employees step up to battle winter weather on campus
Many Vanderbilt employees stepped up to ensure that campus operations continued despite extremely cold temperatures and snow accumulation over the past five days. Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
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COACHE Faculty Survey preliminary report available; faculty input gathered through March
The Faculty Development Committee, charged with analyzing and assessing the results of the COACHE Faculty Survey administered in spring 2020, has prepared a preliminary report on the survey’s topline findings and will share the report and engage faculty at two workshops in March. Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
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’Dores to Gratitude
A note of thanks to all the alumni who volunteered their time, expertise and energy to support Vanderbilt students during the unprecedented challenges of the past year from Vanderbilt Alumni Association President Tim Warnock Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Edwin Wilson, BA’50, recalls a life devoted to the theater
Edwin Wilson, BA'50, recounts his journey in theatre, from Nashville to New York, in a memoir, Magic Time: Notes on Theatre & Other Entertainments (Smith and Kraus, 2020). Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Vanderbilt University Special Collections acquires new Lawson photographs
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have acquired a collection of rare photographs of, and by, the Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., ’71—a pivotal figure in the history of the civil rights movement and Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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What’s science got to do with Black History Month?
This article from the Winter 2021 issue of “Vestigo,” a publication of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, examines the history and contributions of Black scientists at Vanderbilt and beyond. Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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French Lessons: An alumnus draws solace from what he learned at Vanderbilt
Confronted by the strangeness of the French language as a first-year student, an alumnus draws solace decades later from what he learned at Vanderbilt Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Strong Together: The Vanderbilt community’s hallmark spirit of compassion and courage shines through in turbulent times
Whatever difficulties we face—in the world at large and closer to home—a united Vanderbilt spirit of compassion, intelligence, strength and courage pervades our community. Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Kicking Down Barriers: Sarah Fuller makes history as kicker for Vanderbilt football team
Senior student-athlete Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a football game in the Southeastern Conference and for a Power Five program Nov. 28. Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Return to Campus update for graduate and professional students for Feb. 17
Good numbers on Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, information about vaccination distribution in Tennessee, new CDC guidelines regarding best mask fit and more are featured in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Return to Campus update for undergraduates for Feb. 17
Good numbers on Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, information about vaccination distribution in Tennessee, new CDC guidelines regarding best mask fit and more are featured in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Return to Campus update for postdocs for Feb. 17
Good numbers on Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, information about vaccination distribution in Tennessee, new CDC guidelines regarding best mask fit and more are featured in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Return to Campus update for staff for Feb. 17
Good numbers on Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, information about vaccination distribution in Tennessee, new CDC guidelines regarding best mask fit and more are featured in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Return to Campus update for faculty for Feb. 17
Good numbers on Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, information about vaccination distribution in Tennessee, new CDC guidelines regarding best mask fit and more are featured in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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School of Nursing mourns loss of Tom Christenbery, beloved professor and champion of compassion in nursing
Professor of Nursing Thomas Christenbery died unexpectedly in his sleep Feb. 16. In his two decades at Vanderbilt School of Nursing, the popular professor taught and mentored hundreds of students and colleagues, encouraging them to reach for new possibilities. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: ‘Charting Four Decades of Changing Mental Disorders’ Feb. 25
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will conduct its next Kennedy Center Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 4:10-5:10 p.m. CT. Terrie Moffitt, Nannerl O. Keohane University Distinguished Professor of Education and Training at Duke University, will discuss “Charting Four Decades of Changing Mental Disorders, From Childhood to Midlife.” Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Vanderbilt Libraries offer series on evidence-based research and information sharing
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, in alliance with The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, will offer many opportunities to improve information consumption and responsible information sharing. The workshops and events are intended to help strengthen our collective knowledge in creating, using and evaluating evidence-based research and information. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Basic Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellows program recognizes Neuert, Ren
Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Gregor Neuert and Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Yi Ren have been recognized as School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellows. Established in 2020, the Dean’s Faculty Fellows program in Basic Sciences is designed to recognize the efforts of faculty in the early stages of their career. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Despite limitations of pandemic, research continues in Arts and Science, Nursing
During the Research Ramp-up process, more than 3,000 Vanderbilt research personnel have returned to in-person research activities, while many others have continued remotely through perseverance and ingenuity. The efforts of the College of Arts and Science's John Wikswo and the School of Nursing's Terrah Akard are highlighted. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Diermeier urges universities to lead America back toward reasoned debate in ‘USA Today’ opinion piece
A new "USA Today" op-ed written by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier urges top universities like Vanderbilt to take a leading role in restoring “reason, rationality and honesty” into the national dialogue. Reflecting on this moment in America, Diermeier argues that universities should leverage their strengths in research and transformational education to reestablish faith in one another and our institutions. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021