Communications And Marketing
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Nissan is fan of grads’ fantasy football stock market game
Combining their love of college football and knowledge of the New York Stock Exchange – and some savvy and sophisticated technological skills – Will Schreiber (BA ‘13, economics) and McArthur Gill (BE ’13, mechanical engineering) developed Stadium Stock Exchange during their final semester. In one year, the venture has… Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Young alumna’s passions fuel sustainable solutions globally
Vanderbilt alumna Leslie Labruto’s early career trajectory illustrates just how many ways a young civil environmental engineer can accommodate both her heart’s leaning and her tangible talents – in as many places as possible. Before she graduated from the School of Engineering in 2011, Leslie’s studies and service work had… Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Strong Convictions — America’s Drug War Has Led to a ‘New and Improved’ Racial Caste System, Argues Michelle Alexander
“The truth is this: We have allowed a human-rights nightmare to occur on our watch,” she told a packed house at Langford Auditorium back in January while delivering the keynote address for Vanderbilt’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. “In the years since Dr. King’s death, a vast new system of racial and social control has emerged from the ashes of slavery and Jim Crow.” Read MoreJan 20, 2014
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VUCast Extra: Behind the Scenes with New Football Coach Derek Mason
Anchor Down and watch Derek Mason's first 24 hours as the Commodore Nation's new head football coach. Read MoreJan 19, 2014
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Todd Jackson, BA’96, EMBA’08 to receive new Alumni Volunteer Award
Todd Jackson, BA’96, EMBA’08, is the recipient of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Director’s new Alumni Volunteer Award. As founders and co-chairs of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Young Ambassadors, Jackson and his wife, EB, have helped raise $250,000 and award seven Discovery Grants to innovative cancer… Read MoreJan 17, 2014
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Evan Mack, B.Mus’03, receives Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award
Evan Mack, B.Mus’03, is the recipient of one of the newest awards presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors — the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Read MoreJan 16, 2014
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Photo: Discovery Lecture
At last week's Flexner Discovery Lecture, David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D., described how a cellular network called the mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and metabolism. Read MoreJan 16, 2014
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Heroes as Defined by the Arts
Published on Jan 15, 2014 Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series – Heroes as Defined by the Arts – which took place on January 14. In partnership with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Vanderbilt University Office of Community,… Read MoreJan 15, 2014
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Groundbreaking study finds children with autism hear and see out of sync
It’s like a poorly dubbed film – the words heard don’t match up with the video seen. Vanderbilt researchers report (Journal of Neuroscience) that this out-of-sync issue then cascades into additional problems for children with autism spectrum disorder. Reseachers believe this new finding will help develop treatments for children with… Read MoreJan 15, 2014
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VUCast: Autism communication breakthrough
In the latest VUCast: What people with autism see may not match what they hear; how “supersizing” could help you lose weight; and hear what earned a Vanderbilt astronomer a Grammy nomination. Watch now. Read MoreJan 14, 2014
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Gizmodo: How Vanderbilt’s secret software lab is saving America
On a quiet street just off of Nashville's historic Music Row, a dedicated team of more than 100 researchers are developing software systems that may very well revolutionize the modern world. Read MoreJan 14, 2014
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Groundbreaker — Sam Hirt, MA’63, EdS’69, bids farewell to Campus Recreation
Long before there was a Student Recreation Center or any of the adjacent outdoor facilities, Sam Hirt was doing what he could to promote sports activities on campus, initially as Vanderbilt’s first full-time intramural director and then as head of the physical education department. In short, Hirt was Campus Recreation before there was even such a thing. Read MoreJan 11, 2014
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Wherever the Next Road May Lead: After the Boston Marathon bombings, an Owen alumnus moves forward
What would you do if you were out with your family one day and suddenly you found yourself in the middle of a personal horror and an international news story? Where would you be, physically and reflectively, nine months later? Kevin White, MBA’10, can tell you. Read MoreJan 9, 2014
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Could anything be more complicated than health care has become — particularly at VUMC where we are educating, discovering and caring for patients all at once? Read MoreJan 9, 2014
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Collins memorial set for Jan. 18
A memorial service for Robert D. Collins, M.D., will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, at West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. Read MoreJan 9, 2014
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Churchwell named to new VUSM diversity post
Andre L. Churchwell, M.D., associate dean for Diversity at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been promoted to the new position of senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs. Read MoreJan 9, 2014
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Good Business: Joe Bozich, CEO of Knights Apparel, provides a thread of hope for hundreds in the Dominican Republic
As Lolita Olivo carefully feeds the Vanderbilt T-shirt through her sewing machine, she dreams about building a decent house for her elderly father and three small children. Her dream soon may come true, thanks to the efforts of Joseph “Joe” Bozich. Read MoreJan 8, 2014
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Kasey Folk, BA’02, elected partner at Ulmer & Berne
Kasey M. Folk, BA’02, is one of eight attorneys at Ulmer & Berne elected to partnership. Kasey also serves on the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors and is co-president of the Chicago chapter. Read MoreJan 7, 2014
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Brenda Gilmore, MEd.’88, elected to Women in Government leadership
Rep. Brenda Gilmore, MEd.’88, has been elected as state director for Women in Government, a group that advocates for women serving in state legislatures. She was elected to the position by her female colleagues in the state General Assembly. Read MoreJan 3, 2014
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Babes in a digital toyland
A recent survey of 1,000 parents with children between 2 and 10 found that many planned to give their kids tech instead of toys for the holidays. M. Eric Johnson, dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, has studied the toy industry and is quoted. Read MoreDec 26, 2013