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  Monday, Jan. 10, 2022  
 
 
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Join leaders for town halls Jan. 11, 12 focusing on COVID updates,
student support
 
Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls for students and their families to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and student support resources. 
 
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Vanderbilt researchers combine paleontology and fluid physics to uncover Ediacaran nurseries
 
Looking at prehistoric organisms allows Simon Darroch and his students to describe how, when and why complex life evolved on this planet. Their work is a piece of the puzzle in understanding how likely it is that we’ll find complex life beyond Earth.
 
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There's still time to take the Quality
of Life survey
 
All undergraduate students are invited to participate in Vanderbilt’s annual Quality of Life Survey. The data gathered through the survey helps the university understand students’ experiences and needs.
 
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Social determinants focus of VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture tomorrow
 
Jean Edward, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, will present “Integrating Medical, Financial and Legal Health Solutions to Positively Impact Social Determinants of Health” on Tuesday, Jan. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. The winter 2022 Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture will be conducted via Zoom.
 
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Bishop Michael Bruce Curry and Jon Meacham to talk religion and politics Thursday
 
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss the intersection of religion and politics in the U.S. during a Jan. 13 discussion hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and Vanderbilt Divinity School.
 
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Poet Nikky Finney to speak at virtual keynote event for 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
 
Renowned poet, professor and author Nikky Finney will deliver a keynote address as part of Vanderbilt University’s 2022 commemoration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Finney is scheduled to speak Jan. 17 as part of a virtual program that will begin with a vigil and include remarks by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier.
 
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National Black Nurses Association president to deliver MLK Commemorative Lecture Jan. 17
 
Martha A. Dawson, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt School of Medicine, this year’s MLK Day lecture will be held virtually via Zoom.
 
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Applications for 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program close tomorrow
 
Applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are being accepted through Jan. 11. VUSRP provides a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills by working closely with a faculty member on joint research efforts.
 
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Undergraduate researchers invited to apply to Beckman Scholars Program
 
Vanderbilt’s Beckman Scholars Program in Chemistry and Biological Sciences has been awarded support by the Beckman Foundation for a fourth three-year term. Applications for scholar tenures beginning in May 2022 are currently open, with a deadline to apply on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
 
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Registration open for 2022 Global Health Case Competition
 
Registration is now open for the 2022 Global Health Case Competition, an opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and professional students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate in developing innovative solutions to a global health problem.
 
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Applications open for Data Science Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Program
 
The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute Summer Research Program provides Vanderbilt undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in 10 weeks of full-time data science-focused research in collaboration with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member during the summer. The goal of DSI–SRP is to encourage and enhance student-faculty mentoring and joint research efforts in data science.
 
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Apply now for Data Science for Social Good program
 
Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for Data Science for Social Good, a 10-week experience where participants work as part of a data science team on a pre-selected project for a not-for-profit organization, Vanderbilt group or government organization.
 
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Sevilla appointed to Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
 
Alex Sevilla, vice provost for career advancement and engagement and Evans Family Executive Director of the Career Center, has been appointed to the Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors.
 
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EDI Taskforce on Belonging to conduct focus groups with VU community
 
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce on Belonging invites all faculty, staff and students to participate in a series of focus groups to assist in the development of an instrument for measuring a sense of belonging among Vanderbilt University community members.
 
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Give the gift of learning by joining Vanderbilt partnership to tutor Metro Nashville Public Schools students
 
Vanderbilt community members looking for a way to share the gift of learning with children in Metro Nashville Public Schools are invited to join the more than 150 Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff who are already part of the “Accelerating Scholars” online tutoring program. Sign-ups to volunteer are open now through Jan. 17.
 

 

COVID-19 Updates

6 tips for managing omicron anxiety

Office of Global Safety shares CDC guidance for travelers returning to U.S.

Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson booster shots available to Vanderbilt faculty, students, staff and postdocs

 

Take Note

Law School’s Stack, Vandenbergh receive Levin Center’s 2021 Excellence in Oversight Research Award

Nominate a faculty or staff member for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Master’s in data science program hosts upcoming recruitment events

VKC to host ‘Risks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome and Introduction to a Research Study’ Jan. 25

Inclusive Book Group will discuss ‘The Vanishing Half’ March 2

Participants sought for study on consumption of nuts to reduce abdominal obesity, metabolic risk

 

Coming Up

· JAN ·
12
  VICB presents: University of Massachusetts’ Lynmarie Thompson
· JAN ·
12
  Vanderbilt Brain Institute presents: ‘Rethinking General Anesthesia’

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
The Wall Street Journal: How many years could Elizabeth Holmes face in prison? decades, in theory
 
Chris Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.
 
The Washington Post: Would Americans ever support a coup? 40 percent now say yes.
 
Noam Lupu, associate professor of political science and associate director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project; Elizabeth Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, professor of political science and director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project; and senior statistician Luke Plutowski co-authored this piece.
 
NBC News: Omicron in kids leading to a new but familiar illness: croup
 
Buddy Creech, Edie Carrell Johnson Professor of Pediatrics, is quoted.
 
The Grio: Black Tennessee teachers face racial bias in scoring, new study finds
 
Jason Grissom, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations, is quoted.
 
Axios Charlotte: One year after Jan. 6, extremist views have become more mainstream in North Carolina
 
Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, is quoted.
 
The Wall Street Journal: CDC recommends first COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds
 
Helen Keipp Talbot, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
Miami Herald: Which face masks best protect children against the omicron variant? What experts say
 
Joseph Gigante, professor of pediatrics, is quoted.
 
The Tennessean: As a medical doctor, this is how I’m making climate action my 2022 resolution
 
Reed Omary, Carol D. and Henry P. Pendergrass Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, authored this opinion piece.
 
The Conversation: Women are finding new ways to influence male-led faiths
 
Emilie Townes, dean of the Divinity School and Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society, is quoted.
 
CNN: ‘Mild’ COVID-19 doesn’t always feel that way
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
 
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