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  Monday, Jan. 31, 2022  
 
 
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Vanderbilt to celebrate Black History Month with events in February
 
Vanderbilt University’s annual celebration of Black History Month—a time to acknowledge and appreciate the history, experience and accomplishments of Black people on the Vanderbilt campus, across the country and globally—will kick off Tuesday, Feb. 1, with a virtual program coordinated by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center.
 
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Divinity School highlights works by Nashville portrait artist Donna Woodley for Black History Month
 
“Enter Exit Enter,” a Vanderbilt Divinity School art exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens virtually Feb. 1. The portraits and photographs by visual artist Donna Woodley can be viewed online.
 
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Nominations open for eighth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
 
The nomination window is now open for the eighth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers.
 
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Digital Commons announces spring events providing faculty development on digital skills
 
The Digital Commons has announced a number of spring workshops and panels for faculty interested in learning to use digital technologies and tools in their professional work.
 
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Housing Law Clinic students, faculty support national call to action to address eviction crisis
 
Vanderbilt is one of 99 law schools that responded to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call to action to work in their local communities to address the housing and eviction crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nashville, students in the Housing Law Clinic directed by Associate Clinical Professor Jennifer Prusak worked with tenants facing eviction proceedings and through a coalition of community partners to advocate for tenants’ rights.
 
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Vanderbilt launches new group for Asian American and Pacific Islander alumni 
 
Vanderbilt has launched a new alumni affinity group for Vanderbilt’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, supporting the diaspora and beyond. The AAPI Association of Vanderbilt Alumni (AAVA) aims to connect alumni with one another as well as with current students and the broader Vanderbilt community.  
 
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D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine to deliver Law School’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture today
 
Karl A. Racine, attorney general for the District of Columbia, will deliver Vanderbilt Law School’s 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Monday, Jan. 31, beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT via Zoom. The lecture is free, but advanced registration is required to attend.
 
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‘The Science of Flavor’ virtual event is today
 
Join taste experts, scientists and a Nashville chef to learn about the science behind flavor in a virtual event on Monday, Jan. 31, at noon CT.
 
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Explorations in Research scheduled for Feb. 7
 
Registration is open for the fourth annual Explorations in Research networking event. Hosted by the Office of Immersion Resources in partnership with Scientific Immersion and Mentorship, the event convenes Vanderbilt researchers from all disciplines to present their research and network with students to discover possible new collaborations.
 
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2022 Satcher Lecture: ‘Reducing Racial Inequity in Health’ is Feb. 8
 
David R. Williams, the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will discuss “Reducing Racial Inequity in Health: The Fierce Urgency of Now” on Tuesday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. The virtual event is the 2022 Satcher Lecture sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health Program.
 
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Research conversation to explore relationship between urban communities, schools, student outcomes Feb. 11
 
Vanderbilt Peabody College professor Maury Nation will discuss his research on the relationship between urban communities and schools and how urban social problems affect student outcomes during a virtual event on Friday, Feb. 11. The talk is open to all, but advance registration is requested.
 
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2022 Vanderbilt Entrepreneurship Conference set for Feb. 18
 
The Center for Entrepreneurship will host the fourth annual Vanderbilt Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday, Feb. 18, with attendees participating both in person and virtually. Students interested in pursuing a career in the startup field, as an entrepreneur, and within the investor/venture capital space are encouraged to attend. 
 
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Vanderbilt Microbiome Innovation Center offers analytics workshop
Feb. 22–23
 
The Vanderbilt Microbiome Innovation Center’s annual workshop series will introduce participants to a hands-on analytical and experimental workflow as well as web-based visual tools for investigating the microbiome. Each participant will receive a certificate of achievement upon completion. 
 
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Women’s Center seeks nominations for 2022 awards
 
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is seeking nominations for its annual awards that recognize and honor Vanderbilt community members for their contributions to the advancement of university women. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Feb. 25.
 
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Campus Planning and Construction summer project requests due by
Feb. 15
 
Campus Planning and Construction is implementing a Feb. 15 deadline for summer 2022 project submissions due to the supply chain and labor shortage issues that are heavily impacting the construction industry nationwide.
 
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2021 W-2s now available
 
Vanderbilt University employees may now view their 2021 W-2 forms in Oracle Cloud. Paper copies of W-2s for those who did not make the “electronic only” election in Oracle have been mailed to the resident address on file.
 

 

COVID-19 Updates

Prescription benefit now covers over-the-counter COVID-19 tests

Vanderbilt to provide KN95 masks for all students, faculty, postdocs and on-campus staff

All you need to know about faculty COVID-19 testing

All you need to know about staff COVID-19 testing

COVID symptoms and safety: What you need to know

 

Take Note

VERA offers training resources for faculty

‘Microlearning Series on Positive Psychology: Awe’ Jan. 31

ELE live learning experience: ‘Atomic Habits’ Jan. 31

ELE live learning experience: ‘Digital Body Language’
Feb. 1


ELE live learning experience: ‘CliftonStrengths for VU Employees’ Feb. 2

Applications for Seeding Success, Scaling Success internal funding programs due Feb. 2

Enroll in Control is the Goal blood pressure management program; begins Feb. 3

Share your feedback on Nashville’s action plan for transportation and pedestrian safety 

School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt fosters unique research opportunities for promising teen scientists

Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program

Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars Program

Limited Submission Opportunity: 2022 V Foundation Adult Translational Cancer Research Awards–Early Detection of Cancer

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

Study seeks African American adults for Alzheimer’s disease storytelling research

Join the Health Plus Step for Your Heart Challenge

 

Coming Up

· FEB ·
9
  VBI seminar: ‘Cognitive Neuroscience and the Age of Discovery’
· FEB ·
16
  Sheryl Crow, Rivers Rutherford headline Shade Tree Benefit
· MAR ·
2
  Inclusive Book Group will discuss ‘The Vanishing Half’
· MAR ·
10
  Vanderbilt Software Carpentries boot camp March 10, 11
· MAR ·
26
  Save the date: Brain Blast 2022

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee’s university leaders lobby Congress to make Pell Grants relevant again
 
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted.
 
The Washington Post: Thinking of permanently ditching the office? Here’s what to consider before going fully remote.
 
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.
 
Vox: Why do we remember what we remember?
 
Lisa Fazio, associate professor of psychology and human development, is quoted.
 
Reuters: Flawed forensics in criminal trials overlooked in push to reform expert witness rules
 
Edward Cheng, Hess Professor of Law, is quoted.
 
Deseret News: Both parents and policies play a role in helping young kids thrive. Here’s how
 
Cynthia Osborne, professor of leadership, policy and organizations, is quoted.
 
Bloomberg: Can Mark Cuban help you pay less for prescription drugs?
 
Stacie Dusetzina, associate professor of health policy, is quoted.
 
E&E News: How Stephen Breyer changed FERC and clean energy
 
Jim Rossi, Judge D.L. Lansden Professor of Law, is quoted.
 
The Presbyterian Outlook: Making real the promises of democracy
 
Juan Floyd-Thomas, research associate professor of divinity, is mentioned.
 
The Washington Post: Positive coronavirus tests could end Olympic dreams before athletes leave for Beijing
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
Project Syndicate: How much has the pandemic cost?
 
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics and Management, is quoted.
 
The 19th: ‘Those dollars and cents add up’: Full-time trans workers face a wage gap, poll finds
 
Kitt Carpenter, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Economics, is quoted.
 
Salon: Omicron variant of COVID may be the most contagious virus to ever exist, scientists say
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine; Jeremy Warner, associate professor of medicine; and postdoctoral scholar Sanjay Mishra are quoted.
 
Clinical Advisor: AANP president’s message to clinicians on frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic
 
April Kapu, professor of clinical nursing, is quoted.
 
 
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