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Participate in Know Your Numbers for the chance to win prizes
Throughout February, have your blood pressure, height, weight and body mass index checked at Know Your Numbers events on and off campus. Read MoreFeb 5, 2016
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10 Questions with improv comedian Megan Ward
Meet Megan Ward: the actress behind Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s Elle Woods. Well known on campus as an improv comedian, Pi Phi President and VP of the Business Careers and Entertainment Club, she dons a blonde ‘do and pink heels for her starring performance this weekend. Amidst a crazy rehearsal schedule, the… Read MoreFeb 3, 2016
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Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on
We’re now more than a month into the new year, and those optimistic resolutions that greeted 2016 have—heavy sigh—not exactly worked out as you hoped. A Vanderbilt expert on lifestyle changes says that those who have come up short on their resolutions should take heart. Read MoreFeb 3, 2016
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Registration for Sarratt’s Summer Youth Art Institute now open
Plan your child's summer with the Sarratt Youth Art Institute held on the Vanderbilt campus. Children explore clay, painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and textile arts while making new friends and learning about the wonderful world of art. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
In honor of the NHL All Star game taking place at the Bridgestone Arena, the Stanley Cup visited Rand this week, leading to some of our favorite #vandygram photos of the week. See more on the Get Social website. The Stanley Cup in Rand… Read MoreJan 29, 2016
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January issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
"We are midway through the academic year, and this time of year brings a flurry of activities to recruit new faculty," writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente in the January issue of "The Open Dore." Read MoreJan 29, 2016
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10 Questions with Danny McClanahan, mechanical engineering, math and computer science triple major
Meet Danny: mechanical engineering, math and computer science triple major who speaks both Japanese and Russian, has been a committed intern at places like Microsoft and Twitter, and flaunts formerly pink, (but now bright green) hair. Read MoreJan 27, 2016
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Vanderbilt on team to develop advanced nuclear reactors to reduce carbon emissions
Vanderbilt University is part of a new public-private partnership that has been awarded up to $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore, develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear reactor technologies to help America meet its goals for carbon emission reduction. Read MoreJan 27, 2016
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Celebrate Heart Month with Health Plus’ Count on Your Heart events
February is National Heart Month. Join in a variety of fun and informative events and programs with Count On Your Heart. Read MoreJan 27, 2016
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Orienting to Owen: Meet just a few of Owen’s remarkable incoming students
The Owen School can say that, too (all our students are talented high achievers), but we tend to not group people together. Each person is individual, unique and vital to the makeup of our student body. Read MoreJan 25, 2016
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Winter Storm Jonas blanketed the campus with snow last week. Check out photos of the winter weather event on the Get Social website. Read MoreJan 25, 2016
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Learn about heart health at Wear Red Day
Health Plus presents an informative discussion about cardiovascular health by Dr. Thomas J. Wang at its Feb. 5 Lunch and Learn event. Read MoreJan 21, 2016
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Follow these tips for maintaining weight loss
Many people manage to lose weight, but few of them keep it off. Learn how the successful few avoid regaining weight in this article from MySouthernHealth.com. Read MoreJan 19, 2016
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Vanderbilt celebrates MLK Day
The Vanderbilt community celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events Jan. 15-18, including lectures, service activities and participation in the Nashville Freedom March. See coverage on the Get Social website. Read MoreJan 19, 2016
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Hall Lecture to address how engineering can tackle global health care inequities
New approaches to engineering design are needed to solve inequities in global health care, according to a widely acclaimed bioengineer who tackles neonatal health and cancer mortality in low-resource settings in the United States and Africa. Rebecca Richards-Kortum will deliver the Hall Engineering Lecture on Monday, Jan. 25. Read MoreJan 19, 2016
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Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion launches newsletter
Read the inaugural issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter from the office of Vice Chancellor George C. Hill. Read MoreJan 18, 2016
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Check out our favorite #vandygram photos, shared on Instagram by the Vanderbilt community, on the Get Social website. Photo by @cix2photo #Peabody #vandygram… Read MoreJan 15, 2016
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center MLK lecture: ‘Educating our highest-risk students’
Julie Washington of Georgia State University will present “A Promise to Keep: Educating Our Highest Risk Students” at 4:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. Read MoreJan 13, 2016
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Beware: Winter coats and child car seats don’t mix
Bulky coats can give the false impression that your child is snugly strapped into his or her car seat, warns Purnima Unni, manager of the Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in this MySouthernHealth.com article. Read MoreJan 12, 2016
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Health Plus offers diabetes prevention information sessions
Health Plus is offering new sessions of the National Diabetes Prevention Program for faculty, staff and their spouses with prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes. Read MoreJan 8, 2016