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Blair Big Band featuring Jeff Coffin April 9
The Blair Big Band closes its concert season with Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin April 9. Read MoreApr 2, 2015
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Babies and You: ‘Infant Safety at Home and in the Car’
Physician Tara Huss will present "Basics of Infant Safety at Home and in the Car," Thursday, April 16 at noon. Read MoreApr 2, 2015
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National Alcohol Screening Day is April 9
Work/Life Connections - EAP will be offering a National Alcohol Screening Day event in the lobby of Light Hall on April 9 in an effort to raise awareness of problematic drinking behaviors. Read MoreApr 2, 2015
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‘Therapeutics of Breathing’ yoga workshop offered May 29-31
The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt will offer a three-day workshop examining the therapeutic breathing aspects of yoga May 29-31. Read MoreMar 31, 2015
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Register now for Girls And Science Camp, June 15-19
Girls And Science (GAS) Camp 2015 will be held June 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It is open to rising eighth and ninth graders and sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach. Read MoreMar 31, 2015
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Register now for Boys Exploring Science and Technology Camp, June 8-12
BEST Camp 2015 will be held June 8-12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It is open to rising eighth and ninth graders and sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach. Read MoreMar 31, 2015
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March issue of ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
"This summer we will welcome two new Deans – Lauren Benton, incoming dean of the College of Arts and Science, and Vanessa Beasley, incoming dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Of great importance, both were identified and selected through representative processes – with the input of diverse search committees that reflect Vanderbilt’s broad constituencies," writes Provost Susan Wente in the March 2015 issue of "The Open Dore." Read MoreMar 31, 2015
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Good Friday service: ‘The Seven Last Words’
All are welcome at Benton Chapel for a short Good Friday service April 3 led by University Chaplain Rev. Mark Forrester. Read MoreMar 27, 2015
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‘Gender and Violence’ panel discussion April 1
Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes will lead a discussion with area faith leaders. Read MoreMar 27, 2015
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Engineering dean joins nationwide pledge to train next-gen engineers
Vanderbilt's School of Engineering joins the nationwide effort to equip a new generation of engineers to tackle the most pressing issues of the day. Read MoreMar 27, 2015
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‘College of the future’ topic of engineering lecture April 7
As technological advances ‘evolutionize’ higher education, award-winning author and speaker Jeffrey Selingo imagines what the college of the future will look like. Read MoreMar 27, 2015
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Alumna’s epic firsts are historic, unparalleled
The law career of Judge Martha Daughtrey, BA’64, JD’68, is highlighted by a number of firsts. The first woman to serve as assistant U.S. attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee in 1968. The first woman to teach on the Vanderbilt Law School faculty in 1972. The first woman to serve on the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1990. The Tennessean shares her inspiring story in the article “Tennessee judge's epic firsts are historic, unparalleled.” Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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‘Virgins, Mothers and Martyrs: Women in Early Christian Africa’ March 27
The Robert Penn Warren Center Seminar on Late Antiquity is pleased to announce “Virgins, Mothers and Martyrs: Women in Early Christian Africa,” scheduled for Friday, March 27, at 4 p.m. at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room 122. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Health Plus offers wellness coaching
Health Plus provides personal wellness coaching as a benefit for Vanderbilt faculty and staff. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Ebola survivor, Dr. Ian Crozier, to speak April 8
Dr. Ian Crozier, a graduate of the infectious diseases fellowship program at Vanderbilt, was the "mystery patient" being treated for Ebola at Emory. Crozier will speak from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, in Light Hall, Room 208, as part of the Flexner Dean's Lecture Series at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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‘Silent Epidemic: Eating Disorders on College Campuses’ April 7
"Silent Epidemic: Eating Disorders on College Campuses," a conversation with Johanna Kandel, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Our favorite social media posts of the week
March 17 marked the 142nd anniversary of the university's founding, and people took to social media to wish us a "happy birthday." Add to this the start of spring, the Impact Symposium, Pi Day and more, and it's been a busy week on social media. Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Nashville Scene “People” Issue 2015: The Professor
Associate professor of philosophy Lisa Guenther isn't afraid to think hard about the dark side: She studies issues related to mass incarceration, police violence and the death penalty, and facilitates a philosophy workshop with prisoners on death row. Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Nashville Scene “People” Issue 2015: The Punk-Rock Neuroscientist
Fifth-year neuroscience Ph.D. student Kale Edmiston is the assistant director of Vanderbilt's Program for LGBTI Health, studies the relationship between stress and autism in teenagers, and is attempting to teach himself Mandarin in preparation for postdoctoral studies in China...and he helms the queer punk record label Nervous Nelly with his partner, Shannon. Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Health Plus offers tips for getting active together
Leading up to the National Walking Day event, Health Plus offers tips to encourage you to be active and live well. Read MoreMar 19, 2015