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From Vanderbilt to Vancouver, Bruce and Vicki Heyman Tackle Challenges as a Team
After building successful careers and raising three children, Vicki Simons Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80, and Bruce Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80, were ready for more. “You reach a point in your life,” Bruce explains, “when you’ve done well—but now can you go do good?” So when President Barack Obama asked Bruce to serve… Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Dan Stephenson, BA’06, Mac Man
Like a lot of people, Dan Stephenson developed a taste for macaroni and cheese at a young age, but the “blue-box variety,” as he puts it, didn’t hold his interest for long. Early on he started experimenting with adventurous flavor combinations that eventually would become the hallmark of his business,… Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Juliet Crupi, BS’04, Seeds of Change
With nothing more than a willingness to make a difference and a $150 grant, high school science teacher Juliet Crupi was able to turn an inner-city after-school club into a nationally recognized program aimed at changing the relationships among her students, food and the community. Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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CRP meeting will examine pharmacists’ role in combating diabetes
The next Community Research Partners meeting will discuss "Assessing the Effectiveness of Pharmacist-Directed Medication Therapy Management in Improving Diabetes Outcomes in High-Risk Patients." The meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance. Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Tufts Names John Morris, BA’90, JD’93, of CSU as Next Athletics Director
Tufts University has named John G. Morris, BA’90, JD’93, currently interim director of athletics at Colorado State University, as its next director of athletics, effective June 15. The appointment follows a national search. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Alumnus, retired CIA chief tech officer talks wearables
A Vanderbilt engineering graduate who retired from the CIA discussed recently what wearable technology can do — including hand valuable information about users to hackers. A clip of Ira “Gus” Hunt, BE’77, MS’82, appeared in a Fox News investigative piece on devices such as Fitbit and Jawbone, which people use… Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Next-generation advanced composite materials topic of Hall Engineering Lecture
A globally recognized polymer sciences researcher will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture March 30. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Sleep specialist: Start preparing now for this weekend’s time change
When Daylight Saving Time takes effect on Sunday, March 8, it doesn’t have to mean a miserably groggy Monday morning. Start planning now to ease your body into the transition, says Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center specialist Kelly Brown. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Stephen Sanders, JD’78 is Law School’s 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow
Stephen Sanders, JD’78, has built a successful law career advocating for people affected in some way by the coal mining industry in Eastern Kentucky. The Vanderbilt Law School recognized his contributions by naming him the 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow. Sanders spent three days on campus in February presenting to the… Read MoreFeb 27, 2015
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Paralyzed by accident, grad student engineers his future with exoskeleton
Andrew Ekelem, who has used a wheelchair since a college snowboarding accident, brings an invaluable perspective to the lab of mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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‘Sicily in the Age of Archimedes’ topic of lecture at Parthenon Thursday
Professor Malcolm Bell III, professor emeritus of Greek art and archaeology at the University of Virginia, will present "Sicily in the Age of Archimedes" from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Nashville Parthenon. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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February issue of provost’s ‘Open Door’ newsletter now available
Vanderbilt fosters a distinctive culture characterized by strengths of collaboration, creativity and civility. It is a good time to reflect on these distinctions, writes Provost Susan Wente in the February issue of "The Open Dore," her monthly newsletter. Read MoreFeb 24, 2015
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Scholarship applications for Blair’s 2015-16 precollege program due March 13
The Blair School of Music is privileged to award a number of merit and need-based scholarships to precollege students. Applications for 2015-16 are now available and due to be completed by March 13. Read MoreFeb 24, 2015
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Our favorite winter weather photos of the week
The week brought snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee, and for some, the opportunity to experience campus in whole new ways. Check out how Vanderbilt documented the winter weather on social media. Read MoreFeb 20, 2015
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Exhibition examining death through art opens at Fine Arts Gallery March 12
'Memento Mori: Looking at Death in Art and Illustration' opens March 12 at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery with a reception 5–7 p.m. in Cohen Memorial Hall. Read MoreFeb 20, 2015
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WOW: ‘Kosher and Halal foods – making way for interfaith dialogue at the table’
World on Wednesdays presents "Kosher and Halal Food Offerings: Making way for Interfaith Dialogue at the table," on Feb. 25 at 12:10 p.m. at the Student Life Center. Read MoreFeb 20, 2015
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Snow Daze: How VUMC weathered the storm
The winter storm that swept through Middle Tennessee last week brought a little bit of everything to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. See the week in pictures. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Environmental engineer visits home to help rice farmers overcome drought
Vanderbilt environmental engineering graduate student Thushara Gunda returned to her native Sri Lanka to learn how South Asian rice farmers can adapt to drought and grow the highest yields possible. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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George Peabody 220th birthday celebration moved to Feb. 25
Celebrate George Peabody's 220th birthday at the Wyatt Center Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Bite into a healthy lifestyle with National Nutrition Month
Learn how to make small, steady changes that over time lead to big rewards. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015