External Story
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Alumnus one of 30 most creative under 30
Westley Taylor, BA’11, is one of the 30 most creative people in advertising under the age of 30 according to Business Insider. Hailing the honorees as the “next generation of leaders,” the website developed the list on the basis of agency and peer nominations along with its own research… Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Four professors elected into AIMBE’s College of Fellows
Four biomedical engineering professors in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering have been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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StudioVU welcomes Lane Relyea March 19
Vanderbilt and StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series welcomes Lane Relyea, author of Your Everyday Art World. Relyea will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Wilson Hall, Room 103, on the Vanderbilt campus. All lectures are free and open to the public. Read MoreFeb 25, 2014
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Scholarships Allow Vanderbilt Undergrad to Pursue Career in Medicine
John Chen, a second-year medical student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), is not sure what type of doctor he will become, but one thing is certain: he will have the chance to follow his heart in selecting his field of study and said he owes that all to… Read MoreFeb 24, 2014
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The Last Wild River
Deliverance Helped Make James Dickey, BA’49, MA’50, a Household Name. Forty Years Later It Casts a Long Shadow over Southern Appalachia. Read MoreFeb 22, 2014
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Fauchet participates in engineering public policy colloquium on Capitol Hill
Vanderbilt Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet participated in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) public policy colloquium in Washington, D.C. Feb. 11-12. Read MoreFeb 21, 2014
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Divinity dean to host Chaplain’s Speaker Series Feb. 26
Emilie Townes, the 16th dean of Vanderbilt’s Divinity School, will give a talk, “Does Your House Have Lions? Citizenship and Faith in Today’s World." The talk will occur Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in Benton Chapel, as part of the Chaplain’s Speaker Series. Read MoreFeb 21, 2014
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Exhibit: Master potters of Catawba Indian Nation
The Center for Medicine Health and Society will host Health and Art: Master Potters of the Catawba Indian Nation, an exhibition of ceramic works. Read MoreFeb 21, 2014
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Valentine receives NSF Early Career award
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jason Valentine has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read MoreFeb 20, 2014
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Eminent American climate scientist to deliver Hall Lecture March 27
American climate scientist and National Medal of Science recipient Warren M. Washington is a guest speaker in the 2013-2014 John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series. The event will be streamed live on Vanderbilt News. Read MoreFeb 20, 2014
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Small-firm lawyer David Wasinger, JD’88, takes on Wall Street and wins, twice
David Wasinger, JD’88, had been the sole partner at a five-attorney firm in St. Louis, Mo. that was mostly focused on local business litigation and had never represented a whistleblower. But that changed in January 2012 when an old business acquaintance turned to him when he was ready to go… Read MoreFeb 18, 2014
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Join LGBTQI Life in celebrating Ally Days Feb. 19-28
A screening of the film Brother Outsider, Safe Zone training and a discussion of the collected writings of Bayard Rustin are included in LGBTQI Life’s celebration of Ally Days Feb. 19-28. Read MoreFeb 17, 2014
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Studio VU: Charles Long lecture Feb. 19
Internationally renowned artist Charles Long will lecture on his work as part of StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series 2013-14. Read MoreFeb 14, 2014
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LGBTQI Life to screen film on Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin
Vanderbilt's LGBTQI Life in collaboration with the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will host a screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be followed by a discussion. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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FoxNews.com: Researchers work to secure military smartphones
Soldiers in Afghanistan are experimenting with smartphones engineered to better protect operational data designed by scientists at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems. Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, is quoted. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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PRI’s The World: Does the West have a monopoly on romantic love?
Some scholars still believe that romantic love was invented by European troubadours in the Middle Ages, and that people outside of the western tradition don’t really experience it. Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology, decided to test that theory. The verdict? Everybody loves. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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Engineering Distinguished alumnus John Gass joins Canada’s Suncor Energy board
John Gass, BE’74, former vice president of Chevron Corporation and former president of Chevron Gas and Midstream, has been appointed to the board of directors of Suncor Energy, Canada’s leading integrated energy company. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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Study opportunity: Autism and Hispanic children
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is conducting a study to learn more about the lower rates of autism among Hispanic children. Read MoreFeb 12, 2014
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Noted writers discuss Latino and Latina poetry at Vanderbilt symposium
Vanderbilt University’s Program in Latino and Latina Studies will host its inaugural symposium, "Looking Out, Looking In: Latina/o Poetry," on Thursday, Feb. 13. Read MoreFeb 10, 2014
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Founder of Black Girls CODE to give keynote address during 2014 E-Week
A talk by engineering alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder and executive director of Black Girls CODE, will be the highlight of Vanderbilt events celebrating National Engineers Week Feb. 16-22. Read MoreFeb 10, 2014