External Story
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New York Times: As season drags on, batters chase more bad pitches
According to a study by Scott Kutscher, assistant professor of neurology, the further the major league baseball season progresses, the more often batters swing at bad pitches. Read MoreJun 25, 2013
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J-1 visa workshop is June 26
Whether you are new to J-1 visas, need a review or want to learn about the latest immigration regulations, this workshop is for you. Read MoreJun 21, 2013
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Owen School’s Bradford reflects on tenure as dean
After nine years as dean of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, Jim Bradford is stepping down from his position at the end of the academic year in June. Bradford recently discussed some of the highlights of his time as dean with "Vanderbilt Business" magazine. Read MoreJun 21, 2013
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ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hold annual ‘Lifting Lives’ music camp
ACM Lifting Lives® and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will partner for the 4th Annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, June 23-29. Read MoreJun 21, 2013
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Genetics may have played a role in student’s cancer research grant award
In July, Alex Walsh will step up to a podium in Saarbrucken, Germany and deliver a talk on optical metabolic imaging at an international workshop on Advanced Multiphoton and Fluorescence Lifetime Techniques. It’s her prize for winning this year’s JenLab Young Investigator Award – one of several awards recently bestowed… Read MoreJun 21, 2013
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Global Element
Tim Murray, EMBA’03, proves his mettle at Aluminium Bahrain You never know where a blind ad will lead you. It led Tim Murray from Knoxville, Tenn., to the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East. Murray is CEO of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers. Read MoreJun 17, 2013
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AMA awards $1 million to Vanderbilt to help transform medical education
The American Medical Association (AMA) has selected Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to receive a $1 million grant as one of the nation’s 11 top medical schools transforming medical education. Read MoreJun 14, 2013
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named among nation’s best
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the top pediatric health care hospitals in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released June 11. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Making a better tomorrow tomorrow
Campaign finance expert Matt Sanderson ’08 serves on the Colbert Super PAC legal team. Matt Sanderson, Class of 2008, appeared before the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on June 30, 2011, with his boss, former FEC Chairman Trevor Potter, now a member of Caplin & Drysdale, and their client, comedian Stephen… Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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VU’s baseball season ends in Super Regionals
The Louisville Cardinals advanced to the College World Series with a 2-1 victory over Vanderbilt in Super Regional action at Hawkins Field. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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Norman named dean of School of Nursing
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Little telescope discovers metal-poor cousin of famous planet
A scientific team led by University of Louisville doctoral student Karen Collins has discovered a hot Saturn-like planet in another solar system 700 light years away. The discovery was made using inexpensive ground-based telescopes, including one specially designed to detect exoplanets and jointly operated by astronomers at Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJun 5, 2013
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Spaces still available for football clinic; get up-close look at Commodore program
Vanderbilt will present its second football clinic on Thursday, June 6, designed to provide Commodore Nation an up-close look at its football program. The on-campus event, VUFB 101: 2013 Vanderbilt Football Clinic, is being co-presented by the football staff and the Vanderbilt Woman’s Club. It is specifically designed to help… Read MoreJun 5, 2013
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Baseball advances to Super Regionals
Philip Pfeifer tossed five shutout innings and Xavier Turner drove in three runs, leading Vanderbilt to a 7-1 victory over Georgia Tech Monday night at Hawkins Field—and a berth into the NCAA Super Regionals. Read MoreJun 4, 2013
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Commodores face Georgia Tech tonight; winner advances to Super Regional
For the second season in a row and for the fourth time in the last five seasons, Vanderbilt will face a do-or-die scenario in a decisive game of an NCAA Regional Monday when the Commodores and Georgia Tech meet for the second time in less than 24 hours at Hawkins Field. Read MoreJun 3, 2013
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Chancellor to be featured at Parnassus Books event
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will be the guest speaker at Parnassus Books' monthly "Let's Talk Books" series on June 4. Read MoreMay 31, 2013
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Athletics to conduct stadium survey in July
Vanderbilt Athletics will survey a wide variety of alumni, donors, ticket holders, former student-athletes and others this July to gauge interest in an enhanced fan experience through a possible renovation of Vanderbilt Stadium, also known as Dudley Field. Read MoreMay 30, 2013
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Commodores tabbed No. 2 in NCAAs; play begins Friday
Vanderbilt's baseball team has been selected as the No. 2 national seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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VU’s athletics communications honored
Vanderbilt Athletics has been named one of the “Super 11” sports information departments in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2012 season by the Football Writers Association of America. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Zachary T. Fardon ’92 (BA’88) has been nominated to serve as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Fardon’s nomination was announced by the White House on May 23. “Today, I am honored to nominate this highly respected legal professional as a United States Attorney,” President Obama said in the White House release. “Zachary Fardon will be unwavering in his commitment to justice, and I am confident he will… Read MoreMay 28, 2013