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Vanderbilt wins the 2012 Music City Bowl
Vanderbilt forced five NC State turnovers and used a strong rushing attack to top the Wolfpack, 38-24, for its third all-time bowl win, as the Commodores claimed the Music City Bowl Monday at LP Field. Read MoreDec 31, 2012
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Joseph Murphy in the Economist
Peabody's Joseph Murphy argues in his new book that parents want to control not only what their children learn, but the values they pick up and the company they keep. They are also increasingly convinced that schools are not that good at teaching. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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‘Mark Di Suvero: Affinities’ exhibit comes to Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Mark Di Suvero—Affinities. A reception will be held in celebration of this exhibition on Jan. 17, 5—7 p.m. Read MoreDec 19, 2012
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VUSN lecture: Bredesen on health reform Jan. 14
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Centennial Lecture Series presents “Health Reform—An Unfinished Business,” featuring Governor Phil Bredesen. … Read MoreDec 14, 2012
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Talking to children about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
Photo courtesy of Children's Wishing Well/Vanderbilt Jodi Bauers, child life manager at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, offered some guidance for parents faced with talking to their children about a school shooting. Read MoreDec 14, 2012
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‘Tip-overs’ cause child injury, death
(iStockPhotography) Nearly 13,000 children are injured each year in the United States from televisions tipping over, with a child dying every three weeks, according to a report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide and SANUS. … Read MoreDec 13, 2012
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Plugging In — Owen’s growing presence in the energy business
A photograph of a smiling young man standing beside a gas pump at a Spur Gas station in Henderson, Ky., sits in the offices of Gigi Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73. The year was 1931 and the young man—her father, Paul Banks Jr.—would eventually work his way to President of that same… Read MoreDec 10, 2012
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Save Feb. 8 for Scholar-Sips
The Vanderbilt Woman’s Club invites the Nashville community to Scholar-Sips, an evening of wine tasting and socializing, and most importantly, an evening that supports our amazing Vanderbilt students. The annual event is set for Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Read MoreDec 7, 2012
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Doug Fisher: Warming up to MOOCs
"The implications of MOOCs for community between faculty and students, as well as the relationships within and between local and global learning communities, interest and excite me," writes Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science and computer engineering, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read MoreDec 7, 2012
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NSF grant accelerates development of medical capsule robots
Four Vanderbilt School of Engineering faculty members have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create new tools, including a web-based modeling and simulation infrastructure, intended to help speed up the development of miniature medical capsule robots. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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Chancellor Zeppos: Irresponsible cuts to research will curtail innovation
"Our scientists and engineers are making discoveries today that will lead to unimaginable technological breakthroughs tomorrow in medicine, energy and technology. Without long-term sustained federal investments in science and engineering research, these discoveries simply will not be made," write Chancellor Zeppos and University of Tennessee president Joseph Di Pietro in The Tennessean. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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Vice Chancellor Balser: ‘Cliff’ looming for biomedical research
"Beyond the damaging effects on the health of our people, disrupting the nation’s biomedical science infrastructure puts our economic future at risk," writes Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Jeff Balser in The Tennessean. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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Commodores to take on NC State at Music City Bowl; purchase tickets here
The Vanderbilt Commodores will square off against North Carolina State in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Monday, Dec. 31, at LP Field in Nashville. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. Support the Dores and buy your tickets here. Read MoreDec 5, 2012
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Entrepreneur Studio will immerse students in startup culture
Select engineering management juniors and seniors will see firsthand in a new spring semester course how local entrepreneurs try to unleash their startups’ potential. Entrepreneur Studio will be run as a three credit hour studio and lab. Students will be matched with a startup company being incubated in the Nashville… Read MoreDec 4, 2012
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Business plan competition winners plan to take ideas to market
It isn’t exactly Shark Tank, the ABC-TV reality show with a panel of entrepreneurs and business executives called “Sharks” who consider offers from other entrepreneurs seeking investments for their business or product. It is 48 Hour Launch, the premier of a business plan competition at Vanderbilt staring 40 undergraduates who created… Read MoreDec 4, 2012
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Education Week: More churn at the top in large districts
A study of California school districts by Jason Grissom, assistant professor of public policy and education, shows that nearly half of superintendents left their districts within three years, including nearly three-quarters of the superintendents of the largest districts. Read MoreDec 4, 2012
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Free turkeys, other gifts to be given away
Turkeys will be tossed and NEW this year: a limited number of signature Vanderbilt aprons, a few of which have surprises inside, will be available to choose in lieu of a turkey. Read MoreDec 3, 2012
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Bring young fan to upcoming basketball game, get free and discounted tickets
Share Vanderbilt basketball with the next generation of Vanderbilt fans by participating in the Take A Kid To The Game promotion in conjunction with two Commodore basketball games this season. Take A Kid To The Game will allow fans to purchase a discounted adult ticket to a game and receive… Read MoreDec 3, 2012
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Commodores to play in Music City Bowl
Hundreds gathered Dec. 1 at the Student Life Center to hear that the Vanderbilt Commodores had accepted the invitation to play in the Music City Bowl Dec. 31. (John Russell/Vanderbilt). The Vanderbilt Commodores will play in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at LP Field in Nashville on Dec. 31. Read MoreDec 2, 2012
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Tuition lowered on Blair precollege and adult programs
Blair School of Music (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Tuition has been lowered on the spring semester precollege and adult course offerings at Blair School of Music. Read MoreNov 30, 2012