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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
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Half marathon training program begins in January
Make your dream to run or walk the Country Music Half Marathon on April 27, 2013, a reality by joining Health Plus and Gilda’s Club of Nashville for a 16-week comprehensive training program. Read MoreNov 30, 2012
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October winds offer students good view of turbine action
Students from the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt trekked about three miles from campus to the School of Engineering’s wind-solar alternative energy site to see a wind turbine in action atop Love Circle hill in Nashville. Read MoreNov 30, 2012
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School choice: Not your father’s classroom
Peabody professor Ellen Goldring comments on a battle over school reform that could reshape public education in Michigan. Read MoreNov 28, 2012
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Join Commodore football team for bowl announcement celebration
Commodore fans are invited to join Head Coach James Franklin and his Vanderbilt student-athletes this Sunday on campus for the team’s bowl announcement celebration. The celebration will begin at 7 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center located across 25th Avenue from Memorial Gym. Doors will open for the free… Read MoreNov 27, 2012
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Dores defeat Vols in final home game
(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Saturday, Vanderbilt rewarded Commodore fans with a 41-18 thumping of Tennessee, ending the Vols’ 29-game winning streak at Vanderbilt Stadium. Read MoreNov 19, 2012
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Vanderbilt MBA ranks No. 25
The latest "Bloomberg Businessweek" MBA survey ranks Vanderbilt at No. 25, giving the school high marks in career services, teaching quality and leadership skills. Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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Sharfstein awarded 2012 Cromwell book prize
Daniel J. Sharfstein has received the 2012 Cromwell Book Prize for The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, published in 2011 by Penguin Press. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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AL.com: Birmingham Education Foundation summit outlines challenges and opportunities for city schools
The first school system"report card" the Birmingham Education Foundation released Thursday is the product of the two-year-old organization's efforts to qualify and quantify the challenges and opportunities of the Birmingham City Schools system. In the last year, two graduate students from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education have distilled more than 14,000 complaints and suggestions that more than 2,000 residents and parents gave at 125 community meetings and focus groups. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Join the conversation: What are you giving thanks for this year?
As 2012 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year. Vanderbilt community, what are you giving thanks for this year?… Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Campus Dining employee suffers family losses in Hurricane Sandy
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the nor’easter that followed, millions of New Yorkers began to pick up the pieces and resume their lives, a difficult task that brought communities together, not only in the Northeast, but across the country. Brad Moyer, assistant manager at Rand Dining Center, is… Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Video: Doug Fisher on digital learning at the Ithaka Sustainable Scholarship conference
Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science, participated in a panel discussion at the Ithaka Sustainable Scholarship conference. This year's topic was the impact of digital learning technology on scholarly practices and notions of quality in the academy. Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Daily Beast: Were the Romney and Obama TV ads a total waste?
They spent a total of $1 billion on TV ads, but most were instantly forgettable—and none swayed opinion. Next time, writes John G. Geer, make the ads memorable. Read MoreNov 13, 2012
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Autism Speaks: Researching sleep, tirelessly
Sleep research is one of the many initiatives made possible through Vanderbilt’s participation in the Autism Treatment Network. Read MoreNov 13, 2012
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Engineering students to present at global health care conference
Doug Woodcock (left) and Brett Taylor, chemical and biomolecular engineering seniors, in the Diatherix lab in Huntsville, Ala. Two chemical and biomolecular engineering seniors, Doug Woodcock and Brett Taylor, are flying to England this month to attend an international health care conference and present the results of an engineering… Read MoreNov 9, 2012
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Luft to deliver Oates Lecture Nov. 15
istock The Sixth Annual Meredith S. and John A. Oates Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology presents “Homage to Ignorance,” featuring Friedrich C. Luft, M.D., Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. at 208 Light Hall. Read MoreNov 9, 2012
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Get discount on Nashville Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ through Nov. 30
To express its gratitude for Vanderbilt’s support, Nashville Ballet is offering discounted tickets to see the holiday classic Nashville’s Nutcracker. Now through Nov. 30, save $12 on tickets to any performance of Nashville’s Nutcracker with this link. … Read MoreNov 6, 2012
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Alzheimer’s Update Series Nov. 2, 9 and 16
Meharry Consortium Geriatric Education Center, in collaboration with the VA-TN Valley Healthcare System, presents the Alzheimer’s Update Series Nov. 2, 9 and 16. Read MoreNov 1, 2012
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Vanderbilt plays role in contests to build Marine combat vehicle
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched FANG Challenges, a set of three next-generation military vehicle design competitions with up to $4 million in prizes to build a new amphibious combat vehicle specifically for the Marine Corps. Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) is playing a significant role in the contests. Read MoreOct 31, 2012
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The Tennessean: Hobbyist puts concerts in homes
If measured by Malcolm Gladwell’s rule of a 10,000-hour prerequisite, Peabody graduate student Larry Kloess has surpassed expert status into the territory of sheer fanaticism — but in the best way possible, by Music City standards. He has cultivated a passion for exposing Nashville to undiscovered talent through his blog and house concert series, Cause A Scene Music. Read MoreOct 31, 2012