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Vanderbilt-sponsored Dragon Music Sundays series continues
The 2017 Dragon Music Sundays series, sponsored by Vanderbilt University, runs May 21–June 11 at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Read MoreMay 19, 2017
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Discounts available for university employees
Have you visited the employee discounts page lately? There are tons of great deals for you and your family. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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24th Avenue South to close for paving
24th Avenue South is scheduled to close the week of May 21 for a paving project. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Vanderbilt Equestrian Team member wins IHSA National Championship
Caroline Biggs, a rising junior from Knoxville, Tennessee, studying human and organizational development, won the 2017 National Championship for Individual Novice Flat at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competition in Lexington, Kentucky. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Children 8–11 with normal hearing needed for study
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is looking for research subjects to better understand how children listen in background noise. Read MoreMay 12, 2017
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Research ethics training for community members set for June 2
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is offering research ethics training for community organizations that are interested in conducting research involving the populations they serve, as well as for community organizations and individuals who are interested in partnering with academic researchers in conducting research involving humans. Read MoreMay 12, 2017
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Women’s Center begins new monthly parenting group May 17
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center at Vanderbilt is hosting a new group that will meet monthly. Called Parenting at Vandy, it is open to anyone with an interest in parenting. Read MoreMay 11, 2017
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VICC limited submission opportunity: Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation awards
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) may nominate two junior faculty candidates for the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Awards: one in Mainstream/Conventional research, and one in Integrative Medicine research for 2017. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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VICC limited submission opportunity: V Foundation Immunology or Immunotherapy Award
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has been invited to participate in The V Foundation 2017 Pediatric Cancer Research–Immunology or Immunotherapy Award. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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Limited submission opportunity: Pew-Stewart Scholars Program
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the 2018 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. This program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Limited submission opportunity: Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Grant Program
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit one proposal for the Edward Mallinckrodt Foundation Grant Program. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Sí Se Pudo Ceremony honoring Latinx graduates set for May 11
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Latino and Latina Studies and the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students present the 2017 Sí Se Pudo Ceremony for the Latinx community. The event will take place Thursday, May 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. All are invited for this celebratory event recognizing Vanderbilt's 2017 Latinx graduates. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Vanderbilt Health OnCall now accepting insurance
Vanderbilt Health OnCall (VHOC), the service that brings a house call from a dedicated team of Vanderbilt nurse practitioners to the home, workplace or hotel, now accepts Aetna Vanderbilt insurance plans as well as other major payer/insurer plans. Read MoreMay 2, 2017
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Biomedical science Ph.D. graduates to reunite June 1–2
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral alumni in biomedical science are invited back to campus for their first-ever reunion June 1–2. Read MoreApr 27, 2017
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New Medical Center visitor wireless network now available
Vanderbilt University Medical Center unveiled its new guest wireless network, VUMCGuest, May 1. Read MoreApr 26, 2017
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‘The Science of Violence and Compassion’ set for May 4
Please join us for the final Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research outreach event, "The Science of Violence and Compassion," featuring Jeremy Richman of The Avielle Foundation. Read MoreApr 26, 2017
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Heart valve disease research earns grad student a young investigator award
Doctoral student Meghan Bowler won the Allan D. Callow Young Investigator Award for best poster presentation at the 15th biennial meeting of the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology. Read MoreApr 24, 2017
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My Southern Health: What men should ask about prostate cancer screening
In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that men of all ages should not be routinely screened for levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). These are the blood tests to detect the possibility of prostate cancer. Read MoreApr 24, 2017
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My Southern Health: Why young adults should pay attention to heart health
The words “coronary artery disease” immediately make us think of people in their 60s, 70s and beyond. But a 30-year population study shows clearly that what we do in our early adult life will impact our health later on, said lead author Jeffrey Carr, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreApr 24, 2017
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VICC Annual Scientific Retreat slated for May 4
Leading cancer investigators from several prominent universities and laboratories will headline the 2017 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Annual Scientific Retreat May 4. Read MoreApr 20, 2017