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Funding opportunity: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
The 2016 Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS) supports physician-scientists who are committed to an academic career bridging advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service. Read MoreJun 10, 2015
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Faculty Senate meeting minutes for April 2015 available online
Minutes from the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate’s April 2 meeting are now available online on the Faculty Senate website. Read MoreJun 8, 2015
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UPDATE: June 12 history of fashion talk
A June 12 talk by Alexandra Sargent at the Williamson County Public Library on the history of fashion branding has been postponed. Read MoreJun 5, 2015
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Employee mammogram campaign underway; five locations, some walk-ins available
Mammograms are an important tool in breast cancer detection. Vanderbilt offers convenient mammograms to employees, at several imaging centers. Some locations allow walk-ins during certain hours. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt physicists appear on BBC News website
Three Vanderbilt physicists who are members of a scientific team at the Large Hadron Collider appeared in a BBC News photo taken when the giant particle smasher was restarted. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt Football’s Little Star Camp is June 8-10
Vanderbilt Football will host its 2015 Little Star Camp June 8, 9 and 10 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Pre-purchase parking passes for Luke Bryan concert July 11
Fans who wish to tailgate before the Luke Bryan concert July 11 may pre-purchase a parking pass for the surface lots adjacent to Vanderbilt Stadium. Read MoreJun 3, 2015
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Stay on top of Vanderbilt in the news with VUToday
Stay informed with VUToday, a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media—including print, television, radio, social media and online. Read MoreJun 2, 2015
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Get discount on tickets to ‘Nashville in Harmony,’ more at TPAC
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following shows at Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read MoreJun 2, 2015
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Recovery support meetings offered each Tuesday
The goal of recovery meetings is to give individuals a safe space at Vanderbilt where they can work on their recovery with the support and fellowship of others. Read MoreJun 2, 2015
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UPDATE: Security Notice – burglary on campus
On Friday, May 29, at approximately 11 a.m., Vanderbilt University Communications received a call of a burglary that took place between 12:30-1:30 a.m. at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Subway sandwich shop located at 2200 Children's Way. Read MoreJun 1, 2015
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MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience recommendations cited in presidential report
The need for training programs for judges and others working in the criminal justice system and the development of clear guidelines for applying insights from neuroscience to criminal cases are among 16 influential recommendations provided by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience to President Obama’s Bioethics Commission. Read MoreMay 29, 2015
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VKC to host parental stress intervention conference July 14-17
Instructors will split the four-day conference into two, two-day sessions, with each session focusing on one of two intervention manuals created by VKC researchers to teach parents of children with disabilities how to manage stress. Read MoreMay 29, 2015
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ABC’s John Quiñones signs ‘What Would You Do?’ July 19
ABC News journalist John Quiñones will sign "What Would You Do?," his book based on the hit television series, at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 29, 2015
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Get 25 percent off business cards from Printing Services through June 12
From June 1 to June 12, Vanderbilt Printing Services is offering 25 percent off all business card orders charged to an internal cost center. Read MoreMay 28, 2015
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Customers to receive credits for some Lync long-distance calls made in April
During April, Vanderbilt IT experienced an issue with the termination of some Lync long-distance calls that resulted in overcharges. Customers who were incorrectly charged will receive their appropriate credits in May. Read MoreMay 28, 2015
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University-wide limited submission opportunity: W.M. Keck Foundation
Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the W.M. Keck Foundation Medical Research Program and one candidate for the Science and Engineering Program for 2015. Read MoreMay 27, 2015
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May issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
"During my end-of-the-academic-year conversations with faculty and staff, there was great interest in hearing more about the plans for university investments in research. As reflected in the Academic Strategic Plan, Vanderbilt and the Provost’s Office have a broad and inclusive vision of research," writes Provost Susan Wente in the May 2015 issue of "The Open Dore." Read MoreMay 27, 2015
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‘Body Farm’ novelists to sign latest thriller at Barnes & Noble
"New York Times" bestselling authors Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson, who write together under the name Jefferson Bass, will sign their latest thriller, "The Breaking Point," at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 27, 2015
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Perry Wallace biography honored at RFK Book Awards
Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South was honored at the Robert F. Kennedy Book Awards held May 21 at the Newseum. Read MoreMay 26, 2015