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Learn about air quality at Walking Wednesdays event
Steve Gild with Vanderbilt's Sustainability and Environmental Management Office will lead the walk and discuss air quality on Wednesday, April 30. Read MoreApr 24, 2014
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Martha Ingram to be featured at next installment of Barnes & Noble series
Martha Ingram (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Nashville philanthropist and Vanderbilt Board of Trust Chairman Emerita Martha Ingram will be the next guest in Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt’s Stronger Arts/Stronger Cities series. Ingram will be interviewed on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. The event… Read MoreApr 24, 2014
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Memorial celebration honoring John and Marjorie Compton set for June 14
A memorial celebration in honor of John and Marjorie Compton is planned for Saturday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. in Benton Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreApr 23, 2014
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Listen: ‘Syriac Gazetteer’ preserves endangered Middle East cultures
Key moments in the development and interaction of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions are being preserved through Syriaca.org, an international collaboration edited by scholars at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities. Read MoreApr 23, 2014
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Cornfield named 2013 Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow
The LERA Fellows Award recognizes labor scholars and professionals who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field over the course of 10 years or more. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Open House for Vanderbilt adult learner program is May 6
Current and potential students of Vanderbilt University’s Master of Liberal Arts and Science program are invited to an open house May 6 to get more information about the program and learn about summer course offerings. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Get discount on hearing aids during May
(courtesy of Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center) May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is offering a 20 percent discount on hearing aids for Vanderbilt employees and retirees from May 1-31. For more information, visit VanderbiltBillWilkersonCenter.com/hearingdiscount. Contact: Kate Carney, (615) 936-5016… Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Make note of road closures for Country Music Marathon
The St. Jude Country Music Marathon and Half-Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. Most road closures and detours along the race routes will be in effect between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Beginning at 6 a.m., police and event personnel will implement a soft closure along the… Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt again included in ‘Princeton Review’ green colleges guide
For the third year in a row, Vanderbilt University has been included in "The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014." Read MoreApr 21, 2014
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Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series presents Chip Souba
Dartmouth's Wiley “Chip” Souba will speak at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, April 29, at noon in 208 Light Hall. Read MoreApr 21, 2014
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Winner of top student art prize is named
The 2014 recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award is David Krenz of Spring Hill, Tenn. Read MoreApr 18, 2014
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Two new Vanderbilt Divinity hires will help guide students
Lillian Hallstrand and Niger Amin Woodruff have joined Vanderbilt Divinity School in new positions to provide increased guidance to current as well as prospective students. Read MoreApr 18, 2014
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Show us your Earth Day conservation efforts
Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office celebrated Earth Day a little early by organizing a “No Impact Week” April 14-18 on campus. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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Join the Small Starts movement today
The Healthier Tennessee initiative is offering free, online “Small Starts” tools to help you make small changes that can add up to big improvements in your health. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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Team OMEDS wins 2014 Tech Venture Challenge
The goal of the competition is three-fold: it serves as an educational and networking opportunity for students, it assists inventors in moving technologies forward with commercialization plans, and it spotlights some of Vanderbilt’s leading technologies. Read MoreApr 14, 2014
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Zeppos to speak at Barnes & Noble April 17
Stronger Arts/Stronger Cities, a yearlong series hosted by Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt, will continue Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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VU-developed Web portal to participate in NSF Innovation Corps Program
Vanderbilt’s Team Filtergraph is headed to Michigan to participate in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program. Filtergraph is a dynamic, Web-based portal that allows users to sort and manage large data sets. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Graduate students compete to present the best “Three Minute Thesis”
Brain symmetry, woman warriors and malaria were among the research topics featured by the winners of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Lunch and Learn: ‘Outdoor Adventures for You’
(image courtesy Outdoor Recreation Program) Linda Rosenkranz, assistant director of campus recreation, will discuss excursions available through Vanderbilt’s Outdoor Recreation program. The talk is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center’s demonstration kitchen area. Feel… Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Win a football signed by Derek Mason
Coach Derek Mason (Vanderbilt University) You can win a football signed by head Vanderbilt football coach Derek Mason by doing one or all of the following: Add Vanderbilt Rwc on Facebook or follow @VandyRec on Twitter; Send us a picture of you working out;… Read MoreApr 9, 2014