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Volunteers needed for campus events
Sign up today to volunteer for a campus event or fundraiser. Read MoreSep 13, 2013
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ACEing Autism tennis program seeking participants
Children ages 6 to 14 years with an autism spectrum disorder can have fun learning tennis at the Centennial Sportsplex, thanks to the Vanderbilt Club Tennis Team Read MoreSep 12, 2013
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Vanderbilt Libraries present ‘Thomas Jefferson and His Books’
Jon Meacham, author of a noted biography on Thomas Jefferson, and Mark Dimunation, who directed the reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's Collection at the Library of Congress, will speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 30. Read MoreSep 12, 2013
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Deconstruct the 2012 presidential election with authors Balz, Sides, Vavreck
Several authors and other political experts will discuss the 2012 election at a free event at the First Amendment Center Sept. 24. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Art historian Andrew Graciano to give fall Goldberg Lecture
Andrew Graciano, associate professor of art history at the University of South Carolina, will deliver the fall 2013 Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History at 4:10 p.m. Sept. 26 in Vanderbilt's Cohen Hall. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Be the greenest group on campus and win a VIP football tailgate
Vanderbilt Athletics, the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office, and Waste Management, Inc. are looking for the greenest group on campus during this year’s Athletics Sustainability competition. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Be a First Friend to an international student
(photo courtesy of ISSS) Each fall, Vanderbilt welcomes students from around the world to our campus and community. This year, 450 new international students from 112 countries, from Armenia to Zambia, arrived in Nashville to study at Vanderbilt. Many of these students have never been to the United States or may not… Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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‘Difficult Art and the Liberal Arts Imagination’ opens Sept. 27
Difficult Art and the Liberal Arts Imagination opens at the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall on Friday, Sept. 27. This exhibition will continue through Dec. 5. Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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Forums will discuss positioning faculty research for corporate and foundation funding
The Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations teams will sponsor a series of faculty forums designed to provide information about trends in corporate and foundation funding and give guidance on seeking funding for specific research. In addition, the forums are an opportunity for faculty to share research and… Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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Arnold Myint, ‘Future Man’ to join TED-style panel Sept. 23
“Your City: Nashville’s Stories” will include brief addresses by Reid Thompson, Arnold Myint, Tasha A. French Lemley and Roy Wooten, better known by the stage name 'Future Man'. Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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Discounted basketball season tickets available for staff and faculty
Vanderbilt staff and faculty can purchase season tickets for men’s and women’s basketball at a discounted price. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Hear social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speak on politics and religion Sept. 9 and 10
The Chaplain’s Speaker Series will host Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the NYU-Stern School of Business, for two lectures Sept. 9 and 10. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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SECURITY NOTICE: Indecent exposure
On Sept. 7 at approximately 12:28 p.m., two female students reported a small black pickup truck driving toward them as they walked in the alley between Carmichael Towers West and the fraternity area near parking lots 69 and 70. The truck reportedly swerved toward the students, then stopped and… Read MoreSep 8, 2013
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Get discounted tickets to ‘Potted Potter,’ ‘Earnest,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ at TPAC
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming Tennessee Performing Arts Center shows Potted Potter, The Importance of Being Earnest and Jersey Boys. Discounted tickets are available for the following performances: Potted Potter… Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Register now for nursing leadership symposium
The Nursing Leadership in Global Health Symposium takes place Feb. 27-28, 2014. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Vaccination event set for Sept. 25
Flulapalooza 3 will be held Sept. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a tent between Light Hall and Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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University News and Communications temporarily relocates
Vanderbilt University News and Communications website and University Web Communications have temporarily relocated. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Nominations sought for Levi Watkins Jr. awards for students, faculty
Nominations for the Levi Watkins Jr. Student Award and the Levi Watkins Jr. Faculty Award are now being accepted through Sept. 24. The Levi Watkins Jr. Student Award is presented annually to at least one graduate student and one medical student associated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who… Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt researchers take part in NSF cybersecurity grant
M. Eric Johnson, Dean of Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, has been named as a principal co-investigator on a new $10-million, five-year grant from the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Saturday University at Vanderbilt offers answers to life’s big questions
The fall 2013 edition of Saturday University at Vanderbilt will feature members of the philosophy department lecturing on “Life’s Big Questions and Philosophy’s Answers to Them” on four October Saturday mornings. Read MoreSep 4, 2013