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‘Learning and the MOOC’ continues April 4
The Center for Teaching is hosting an online conference that features presentations by nearly two dozen faculty and administrators from colleges and universities around the world experimenting with massive open online courses. Read MoreApr 2, 2013
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Former Israeli prime minister to speak at Vanderbilt April 7
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will speak at Vanderbilt in his first appearance on a college campus since ending his term as Israel’s minister of defense in March 2013. Read MoreApr 1, 2013
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Black and Gold football game and festivities April 13
All Vanderbilt staff and faculty are invited to join Head Football Coach James Franklin at the annual Black & Gold Spring Game which will be held on April 13 at 1 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Stadium. Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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Department of Art Senior Show 2013
Senior Show 2013 will be on display to the public from Friday, April 12 until Friday, May 10, in Space 204, the second floor gallery in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 25th and Garland, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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It’s ‘Vogue meets moonshine’ at Appalachian Celebration April 20
Soulful country singer Elizabeth Cook will headline the Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013, scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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Health Professions Grad School Fair April 2
Vanderbilt’s Seventh Annual Health Professions Graduate School Fair will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Student Life Center, 310 25th Ave. S. More than 65 institutions representing more than 100 programs will participate. Programs include medicine (both allopathic and osteopathic), dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, optometry,… Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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VIGH launches program for Vanderbilt nurses in Kenya
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health has launched the Global Health Nurse in Residence Program, a 12-week funded program in Kenya for Vanderbilt nurses. The program provides funding and support for licensed nursing professionals affiliated with Vanderbilt University to serve, train, network and collaborate with Kenyan nurses and other… Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt partners with company to offer discounted emergency preparedness kits
Vanderbilt is partnering with an industrial supply company to offer employees discounted grab-and-go emergency preparedness kits—bags stocked with essential items that would be needed in the event of a tornado, flood or other emergency that might take people away from their homes. Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt University Keegan Fellowship winner to explore wildlife conservation projects around the world
Vanderbilt University has awarded graduating senior Emma Steigerwald the 2013 Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. Emma Steigerwald (Vanderbilt) The goal of the fellowship is to develop future leaders through world travel and experiential learning. Graduating seniors awarded the fellowship have the opportunity to pursue an idea or an issue, about… Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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World on Wednesdays features talks on topics of global interest
World on Wednesdays, presented by International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS), features a different topic of global interest each week, with presentations by students, staff, and faculty. Read MoreMar 26, 2013
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There’s still time to register and train for Nashville Kids Triathlon
Team Vanderbilt training for the Nashville Kids Triathlon begins April 3. (Karen Kaiser/Vanderbilt) There’s still time to register your child for the Nashville Kids Triathlon scheduled for Sunday, May 19. Group training for Team Vanderbilt starts Wednesday, April 3. Training sessions will be held once a week for the seven… Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Peabody student wins ‘Business for Good’ competition
Alyssa Van Camp, a graduate student at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, won first prize in the Business for Good case competition at the gathering of the Nashville chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Weight Watchers at Work begins March 27
(Image courtesy of Weight Watchers) A new 10-week session of Weight Watchers at Work starts Wednesday, March 27, at the Student Life Center. The difference between At Work meetings and traditional Weight Watchers meetings is that all costs are paid in sessions. This means that everything is paid at… Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Justice Edwin Cameron of South Africa to speak at Vanderbilt April 11
Justice Edwin Cameron, the first senior South African official to publicly disclose his diagnosis of HIV, will discuss “South Africa’s Constitutional Transition and AIDS: A Personal Account” during an April 11 Chancellor's Lecture Series event at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Future of black church focus of Vanderbilt Divinity conference
Prominent scholars will explore the current and future impact of the black church during a time of deep divisions in race, culture and religion at a Vanderbilt Divinity School conference April 3-5. Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Register children now for Sarratt Youth Art Institute
Registration is under way for this summer’s Sarratt Youth Art Institute at Vanderbilt. The program, for children ages 5–16, was voted “Best of Nashville 2012” by readers of the Nashville Scene. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of studio art activities and mediums, including clay, fused… Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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Workshop for people who stutter April 6
(image courtesy of Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center) The National Association of Young People Who Stutter is hosting a one-day course for children who stutter and their families. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences and The Stuttering Foundation, the… Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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Apply online for free Entrepreneur Boot Camp
(image courtesy of Vanderbilt CTTC) The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt will host an Entrepreneur Boot Camp from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center. Vanderbilt faculty, staff, graduate students, professional students and post-docs are invited to attend… Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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Divinity student’s sermon inspires title of new book by Academy of Preachers
The Academy of Preachers has selected "Uncommon Sense," the title of a sermon written by Vanderbilt University Divinity Student Adam F. Graham, as the name of its latest book, Uncommon Sense. The publication celebrates sermons of the millennial generation. Read MoreMar 19, 2013
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Three days of activities will examine Russian punk protest group
A Russian protest group whose videos have been banned in their home country while two of their members are imprisoned will be the topic of a symposium that includes a film screening, coffee house evening and roundtable discussion April 1-3 at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 18, 2013