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Children’s Way to close as Phase 2 of CUI project begins March 13
Children’s Way and Lot 104 will be closed from Monday, March 13, to Friday, April 28, for Vanderbilt University’s Central Utilities Initiative project. Two-way traffic on Children’s Way will be closed from 24th Avenue to 25th Avenue and will include the portion of the road in front of Blair School of Music and West Garage. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Sidewalk closure on 21st Avenue in front of School of Nursing begins March 11
The west sidewalk on 21st Avenue between Scarritt Place and Edgehill Avenue, in front of the School of Nursing, will be closed from Saturday, March 11, to Sunday, March 19, for underground cable work. The sidewalk will be closed daily from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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HR Employee Learning and Engagement: ‘The Importance of Employee Engagement’ March 23
Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Thursday, March 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for “Engaged, Not Engaged or Actively Disengaged? The Importance of Employee Engagement.” Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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VICC Spore in Breast Cancer Career Enhancement Program funding announcement
The overall goal of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center SPORE in Breast Cancer is to conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary and mechanism-based translational research that will have the highest possible impact for women and men with or at risk for breast cancer. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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VICC Spore in Breast Cancer Developmental Research Program funding announcement – now due May 15
The overall goal of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center SPORE in Breast Cancer is to conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary and mechanism-based translational research that will have the highest possible impact for women and men with or at risk for breast cancer. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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VICC funding opportunity: Richard S. Reynolds Foundation Breast Cancer Translational Innovation Award
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and The Richard S. Reynolds Foundation are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for studies proposing translational innovations. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Vanderbilt Brain Institute hosts Brain Blast March 25
March is Brain Awareness Month. Spend a Saturday hanging out with Nashville’s brain scientists at Brain Blast 2023. The event, open to students in grades K–8 and their families, is Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the downtown Nashville Public Library. Read MoreMar 6, 2023
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Final application deadline for online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 24
The final application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 24, 2023. Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis, applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. Read MoreMar 6, 2023
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Faculty Senate to host informational workshops on retirement, classroom resources
The Faculty Life Committee of the Faculty Senate will host informational workshops focused on two important topics of interest to our faculty: retirement and classroom resources. These two topics were the main areas of interest when Faculty Senators were surveyed as representatives of their faculty constituencies. Read MoreMar 6, 2023
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Priority application deadline for online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 3
The priority application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 3, 2023. Although applications for the program are reviewed on a rolling basis, those who submit their application by the priority deadline will receive an admissions decision sooner and have adequate time to complete the FAFSA. Read MoreMar 6, 2023
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Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial celebration events March 24–25
Join the celebration of Vanderbilt University's Sesquicentennial March 24–25 with a host of events held in person and online. Read MoreMar 2, 2023
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Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosting Frist Art Museum private tour March 16
Join the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for a tour of the upcoming exhibition of Jeffrey Gibson’s The Body Electric. The tour will take place on Thursday, March 16, at 6 p.m. and will be led by staff at the Frist Art Museum. This tour is open to all Vanderbilt-affiliated community members, but a special invitation has been extended for faculty, staff and postdoc members of EDI’s various employee affinity groups. Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
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Lot 104, 24th Avenue sidewalk will be closed March 6–13
Parking Lot 104 and the west sidewalk on 24th Avenue will be closed from Monday, March 6, to Monday, March 13, for construction related to Vanderbilt University’s Central Utilities Initiative project. This is the first of three phases of work that will occur in this area. Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
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Data Science Institute to host Women in Data Science Conference March 7
Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute will give women in data science a chance to connect, network and learn from other women in the field at the Women in Data Science Conference to be held in Alumni Hall on Tuesday, March 7. Read MoreFeb 27, 2023
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Next Faculty Senate meeting is March 2
All Vanderbilt faculty are invited to attend the next Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 2, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. Voting members (elected senators and deans) are expected to attend in person on the second floor of the Faculty Commons Building. Read MoreFeb 27, 2023
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Work-Life Workshop: ‘How Boundaries Protect You and Your Energy’ March 2
Join the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center for Women’s History Month Work Life Workshop Saying No So You Can Say Yes: How Boundaries Protect You and Your Energy. The virtual workshop will take place on March 2nd at 12:00 p.m., and will be facilitated by Sarah Jordan Welch-Moore from the University Counseling Center. Read MoreFeb 24, 2023
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VUSM Simpson Deans’ Lecture: ‘Experiences and Reflections on Medical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa’ March 6
Dr. John Tarpley, professor emeritus of surgery and anesthesiology, and Margaret Tarpley, adjunct instructor in surgery, will present “Experiences and Reflections on Medical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa” on Monday, March 6, at noon in Langford Auditorium. The talk is Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s 2023 Elizabeth Williams Simpson Visiting Lecture. Read MoreFeb 24, 2023
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NIH director to discuss sexual and gender minority research March 9
Dr. Karen Parker, director of the National Institutes of Health’s Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, will present “Advancing Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research at NIH and Beyond” on Thursday, March 9, at noon in Light Hall, Room 208. Read MoreFeb 22, 2023
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Transition Tennessee seeking career, technical education teachers to complete survey by March 1
The staff at Transition Tennessee have created a survey to understand the needs of career and technical education teachers, and they are looking for participants. Read MoreFeb 21, 2023
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Report 2022 contributions to outside retirement plans by April 1
If you contribute to a non-Vanderbilt University retirement plan through an outside business in which you are at least a 50 percent owner, you need to report your 2022 contributions to Human Resources by April 1. Read MoreFeb 21, 2023