MyVU News
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Ask an Expert: What do we know about the third dose option of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shares information about the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, applicable to people with moderate to severe immunocompromise. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Wond’ry students collaborate with Del Fuego Project to design innovations in coffee drying process
Through a partnership between the Coffee Equity Lab at the Wond’ry and the Del Fuego Project—a Yepocapa, Guatemala-based nonprofit that’s building capacity in small-holder farming communities—Vanderbilt students engaged in collaborative design to generate innovations in coffee processing. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Class of 2025 welcomed with cheers, words of advice at Founders Walk
The Vanderbilt community welcomed and celebrated first-year, transfer and Next Steps students at Founders Walk on Sunday, Aug. 22. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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The buzz on Vanderbilt’s bees
Hundreds of acres of trees, green spaces and gardens across Vanderbilt’s campus support thousands of bees that live on the roof of the Jean and Alexander Heard Central Library. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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Vanderbilt welcomes Class of 2025 to campus for Move-In
A little rain didn't stop Vanderbilt from welcoming the Class of 2025 to campus. The traditional first-year student Move-In event took place as students arrived on The Martha Ingram Commons on Saturday, Aug. 21. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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A welcome message from G.L. Black, dean of students
G.L. Black, associate provost and dean of students, welcomes new and returning students to campus for the new academic year. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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Vanderbilt’s silent CubeSat awakens six months after launch
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation volunteers have established communications with RadFxSat-2, a small CubeSat that had been silent since it deployed in a Virgin Orbit in January 2021. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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Slump, not bump: Women leaders less likely than men to receive support following major terrorist attacks
Vanderbilt University research from Professor of Political Science Elizabeth Zechmeister shows that gendered beliefs about leadership mean that women heads of state are less likely than men to receive a bump in support after an international terrorist incident. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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Vanderbilt launches multiyear agreements with select vendors for promotional products, awards
Vanderbilt University recently launched new multiyear agreements with a select group of vendors to supply all promotional products and awards to departments and student organizations at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective July 1. Read MoreAug 23, 2021
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Chancellor to host virtual event on the crisis in Afghanistan Aug. 26
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a virtual panel Aug. 26 on the crisis in Afghanistan—a timely and exclusive discussion featuring Vanderbilt faculty historians and foreign policy experts and retired Lt. Gen. Scott A. Howell, former commander of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command. Read MoreAug 22, 2021
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VU expands Army partnership, wins first Pathfinder Project award from Army Futures Command for assistive bionic exosuit
Army Futures Command recently awarded Vanderbilt a one-year, $1.2 million investment to support collaborations between researchers and soldiers to innovate research-based technologies with a path to commercialization and prompt acquisition of products by the Army. Read MoreAug 22, 2021
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Tents return to campus lawns for outdoor gatherings
The Facilities Department is installing nine tents throughout campus for general use by the Vanderbilt community this fall. The tents are designed for individuals and groups to gather, share meals, conduct classes, socialize and more. Read MoreAug 22, 2021
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Royal Society award gives international exposure to work in polar sciences, computational mechanics
The School of Engineering’s work in polar and climate science, as well as computational mechanics, will get international exposure with a two-year travel grant from the Royal Society, the independent academic society of the United Kingdom, for a collaboration between a Vanderbilt faculty member and a professor in England. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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COVID health and safety protocols: Important reminders
Vanderbilt offers these important reminders about current COVID health and safety protocols as students, faculty and staff return to campus. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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Political and medical trust issues: Expert panel debates why some Americans doubt the COVID vaccine
National and local leaders who played key roles in the original rollout and current support of the COVID-19 vaccine came together for a panel, “Vaccine Hesitancy: The Politics of Public Health in Tennessee,” hosted by The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Aug. 18. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt faculty gives talk on equity in evaluation for POTUS Executive Office
Velma McBride Murry, professor of education and human development and health policy at Vanderbilt University, was recently invited to present her research on equity in evaluation for the Office of Management and Budget at the White House. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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College of Arts and Science announces strategic reorganization of dean’s office
John G. Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, has announced changes in the dean’s office that will drive further excellence and support a strategic approach to propel the college forward. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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African Americans and stroke focus of Aug. 26 VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Dawn Aycock, associate professor and director of the nursing Ph.D. program at Georgia State University's Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, will discuss “Addressing Primary Stroke Prevention in African Americans” on Thursday, Aug. 26, at noon in the Nursing Annex, Room 155. The in-person lecture is free and open to the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Eric J. Barth
Meet the new faculty head of Hank Ingram House, Eric Barth, professor of mechanical engineering. Read MoreAug 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt welcomes diverse new faculty with enhanced orientation
As Vanderbilt prepares for the coming school year, the university is celebrating the arrival of a diverse group of more than 100 esteemed scholars from many institutions and areas of expertise. Read MoreAug 19, 2021