MyVU News
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Center for Teaching strengthens online instructional design expertise
The Center for Teaching has announced two strategic hires: Julaine Fowlin as assistant director for instructional design, and Ransford Pinto as assistant director for graduate programs. Read MoreOct 14, 2020
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Benefit Spotlight: Behavioral health televideo counseling services now available
Vanderbilt University’s health insurance provider, Aetna, is now offering televideo counseling services. Televideo services give you the opportunity to meet with a behavioral health provider on your schedule. Read MoreOct 13, 2020
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Protect yourself from identity theft
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout the month, Vanderbilt University Information Technology will be sharing tips for staying safe and secure online. This article focuses on protecting your personal information. Read MoreOct 13, 2020
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New faculty Maizie Zhou: Unlocking genetic disorders through Big Data
Maizie Zhou, a new assistant professor of biomedical engineering, blends bioinformatics, computational genomics, neuroscience and machine-learning techniques to understand how the brain enables us to behave intelligently and how specific genomic mutations can alter that process. Read MoreOct 13, 2020
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Engineering’s Rowe receives K.C. Potter service award
Chris Rowe, associate dean for external relations at the School of Engineering, has received the 2019-20 K.C. Potter Outstanding Service to Students Award, which is given to a faculty member who provides outstanding service consistently to individual students or student groups through personal advising, development of programs, or improvements to university systems and policies that affect students. Read MoreOct 13, 2020
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Return to Campus Update for Oct. 12
As announced last Wednesday, Vanderbilt will continue to offer in-person, on-campus classes—governed by current safety protocols—during the 2021 spring semester. This week's Return to Campus Update provides additional clarity to questions regarding winter break housing as well as the academic schedule for spring. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Vanderbilt-Missouri game postponed
Due to a lack of available scholarship student-athletes, the Oct. 17 football game at Missouri will be postponed to a later date. The shortage of available scholarship student-athletes is due to the quarantining of individuals with positive COVID-19 tests and those designated as close contacts, along with injuries and opt-outs. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Brooks, Vanderbilt Career Center leader, to step down in spring 2021
Katharine S. Brooks will step down from her leadership of the Vanderbilt University Career Center at the conclusion of the spring 2021 semester to further pursue her writing and consulting career. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Hunter Parden awarded Bass Military Scholars Program’s John S. Beasley II Scholarship
Hunter Parden, an MBA student at the Owen Graduate School of Management, has been awarded the John S. Beasley II Scholarship as part of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program. Parden is one of nine U.S. military veterans included in the newest cohort of Bass Military Scholars this academic year. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Students encouraged to check in through drop-in consultations, workshops this fall
All students are encouraged to connect with the many resources available through the Student Care Network when in need. Some of those resources include the University Counseling Center’s drop-in consultations and workshops and the Center for Student Wellbeing's workshops. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Employees requested to update demographic information, veteran status in Oracle
Vanderbilt University is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive campus community. In order to measure the university’s progress on diversity and inclusion goals, all employees are encouraged to ensure their demographic information in Oracle accurately reflects their race/ethnicity and veteran status. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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First-year student’s new sci-fi novel, written pre-COVID-19, imagines life in an epidemic
First-year student Morgan Butts used the idea of an "it" factor—in this case, "independent thought"—as a launching point for her newly published science fiction novel, "Raeth Thower and the Four Princes." Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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‘Are We Underinvesting in Education?’ topic of Steine Lecture in Economics Oct. 28
David Card, the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California–Berkeley and director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, will give the Vanderbilt Department of Economics' Steine Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 28, beginning at 4 p.m. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Bowden named 2021 fellow of The Optical Society
Audrey Bowden, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor's Faculty Fellow and associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected as a 2021 fellow member of The Optical Society for outstanding achievements in the development of optical devices, image processing algorithms and systems for biomedicine. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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New faculty Julie Barroso: Removing the stigma of HIV
Julie Barroso, a new professor at the School of Nursing, has made the care of people living with HIV the focus of her research career. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day and Día de la Raza Oct. 12
Join Vanderbilt's celebration recognizing the ongoing existence, contributions and narratives of Latinx and Indigenous peoples in our society on Monday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. Read MoreOct 9, 2020
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Vanderbilt Athletics outlines progress made to address and prevent sexual assault and misconduct
Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee today announced several new measures to support efforts to address and prevent sexual assault and sexual misconduct, including expanding its partnerships with Project Safe, Title IX and the University Counseling Center and creating a mentorship program that will include alumni and support student development. Read MoreOct 9, 2020
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Vanderbilt University Learning Exchange available to students via Brightspace
The Vanderbilt University Learning Exchange is launching a pilot program for a new test repository that includes old exams contributed by current faculty. The exchange seeks to offer current undergraduate students additional tools to improve their mastery of course material and allow them to make more informed decisions when selecting courses. Read MoreOct 9, 2020
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Diermeier shares research interests with Owen, Arts and Science communities
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier discussed his research and scholarship on management, political science, public policy and more during two recent virtual webinars with Owen Graduate School of Management and the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreOct 9, 2020
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Interested in federal STEM policy and advocacy? Two virtual seminars offered in October
Several Vanderbilt offices are partnering to host two virtual events focused on federal science, technology, engineering and mathematics policy Oct. 19 and 29. Read MoreOct 9, 2020