MyVU News
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New faculty: Jay Wellons brings national research network to Children’s Hospital
When physician Jay Wellons was explaining to his son why the family was moving to Nashville, he put it in terms to which the 7-year-old could relate. “Daddy has a chance to join the Avengers,” he said. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: LaTonya Trotter studies the sociology of health care
LaTonya Trotter is bringing her sociology training and health care experience together to study how nurse practitioners fit into today’s medical environment. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Thomas Wang brings patient-oriented approach to cardiovascular research
Thomas Wang was born in Boston, raised in Boston and educated in Boston. But Vanderbilt's emphasis on personalized medicine in both research and clinical implementation lured him to Nashville. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Kristin Michelitch investigates political barriers to international development
Kristin Michelitch is on the vanguard of the movement that seeks to ensure that money spent on aid to developing countries achieves its intended goals. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Todd Monroe explores how neurobiology can better guide pain management
When Todd Monroe’s grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer late in the course of her dementia, the nursing home staff caring for her struggled to assess her pain. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Award-winning author Lorrie Moore will balance writing and teaching at Vanderbilt
Lorrie Moore, a distinguished American fiction writer who was a 2012 Chancellor’s Lecturer at Vanderbilt, has kept the corner of her eye on the university’s storied English department over the years. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: John Wilson uses synthetic vaccines to further the fight against diseases
Growing up close to nature in the small timber-and-fishing community of Gold Beach, Ore.—population 2,000—gave John Wilson an early interest in biology and biologically inspired design. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Lauren Parker Jackson, BS’03, examines the movement of protein molecules within cells
Lauren Parker Jackson learned the difficult and demanding art of X-ray crystallography in the Cambridge University lab where it was invented. She brings her expertise to Vanderbilt, where she will continue her research in protein trafficking. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Kevin Murphy looks for reflections of history in architecture
One of the first things Kevin Murphy did after accepting the offer to join Vanderbilt’s history of art department was explore Nashville’s historic neighborhoods. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Catherine Lee enjoys solving accounting puzzles
Sifting through a logical process is appealing to Catherine Farmer Lee. “For me, research is thinking about why the puzzle pieces are shaped the way they are, then picking one piece to thoroughly study,” she said. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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New faculty: Carwil Bjork-James examines political protest and the protest experience
Carwil Bjork-James’ research pertains to South America, but on an August afternoon a week before the fall semester started, his thoughts were on Egypt, where the death toll was still rising after a violent crackdown on anti-government protestors in Cairo. Read MoreOct 7, 2013
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SECURITY NOTICE: Burglary on campus
Vanderbilt students living on campus in Chaffin Place apartments reported that someone entered their apartment and stole several items. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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New Go for the Gold Wellness Credit Options
Eligible faculty and staff will have the choice to apply Go for the Gold Wellness Credits to their Health Plan Account or toward a membership to the new Recreation and Wellness Center in 2014. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Wehby named Chancellor’s Cup recipient
A Faculty Senate meeting was delayed Oct. 3 by a surprise guest—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos—who interrupted the session to award the 2013 Chancellor’s Cup, now in its 50th year. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Townes: VDS positioned to be world divinity school
New dean Emilie M. Townes Townes said she was drawn to Vanderbilt Divinity School because of its commitment to helping clergy and laity re-envision ministry to meet the needs of our times. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Johnson: At Owen, transformation happens on a personal scale
As he embarks on his tenure as dean, Eric Johnson is mindful of keeping the Owen Graduate School of Management’s close-knit culture central to the school’s mission. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Norman: To succeed, VUSN must collaborate and innovate
In her new role as dean, Linda Norman's top priority is to increase the School of Nursing's work with interprofessional education, practice and scholarship. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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New Medical Faculty 2013
See a complete list of new School of Medicine faculty for 2013. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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New University Faculty 2013-14
See a complete list of new university faculty for the 2013-14 academic year. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt IT All Hands Meeting reviews progress, recognizes staff
The staff of Vanderbilt IT gathered Oct. 2 at the Student Life Center for their second All Hands Meeting since the division launched June 27. Read MoreOct 2, 2013