MyVU News
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Vanderbilt experts offer tips for minimizing storm stress
Last year, 37 tornadoes ripped through the state of Tennessee. Vanderbilt University Medical Center experts are offering tips on how to minimize storm stress and how to prepare in case a storm displaces you from your home. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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Data and voice outage on parts of campus
UPDATE 8:02 AM: Data network service to all buildings affected has been restored. Phone Service that is based on Lync and Voice over IP has been restored as well. Work toward restoring traditional voice service continues, but is expected to take several hours to a few days to completely… Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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Enhanced eProcurement electronic catalog launches week of April 22
Procurement Services has launched a significant enhancement to the eProcurement electronic catalog (eCatalog). Read MoreApr 8, 2013
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Literati Longley and Longley to speak as part of visiting writers series
Michael Longley, courtesy of English Dept. Michael Longley, one of Ireland’s most distinguished poets, will read at Vanderbilt as part of the Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series. The event is free and open to the public. Longley’s reading will take place on April… Read MoreApr 5, 2013
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Vanderbilt launches 2013 Faculty-Staff Campaign
Vanderbilt has kicked off its annual Faculty-Staff Campaign, with a goal of raising $1.25 million or more with at least 1,500 university central faculty and staff members participating. Read MoreApr 5, 2013
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College athletics needs clearer message to support higher education mission, panel says
To better ensure that student-athletes get the full measure of their college educations, we need to change the messages we send to them, said a panel examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in the mission of higher education April 3. Read MoreApr 5, 2013
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Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week: Springtime, squirrels and much more
It was a jam-packed week of excitement: More reaction from the new Class of 2017; celebrating the arrival of spring; celebrity sightings; and things got a little squirrely on April 1. [View the story "Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week, March 30-April 5" on Storify]Our favorite… Read MoreApr 5, 2013
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Recent religious trends topic of Vanderbilt Divinity breakfast
James Hudnut-Beumler, who will step down this summer as dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, will reflect on American religious trends during his school leadership at an April 9 community breakfast. Read MoreApr 5, 2013
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Environmental wunderkind and Vanderbilt student Param Jaggi to be featured on CNN’s ‘The Next List’
Param Jaggi, the Vanderbilt sophomore honored multiple times over for creating cost-effective inventions to clean the air and rescue the environment, will be profiled in a one-hour special on CNN this weekend. Read MoreApr 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt Theatre production receives dose of medical realism
Vanderbilt University Theatre’s production of "W;t" will provide an increased empathy and understanding into issues surrounding a devastating illness, thanks in part to a Vanderbilt surgeon’s production consultation. Read MoreApr 4, 2013
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Chancellor: Four ideas will define Vanderbilt’s destiny
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced four foundational ideas that will guide Vanderbilt as it defines itself in a new century during a speech April 3 at Spring Faculty Assembly. Read MoreApr 3, 2013
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Dillehay, Barz and three others win awards at Faculty Assembly
Five Vanderbilt faculty were recognized with awards at the Spring Faculty Assembly, including an ethnomusicologist who fights the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa and a champion for minority students in gifted education programs. Read MoreApr 3, 2013
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Video captures excitement of Signing Day at Vanderbilt
Coach James Franklin and the Vanderbilt Commodores landed the best football recruiting class in school history earlier this year, and Vanderbilt Video was there to capture the historic day. Read MoreApr 3, 2013
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VUCast video goes to new format to reach burgeoning demographic
The popular VUCast newscast featured on the Vanderbilt homepage has gone to a new format to reach a previously untapped campus audience – squirrels. Former VUCast anchor Amy Wolf “At first it sounded nuts, but it turned out to be a no brainer,” said former VUCast anchor Amy… Read MoreApr 1, 2013
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Wuerth elected to membership in American Law Institute
Ingrid Wuerth (Courtesy of Vanderbilt Law School) Ingrid Wuerth, professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute (ALI), an independent non-profit organization made up of lawyers, judges and law professors. Wuerth was… Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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Diagnostic Management focus of live video chat April 3
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s initiatives in diagnostic management will be highlighted during a live video chat with VUMC experts on Wednesday, April 3. Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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Our favorite Tweets, Instagrams and Facebook posts: Vanderbilt Class of 2017
Regular Decision letters were mailed this week, and the excitement from the new class of ‘Dores – and their families, friends, and Vanderbilt alumni – was all over social media. Here are some of our favorite displays of Black & Gold pride. [View the story "Vanderbilt… Read MoreMar 29, 2013
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Bill targeting Vanderbilt police on hold in legislature
State legislators are holding off taking action on a bill that threatens the standing of Vanderbilt University Police Department to protect the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt experts suggest ways to avoid sugar overload this Easter
Too much sugar can pose serious risks to children’s dental and behavioral health—risks that can be minimized by some careful thought and planning, Vanderbilt experts say. Read MoreMar 27, 2013
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Inside Higher Education: Vanderbilt’s ‘singular focus’ on fund raising for need-based financial aid
Vanderbilt has seen average student debt decline due to a “singular focus” on fund raising for need-based financial aid, creating a potential model for other universities, according to an "Inside Higher Ed" article. Read MoreMar 26, 2013