MyVU News
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Five in history department recognized
Faculty in the Department of History have received a variety of prestigious research awards and fellowships in recent months. Read MoreMar 25, 2013
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Our favorite Instagrams of the week
We love hearing from you – and seeing what you see. Thanks to all of our fans, friends and followers for sharing your photos with us! Follow Vanderbilt on Instagram, and if you’d like to share with us, tag your images… Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Chancellor Zeppos featured in video about academic arm of SEC
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos is featured in a new video titled "SECU: The Intersection of Life and Learning," produced at the first SEC Symposium held Feb. 10-12 in Atlanta. SECU is designed to serve as the academic arm of the Southeastern Conference. Read MoreMar 22, 2013
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Brief: Popular education reforms demoralize teachers
Three widely implemented practices intended to strengthen teaching actually do more to undermine professionalism and demoralize teachers, according to Richard Milner, associate professor of education in Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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Peabody professor says collaborative learning may be key to math instruction
When new state standards and high-stakes testing have raised the bar for all students, how can teachers increase the rigor of mathematics instruction while keeping it accessible to a broader range of classroom learners? Collaborative learning is one answer, according to Ilana Horn, associate professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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New holders of endowed chairs honored
Seven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for outstanding academic achievements March 19 during a celebration at the Student Life Center. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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Watch: Panel discusses early intervention’s effect on children living in poverty
Watch a panel discussion on the effects of early intervention on children living in poverty hosted by the Peabody Research Institute March 18 at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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Spring Faculty Assembly set for April 3
Vanderbilt’s annual Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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Douglas Hall, noted astronomer and former director of Dyer Observatory, dies
Douglas S. Hall, professor of physics and astronomy, emeritus, died March 16 after a brief illness. Hall was a distinguished astronomer and scientist credited with several significant discoveries. Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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National Walking Day is April 3
Vanderbilt will observe National Start! Walking Day April 4 with a 20-minute group walk starting at Medical Center North and ending at Library Lawn. Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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Understanding Vanderbilt emergency sirens and AlertVU
Severe weather in Nashville March 18 prompted the sounding of Metropolitan Nashville’s sirens and also prompted some questions about Vanderbilt’s notification system. Read MoreMar 19, 2013
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Vanderbilt research: Support for double majors could pay major dividends
Double major students may be the innovative thinkers society needs to tackle the complex problems of the 21st century, Vanderbilt sociologists Richard Pitt and Steven Tepper argue in a new report. Read MoreMar 18, 2013
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Excellence in undergraduate writing to be celebrated March 24
Vanderbilt will host its fifth annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium on March 24. The event is a forum for excellence in undergraduate writing of all kinds. Read MoreMar 15, 2013
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Our favorite Tweets of the weeks: A Billy Joel state of mind edition
Yep, we’ve been in a Billy Joel state of mind this week — video of his January appearance at Vanderbilt went viral in a big way this week. Some of our favorite Tweets about the piano man are below, along with favorites about Match Day and Peabody College. [… Read MoreMar 15, 2013
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Language intervention grants target children with autism
Peabody professors Paul Yoder and Ann Kaiser have received Autism Centers of Excellence grants to study language interventions for young children with autism. Read MoreMar 15, 2013
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State bill threatening VUPD ruled ‘constitutionally suspect’
Legislation under consideration by state lawmakers that would strip Vanderbilt University's right to field a commissioned police department as long as it enforces its nondiscrimination policy was called “constitutionally suspect” by the state attorney general. Read MoreMar 13, 2013
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Vanderbilt to test new tornado siren
Vanderbilt University is upgrading its outdoor tornado siren system and will conduct a one-minute test of the siren at noon on Saturday, March 16. Read MoreMar 13, 2013
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Today Show: Daring student wows Billy Joel with piano skills
During a Q&A at Vanderbilt University, freshman Michael Pollack asked his childhood idol Billy Joel if he could accompany him on “New York State of Mind.” To his surprise, Joel agreed. Pollack talks about the incredible opportunity on NBC's "Today Show." Read MoreMar 13, 2013
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Vanderbilt collaborates on NASA’s Extreme Universe Space Observatory
NASA has awarded $4.4 million to a collaboration of scientists at U.S. universities, including a Vanderbilt professor, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to help build a 2.5-meter ultraviolet telescope called the Extreme Universe Space Observatory for deployment on the International Space Station in 2017. Read MoreMar 12, 2013
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Vanderbilt’s Peabody No. 1 education school for fifth consecutive year
Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development was named the top graduate school of education in the country for the fifth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Read MoreMar 12, 2013