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  • Hurricane Sandy devastates Staten Island, N.Y. (John Makely/NBC News)

    Campus Dining employee suffers family losses in Hurricane Sandy

    In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the nor’easter that followed, millions of New Yorkers began to pick up the pieces and resume their lives, a difficult task that brought communities together, not only in the Northeast, but across the country. Brad Moyer, assistant manager at Rand Dining Center, is… Read More

    Nov 14, 2012

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    Conway-Welch to step down as School of Nursing dean

    After serving more than 28 years as dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), and as the second longest sitting dean of any U.S. nursing school, Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, the Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing and a national leader in nursing education, will… Read More

    Nov 12, 2012

  • Toni Morrison Vanderbilt Commencement Speaker

    Toni Morrison to be Senior Day Speaker at Vanderbilt

    Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison will be the 2013 Senior Day speaker at Vanderbilt University. Her address will be streamed live on the Vanderbilt News website May 9. Read More

    Nov 12, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Professors get pies in the face for charity

    Frank Dobson (left), director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt and a faculty head of house at The Ingram Commons, received a pie to the face for charity Nov. 9. (Photo by Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) As a part of Disabilities Awareness Week, students were… Read More

    Nov 12, 2012

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    New committee will increase veteran outreach for jobs at Vanderbilt

    Talent Acquisition Consultant John Carr meets with a service member at the recent Paychecks for Patriots job fair in Nashville (Janet Rachel/Vanderbilt) With the start of 2013, Vanderbilt’s Talent Acquisition team will be reaching out to more veterans and military spouses. This move is a result of a new… Read More

    Nov 12, 2012

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    College Halls to be named for distinguished figures from Vanderbilt’s history

    As the College Halls at Kissam construction project continues to take shape on the northeast corner of Vanderbilt’s campus, the university has announced plans to name the finished structures and areas within them in honor of several figures significant to the history and culture of the university. Read More

    Nov 12, 2012

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    Engineering students to present at global health care conference

    Doug Woodcock (left) and Brett Taylor, chemical and biomolecular engineering seniors, in the Diatherix lab in Huntsville, Ala. Two chemical and biomolecular engineering seniors, Doug Woodcock and Brett Taylor, are flying to England this month to attend an international health care conference and present the results of an engineering… Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

  • Michael Bess (far right), Chancellor's Professor of History, consults with junior faculty during a Center for teaching-sponsored Teaching Visit. (image courtesy Center for Teaching)

    Three programs highlight resources available for faculty development

    Michael Bess (far right), Chancellor's Professor of History, consults with junior faculty during a Center for Teaching-sponsored Teaching Visit. (image courtesy Center for Teaching) Vanderbilt takes seriously its mission to be a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching and service to the community and society at large. Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

  • Martha Ingram sculpture

    Vanderbilt honors Martha Ingram with campus sculpture

    An outdoor sculpture of Martha R. Ingram, commissioned by Vanderbilt University to honor her leadership and philanthropic service to the school, has been placed where she helped launch the first phase of College Halls at Vanderbilt. Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

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    New faculty: Patrick Grohar brings a competitive spirit to childhood cancer research

    Patrick Grohar came to Vanderbilt in January from the National Cancer Institute, bringing with him his passions and self-motivation for lab-based work. His research focuses on drug discovery in pediatric sarcomas, cancers that develop in bone and soft tissues. Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    New faculty: 21 Insights into Philippe Fauchet

    n today’s complex world, engineers are seen more and more as imaginative problem-solvers. Philippe Fauchet, the new dean of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, is a perfect example. Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

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    Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week, Nov. 2-9

    We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers. Below are just a few of our favorite Tweets and Instagram photos from the past week – we love how much you love the Vanderbilt campus in the fall! Be a part of the conversation – follow Vanderbilt on  Twitter and … Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

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    New University Faculty 2012-13

    A complete list of new university faculty for the 2012-13 academic year Blair School of Music Tucker Biddlecombe, associate professor and director of choral activities B.M., State University of New York–Potsdam, 1998 M.M., Florida State University, 2003 D.Phil., Florida State University, 2012 Biddlecombe is a published… Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vanderbilt)

    New Medical Faculty 2012

    A complete list of new School of Medicine and School of Nursing faculty for 2012 School of Medicine Aqeela Afzal, Ph.D. Research assistant professor of neurological surgery Francisco Aguirre, M.D. Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology Neda Ahmadi, M.D. Instructor in otolaryngology Syed Toufeeq Ahmed, Ph.D. Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

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    Eight VU mathematicians elected to American Mathematical Society

    Eight Vanderbilt mathematicians have been named as members of the inaugural class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Read More

    Nov 9, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Information technology transformation initiative under way

    Creating a world-class information technology infrastructure at Vanderbilt University is the aim of a major initiative now under way across campus. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Richard McCarty, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of… Read More

    Nov 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    What’s your story? Vanderbilt mobile video booth collects and shares personal stories

    Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Curb Creative Campus Initiative have launched a highly customizable mobile video booth designed to collect and share real-time, authentic stories and voices. Read More

    Nov 6, 2012

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    Vanderbilt launches Blackboard Mobile Learn app for OAK

    Vanderbilt has announced the availability of Blackboard Mobile Learn, a mobile application that brings two-way teaching and learning to mobile devices and gives students full access to their course information directly from their smartphones. With elegant, intuitive applications designed specifically for the iOS and Android mobile platforms, students can… Read More

    Nov 2, 2012

  • Connie Vinita Dowell (Vanderbilt University)

    Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements

    Dowell (Vanderbilt) Connie Vinita Dowell, dean of libraries, has been elected to the board of the Association of Research Libraries, a nonprofit membership organization of the leading research libraries in the United States and Canada. ARL comprises 125 libraries at comprehensive, research-intensive institutions that share similar missions,… Read More

    Nov 2, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week, Oct. 26-Nov. 2

    We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers. Below are just a few of our favorite Tweets and Instagram photos from the past week – lots of pretty campus photos, Halloween pics and Reunion Tweets! Be a part of the conversation – follow Vanderbilt on  Twitter and Instagram and tag… Read More

    Nov 2, 2012