MyVU News
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New faculty: John Graves plays role in shaping national health policy
John Graves was part of the team hired by the Obama administration to provide statistical and economic evidence that would inform the development of the Affordable Care Act. Read MoreNov 20, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers toy safety tips for the holiday shopping season
As parents and relatives hit the stores this holiday season to acquire the hottest gadgets, gizmos and toys, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips on buying age-appropriate items and avoiding hidden dangers. Read MoreNov 20, 2012
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Dores defeat Vols in final home game
(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Saturday, Vanderbilt rewarded Commodore fans with a 41-18 thumping of Tennessee, ending the Vols’ 29-game winning streak at Vanderbilt Stadium. Read MoreNov 19, 2012
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Community Food Advocates is giving hope to Nashville’s hungry
The face of hunger in Middle Tennessee is changing. Increasingly, those whose basic nutritional needs are not being met include the elderly, people with disabilities, and the newly poor—lifelong members of the middle class who are seeking assistance for the first time due to a bad economy. “[rquote]They are… Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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Vanderbilt MBA ranks No. 25
The latest "Bloomberg Businessweek" MBA survey ranks Vanderbilt at No. 25, giving the school high marks in career services, teaching quality and leadership skills. Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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Our favorite Tweets of the week, Nov. 9-16
There was a lot of excitement in the Vanderbilt Twitterverse this week, as our fans and followers reacted to some big news stories and events: The Dores’ bowl eligibility; David Price; Neil DeGrasse Tyson; Toni Morrison; and the new College Halls. Join the conversation – follow Vanderbilt on Twitter and … Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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New faculty: Cathy Ivory is committed to nursing science and research
Cathy Ivory is conducting foundational research work in perinatal nursing informatics and introducing master’s students to the world of nursing informatics. Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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New faculty: Jaco Hamman connects theology and practice
The Rev. Jaco Hamman’s decision to avoid the draft for the South African military, which was responsible for enforcing apartheid, propelled his 1993 move from his native country to the United States, where work as a hospital chaplain shaped his career. Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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TV News Archive to receive Regional Emmy Governor’s Award
Vanderbilt University was nominated for four regional Emmys Nov. 15, and the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that Vanderbilt's TV News Archive will receive the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement. Read MoreNov 16, 2012
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Sharfstein awarded 2012 Cromwell book prize
Daniel J. Sharfstein has received the 2012 Cromwell Book Prize for The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, published in 2011 by Penguin Press. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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American innovation is at ‘inflection point,’ Zeppos says at Global South Summit
Science is on the verge of any number of breakthroughs just as it faces massive cutbacks in federal money because of the federal budget deficit, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told attendees of the Global South Summit. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Balser, Roden discuss personalized medicine at Global South Summit
L-r: Raymond DuBois, Jeff Balser and Dan Roden. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) “Personalized medicine—the effort to tailor health care to understand individual patients’ needs, genetic profiles and circumstances—is a big emphasis at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center,” said Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of… Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Vanderbilt University joins other top universities to offer selection of courses online for credit
Vanderbilt University and nine of the nation’s other leading colleges and universities announced plans Nov. 15 to begin offering selected courses online for credit. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Music Makes Us engages public school students through music
Sweet sounds can be heard in area public schools, thanks to Music Makes Us: The Nashville Music Education Project, an exciting program announced last year by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. This fall, Music Makes Us—a partnership among the mayor’s office, the Music City Music Council and the Nashville Public… Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Stave off holiday excess by celebrating sustainably this season
The holiday season is traditionally a time of plenty, but it also can be a time of excess. Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environment Management Office has put together a list of 15 actions everyone can take to reduce holiday waste and make the season a little greener. Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Join the conversation: What are you giving thanks for this year?
As 2012 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year. Vanderbilt community, what are you giving thanks for this year?… Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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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 MoreNov 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 MoreNov 12, 2012
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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 MoreNov 12, 2012
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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 MoreNov 12, 2012