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Vanderbilt hosts picnic to meet mayoral, Metro Council candidates
Jul. 15, 2019—More than 50 candidates running for mayor, vice-mayor and Metro Council in the Aug. 1 election participated in a recent meet-and-greet picnic for the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities.
Software Carpentries boot camp offers basic research programming skills Aug. 19-20
Jul. 15, 2019—Vanderbilt Software Carpentries, a two-day boot camp scheduled for Aug. 19-20, aims to help graduate students and other researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management and task automation.
Vanderbilt Child and Family Center to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with tea party Aug. 7
Jul. 15, 2019—Join the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center during "Spill the Tea," a tea party for the campus community to honor breastfeeding caregivers. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Living Room of the Godchaux Nursing Annex.
Vanderbilt Heard Libraries make leap in research library rankings
Jul. 14, 2019—The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries continue to climb in the Association of Research Libraries rankings, rising to the No. 36 spot in the newly released 2018 data.
Our favorite #vandygram of the week
Jul. 12, 2019—We love it when our students meet up over the summer – that’s why this is our favorite #vandygram of the week! Where are your summer adventures taking you? Share your Vanderbilt connections by tagging them #vandygram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzx2RhsBov1/ For more pretty campus shots and student lifestyles, follow us on Instagram. And be sure to tag your...
Fourteen faculty selected as 2019-20 Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows
Jul. 12, 2019—Fourteen exemplary faculty members from across the university have been named to the Center for Teaching’s Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows program. The 2019-20 cohort comprises faculty from the College of Arts and Science, School of Engineering, School of Nursing and Vanderbilt Law School.
Free electric scooter safety class set for July 20
Jul. 10, 2019—The event hosted by Vanderbilt University Public Safety will provide an overview of the electric scooter program in Nashville and on the VU campus, information on how to safely and responsibly ride and park scooters, and how to report accidents and issues. The vendor Spin will provide unlocked scooters and helmets for the July 20 class.
Vanderbilt faculty earn $1.2M grant to support STEM majors who want to teach
Jul. 10, 2019—The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Vanderbilt to establish scholarships that serve the national need of recruiting and preparing high-quality STEM teachers for high-need school districts.
Nwankwo’s university service enriched by her teaching, research experiences
Jul. 10, 2019—As Ifeoma Nwankwo completes her term as associate provost for strategic initiatives and partnerships, she reflects on her work to advance inclusive innovation across campus.
Office 365 email migration is underway
Jul. 9, 2019—Vanderbilt University Information Technology is enhancing email features and services by migrating Outlook/Exchange email to Microsoft Office 365 in the cloud.
Blair Academy at Vanderbilt fall registration now open
Jul. 8, 2019—The Blair School of Music Precollege and Adult Program has been renamed Blair Academy at Vanderbilt. Blair Academy offers private music lessons, ensembles and classes for students from infants to octogenarians.
Log in to Skype with your primary email address
Jul. 8, 2019—Earlier this summer, all VU Microsoft Office 365 login credentials were changed from users’ VUnetID@vanderbilt.edu to users’ primary email addresses (usually firstname.lastname@vanderbilt.edu). Last week, VUIT successfully aligned 1,603 Skype account logins from users’ secondary email addresses to their primary email addresses.