MyVU News
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Faculty invited to learn about University Courses March 30
The Office of the Provost will host the University Courses Workshop Luncheon on Thursday, March 30. All interested faculty are invited to attend. Read MoreMar 22, 2017
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Blair students win at MTNA national competition
Blair School of Music senior Mary Grace Johnson and student string ensemble Claudius Quartet brought home national honors from the 2016-17 Music Teachers National Association national competition held March 17-20 in Baltimore. Read MoreMar 22, 2017
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Black girlhood as a theological problem focus of Antoinette Brown Lecture
Eboni Marshall Turman, a womanist scholar with a strong passion for helping black women rise above gender bias and racism, will deliver the Antoinette Brown Lecture March 23. Read MoreMar 21, 2017
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CARE event will discuss respecting differences April 6
“Workplace Civility: Respect Our Differences” is the topic of an April 6 lunchtime discussion sponsored by CARE (Civility, Appreciation and Respectful Environments). All in the Vanderbilt community are invited to attend. Read MoreMar 21, 2017
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Chancellor Charter tour shows how Music City got its name
About 30 Vanderbilt staff, students and faculty members spent Saturday learning how Nashville became Music City during the second Chancellor’s Charter tour. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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Goldberg Lecturer to examine duplication in Chinese sculpture
A Duke University associate professor of art and art history will discuss the history of duplication in Chinese sculpture at the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History March 23. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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SkyVU Town Hall scheduled for April 4
Come to the SkyVU Town Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Student Life Center’s ballroom. During this one-hour event, leaders will share the progress made since last October and preview summer plans. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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Benefits to splitting U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Fitzpatrick tells Congress
Vanderbilt law professor Brian Fitzpatrick testified March 16 before a House Judiciary subcommittee about the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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Panel discussion on health care reform set for April 3
“Perspectives on Health Care Reform: From Obamacare to the American Health Care Act” is open to Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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VUToday: Comic-book time travel in weekly roundup of VU news stories
Vanderbilt news stories for the week of March 13 include a physics professor's theory about time travel and the Large Hadron Collider. It's not just science fiction. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Vanderbilt Football hosts spring showcase and scrimmage for fans March 25
Vanderbilt Football hosts a spring showcase March 25—free for all fans—including a traditional stadium practice, scrimmage, food and family fun. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Faculty Senate town hall meeting to discuss faculty unionization March 30
The Faculty Senate will host a town hall meeting March 30 to discuss faculty unionization efforts at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Vanderbilt Humphrey fellows to visit Dollywood, Vol State
Vanderbilt’s eighth cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows will visit the Great Smoky Mountains and meet with colleagues at Vol State. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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New working group to assess and prioritize opportunities for enhancing research IT resources on campus
The Research IT Special Project Working Group will advance the efforts of the Provost’s Initiative to Enhance Research and Scholarship, or PIERS. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Olivier Blanchard to deliver Stein Lecture in Economics March 30
Olivier Blanchard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics will deliver the David Stein Lecture in Economics, "Questioning the Natural Unemployment Rate Hypothesis," on Thursday, March 30. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Women in STEM panel seeks to define, overcome challenges
Alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, will discuss the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields with Vanderbilt professors Alyssa Hasty, Bonnie Miller and Nicole Joseph. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Engineering’s Chambers Lecture is April 4: Smart jewelry to the rescue
Ph.D.-turned-entrepreneur Jerry Wilmink — founder and CEO of WiseWear Corp., a digital health company that develops wearable technology products for fitness and medical applications — will deliver the School of Engineering's Chambers Family Entrepreneurship Lecture on April 4. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Education policy webinar on Trump’s first 100 days is March 28
A panel of Peabody researchers will discuss the impact of the new administration from a research perspective. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Barry Friedman discusses policing reform on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Barry Friedman, a noted constitutional law scholar and director of the Policing Project, on the third episode of "The Zeppos Report" podcast. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Students, administrators discuss West End neighborhood planning at Chancellor’s Town Hall
About 75 students shared their ideas on the possibilities for the redevelopment of Vanderbilt University’s West End neighborhood at a Chancellor’s Town Hall Wednesday evening. Read MoreMar 16, 2017