MyVU News
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March issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
Read the March issue of "The Open Dore," Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente's newsletter, now available online. Read MoreMar 31, 2016
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Power and Internet service restored following interruption to parts of campus
Power and Internet service were interrupted on parts of the Vanderbilt University campus for about two hours Wednesday afternoon after a small electrical fire at the Hill Center. Both the Hill Center and the adjoining Commons Center were evacuated, but were re-opened shortly after 6 p.m. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Mahadevan wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Engineering professor Sankaran Mahadevan has been named as the Vanderbilt recipient of the 2016 SEC Faculty Achievement Award. The award is given annually to a professor at each of the SEC's 14 member schools. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Pirates: Hear the real story at April 6 library talk
The next Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box talk at the downtown Nashville Public Library will discuss "Pirates Through History." College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton will be the speaker. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Registration open for VRWC summer youth programs
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is offering youth programs this summer for every age group. Register now to keep your kids active over the summer months. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Historian puts Trump and Sanders in context
Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are both riding on the anger of the working class, although their messages and intentions couldn't be more different, says a Vanderbilt historian. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Vanderbilt, Minpaku scholars join to study forced resettlement during Spanish Conquest
Steven Wernke, associate professor of anthropology, will team up with Akira Saito, an anthropologist with Japan's renowned Museum of Ethnology, to promote scholarly exchange on a significant but little-studied chapter in colonial South American history. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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Vanderbilt international fellows to explore Gatlinburg
Vanderbilt’s Humphrey Fellows will travel to east Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains for the Festival of Nations. Read MoreMar 29, 2016
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Second-generation space telescope will usher in new era in astronomy
An astrophysicist and an aerospace engineer who are members of the team developing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018 – will give a free public lecture March 31. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Churchwell to discuss ‘Creativity and Applied Physics’ April 11
Dr. André Churchwell, senior associate dean for diversity affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will share his personal insights on the role of art in all of its creative forms and its relationship to applied physics in the solution of humankind’s medical woes when he delivers the next installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series April 11. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Chancellor Zeppos comments on the deaths of Vanderbilt alumni in Brussels
Read Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' statement regarding the deaths of Vanderbilt alumni Justin and Stephanie Shults as the result of a March 22 terrorist bombing in Brussels, Belgium. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Mellon Foundation awards $1.5 million to Vanderbilt for new Center for Digital Humanities
Vanderbilt University has received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a new Center for Digital Humanities. The trans-institutional initiative will further Vanderbilt’s commitment to becoming a national hub of innovative digital humanities scholarship. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Vanderbilt students welcomed the newest class of Commodores in our favorite #vandygram image of the week. See more on the Get Social website. Read MoreMar 25, 2016
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AlertVU test rescheduled for March 30
Vanderbilt will conduct a test of its AlertVU emergency notification system on Wednesday, March 30, at 2 p.m. The test is rescheduled from last week, when the threat of severe weather on March 24 necessitated its postponement. AlertVU sends emergency messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreMar 25, 2016
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Goldberg Lecturer to examine Islamic gardens as fully sensory environments
Historian D. Fairchild Ruggles will deliver two lectures on the Vanderbilt campus related to her expertise on Islamic gardens and landscapes. Read MoreMar 24, 2016
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD celebrates Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is preparing a series of events to increase autism awareness and promote acceptance and inclusion in the community. Read MoreMar 24, 2016
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Four honored by Women’s Center
Four women from the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their leadership, mentoring and contributions to the advancement of women during the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s annual Cuninggim Lecture and awards ceremony March 22. Read MoreMar 24, 2016
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Vanderbilt Project Safe Center to become limited confidential resource in fall 2016
Vanderbilt University has taken another step in fostering a culture that encourages reporting incidents of sexual assault on campus. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response will become a limited confidential resource for students. Read MoreMar 23, 2016
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Arts and Science Dean’s Office appoints divisional deans
Dean of the College of Arts and Science Lauren Benton has announced the appointment of two senior faculty members as divisional deans in the college. The new positions will facilitate academic planning in departments and programs within the three Arts and Science divisions: humanities, social sciences and sciences. Read MoreMar 23, 2016
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Campus safety walk April 6; Take Vanderbilt Active Transportation Survey
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join in a walking tour of campus on National Walking Day, April 6, at 2 p.m. The policy tour event will highlight bike and pedestrian safety efforts on campus. Read MoreMar 23, 2016