MyVU News
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Reminder: Per diem becomes travel expense reimbursement option July 1
Beginning July 1, faculty and staff traveling on Vanderbilt University business may file meal expenses using a per diem rate. Read MoreJun 29, 2016
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New Compliance Reporting Hotline available July 1
Vanderbilt University’s new Compliance Reporting Hotline and online form go live Friday, July 1. Read MoreJun 29, 2016
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Kudos: Read about faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreJun 29, 2016
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Statement from Chancellor Zeppos regarding the death of Pat Summitt
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos remarks on the death of former University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt. Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt’s prohibition of guns on campus not changed by new state law
As a private institution, Vanderbilt University is not subject to a new state law that takes effect Friday, July 1, for public colleges and universities. Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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Researcher attacking Zika virus by stirring up mosquitoes’ taste buds
Summer is here, and the United States is bracing for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. A Vanderbilt researcher is working on one way to stop the spread of the disease – by revving up the mosquito’s taste buds. Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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Power down before leaving for the holiday
Let fireworks be the only thing lighting up the sky this holiday weekend. Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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MyVU distribution list to be updated effective June 30
To reflect the changing employee communication needs of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective June 30, MyVU will be sent to all faculty and to university staff only. Read MoreJun 27, 2016
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Search committee announced for VUSN senior associate dean for research
Barbara A. Given, the Visiting Ingram Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and university distinguished professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing, will lead the search committee for the next senior associate dean for research for VUSN. Read MoreJun 27, 2016
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New compliance reporting tools go live July 1
A new phone number and website for reporting compliance violations and concerns at Vanderbilt University will replace the current reporting system and go live on Friday, July 1. Read MoreJun 27, 2016
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Protect yourself against phishing attacks
Learn what a phish looks like, common techniques used by attackers after an account is compromised, and best practices to protect yourself. Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Former Peabody psychology chair Phil Schoggen dies
Phil Schoggen, former psychology chair at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College, dies at age 92. Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Drug monitoring programs reduce opioid deaths: study
The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately one opioid-related overdose death every two hours on average nationwide, according to a new Vanderbilt-led study released this week in the journal "Health Affairs." Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Girl’s dual heart, kidney transplants a VUMC first
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently performed its first pediatric dual heart/kidney transplant on a 13-year-old girl from Chattanooga. Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Baby+Company celebrates 100th delivery milestone
Margaret Buxton, DNP, CNM, clinical director of the Nashville Baby+Company, could not have planned it any better if she tried. Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Blake, Winder to lead national search committee for Vanderbilt Brain Institute director
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has appointed an 18-member committee of faculty and students to conduct the national search for the Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute chaired by Randolph Blake, Centennial Professor of Psychology, and Danny Winder, director for the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research. Read MoreJun 22, 2016
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Can you handle the truth about democracy?
Election outcomes depend far less on voters' opinions on policy and the incumbents than we thought. What does matter? Weather. Read MoreJun 22, 2016
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Massive database shows state judges are not representative of the people they serve
Forty-one states earn a "D" or "F" when it comes to how well their courts reflect the race, ethnicity and gender of the people they serve. Read MoreJun 22, 2016
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‘Leaning in’ hurts poor women when childcare is scarce
For women with low-wage jobs, a lack of childcare can be more harmful to their mental health than unemployment. Read MoreJun 22, 2016
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Renowned molecular biologist Sidney Fleischer dies at 86
Sidney Fleischer, a renowned molecular biologist famous internationally for his work on calcium and the discovery of the ryanodine receptor, was remembered as a “true giant” in his field who worked along with his wife to advance the field of cell signaling. He died May 27 at the age of 86. Read MoreJun 21, 2016