MyVU News
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New tools will help principals harness data for hiring and other decisions
New tools and resources will help principals maximize the powerful teacher effectiveness data available to them. Read MoreDec 22, 2014
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Enter basketball sustainability challenge, win VIP treatment at upcoming game
Vanderbilt Athletics, the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office and Waste Management, Inc. are looking for the greenest group on campus during this year’s basketball athletics sustainability competition. Read MoreDec 22, 2014
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Holiday Gift Giveaway brings cheer
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and other university and Medical Center administrators greeted staff and distributed gifts at the Holiday Gift Giveaway Dec. 19. Read MoreDec 19, 2014
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Engineering students’ invention may improve safety for women in India
A diverse group of engineering undergrads horrified by a report of violent attacks on Indian women who were walking to toilet facilities came up with an alternative. Their project has the potential to change lives in nations where plumbing is considered a luxury. Read MoreDec 19, 2014
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Harry Belafonte, historians discuss anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Legendary performer and social activist Harry Belafonte, award-winning historian Michael Beschloss and Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed will appear at Vanderbilt Jan. 13 for a conversation marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Read MoreDec 19, 2014
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‘Between Hallmark and heartache’: Vanderbilt psychiatrist offers tips for how to avoid holiday stress
Vanderbilt psychiatrist Judith Akin urges people to set a course “between Hallmark and heartache” and aim to have a “pretty good little Christmas.” In other words, don’t strive for the perfect, and deal head-on with the stressors of the season. Read MoreDec 19, 2014
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Vanderbilt expert: U.S. normalization of relations with Cuba ‘hugely important, long overdue’
The breakthrough in Cuban-United States relations is important and overdue, says historian Jane Landers of Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Melodores are ‘Sing-Off’ champs
Vanderbilt student a cappella group The Melodores were named the winners of "The Sing-Off" holiday special airing Wednesday night on NBC. The Melodores beat out five other teams during the one-night-only event to take home a $50,000 grand prize. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Vanderbilt power plant is now coal-free
Vanderbilt's power plant now runs exclusively on natural gas. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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2014: The Year in Review
From the discovery of a new class of stars to a star-making play at the College World Series, 2014 was a remarkable year at Vanderbilt University and Medical Center. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Feminism in America: A televised revolution
The first year the three big networks aggressively covered the women's movement was 1970. A new book by a Vanderbilt professor shows how well they did it. Read MoreDec 17, 2014
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VUIT wants to hear from you: Take survey now
There's still time to take the VUIT Faculty and Staff Satisfaction Survey, the results of which will be used to further improve service and support. Read MoreDec 17, 2014
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VU forum discusses midterm elections, federal policy predictions for new year
A recent forum examined the Republican victories in the midterm elections, the legislation considered during the “lame duck” congressional session, and the outlook for federal policy issues when Congress returns to Washington in January 2015. Read MoreDec 17, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt researchers awarded NEH grants
Vanderbilt's Marshall Eakin and Humberto Garcia are among the latest recipients of research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreDec 15, 2014
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Vanderbilt faculty name their favorite reading this year
MyVU asked a handful of Vanderbilt faculty members to name the book that left a lasting impression on them this year. Their diverse recommendations span fiction, nonfiction, history, thriller, biography, memoir and more. Read MoreDec 15, 2014
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Chorus brings holiday cheer to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Members of the Vanderbilt Community Chorus caroled for staff and patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center on Dec. 10. Read MoreDec 12, 2014
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Watch The Melodores compete on NBC’s ‘The Sing-Off’
The Melodores, a Vanderbilt student a cappella group, is one of six teams selected to compete on "The Sing-Off’s" one-night-only holiday special. The show will air Wednesday, Dec. 17, on NBC. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Vanderbilt student and staff member part of Obama Nashville visit
A Vanderbilt doctoral student in Brazilian history and a staff member with the Center for Latin American Studies had a memorable day as drivers for President Obama's Dec. 9 visit to Nashville. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Cochlear implants focus of symposium
More than 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries are in Nashville this week for the 14th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Tennessee’s STEM investment showing promise
The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is demonstrating progress, according to a Vanderbilt research study. Read MoreDec 10, 2014