MyVU News
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Bush talks politics during Chancellor’s Lecture
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joined Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham for a conversation Oct. 28 in Ingram Hall. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Open Enrollment ends Friday
Open Enrollment for 2015 benefits ends this Friday. Skipping Open Enrollment could cost you -- find out how. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Vanderbilt researchers isolate Ebola-fighting human antibodies for possible treatment
Vanderbilt University researchers have isolated Ebola-fighting human antibodies – the first of their kind – that could lead to a new treatment for the deadly virus. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers
Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt know Halloween can be scary, but for different reasons than you might think. On average, twice as many children are killed while walking on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Vanderbilt students travel to Washington, D.C., for science policy event
Vanderbilt students explored the opportunities and challenges of setting policy on federal issues and advocacy related to science, technology, engineering and math during a two-day immersion event last week in Washington, D.C. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Former astronaut meets with Zeppos during campus visit
Kevin P. Chilton, a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general, visited Vanderbilt Oct. 24. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Members named to Academic Strategic Plan committees
Two committees tasked with fleshing out key initiatives in Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan are now staffed and ready to begin work. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Center for Latin American Studies receives $1.8 million federal grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.8 million grant to the Center for Latin American Studies for interdisciplinary projects. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Vanderbilt doctoral thesis helps protect rare domestic sunflower
The doctoral thesis of former Vanderbilt graduate student Jennifer Ellis Mandel played a key role in protecting a rare domestic sunflower. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Chancellor Zeppos appoints search committee for next SEC commissioner
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, current chair of the Southeastern Conference’s presidents and chancellors, has appointed a committee to search for the eighth commissioner of the SEC. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Nashville Fire Department visiting Warren and Moore Colleges – no emergency
Vanderbilt University Police Department and representatives from the Nashville Fire Department will be touring Warren and Moore Colleges beginning at 1 p.m. today. Emergency vehicles may be parked on the Kirkland Esplanade at that time. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Future of the Libraries Committee named
A new committee comprising faculty and staff has been charged with developing a vision for the future direction of the Vanderbilt University library system. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital celebrates expansion
On Oct. 22, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt launched the “Growing to New Heights” fundraising campaign. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Vanderbilt greenhouse gas emissions down 27 percent per person
Greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by more than 27 percent per person on campus and by 35 percent per research dollar since 2005. Read MoreOct 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt University names Women’s Center director
Rory Dicker will assume the role of director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center at Vanderbilt University beginning January 2015. Read MoreOct 22, 2014
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A conversation with Faculty Senate Chair Paul Lim
The Faculty Senate will play a key role in setting priorities and identifying resources in support of the university's Academic Strategic Plan, among other initiatives, according to Paul Lim, senate chair for 2014-15. Read MoreOct 22, 2014
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Employee makes the most of comprehensive, flexible benefits
Vanderbilt offers comprehensive, flexible benefits that its employees can fine tune to meet their unique needs. Patience Blackmon is one employee who has done just this to improve her health. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Living and learning at Warren and Moore colleges
Warren and Moore colleges, opened in August, continue Vanderbilt’s commitment of creating faculty-led living and learning communities. See photos of how faculty and students are collaborating to shape the undergraduate residential experience. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Warren and Moore: Who’s who?
Warren and Moore colleges are Vanderbilt's newest faculty-led living and learning communities. Learn more about the influential people behind these names. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Hiring remains robust for Vanderbilt’s MBA Class of 2014
Hiring rates and salaries once again approached record levels for Vanderbilt University’s MBA Class of 2014 with continued gains in technology and management consulting jobs. Read MoreOct 21, 2014