MyVU News
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Alert VU test broadcast reaches 45,000 users in less than 20 minutes
Vanderbilt University Police Department reached more than 45,000 students, faculty and staff at Vanderbilt in less than 20 minutes during its test of the university’s emergency mass notification system, AlertVU, last Wednesday, March 12. Read MoreMar 17, 2014
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Watch: A star is born … Vandy-style
Sarah Jennings, a third-year master's student at Vanderbilt Divinity School, won the Vanderbilt Star songwriting contest March 14. Watch Jennings perform her winning song "Addicted to You." Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Mayor Karl Dean signs pledge at Best Buddies event
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited the Vanderbilt campus March 12 for Spread the Word to End the Word, an annual event presented by the award-winning Vanderbilt chapter of Best Buddies. Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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Sitemason test outage March 17; check your websites
The website management system Sitemason is being retired March 31, 2014. If you are currently using Sitemason, VUIT would like to know which websites, tools and forms you are using to assist with the planning for that content moving forward. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Video: Blair School celebrates 50 years with gala concert March 16
Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. Watch Dean Mark Wait discuss Blair School history, what makes the ideal Blair student, the school's amazing alumni and the future of this unique institution. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s Heard Library presents ‘Seigenthaler x 2’
Vanderbilt's Heard Library presents "Seigenthaler x 2: The Changing Face of the News" March 24 featuring John Seigenthaler and his son, John Seigenthaler Jr. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt recognized for innovations in overcoming health care disparities
The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of nearly 400 large U.S. employers, has selected Vanderbilt University as a winner of an Innovation in Reducing Health Care Disparities Award. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt adopts new honor code statement for 10 schools
Vanderbilt has adopted a new statement of its honor code designed to continue the tradition of preserving and promoting academic integrity. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Four Vanderbilt schools ranked in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ top 25 lists
Vanderbilt’s schools of business, education, law and medical research were all selected in the top 25 in their categories of the best graduate schools as ranked by "U.S. News & World Report." Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Mayor Karl Dean pledges to help wipe out the ‘R Word’
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will visit Vanderbilt University’s campus Wednesday to pledge his support to putting an end to the “R Word,” which has negative and hurtful connotations to people with disabilities. Read MoreMar 10, 2014
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Our favorite Instagrams and Tweets of the week
Share your photos with us, just tag them #vandygram [View the story "Our favorite photos and tweets of the week" on Storify]… Read MoreMar 7, 2014
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VU startup one of 10 chosen to pitch at inaugural Google Demo Day
InvisionHeart, LLC, a startup based on a wireless ECG system developed at Vanderbilt, has been selected as one of 10 startups nationwide to participate in Google's inaugural Demo Day. Read MoreMar 7, 2014
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New scientific revolutions subject of talk by eminent physicist Freeman Dyson
Eminent theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson will give a free public lecture, "Four Revolutions and More to Come," on Thursday, March 27, at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 6, 2014
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Vanderbilt Sociology celebrates 80 years
Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology celebrated its 80th anniversary Feb. 17 and 18 with visits from a civil rights lawyer and historian, and two prominent sociologists. Read MoreMar 6, 2014
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VUPD testing emergency notification system March 12
A test of the university’s emergency mass notification system, AlertVU, is planned for Wednesday, March 12. AlertVU is used for emergencies posing an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Help Vanderbilt Theatre build a forest at live performance art event
A diverse group of artists, students and others will create a forest that is part visual art and part live theater performance at Vanderbilt’s Neely Auditorium March 28 and 29. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Concur opens Tuesday for most employee reimbursements
Concur, the online expense system, opens Tuesday for most types of employee reimbursements. The expense system will be disabled on Monday, but travel arrangements may still be made. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Vanderbilt research team earns top AERA award
The Vanderbilt research team of Doug and Lynn Fuchs has received the American Educational Research Association's premier acknowledgement of outstanding achievement and success in education research. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Stick to normal sleep schedule to ease daylight saving transition
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. this Sunday, bringing more sunshine in the evenings at the price of an hour of sleep. Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center specialist Kelly Brown says a little extra planning can alleviate the groggy feeling that often accompanies the time change. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Training and retaining teachers topic of Congressional testimony
Vanderbilt professor Marcy Singer-Gabella and other education leaders traveled to the nation’s capital Feb. 27 to testify before Congress about what is needed to train and retain the nation's top teachers. Read MoreFeb 28, 2014