MyVU News
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Celebration of Learning will highlight products of student learning
Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching will hold a Celebration of Learning April 21 to highlight students and the products of their learning experiences in courses at Vanderbilt this year. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Volunteer for Commencement today
Here's your chance to play a vital role in one of the university’s largest and most prestigious events. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Enhancements underway for OAK support
The libraries and Vanderbilt IT are working together to improve and support the course management and learning technology system OAK. Read MoreMar 19, 2014
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Practice these tips for World Water Day
“Water and Energy” is the theme of this year’s World Water Day, March 22. Vanderbilt has many ongoing water conservation projects that not only reduce water consumption, but also decrease energy usage. Read MoreMar 19, 2014
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Free film symposium to explore cinema, science and the senses
Filmmakers and scholars will gather at Vanderbilt University April 3-4 to investigate contemporary ways of seeing film and moving images at “Ubiquitous Streams: Seeing Moving Images in the Age of Digital Media,” a line-up of lectures and discussions to be held in venues across campus. Admission is free, but registration is required. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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With summer approaching, make children’s camp plans now
Daffodils are blooming, redbud trees are bursting with pink blooms, and an adventurous few have broken out the Bermuda shorts. All are portents of spring but also signs that it’s time for parents of school-aged children to organize summer plans. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Listen: Eastwood embodies America’s moral quest, says Vanderbilt professor
Vanderbilt Professor of English Sam Girgus traces the career of Clint Eastwood in a new book that lauds the director's more recent films for showing a keen insight into Americans' search for meaning and purpose. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Communication disorders in siblings of children with autism focus of NIH grant
Vanderbilt's Paul Yoder and Zachary Warren and Wendy Stone of the University of Washington’s Autism Center have received at five-year, $2.1 million NIH grant to study communication interventions for younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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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