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Vanderbilt remembers 9/11
Several campus activities were planned for Wednesday, Sept. 11, to mark the anniversary of terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Deborah Eisenberg leads off Vanderbilt Visiting Writers
Acclaimed short fiction writer Deborah Eisenberg will read from her latest work Thursday, Sept. 12, as part of the Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series, which is sponsored by the English Department’s Creative Writing Program. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Vanderbilt University and University of Maryland join forces to offer MOOC sequence on mobile app development
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to introduce a new approach to massive open online courses, or MOOCs – a two-part, sequenced course offered through the digital learning platform Coursera. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Read the latest issue of ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’ online
Read about Vanderbilt alumni making waves in the video game industry and more in the new summer issue. Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Our favorite images and tweets of the week
[View the story "Our favorite images and tweets of the week" on Storify]… Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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New lunchtime series will explore how to teach writing
“Teaching. Writing. Learning," a monthly lunchtime conversation series, is open to anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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See winning photo in Global Education Office contest
The grand prize winner of the 2013 Global Education Office photo contest is a fun one: Nisha Khorasi’s “Making Camel Friends at the Great Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt.” Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Two Vanderbilt professors part of PBS series ‘Brains on Trial’ Sept. 11 and 18
Research conducted at Vanderbilt is featured in "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," a two-part televised series airing Sept. 11 and Sept. 18 on PBS that explores how the growing ability to separate truth from lies may radically affect the way criminal trials are conducted in the future. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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‘Vicar of Baghdad’ to speak at VU on extraordinary ministry
Canon Andrew White, pastor of one of the largest churches in Iraq, will discuss "Faith and Leadership Under Fire in the Middle East" Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt University Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Free online course using online games to examine literature and new media launches Sept. 9
A new, free massive open online course, or MOOC, from Vanderbilt University launching Sept. 9 uses J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings Online” to explore what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Vanderbilt recognizes Emergency Preparedness Month with launch of new website
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and Vanderbilt has launched a new emergency preparedness website to offer resources for both university and medical center faculty and staff. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Kirkland clock repairs nearing completion
The bell inside the Kirkland Hall tower will fall silent Sept. 4 and 5 as long-awaited repairs are made to the tower’s clock, which stopped keeping time in mid-June. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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‘Coup’ author will deliver Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture
Keel Hunt, author of "Coup," will be joined by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Sept. 20 for a Chancellor's Lecture titled "A Leadership Lesson for an Angry Age." Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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Green Lights program will monitor Commons’ energy use
New Green Lights screens at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons will display real-time energy use for each residence hall and tell students if the building is meeting its pre-determined energy savings goal. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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Ellen Fanning, DNA researcher and mentor of young scientists, dies
Ellen Fanning, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, died on Sunday morning, Sept.1, after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She was 67 years old. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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(Lunch) Box series resumes with memoir of bipolar son
Charlotte Pierce-Baker will discuss her memoir This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son when Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood resumes Sept. 4. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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Event celebrates 12 Vanderbilt endowed chair holders
Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were lauded for their extraordinary academic achievements during an Aug. 28 celebration. Read MoreAug 30, 2013
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Green Dots campaign at first Vanderbilt football game to emphasize shared responsibility in campus safety
Vanderbilt Student Government and a coalition of Vanderbilt student organizations are encouraging all those attending the university’s football season opener Aug. 29 to wear a “green dot” to emphasize shared responsibility in campus safety. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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Think before you click: beware of back-to-school phishing attempts
Vanderbilt has experienced a spike in cyber phishing attempts during this year’s back-to-school time - some of which are very convincing. VUIT cautions all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to exercise additional caution and to stop and think before clicking on Web links, emails and Facebook posts. Read MoreAug 28, 2013
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Director of campus recreation to retire after 50 years of service
Be careful when choosing your first job, advises Sam Hirt, director of campus recreation at Vanderbilt, because it might end up being your career. Read MoreAug 28, 2013