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    Oct. 15 panel will discuss possible effects of 2012 election

    The United States Congress Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions will host a lunchtime panel discussing “Election 2012 and the Congressional ‘Lame Duck’: What’s at Stake?” on Monday, Oct. 15. The event is scheduled from noon to… Read More

    Oct 3, 2012

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    Dutch athletes visit campus to learn from baseball team

    Members of the Dutch National Baseball Team visited with Commodore coaches and players. Pictured (l-r): Netherlands coach Steve Janssen, Floris Timmer, Vanderbilt Associate Head Coach Derek Johnson, Kaj Timmermans, Tim Halderman and Martijn Nijhoff. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics) In late September, two coaches and three players from the… Read More

    Oct 2, 2012

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    Auto experts recognize cars like most people recognize faces

    The most detailed brain mapping study to date has found that the area of the brain that recognizes faces is also used to identify objects of expertise. Read More

    Oct 1, 2012

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    (Lunch) Box talk: Lessons learned from Occupy Wall Street

    “Occupy Wall Street, Democratic Process and Lessons for November” will be the focus of the Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood event on Oct. 5. Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    Library staff create scary creature for Cheekwood’s Fall Fest

    Pictured (l-r): Nancy Dwyer, Lara Beth Lehman, Carlin Sappenfield, the scarecrow, Carla Beals and Greg Collins. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Dwyer) If you visit Cheekwood Art and Gardens this fall, keep your eyes out for a frightening and funny fellow who looks as though he’s jumped right… Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    Our favorite Tweets of the week, Sept. 22-28

    We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our favorite Tweets from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow @VanderbiltU today. [View the story "Our favorite Tweets… Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    ISIS software project receives $17.2M contract from DARPA

    The Vanderbilt Institute for Software Integrated Systems has been awarded a $17.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to accelerate the Android Mobile Middleware Objects (AMMO2) project. The contract was announced Sept. 19. Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    Bikers and walkers to be counted Oct. 8-12

    (John Russell/Vanderbilt) If you ride a bike or walk to campus for work or class, don’t be surprised if you see people with clipboards making notes as you pass by in the next couple of weeks. In an effort to improve the resources for the biking and walking community,… Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    Memorial gathering for Taylor, longtime university receptionist, scheduled for Oct. 9

    Mary McClure Taylor (John Russell/Vanderbilt) The Office of the Chancellor will host a gathering in memory of Mary McClure Taylor from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the second-floor lobby of Kirkland Hall. Taylor, the beloved university receptionist who left a lasting impression of warmth,… Read More

    Sep 28, 2012

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    Ecological art installation opens in Vanderbilt library café

    The importance of bees and Tennessee native flowers in local food production is a major theme of a new art installation at the Vanderbilt University Central Library’s Food for Thought Café. Read More

    Sep 27, 2012

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    Sequel to record-breaking vaccination event scheduled

    Vanderbilt University and Medical Center faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of a mass flu vaccination plan that last year more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period. Read More

    Sep 27, 2012

  • A scene from the book trailer for Kat Zhang's debut novel

    Listen: Vanderbilt senior to read from her published novel

      A scene from the book trailer for Kat Zhang's debut novel "What's Left of Me." (image courtesy of Mainstay Productions) Kat Zhang, a senior in the College of Arts and Science, will read from her new novel, What’s Left of Me (HarperCollins),… Read More

    Sep 26, 2012

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    Vanderbilt senior’s ‘Jeopardy!’ run comes to end

    David Schuman, a Vanderbilt senior, is pictured with "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Television. Vanderbilt’s David Schuman, a senior in the College of Arts and Science, was the Jeopardy! winner Sept. 25 after a nail-biting finish. Schuman is a double major… Read More

    Sep 26, 2012

  • Liberia retold through late documentarian’s work, film

    ‘Long Story Bit by Bit’ opens Oct. 12 at Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery "Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold, Photography by Tim Hetherington" will be on view at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery Oct. 12-Dec.6. (photo by Tim Hetherington) Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold, Photography by… Read More

    Sep 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt LifeFlight's Marsha Roberts, Randy Hughes, Leah Smith, Kevin Mobley and Bric Baker show the pink flight name badges and shirts that LifeFlight staff will wear during the month of October. (Vanderbilt University)

    LifeFlight goes pink for breast cancer awareness

    Vanderbilt LifeFlight is going pink during October to show its support for breast cancer awareness. LifeFlight medical crews will wear a special pink name badge on their flight suits and other staff will wear pink golf shirts. Read More

    Sep 26, 2012

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    VU move-in day sees 83 percent increase in cardboard recycling

    During the student move-in time period this year, Vanderbilt successfully recycled 32.66 tons of cardboard. This number is an 83 percent increase in cardboard recycling from last year, and a 400 percent increase in cardboard recycling since 2008. This huge accomplishment was the result of strong collaboration between the… Read More

    Sep 21, 2012

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    Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network serving more of Middle Tennessee

    VUMC and its affiliate medical centers have created a new health plan called the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network that will provide a broader spectrum of care for VU employees. (Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its affiliate medical centers — Maury Regional Medical Center, NorthCrest Medical Center and Williamson… Read More

    Sep 17, 2012

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    Zeppos takes pride in preserving American dream; marks 25 years at faculty assembly

    Nicholas S. Zeppos (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt has succeeded in the face of tough economic challenges thanks to its commitment to excellence, diversity, acceptance and creativity, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told a standing-room-only crowd at the Student Life Center during the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 23. Zeppos,… Read More

    Aug 23, 2012

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    Faculty honored at 2012 Fall Assembly

    Jeffrey Balser and Richard McCarty surprised Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos with his 25-year recognition award. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) To see a slide show of photos, visit Vanderbilt’s Flickr page. Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research was presented to Peter Buerhaus,… Read More

    Aug 23, 2012

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    Vanderbilt’s Tony Earley elected to Fellowship of Southern Writers

    Tony Earley The Blue Star novelist joins group that has included James Dickey, Robert Penn Warren The Fellowship of Southern Writers has elected novelist Tony Earley, a professor at Vanderbilt University, as a member. The FSW was founded in 1987 to recognize and encourage literature in the South. Its… Read More

    Nov 23, 2010