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Vanderbilt named top 20 ‘good-value university’ by Kiplinger’s
Oct. 27, 2011—Vanderbilt University was lauded for combining excellent academics with great economic value by Kiplinger's Personal Finance in its December issue. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 19 in a list of the top 200 private universities.
My Health at Vanderbilt drawing winner announced
Oct. 27, 2011—My Health at Vanderbilt offered all Flulapalooza participants the opportunity to sign up for the My Health online patient portal. Those who signed up were entered to win a $100 Apple gift card. Pengcheng Luo was the randomly selected winner. Anyone who is a patient of a Vanderbilt doctor or nurse practitioner can sign up...
Benefits of physical activity celebrated at Senior Leader Walk
Oct. 26, 2011—Participating faculty and staff had great fall weather for the Senior Leader Walk Tuesday, Oct. 25. From five starting points, employees walked across the Vanderbilt campus to Health Plus. The walk was led in part by Vice Chancellor for Administration Jerry Fife, Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. On the...
Vanderbilt continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Oct. 26, 2011—Vanderbilt University has decreased its greenhouse gas emissions per square foot by 18 percent since 2005 despite a 17 percent increase in square footage, according to a new report prepared by Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office.
Get caught ‘green-handed’ during Game Day Challenge Oct. 29
Oct. 26, 2011—On Oct. 29, Vanderbilt will compete with more than 65 schools across the country in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Game Day Challenge. This is Vanderbilt’s second year taking the challenge. Last year, participating schools diverted 500,000 pounds of waste from the landfill, and Vanderbilt ranked first in the Southeastern Conference and seventh overall in the...
Journalist to discuss how the Internet harms the culture business Nov. 2
Oct. 26, 2011—Journalist Robert Levine will give a lecture titled “The Price of Free: How the Internet is Destroying the Culture Business” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt. The Fall 2011 Curb Creative Leadership Lecture is free and open to the public. Levine is the...
Collaborating to assist vulnerable refugees subject of Nov. 4 lecture
Oct. 26, 2011—Representatives from Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will discuss the importance of collaboration in assessing the well-being of a vulnerable refugee group. The talk will take place Friday, Nov. 4, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Overton High School, 4820 Franklin Rd., Nashville. Presenters will include Julia Lydon of...
Yaqiong Xu receives NSF career development award
Oct. 25, 2011—Electrical engineer and physicist Yaqiong Xu has received a prestigious career development award to study a new class of molecules called nanobiohybrids.
Vanderbilt rolls out Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System
Oct. 24, 2011—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the first health care institution in the state, and the third in the nation, to implement a Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System, designed to deliver coordinated, expedited care for heart patients.
Help your Nashville neighbors by participating in Vanderbilt Gives
Oct. 23, 2011—Vanderbilt employees have a rich tradition of going beyond their daily work to help those less fortunate. Faculty and staff pledged more than $925,000 last year in the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign. This year, employees can give to the community through Dec. 31, 2011, via the new employee giving initiative Vanderbilt Gives. Community Giving supports...
School of Engineering names three as distinguished alumni
Oct. 21, 2011—Three accomplished graduates were inducted into the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni during an Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 20 at the university’s Student Life Center.
CRIME ALERT: Attempted robbery off campus
Oct. 21, 2011—On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department received a report of an attempted robbery in the 2100 block of Fairfax Avenue, near Convent Place (south of campus near Hillsboro Village). The victim stated he was walking through his apartment parking lot when a male with a blue bandana over his face approached him....