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Microsoft Office 365 sign-in enhancements coming in June
Over the next several months, VUIT will migrate all Outlook/Exchange mailboxes of VU faculty, staff and most graduate students from on-campus servers to Microsoft Outlook Office 365 in the cloud. To prepare for the Outlook/Exchange mailbox migration to Office 365, VUIT will be updating the way users sign in to Office 365 applications. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Men’s golf’s quest for national championship begins Friday
The No. 4 Commodores' quest for a national championship begins Friday afternoon at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas, when they tee up with the nation's top teams at the NCAA Championships. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Join audience for recording of ‘BBC Arts Hour on Tour’ at Blair
Host Nikki Bedi presents an evening of music, comedy and discussion featuring key figures in the country music scene exploring the hottest issues in culture and arts in Nashville. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Limited submission opportunity: 2020 Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Grant
To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, the BCA invites clinical doctors and research scientists whose primary focus is breast cancer research, and who are in the early stages of their career, to apply for funding for the Young Investigator Grant. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Rising VU juniors selected for Fulbright Summer Institutes in the U.K.
Druv Vohra and Colin Fricker have been selected by the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission to participate in the Fulbright Summer Institutes, one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. The Summer Institutes support the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s work to promote leadership, learning and empathy between nations through educational exchange. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Stassun appointed to Astro2020 Steering Committee
Vanderbilt University astrophysicist Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was named Tuesday to the National Academies’ Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020) Steering Committee. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Fort Negley receives international recognition thanks to the work of Vanderbilt scholars
As communities throughout the South struggle to determine appropriate ways of recognizing Civil War history, Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, and Postdoctoral Fellow Angela Sutton have worked to draw attention to Fort Negley as a site that teaches the tragedy of slavery as well as celebrates the contributions of free and enslaved black people to Nashville and the nation’s history. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Take a mindful break with Health Plus
Follow along with Health Plus’s Mindful Break video to feel relaxed and renewed. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Baseball opens SEC Tournament play today
Vanderbilt makes its 24th overall appearance at the SEC Tournament when the top-seed Commodores begin play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. from Hoover Met Stadium in Alabama. The Dores will face No. 8-seed Auburn. The SEC Network will air the game. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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The Open Dore: A moment to celebrate Vanderbilt’s staff and community
In her May newsletter, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente reflects on the role staff played in making this year's Commencement a success and their efforts every day of the year in advancing discovery and learning at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 22, 2019
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Medical Scientist Training Program hosts local middle school students
Students from Vanderbilt’s Medical Scientist Training Program recently hosted on campus 160 fifth- and sixth-graders from LEAD Academy and Dickson County Schools to introduce them to physician-scientist careers through a series of interactive stations focused on science and medicine. Read MoreMay 20, 2019
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My Southern Health: Measles, vaccines and protecting families
Measles not only makes children feel really awful, but it can also have serious or possibly fatal complications. Joseph Gigante, M.D., a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, answers common questions about measles and the vaccine that can prevent it. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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‘Policy, Politics, Privilege’ focus of Summer Institute at Vanderbilt May 20–24
Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative presents its second Summer institute May 20–24. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt KidTalk seeking toddlers with language delays for research study
Researchers with Vanderbilt KidTalk are looking for families willing to participate in a study looking at the effects of a language intervention for children 27-30 months with language delays. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt neuroscientists, art museum collaborate on NEA-funded visual cognition research
Vanderbilt neuroscientists Isabel Gauthier and Thomas Palmeri will collaborate with a Buffalo, New York, art gallery on a two-year project that recently earned a National Endowment for the Arts Research: Art Works program award. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Our favorite #vandygram of the week
This week our favorite #vandygram goes to @oamyers for this shot from our Employee Appreciation Picnic! Vanderbilt treated its employees to food trucks, a craft fair, a baking contest and more at this year's gathering. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt announces plan to build graduate housing development in Midtown
The university will begin work later this year on its graduate and professional student housing village, starting with an approximately 600-bed project to be located on Broadway between Lyle and 20th avenues. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Vanderbilt wins NASA’s 2019 Student Launch Competition, sixth in 7 years
Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Design Laboratory again has earned top honors in NASA’s National Student Launch Competition, the lab’s sixth national championship and second consecutive win in 12 years. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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New hub for Graduate School students and postdoctoral fellows in Alumni Hall
Newly renovated space on the first floor of Alumni Hall is designed to become a robust hub for student life within the Graduate School community. Read MoreMay 16, 2019
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West named associate vice chancellor for federal relations
Christina West has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for federal relations in Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations. Read MoreMay 16, 2019