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Holocaust Lecture Series seeks volunteers for genocide prevention simulation Jan. 20–21
The Vanderbilt Holocaust Lecture Series seeks participants in a realistic genocide prevention simulation. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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Does watching Sesame Street make kids kinder?
A grant of more than $100,000 from Sesame Workshop will support a new Vanderbilt study on kindness. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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Work on your New Year’s resolutions with Executive Education
Grow your career this year with exciting programs such as Emerging Leaders Development, Persuasive and Influential Speaking and Leading Teams in Organizations from Vanderbilt Executive Education. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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My Southern Health: Got the flu? Here’s why you need to stay home
Survey results suggest 75 percent of parents leave the house with the flu—and they’re spreading it to others. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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What you need to know about this year’s flu
Discover what strains are prominent, how effective this year’s vaccine is, and how hard the virus has hit Tennessee so far. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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Adult males 50–65 needed for study on relation between brain chemistry and decision-making
The Affective Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University is currently recruiting healthy male adults, 50–65 years old, for a multiday study that attempts to understand the relation between brain chemistry and decision-making. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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Children’s Bible storybook has Vanderbilt Divinity ‘voices’
Creating a children's Bible storybook that reflects excellence in biblical scholarship and diversity in families were among goals for a new publication with many Divinity School 'voices.' Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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AAIDD honors Vanderbilt scholars
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has selected three Vanderbilt scholars for its annual awards. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Cobb, staff writer for ‘The New Yorker,’ to discuss racial protest in America Jan. 17
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 17, featuring Jelani Cobb, the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University and a staff writer for "The New Yorker" magazine. Cobb's talk is titled “From Louis Armstrong to the NFL: Racial Protest in America.” Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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What’s On My Mind: Looking ahead at 2018
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos welcomes the campus community to 2018 and looks to the opportunities that the new year brings in the latest edition of "What's On My Mind." Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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SkyVU’s Oracle Cloud is now live
As of Jan. 3, Oracle Cloud is live. The SkyVU program has replaced the university’s business, financial and administrative systems. Log in via the SkyVU website. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Important information about employee parking fee payments
Employee parking fees will become an after-tax deduction effective January 2018 due to new federal tax law. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Williams named Tennessean of the Year by ‘Tennessee Tribune’
Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director David Williams has been named the 2017 Tennessean of the Year by the "Tennessee Tribune," Nashville’s African American newspaper. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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University launches effort to support faculty public engagement
The university has named a committee charged with finding ways to assist Vanderbilt faculty who seek to further the impact of their achievements by communicating their research to broader audiences. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Limited Submission Opportunity: AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one assistant professor for the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. The recipient receives a $15,000 grant to support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities. Read MoreJan 3, 2018
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Mining data in the information age
Zeros and ones are the gold and silver of the information age. Data Science Visions, a TIPs initiative, is laying the groundwork to analyze and extract the data available in this emerging field. Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Andreas Berlind writes of the group’s early efforts, including two fall think tanks on two disparate topics—public schools in Tennessee and Inca settlements in Peru. Read more about TIPs grants and other internal faculty funding programs—including Discovery Grants, Research Scholar Grants and University Courses—at the VUBreakThru blog. Read MoreJan 3, 2018
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Watch: ‘No Shame, No Blame – Secrets to Living Well’
You can be successful in maintaining the healthy habits that are important to you by using a four-step process. Read MoreJan 3, 2018
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Final weigh-ins for Hold the Stuffing Jan. 10-24
Celebrate good health each winter holiday season with the Health Plus Hold the Stuffing Challenge.Take the holiday challenge to maintain weight from November to January and earn rewards. Read MoreJan 3, 2018
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Humane dispersal of roosting crows underway
Plant Operations is implementing distress calls and other methods in an effort to drive roosting birds from campus near the Chaffin Place and Lewis House residence halls, the 25th Avenue Garage and the Veterans Affairs Hospital. Read MoreJan 3, 2018
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Buchanan gift to endow Vanderbilt Library Fellowship Program @VandyLibraries
A program that creates in-depth learning experiences for undergraduate students with diverse library resources has been endowed with a $1 million gift by alumni Poppy and Richard Buchanan. Read MoreJan 3, 2018