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Ten from Vanderbilt receive SEC faculty travel grants
Now in its third year, the SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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Timekeeping updates to take effect in November
Updates to Vanderbilt's timekeeping practices and policies will take effect in November. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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Free flu shots continue at VUH, VCH, One Hundred Oaks, other locations
The Occupational Health Clinic will be giving flu shots at more than 100 onsite locations. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Vanderbilt Central Library to host second Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’
Vanderbilt Central Library's second Wikipedia edit-a-thon, scheduled for Nov. 1, will focus on global connections. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Green to direct Vanderbilt’s state government relations
Tennessee government affairs veteran Nathan Green will join Vanderbilt University’s public affairs team Dec. 1 in the newly created position of assistant vice chancellor for state government relations. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Vanderbilt Theatre production to focus on career women and success
Vanderbilt Theatre opens "Top Girls," a play written in the 1980s about the impact of career choices on ambitious women, at Neely Auditorium Oct. 31. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Bush talks politics during Chancellor’s Lecture
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joined Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham for a conversation Oct. 28 in Ingram Hall. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Child and Family Center hosts fifth annual Elder Care Fair
More than 50 faculty and staff members attended the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s fifthannual Elder Care Fair on Oct. 3 in Light Hall. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Open Enrollment ends Friday
Open Enrollment for 2015 benefits ends this Friday. Skipping Open Enrollment could cost you -- find out how. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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VU donates 35 tons of wood chips to Radnor Lake
Vanderbilt has donated five dumptruck loads, or 35 tons, of wood chips to Tennessee State Parks to be used on walking paths at Radnor Lake State Natural Area. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Vanderbilt researchers isolate Ebola-fighting human antibodies for possible treatment
Vanderbilt University researchers have isolated Ebola-fighting human antibodies – the first of their kind – that could lead to a new treatment for the deadly virus. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Relevant Religion series explores changing dynamics of race and religion
A Relevant Religion class Nov. 1 at Vanderbilt Divinity School will look at the promises and challenges of racial and religious pluralization. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers
Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt know Halloween can be scary, but for different reasons than you might think. On average, twice as many children are killed while walking on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday
Don’t forget to set clocks back one hour before going to bed this Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time ends locally at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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Learn about fossils at Fort Negley ‘Day of the Dead’ event
Vanderbilt’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is partnering with Fort Negley for “Day of the Dead: Ancient Animals and Historic Peoples Among Us” on Saturday, Nov. 1. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Vanderbilt students travel to Washington, D.C., for science policy event
Vanderbilt students explored the opportunities and challenges of setting policy on federal issues and advocacy related to science, technology, engineering and math during a two-day immersion event last week in Washington, D.C. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Former astronaut meets with Zeppos during campus visit
Kevin P. Chilton, a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general, visited Vanderbilt Oct. 24. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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MyVU analytics project shows reader engagement, wins award
An analytics project designed to measure how faculty and staff read the MyVU Preview e-newsletter has yielded valuable information that is being used to help further increase readership and promote deeper engagement with MyVU. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Members named to Academic Strategic Plan committees
Two committees tasked with fleshing out key initiatives in Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan are now staffed and ready to begin work. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Capstone app project for MOOC to manage cancer patients’ pain
1,165 budding programmers are participating in the university’s first MOOC capstone project – one that will result in a certificate for graduates and better pain management for patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreOct 24, 2014