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Five Commodores selected in MLB draft
The final day of the Major League Baseball Draft saw two more Commodores be selected with Jared Miller going to Arizona in the 11th round and Brian Miller going to Tampa Bay in the 15th round. Read MoreJun 9, 2014
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Commodores advance to College World Series
Vanderbilt clinched a spot in the College World Series Sunday by posting a 12-5 victory over Stanford in Game 3 of the Super Regional before a sold-out, mostly Commodore-crazed crowd. Read MoreJun 9, 2014
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Vanderbilt alumni magazine wins national CASE award
"Vanderbilt Magazine" has received a Silver Award in the 2014 Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) Circle of Excellence competition. Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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A different D-Day would have meant a different world today
The world would now be a very different place if D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, had gone badly, says Thomas Schwartz, professor of history. Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Vanderbilt Health, Williamson Medical Center debut new Cool Springs clinic
Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center opened a new Walk-In Clinic in Cool Springs on Wednesday, June 4. The new clinic joins two other Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics already open in Franklin and Spring Hill. Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Beede picked 14th in MLB Draft – watch his teammates react
Junior Tyler Beede was selected 14th overall by San Francisco in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft to become the 12th Commodore in history to be a first-round pick in the June draft. Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Wellcast: Recommendations for pregnancy and birth
Students in the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program. (Vanderbilt University) Michelle Collins, associate professor of nursing and director of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program, speaks with Health Plus’ Laura Osterman about the practice of midwifery and what women can do to prepare for… Read MoreJun 5, 2014
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June is Effective Communications Month
(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The month of June has been designated as Effective Communications Month. The foundation of any relationship, personal or professional, is communication. Being able to express oneself in a clear and understandable manner helps decrease misinterpretation, confusion and conflict. Work/Life Connections–EAP has compiled many resources for… Read MoreJun 5, 2014
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Get discounts on amusement park tickets through Credit Union
The Vanderbilt University Credit Union is offering discounts on tickets to popular area amusements parks. The available parks and rates are: Nashville Shores Water Park: $22 Nashville Shores Treetop Park: $29 Holiday World: Adult $39, child $34 Beech Bend: $27 Kentucky Kingdom: $35… Read MoreJun 5, 2014
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McDowell, former Vanderbilt administrator, dies
Donald L. McDowell, a Vanderbilt University administrator during the tenure of Chancellor Alexander Heard, died May 27 in Yarmouth, Maine. Read MoreJun 5, 2014
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Protection of Minors online training now available
The "Protection of Minors 101" module is now available for open enrollment in the Learning Exchange and includes policy, incident reporting, code of conduct, red flag behavior and prevention techniques for the safety and protection of minors. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Faculty may nominate colleagues for Thomas Jefferson Award
Faculty may submit nominations for the Thomas Jefferson Award, given to a Vanderbilt faculty member for distinguished service through extraordinary contributions in the councils and governance of the university, now through July 25. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Space 204: Exhibitions by TTU and MTSU art faculty
Vanderbilt University’s Department of Art proudly presents two summer exhibitions by art faculty from area colleges. A group show by Middle Tennessee State University professors Barry Buxkamper, John Donovan, Sisavanh Houghton and Michael Baggarly, as well as a solo show by Kimberly Winkle of Tennessee Technical University, will be on… Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Owens, Kopstain address USAC at May meeting
Minutes from the University Staff Advisory Council’s May 13 meeting are now available online on the USAC website. Owens (Vanderbilt University) David Owens, professor for the practice of management and innovation at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, was the guest… Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Commodores will host Stanford in baseball Super Regional
Vanderbilt is hosting the 2014 Nashville Super Regional at Hawkins Field against Stanford June 6-8. Read MoreJun 3, 2014
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Join Weight Watchers at Work during special summer session
A special summer session of Weight Watchers at Work will begin Wednesday, June 11, at 11 a.m. in the Student Life Center. If you have always wanted to try Weight Watchers, this is the perfect time since the session will be 12 weeks long for the price of a… Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt to host NEH-supported institute on digital humanities
Scholars from across the United States and abroad will be at Vanderbilt University June 9-20 to improve their skills in building projects in the digital humanities. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Commentary: How rigorous should kindergarten be?
Education researcher Mimi Engel shares her insights in an opinion piece in "Education Week." Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt study supports notion ‘You are what you eat’
An international research group led by Vanderbilt University scientists has shown for the first time that a lipid, or fat molecule, can regulate “psychostimulant” behaviors by interacting with a brain protein. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Commodores advance to Super Regionals
The top-seeded Commodores advanced to the Super Regionals when freshman Ro Coleman slapped a bases-loaded, walk-off single to left field. Read MoreJun 2, 2014