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Waist Management is now Vanderbilt Healthier You
(iStockphoto) Waist Management has changed its name to Vanderbilt Healthier You. It is a personalized weight management program for faculty and staff with a body mass index of 30 or higher. Vanderbilt Healthier You offers evaluation and wellness coaching, monthly group meetings, weekly group walks and an… Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Get discounted tickets to ‘Potted Potter,’ ‘Earnest,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ at TPAC
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming Tennessee Performing Arts Center shows Potted Potter, The Importance of Being Earnest and Jersey Boys. Discounted tickets are available for the following performances: Potted Potter… Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Walk or bike the greenways to get fit this fall
Walking or biking on trails can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Join the ‘Start!’ physical activity program
We are currently at 1.2 billion and we need your help! Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Register now for nursing leadership symposium
The Nursing Leadership in Global Health Symposium takes place Feb. 27-28, 2014. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Wellcast: Is a juice cleanse for you?
A new Wellcast discusses the new fad of juice cleansing and what dieters should know about this weight loss method. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Two Vanderbilt professors part of PBS series ‘Brains on Trial’ Sept. 11 and 18
Research conducted at Vanderbilt is featured in "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," a two-part televised series airing Sept. 11 and Sept. 18 on PBS that explores how the growing ability to separate truth from lies may radically affect the way criminal trials are conducted in the future. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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‘Vicar of Baghdad’ to speak at VU on extraordinary ministry
Canon Andrew White, pastor of one of the largest churches in Iraq, will discuss "Faith and Leadership Under Fire in the Middle East" Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt University Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Vaccination event set for Sept. 25
Flulapalooza 3 will be held Sept. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a tent between Light Hall and Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Free online course using online games to examine literature and new media launches Sept. 9
A new, free massive open online course, or MOOC, from Vanderbilt University launching Sept. 9 uses J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings Online” to explore what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Vanderbilt recognizes Emergency Preparedness Month with launch of new website
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and Vanderbilt has launched a new emergency preparedness website to offer resources for both university and medical center faculty and staff. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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University News and Communications temporarily relocates
Vanderbilt University News and Communications website and University Web Communications have temporarily relocated. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Nominations sought for Levi Watkins Jr. awards for students, faculty
Nominations for the Levi Watkins Jr. Student Award and the Levi Watkins Jr. Faculty Award are now being accepted through Sept. 24. The Levi Watkins Jr. Student Award is presented annually to at least one graduate student and one medical student associated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who… Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt researchers take part in NSF cybersecurity grant
M. Eric Johnson, Dean of Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, has been named as a principal co-investigator on a new $10-million, five-year grant from the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Kirkland clock repairs nearing completion
The bell inside the Kirkland Hall tower will fall silent Sept. 4 and 5 as long-awaited repairs are made to the tower’s clock, which stopped keeping time in mid-June. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Saturday University at Vanderbilt offers answers to life’s big questions
The fall 2013 edition of Saturday University at Vanderbilt will feature members of the philosophy department lecturing on “Life’s Big Questions and Philosophy’s Answers to Them” on four October Saturday mornings. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Dayani Center offering boot camp class packages
(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness is now offering outdoor/indoor boot camp class packages . Boot Camp is a high-intensity class featuring cardio drills and strength training exercises. The exercises include, but are not limited to, running, jumping, stair climbing, push-ups, sit-ups, lunges, squats and more. All… Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Sutherland Prize, Chancellor’s Research Award go to engineers
The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research was presented to John Gore by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during the Fall Faculty Assembly Sept. 22. Deyu Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was one of five faculty members receiving a Chancellor’s Award for Research, which also recognizes excellence in research, scholarship, or creative expression. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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‘Coup’ author will deliver Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture
Keel Hunt, author of "Coup," will be joined by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Sept. 20 for a Chancellor's Lecture titled "A Leadership Lesson for an Angry Age." Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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Vanderbilt No. 23 in student choice college rankings
Vanderbilt University has placed in the top 25 in the third annual Parchment Student Choice College Rankings, whose methodology is based on which college a student chooses to attend among all of the institutions to which he or she is admitted. Vanderbilt holds the No. 23 position… Read MoreSep 3, 2013