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Ellen Fanning, DNA researcher and mentor of young scientists, dies
Ellen Fanning, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, died on Sunday morning, Sept.1, after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She was 67 years old. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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(Lunch) Box series resumes with memoir of bipolar son
Charlotte Pierce-Baker will discuss her memoir This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son when Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood resumes Sept. 4. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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VU lands healthy employer award
Vanderbilt has again been named the winner of The Nashville Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers Award for the 500+ Employees Group. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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LGBTQI Life hosts Welcome Week events Sept. 9-13
Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life has several events planned for its Welcome Week, Sept. 9-13. Read MoreSep 3, 2013
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Event celebrates 12 Vanderbilt endowed chair holders
Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were lauded for their extraordinary academic achievements during an Aug. 28 celebration. Read MoreAug 30, 2013
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Universitywide limited submission opportunity: 2014 Blavatnik Awards
Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate in Chemistry for the 2014 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists National Faculty Competition. Read MoreAug 30, 2013
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Green Dots campaign at first Vanderbilt football game to emphasize shared responsibility in campus safety
Vanderbilt Student Government and a coalition of Vanderbilt student organizations are encouraging all those attending the university’s football season opener Aug. 29 to wear a “green dot” to emphasize shared responsibility in campus safety. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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Think before you click: beware of back-to-school phishing attempts
Vanderbilt has experienced a spike in cyber phishing attempts during this year’s back-to-school time - some of which are very convincing. VUIT cautions all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to exercise additional caution and to stop and think before clicking on Web links, emails and Facebook posts. Read MoreAug 28, 2013
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Director of campus recreation to retire after 50 years of service
Be careful when choosing your first job, advises Sam Hirt, director of campus recreation at Vanderbilt, because it might end up being your career. Read MoreAug 28, 2013
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SECURITY NOTICE: Indecent exposure
On Aug. 18, a suspicious person followed two women as they walked on Wedgewood Avenue. The individual was making kissing sounds and pulling up his shirt. The same afternoon, a man matching his description exposed himself to four women near 20th Avenue South and Grand Avenue. Description: The suspect is… Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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$10M grant establishes center to boost outcomes for children with learning disabilities
A team of Vanderbilt professors will develop new math and reading strategies aimed at improving student success with the support of a new $10 million federal grant. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Vote now in Global Education Office photo contest
Vanderbilt’s Global Education Office, home of the undergraduate study abroad program, invites the Vanderbilt community to vote in its annual photo contest. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Dance, panel discussion mark Constitution Day at Vanderbilt
Constitution Day events will be held Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt. The public is invited to the free dance and panel discussion. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Upgraded eProcurement system launches Sept. 3; close out existing orders by 2 p.m. Friday
To prepare for the upgraded eProcurement system launch on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the current system will be taken off-line at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Sacred Ecology symposium to explore complex ritual sites around the world
"Sacred Ecology: Landscape Transformations for Ritual Practice," a symposium that explores the various experiences of complex ritual sites around the world and across all periods of history, takes place Aug. 30 at the Sarratt Student Center. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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$9M NSF grant to help engineers expand cyber-physical systems
Vanderbilt engineers are part of a multi-university project to help determine the most efficient approach to designing and operating cyber-physical systems that support national health, energy and transportation priorities. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Seven engineering students receive NSF graduate fellowships
Seven current engineering graduate students have received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt ranked among universities contributing to the public good
Vanderbilt University holds the No. 20 position among Best National Universities in the 2013 Washington Monthly College Rankings. The rankings were announced Aug. 26. The magazine rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing… Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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Fife to retire as vice chancellor for administration at Vanderbilt University
Jerry Fife announced he will retire as vice chancellor for administration June 30, 2014. Read MoreAug 26, 2013
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Emilie Townes installed as Divinity School’s 16th dean
Emilie M. Townes was installed Aug. 23 at Benton Chapel as the Vanderbilt Divinity School's 16th dean. Read MoreAug 26, 2013