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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named among nation’s best
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the top pediatric health care hospitals in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released June 11. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Cookbook author, Preds coach, musical performance on the calendar at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt
(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will welcome Faye Porter for an up-close-and-personal look at her cookbook, At My Grandmother’s Table, at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Porter’s charming collection of recipes is a runaway hit, selling thousands of copies and even landing her on QVC. The event will… Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Banks receives Karen Dolan Spirit Award
Diane Banks, a former president of the University Staff Advisory Council, has been honored with the 2013 Karen Dolan Spirit Award, created in memory of a longtime council leader with a passion for helping others. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Can a torturer and killer live an honorable life?
In the bygone era brought to life in a Vanderbilt history professor's new book, spending years in prison was considered excessively cruel and unusual while breaking every bone in a criminal's body while keeping him alive was reasonable punishment. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Beat the heat with these indoor exercise options
(Vanderbilt University) With temperatures on the rise, indoor exercise is one way to beat the heat. Check out these activities that Health Plus is sponsoring: Online workouts – These workouts are great for home workouts, traveling or simply doing some activity at your work station. Health Plus Fitness Center – The… Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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Enterprise CarShare offers new transportation option on campus
In addition to Vanderbilt’s Zipcar program, the Office of Traffic and Parking is now partnering with Enterprise CarShare to offer even more car sharing services to Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Read MoreJun 11, 2013
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VU’s baseball season ends in Super Regionals
The Louisville Cardinals advanced to the College World Series with a 2-1 victory over Vanderbilt in Super Regional action at Hawkins Field. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund
A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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Vanderbilt to host seventh international conference on tetraspanin scaffolding
Experts from around the world will come to Vanderbilt June 18-21 for the seventh international summer research conference to discuss the role of tetraspanins and related membrane scaffolding proteins in biology and disease. Much of the communication that takes place between a cell and its environment… Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Our favorite Instagrams and Tweets of the week, May 31-June 7
[View the story "Our favorite Instagrams and Tweets of the week, May 31-June 7" on Storify] Join the conversation. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Flickr and Pinterest. Tag your stuff #vandygram. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Searle Scholars Program seeks submissions
Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates for the Searle Scholars Program for 2014, which supports the independent research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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WPO announces Learning Exchange upgrade
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Workforce Performance Operations (WPO) is expanding the organization’s capabilities to provide a centralized repository for effective, personalized workplace learning on July 1. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Employee Celebration Picnic slated for June 21
As a core activity of Vanderbilt's employee celebration efforts and to thank faculty and staff for their continued commitment, the Employee Celebration Picnic will be held Friday, June 21. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Norman named dean of School of Nursing
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read MoreJun 7, 2013
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Yeu-Matchuc observes World Environment Day with Vanderbilt performance
Indigenous Yoreme dancers from Sinaloa, Mexico, constructed a ceremonial hut on Library Lawn and performed songs and dances in a sacred ceremony to mark World Environment Day June 5. Read MoreJun 6, 2013
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What’s on the chancellor’s reading list?
When it comes to reading, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos can’t get enough of it, and his tastes tend to run toward history, politics and any story that provides a new or opposing perspective on well-established lore. Read MoreJun 6, 2013
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Vanderbilt offers safety tips for CMA Music Festival
As Nashville welcomes visitors from around the world to the CMA Music Festival this week, Vanderbilt LifeFlight officials are urging fans to take necessary precautions to avoid illness and injury. Read MoreJun 6, 2013
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Spaces still available for football clinic; get up-close look at Commodore program
Vanderbilt will present its second football clinic on Thursday, June 6, designed to provide Commodore Nation an up-close look at its football program. The on-campus event, VUFB 101: 2013 Vanderbilt Football Clinic, is being co-presented by the football staff and the Vanderbilt Woman’s Club. It is specifically designed to help… Read MoreJun 5, 2013
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Baseball advances to Super Regionals
Philip Pfeifer tossed five shutout innings and Xavier Turner drove in three runs, leading Vanderbilt to a 7-1 victory over Georgia Tech Monday night at Hawkins Field—and a berth into the NCAA Super Regionals. Read MoreJun 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt study indicates fatigue and loss of sleep take predictable toll on baseball players over season
Strike zone judgment grows worse over the course of a Major League Baseball season in a predictable way, possibly due to the effect of grueling travel schedules, disrupted sleep patterns and fatigue, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center sleep researcher has found. Read MoreJun 4, 2013