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Commodores tabbed No. 2 in NCAAs; play begins Friday
Vanderbilt's baseball team has been selected as the No. 2 national seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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VU’s athletics communications honored
Vanderbilt Athletics has been named one of the “Super 11” sports information departments in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2012 season by the Football Writers Association of America. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Travel system to debut in July
Vanderbilt’s new travel system, which will offer faculty and staff traveling on university business a better, faster way to book and manage travel and handle expenses for trips, is slated for rollout on July 30. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Health care workers can improve communication with Latino patients with new Vanderbilt course
A new course at Vanderbilt University that can help healthcare workers be more effective in treating the growing population of Spanish-speaking patients. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Blair offers ‘Music Theory Without Fear’ June 3-7
Music theory can be fun, and a lively interactive course for beginning theory students offered by the Blair School of Music proves it. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Vanderbilt physician says ugly plants worse for allergy patients
As allergy season rolls in for Middle Tennessee residents, a largely unknown adage rings true: the uglier a flower or weed, the more allergy-inducing its pollen tends to be. Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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Yeu-Matchuc brings native dance celebration to Vanderbilt
Yeu-Matchuc will perform ancient songs and dances from the indigenous Yoreme community of Sinaloa, Mexico, June 5 at noon on Vanderbilt University’s Library Lawn. Read MoreMay 24, 2013
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Weight Watchers at Work starts June 5
A new session of Weight Watchers at Work starts on June 5 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreMay 24, 2013
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Retiring Vanderbilt University School of Nursing dean honored for her service
Friends, supporters and colleagues gathered to honor retiring dean Colleen Conway-Welch for her visionary leadership of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Read MoreMay 24, 2013
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College students help make future Nashville charter schools ‘next generation’
Nashville’s mayor wants to launch a number of college prep charter schools over the next few years, and the city is turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for creative ideas on how to innovate within these schools to maximize preparation for college and the world beyond. Read MoreMay 23, 2013
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Symphony plays on despite rain
Despite the event being moved from Peabody Lawn to Ingram Hall due to thunderstorms, the annual Vanderbilt family night with the Nashville Symphony drew an appreciative audience of Vanderbilt faculty and staff and their families. The event was sponsored by Employee Celebration. Read MoreMay 22, 2013
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Athletics stalwart John Rich has died
John W. Rich, longtime advocate for the Vanderbilt athletic program, has died at the age of 85. Read MoreMay 22, 2013
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Staff members showcase art at Space 204
Opening in the Department of Art's Space 204 gallery on June 13 are two exhibitions spotlighting the talents of two of its own. Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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Vanderbilt takes top prize in NASA student rocket launch challenge
The Vanderbilt Aerospace Club has captured first prize in the 2013 NASA Student Launch Initiative. The Vanderbilt team also took home the 2013 Best Payload Design award for the most creative and innovative payload experiment: bio-hybrid ramjet engines that use carbon-neutral, 100-percent-renewable bio-hybrid fuels for combustion. Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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New Vanderbilt Poll surveys voting Tennesseans on education, health care, more
The latest Vanderbilt Poll shows that Tennesseans strongly support charter schools while their feelings about school vouchers are more divided. Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce academic affiliation agreement
Kirkland Cancer Center Leaders of West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced an academic affiliation agreement which further establishes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions, now for the creation of new cancer programs in West Tennessee. The new agreement creates a… Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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No. 1 baseball surpasses SEC record for wins
No. 1 Vanderbilt outslugged Alabama 14-10 May 18 at Hawkins Field to set the all-time Southeastern Conference wins record with the Commodores' 26th league win. Read MoreMay 20, 2013
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Desktop alerts added to AlertVU
As part of the expanded AlertVU emergency notification effort, desktop support staff are installing an application called Alertus on desktops across the university and medical center. Alertus will display a full-screen notification whenever AlertVU is activated. This application operates behind the scenes, and has no impact on the performance… Read MoreMay 20, 2013
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Signature track offered for Vanderbilt nutrition course on Coursera
Students enrolled in the Vanderbilt Coursera course, “Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights,” now have the opportunity to register for the "signature track" of the course, which enables them to earn a certificate verified by Vanderbilt and by Coursera for completing the course. Read MoreMay 20, 2013
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Women’s golf advances to fourth straight NCAA championship
The top eight teams from the 24-team regional advance to the finals May 21-24 in Athens, Ga. Read MoreMay 17, 2013