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Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2012 class named
Three Vanderbilt University alumni who demonstrated leadership as student journalists and then achieved remarkable success in careers that include sports writer, television anchor and overseas financial reporter will be inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 26. Read MoreJun 21, 2012
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Employees now have two convenient ways to get help from HR
Vanderbilt's Employee Service Center is staffed by a friendly, well-trained team that includes some of Vanderbilt’s most loyal and knowledgeable employees. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt employees now have better, easier ways to get help from Human Resources. The department has launched a new customer service approach, comprising the Employee Service… Read MoreJun 21, 2012
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Record number of Vanderbilt grad students score prestigious NSF fellowships
This year a record number of Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Jack Forstman, Vanderbilt Divinity dean, emeritus, dies
Jack Forstman, who built significant community and national support for the Vanderbilt Divinity School while serving as a beloved mentor and leader to many generations of students and faculty, passed away June 17. Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Vazin recognized for distinguished service by NCURA
Michelle Vazin (Vanderbilt University) The National Council of University Research Administrators has chosen Michelle Vazin, director of Vanderbilt’s Office of Contracts and Grants, to receive its 2012 Distinguished Service Award. The National Council of University Research Administrators established the Distinguished Service Award in 2001 as a way… Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Pearson wins fiction prize for ‘Public Anatomy’
A. Scott Pearson A. Scott Pearson, associate professor of surgery and of medicine, health and society at Vanderbilt, has won the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Award in the Mystery/Suspense category for his novel Public Anatomy. The 24th annual Benjamin Franklin Awards were announced June 4, honoring excellence in… Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Vanderbilt seeking cross-disciplinary teams for DREAM7 Systems Biology Challenge
The Center for Quantitative Sciences is organizing Vanderbilt teams to participate in the DREAM7 Systems Biology Challenge. DREAM, short for Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods, offers researchers the chance to submit competitive proposals to provide a variety of solutions to an essential systems biology question, with the… Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Get food with international flair at ACDR cook-off
(iStockphoto) Are your taste buds craving something scrumptious? Spicy? Maybe a little international? Get your fill at the Alliance for Cultural Diversity in Research’s international cook-off. Favorite dishes from around the world will be available in the third-floor breezeway between Light Hall and the Robinson Research Building… Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Openings still available for Kindermusik classes at Blair
(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Summer classes for Blair School of Music’s Kindermusik program begin June 26, and openings are still available in many of the classes. For a complete list of class descriptions and schedules, go here. Note: The 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Zoo Train class is now… Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Vanderbilt and affiliates receive $18.8 million to improve health care, reduce costs for chronic conditions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its affiliates have received preliminary notice of a three-year, $18.8 million grant to improve chronic disease management for patients with high blood pressure, heart failure and diabetes. The Health Care Innovation Award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is one of the… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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VUMC named leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s commitment to meeting the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community has been recognized with certification awarded to the institution by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as a Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) “Leader in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Healthcare.”… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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Pavlović’s ‘Search for Landscapes’ reaching audiences in D.C., around the world
“Search for Landscapes,” 2011, by Vesna Pavlović. Search for Landscapes, Assistant Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović’s installation using 35 millimeter slides of one family’s long-ago travels as well as antique slide projectors to evoke the nature of memory and decay, is currently on view at G Fine Art in… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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New mobile ‘app’ helps medical center monitor hand washing compliance
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is serious about hand hygiene. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand hygiene is the single most important intervention to prevent the spread of infection from one patient to another patient. And now, Vanderbilt physicians, nurses and IT specialists have collaborated to create… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital seeks to reduce drowning incidents this summer
Since Memorial Day weekend, emergency medicine physicians at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have already seen an increase in pool-related injuries, including fatalities. Throughout the summer, Children’s Hospital is partnering with Safe Kids Cumberland Valley and a number of other community organizations to introduce a proactive water… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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Community forums set for East-West Connector Bus Rapid Transit
Community forums will be held to discuss the new Bus Rapid Transit project. (image courtesy of Nashville MTA) The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee will kick off a series of ongoing public information sessions on the… Read MoreJun 15, 2012
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Vanderbilt mourns loss of Frances Williams Preston
Frances Williams Preston, member of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers, died June 13. (Vanderbilt) Frances Williams Preston, one of the most successful female music executives in the history of the entertainment industry, and a member of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers, died from congestive… Read MoreJun 14, 2012
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Sengupta receives NSF CAREER award
Peabody's Pratim Sengupta has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreJun 14, 2012
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Heat index, lightning alerts and more from Vanderbilt’s ‘CoachSmart’ app
A new Vanderbilt Sports Medicine smartphone application for coaches puts an athletic trainer, a personal assistant and a meteorologist all in the palm of their hand. … Read MoreJun 14, 2012
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Celebrate summer at the Employee Celebration Picnic
To celebrate the end of the academic year and to thank university and medical center faculty and staff for their commitment, hard work and dedication, all Vanderbilt employees are invited to an Employee Celebration Picnic on Friday, June 22. The event will offer grilled chicken sandwiches, veggie… Read MoreJun 13, 2012
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365@VU: Kissam demolition continues
Pardon our dust: Kissam quadrangle's six building are in the process of being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art living-dining experience for students. Photo by Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt for the 365@VU project Demolition of the Kissam Quadrangle continues this week as Vanderbilt makes way for the construction… Read MoreJun 13, 2012