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Vanderbilt outreach initiative puts science in the hands of Tennessee students
Middle school students in Robertson and Dickson counties will get hands-on science instruction thanks to a Vanderbilt University outreach initiative. Read MoreJan 23, 2013
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Stay on top of VU discoveries with Research News @ Vanderbilt
Research News @ Vanderbilt is Vanderbilt’s research channel telling the stories about – and the stories behind – Vanderbilt’s latest discoveries in health and medicine, education and psychology, engineering and technology, law, business and politics, life, Earth and space, and society and culture. Subscribe to… Read MoreJan 23, 2013
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreJan 22, 2013
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Vanderbilt celebrates MLK Day
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Coach James Franklin joined Vanderbilt students and others from the community at the annual Nashville Freedom March Jan. 21. Read MoreJan 21, 2013
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Former National Gallery of Art curator to deliver Goldberg Lecture
Peter Parshall, curator of old master prints at the National Gallery of Art from 1999 to 2010, will present the spring 2013 Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History Thursday, Jan. 24. Read MoreJan 21, 2013
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Endowed chair celebration honors nine Vanderbilt faculty
The extraordinary academic achievements of nine Vanderbilt University endowed chair holders were recognized during a Jan. 17 ceremony at the Student Life Center. Read MoreJan 21, 2013
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Mayor’s Walk 100 Miles finale set for Jan. 26
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will host a community walk at Centennial Park beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The event is the finale to the mayor's Walk 100 Miles challenge. Read MoreJan 19, 2013
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Author Lorrie Moore to join Vanderbilt English department
Lorrie Moore, a distinguished American fiction writer whose acclaimed short-story collections include "Birds of America" and "Like Life," will teach at Vanderbilt University with an endowed chair starting fall 2013. Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Our favorite images of the week, Jan. 11-18
We’re taking a break from Tweets this week to focus on some of our favorite user-generated images of the week. Got a great shot you’d like to share with us? Tag your pics #vandygram. Follow us on Instagram – @vanderbiltu. [View the story… Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Vanderbilt on Coursera: Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Software
View this preview video of Doug Schmidt’s spring 2013 Coursera course, Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Software. Douglas C. Schmidt is a Professor of Computer Science, Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering program, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems, all… Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Chancellor Zeppos leads discussion on future of U.S. research universities
On Jan. 16, a group of stakeholders from academia, federal and state government and the private sector attended a workshop at Vanderbilt to discuss steps to ensure the future of the critical research partnership between academia and government. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Watch: Doug Fisher, other experts discuss “flipped classrooms” with Coursera
In this webinar with Coursera, Vanderbilt's Doug Fisher and a panel of experts from other universities discuss the "flipped classroom" model and other learning possibilities offered by participation in massive, open, online course platforms like Coursera. Fisher is associate professor of computer science and of computer engineering. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Basketball player’s project scores big for young patients
For Gabby Smith, a senior on the Vanderbilt University Women’s basketball team, a box of crayons is more than a carton of colored wax sticks used to scribble on paper. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Scholar-Sips fundraiser benefits student scholarships
The Vanderbilt Woman’s Club invites the Nashville community to its seventh annual Scholar-Sips, a wine tasting and silent auction benefiting Vanderbilt students. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Carpenter Program to broaden outreach
Increased funding from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation to Vanderbilt University Divinity School will expand religious training on issues concerning gender and sexuality. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Get discount on Vanderbilt Baseball season tickets
Hawkins Field (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Faculty and staff can get a discount on season tickets for the Vanderbilt baseball team’s upcoming season. Coach Tim Corbin is gearing up for another run at a College World Series, and for the second year in a row, his recruiting class has… Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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West Tennessee Healthcare, VUMC announce affiliation agreement
Leaders with West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Jan. 15 an affiliation agreement that will expand the scope of health care services in West Tennessee Healthcare’s service area. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Free retirement counseling available to employees
Vanderbilt employees who participate in the retirement plan are eligible for free retirement counseling. Read MoreJan 15, 2013
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Vanderbilt Health and Wellness offers flu resources
The flu is back and hitting the nation hard. Keep yourself and your family informed about influenza with these flu tools, compiled by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. Read MoreJan 15, 2013
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Vanderbilt to celebrate MLK Day with service activities, keynote address
Legal scholar Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," will deliver the keynote address Jan. 21 at Vanderbilt University’s annual event commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read MoreJan 15, 2013