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Monthly test of Vanderbilt outdoor warning sirens March 3
(iStockphoto) The monthly test of the Vanderbilt outdoor warning sirens will be Saturday, March 3, immediately following the test of the Metro sirens at noon. The Metro sirens are tested on the first Saturday of each month. The Vanderbilt sirens are tested immediately following the test of the Davidson County sirens to allow individuals to… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Get free tax prep assistance ahead of April filing deadline
Vanderbilt employees earning less than $55,000 per year qualify for free tax preparation assistance through the VITA program. (photo courtesy of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville) Families who have a household income of $55,000 or less qualify for free tax preparation assistance through a partnership with United Way… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Scholarship applications for Blair precollege program due March 2
(Image courtesy of Blair School of Music) Applications are still being accepted for merit- and need-based scholarships for Blair School of Music’s precollege program for the 2012-13 academic year through Friday, March 2. Contact: Kristin Whittlesey, (615) 322-7651 kristin.whittlesey@vanderbilt.edu… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Blood drives, bone marrow, tissue/organ donor registries scheduled for March
(Image courtesy of the American Red Cross) Opportunities to donate blood through the American Red Cross, as well as to register for the national bone marrow donor and tissue/organ donor registries, are scheduled at the following times and locations: Friday, March 2 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Vanderbilt… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Tasti D-Lite offers Vanderbilt discount
Looking for a treat that won’t blow your diet? Try Tasti D-Lite, which is offering the Vanderbilt community a 20 percent discount daily with a Vanderbilt ID. Stop by the West End Avenue location for one of the 100-plus delectable soft-serve flavors, most of which (including Red Velvet Cake)… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Vanderbilt physicist wins Sloan research fellowship
Physicist Kirill Bolotin is one of 126 researchers who received Sloan Foundation research fellowships this year. Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Benbow to lead national commission on educator preparation
Camilla Benbow will co-chair a new accrediting body designed to help ensure that every classroom in the nation has an effective teacher. Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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‘Apparent Light’ opens at Space 204
"Seattle Sky" by Rebecca Cummins The movement of light is explored through image sequences and installation in the newest Space 204 exhibition. Rebecca Cummins’ Apparent Light, on display March 1-29, investigates what she calls “the sculptural, experiential and sometimes humorous possibilities of light and natural phenomena.” A public reception… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Great Performances brings ‘Julius Caesar’ to Vanderbilt stage
(Image courtesy of The Acting Company) Great Performances at Vanderbilt will present a production by The Acting Company of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Wednesday, Feb. 29. The 7:30 p.m. performance will be held in Langford Auditorium. “The Acting Company endures as the major touring classical theater… Read MoreFeb 27, 2012
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Kick off National Nutrition Month with the March Health Madness Challenge
March is National Nutrition Month, so Health Plus is encouraging you to take the March Health Madness Challenge. Accomplish 25 out of the 31 daily challenges in March to be entered in a drawing for a heart-healthy hardcover cookbook. Do it alone, or have fun competing as… Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Presentation on Health Care for the Homeless Council: ‘A National Practice-Based Research Network’
Learn more on March 2 about the National Health Care for the Homeless Council – a unique collaboration among 35 Health Center Program grantees that serve homeless populations across the country. Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Ed Holloran Memorial Lecture scheduled for March 1
Antonio Gotto Jr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr., a Vanderbilt School of Medicine alumnus and emeritus vice president and provost for medical affairs at Cornell University, will discuss “Dyslipidemia and CHD: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going?” at noon Thursday, March 1, in Light Hall, Room 208. Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Lunch and learn session on self-care March 1
Learn self-care techniques at the Occupational Health Center’s lunch-and-learn session March 1. … Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Grammy award-winning recording artist and philanthropist John Legend to speak at Vanderbilt University March 16
John Legend, Grammy award-winning recording artist and philanthropist, will be at Vanderbilt's Student Life Center ballroom Friday, March 16. Tickets for "A Conversation with John Legend" are available now at all Ticketmaster locations. Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Last chance for early bird pricing on football season tickets
(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt employees have until Wednesday, Feb. 29, to receive a special early bird discount on their 2012 football season tickets. Vanderbilt employees receive a discounted rate on sideline season tickets for the Commodores’ six game home schedule. This year the Dores will play home games… Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Lamar Alexander, Wesley Clark, Jon Huntsman, Vicente Fox, Bill Richardson headline 2012 Impact Symposium at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University's annual Impact Symposium will take place March 19-21. The theme of this year’s lectures is “Rise of the Rest: What is the Future of American Foreign Policy?” This year's participants include United States Sen. Lamar Alexander; retired Gen. Wesley Clark; Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who has served as ambassador to Singapore and China; Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, and Bill Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico who has served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and as secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Feb. 29 Green Bag luncheon to focus on green spring cleaning
The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the American Studies Sustainability Project will sponsor the sixth installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, in Sarratt 189. Join Megan Morton of Pro Utilitas for an up-close look at… Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Owens to discuss ‘Six Ways We Kill Innovation’
David Owens (Vanderbilt University) Owen Graduate School of Management professor David Owens will give a talk, “Creative People Must Be Stopped: Six Ways We Kill Innovation,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at the Central Library Community Room. The lecture is open to the Vanderbilt community. Owens,… Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Symposium explores ties between sustainability and creative writing
The Vanderbilt Creative Writing Spring Symposium will take place Thursday, Feb. 23 at Vanderbilt University's Buttrick Hall. Poets Alison Hawthorne Deming and John Lane will lead the discussion on sustainability as applied to creative writing. Read MoreFeb 22, 2012
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Next My Health Chat: ‘Your Genome and the Future of Medicine’
Jim Jirjis (Vanderbilt) The March edition of My Health Chat will focus on the broad implications for the future of medicine presented by the sequencing of the human genome. Host Jim Jirjis will be joined March 7 by Gordon Bernard, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s associate vice chancellor… Read MoreFeb 22, 2012