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New endowed chairholders celebrated
Thirteen new endowed chairholders were honored May 17 in the Student Life Center (Mary Donaldson/Vanderbilt) Thirteen faculty members named this year to endowed chairs in the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Science were honored for outstanding academic achievements. The May… Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Child athletes 5-15 sought for triathlon
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is recruiting team members for the Nashville Kids Triathlon June 5 at Centennial Park. Children ages 5 to 15 are eligible to participate in the triathlon, which benefits the hospital. The event features swimming, biking and running and is part of the YMCA… Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Vanderbilt University receives national recognition for community service
Vanderbilt University has been named to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its support of volunteering, service learning and civic engagement. Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Anti-spam, virus protection vendor changing
Information Technology Services will change the vendor that provides VUmailguard from Proofpoint to Forefront Online May 25. VUmailguard is the service which provides anti-spam and anti-virus protection for email. ITS expects that users will notice minimal differences with this change. A comparison of features of the current VUmailguard… Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Registration for Camp Vandy is open
CampVandy for children ages 4-12 is now taking registration. All weeks are still open, May 30-Aug. 5. The cost for Vanderbilt employees is $135. The standard rate is $150. For more information, see the Camp Vandy website. … Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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‘U.S. News’ ranks Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt among nation’s best
Once again the Monroe Carell Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt was recognized by the "U.S. News and World Report' children's hospital rankings. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Maymester class visits White House
Maymester students met White House officials on a trip to Washington, D.C., including former actor Kalpen Modi of "Harold and Kumar" fame. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Health Plus offers Know Your Numbers at Owen and PRB
Have your weight, blood pressure and body mass index checked this week and be entered into a drawing for one of three Vanderbilt Bookstore gift cards. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Bluebird on the Mountain series launches eighth season May 21
Singer-songwriters Dana Cooper, Kim Carnes and Greg Barnhill will open the 2011 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series at Dyer Observatory Saturday, May 21. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Get SCUBA certified at Student Rec
SCUBA certifications classes are offered at the Student Rec Center this summer. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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Nashville Symphony on the Lawn May 24
The annual Nashville Symphony Orchestra on the Lawn will take place May 24 on Peabody Commons Lawn. Read MoreMay 17, 2011
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VU Women’s Tennis advances to Sweet 16
The Women's Tennis Team (Courtesy Vanderbilt Athletics After a two year absence from the NCAA Sweet 16, the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team finds themselves back in familiar territory after defeating Tennessee, 4-3, in the second round of the regional. Read MoreMay 16, 2011
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Sean Seymore to be MIT’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Associate Professor in Spring 2012
Sean Seymore (Courtesy of Vanderbilt Law School) Sean Seymore has been appointed to the Program in Science, Technology and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Associate Professor in Spring 2012. … Read MoreMay 16, 2011
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Faculty and staff can get 40 percent off football season tickets
Football offices and lobby at McGugin Center. (Vanderbilt University / Steve Green) Vanderbilt employees can take advantage of special discounts on season tickets for the 2011 Commodore football season. With the arrival of new head coach James Franklin, the Commodores are looking forward to a strong showing during the… Read MoreMay 16, 2011
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Enjoy the Employee Celebration Picnic this Friday
Nurse Dorothy Terrell enjoys the Special Employee Celebration picnic in 2010 at Medical Center Plaza. (Vanderbilt University/ Joe Howell) Vanderbilt is hosting an Employee Celebration Picnic on Friday, May 20. Times and locations include: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Medical Center Plaza, adjacent to Vanderbilt University Hospital 11 a.m. Read MoreMay 16, 2011
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New Health & Wellness Wellcast: Fathers’ Time With Their Children Decreases Bullying
Margie Gale, Work/Life Connections-EAP’s nurse wellness specialist, talks with Andre Christie-Mizell, associate professor in sociology, about his research. The emphasis is on the effect of a father’s time spent with the children and the decrease in bullying behaviors. Listen here. Listen to interviews, tips and tidbits on a variety of… Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Babies and You offers ‘Labor and Delivery’ May 19
Babies and You presents “Labor and Delivery” on Thursday, May 19, at noon in Light Hall, Room 407. Margaret Buxton, a certified nurse midwife from West End Women’s Health Center, will present. Health Plus offers Babies and You, a work site prenatal health promotion program, to all Vanderbilt… Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Health Plus offers Know Your Numbers at TVC, Eskind and other locations all week
Health Plus invites you to stop by and have your weight, blood pressure and body mass index checked this week and be entered into a drawing for one of 3 Vanderbilt Bookstore gift cards! May 16, 12 – 2 p.m., The Vanderbilt Clinic, room 2703-2704 May… Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Chancellor counsels graduates on managing change at Commencement
“Thinking people do not turn away from trouble, from evidence of change,” said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. “They understand their own uneasiness as a trigger for inquiry and they begin to work toward managing the changes that are surely coming by first finding facts.” Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Cupcake-palooza to raise funds for Books from Birth
Cupcakes are a sweet way to raise money for child literacy. Read MoreMay 13, 2011