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Health Plus presents: Working Through Difficult Conversations
iStockPhotography This class considers how we participate in those repetitive conversations which have always turned out to be ineffective. To break this cycle and create more meaningful interactions with others, we might want to step back from the immediacy of the interaction. This class presents a method of looking… Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Save the Earth, save the air, save $$$ commuting: Find out how at the Clean Air Fair April 21
Come celebrate Earth Day with games, prizes and giveaways Thursday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Medical Center Plaza Across from Langford Auditorium* at the first-ever Vanderbilt Clean Air Fair. This fair is a unique forum for employees and students to learn about alternative transportation and… Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Save the Date: Employee Picnic and symphony events scheduled for May
The Employee Celebration Picnic for all Vanderbilt employees will be held on Friday, May 20. Mark your calendars now! Also, the Vanderbilt Family Night with The Nashville Symphony will be held on Tuesday, May 24. Don’t miss it! More details will be featured on myVU as they are confirmed. Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Prenatal yoga class offered April 21
iStockPhotography Babies and You presents “Prenatal Yoga” on April 21 at noon in Room 415 Light Hall. Babies and You Prenatal Education Classes, offered by Health Plus, are a work site prenatal health promotion program available to all Vanderbilt employees, spouses and dependents. The program encourages early and consistent… Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Weight Watchers at Work opportunities coming up
Beach season is almost here. Come see what Weight Watchers is all about. A new Weight Watchers at Work Session begins at the Student Life Center on Wednesday, April 20. New members pay $120 for the 8-week session. Returning members pay $110 (payments can be divided). The group meets… Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Researchers discuss ethical considerations of ‘curing’ disabilities
Vanderbilt researchers from the Department of Pediatrics, Peabody College and the Divinity School joined with parent advocates for a panel discussion on the ethical considerations of "curing" disabilities. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Memorial service set for Russian professor David Lowe
David Lowe, an expert in Russian literature who taught at Vanderbilt for three decades, died April 9. He was 63. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Register now for SAVY summer courses
SAVY provides a dynamic learning experience to gifted children in kindergarten through grade six. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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New global portal for cyber-physical systems research launched
Chris VanBuskirk (Steve Green / Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) has built and will operate a Web-based collaboration platform for the new National Science Foundation-funded Cyber-Physical Systems Virtual Organization. The CPS-VO aims to bring together researchers, educators and students working in academics, industry and… Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Johnny Mosby Memorial Golf Tournament May 6
The third annual tournament will benefit the Vanderbilt Trauma Survivors Network. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Know Your Numbers at the law school April 21
Know Your Numbers at the law school April 21. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Registration continues for Sarratt Youth Art Institute
The Sarratt Youth Art Institute is still taking registration for the summer session. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Health Plus now offering online workouts
Work out from your desk, at home or on the road. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks
As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses use sleep deprivation to adjust to working on the night shift, the poorest strategy for adapting their internal, circadian clocks to a night-time schedule. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Film shot by Vanderbilt visiting professor at Nashville Film Festival
The North American premiere of Musica Campesina, shot by Chilean filmmaker Alberto Fuguet while he was a visiting resource professor at the Center for Latin American Studies, will be April 17 at the Nashville Film Festival. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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Sexual assault awareness month events April 14, 20
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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VU Police Department earns accreditation from TACP
The Vanderbilt University Police Department has earned accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation program of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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Afro-Cuban history symposium April 15
Two noted scholars of Afro-Cuban history will speak at an April 15 symposium at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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Brain injury strongly linked to depression, but treatments lack study
Though a direct link has been found between traumatic brain injury and depression, not enough is known about how to treat those suffering the results. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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April 21 presentation: Health care and retirement planning
There will be a presentation on the financial impact of health care coverage on retirement planning noon to 1 p.m. April 21 in the auditorium of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreApr 13, 2011