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Muddy conditions and warm weather bring increase in ATV injuries
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeing at least one ATV injury per week. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Upcoming Employee Celebration events
Employee Celebration events coming up include a picnic, symphony concert on the lawn and service awards recognition. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Tour de Nash bike ride May 21
Seventh annual bike ride begins and ends at Vanderbilt's campus. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Join the conversation about ‘Baby’s First Day’
Vanderbilt Medical Center staff are featured on the new TLC program "Baby's First Day." Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Fourteen honored at Celebration of Teaching event
Faculty and graduate students who participated in Vanderbilt Center for Teaching programs this academic year were recognized. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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2011 Commencement parking update
University Central faculty and staff are asked to alter their usual parking practices on Commencement day, May 13. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Art student Kang receives Hamblet Award
Photo courtesy Jean Kang Vanderbilt art students Jean Kang and Will Rigby won awards from the Department of Art worth $25,000 and $10,000, respectively. Their work and that of other students is currently on display at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center. Kang,… Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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New vendor to provide email protection
Information Technology Services will be changing the vendor that provides VUmailguard from Proofpoint to Forefront Online on 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… Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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SEMO needs your input: Green Bag Luncheon Series
The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) is planning a Green Bag Luncheon Series throughout the 2011-2012 academic year. This educational series will feature a variety of informal lunchtime lectures and/or workshops discussing a wide variety of sustainability topics. Please take a few minutes to provide input regarding… Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Film with Vanderbilt ties recognized by Variety
The bible of the entertainment industry has taken note of a film made in Nashville with the participation of Vanderbilt students. Variety magazine calls Música Campesina “easygoing and rambling” in a review in its April 28 edition. Música Campesina is the work of Alberto Fuguet, a visiting… Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Information about how to help Alabama tornado victims
Auburn University has set up an online relief command center for all those interested in helping those affected by the storms in Alabama. Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Open house May 17 to preview Master of Liberal Arts and Science summer courses
Holly Tucker (Joe Howell) Our next Master of Liberal Arts and SciencePre-View Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. in Wilson Hall. All three MLAS faculty for this summer will present background on their courses. MLAS 260 70: “Found & Fabricated: Sculpture” with Professor… Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Huge equipment delivery set for Stevenson Center May 7
Photo of NMR instrument courtesy of Bruker BioSpin More than seven tons of equipment is set to be delivered to the Stevenson Center on May 7. A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometer will be lifted in through the roof. The 900 MHz NMR spectrometer will be delivered to… Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Rand Hall improvements win 2011 Energy Management Achievement award
On April 30, (pictured from left to right) David Rehse of the Association of Energy Engineers and the Center for Energy Efficiency at MTSU presented Mark Petty, assistant vice chancellor for Plant Operations; Darren Bevill, campus energy manager; and Mitch Lampley, director of Engineering and Technical Support,… Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Free head and neck cancer screenings May 6
(iStockPhotography) Lumps, bumps or sore spots on the head or neck or discomfort in the mouth and throat may be early symptoms of head and neck cancer. Vanderbilt will hold its annual free head and neck cancer screening and education event Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Chancellor, Nobel Peace Prize winner to address Vanderbilt grads
Vanderbilt University’s class of 2011 will be advised and inspired by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai during Commencement and Senior Day activities May 12-13. Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Beware phishing linked to Bin Laden’s death
Information Technology Services at Vanderbilt wants to remind the community of the dangers of email phishing scams, which spike following major news events, such as the death of Osama Bin Laden. ITS cautions all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to exercise additional caution and to stop and think before clicking… Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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Weight Watchers at Work sessions begin May 4
A new Weight Watchers at Work Session begins on Wednesday, May 4. New members pay $120 for the eight-week session. Returning members pay $110 (payments can be divided). Weigh in starts at noon and the meeting begins at 12:15 p.m. The session will be for 10 weeks. Vanderbilt employees are… Read MoreMay 2, 2011
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MRB IV evacuated after early morning fire; no injuries
MRB IV (Vanderbilt University/Susan Urmy) Police evacuated the MRB IV building early Thursday after a gas leak was detected in one room on the eighth floor of a laboratory building and contained. The leak, caused by a faulty freon compressor, was contained in Room 8424 of the… Read MoreMay 1, 2011
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Board of Trust renames Commons for Martha R. Ingram
The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has named the university’s living-learning community for first-year students for Martha R. Ingram. Read MoreApr 29, 2011