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TEDx VanderbiltUniversity is April 18
Vanderbilt Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement team is hosting the seventh annual TEDxVanderbiltUniversity on Tuesday, April 18. This year’s event will take place in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory honors well-known astronomer 100 years after his death
The public is invited to a March 16 lecture at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory to learn more about noted astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard and his connections to Vanderbilt’s history. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Vandy Cooks: ‘Easy Breakfast Meal Prep Recipes’ March 23
Join Karman Meyer, a registered dietitian, nutritionist, author and blogger, as she shares her expertise in healthy eating for the March edition of Vandy Cooks. The event will be on Thursday, March 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center’s demonstration kitchen. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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‘New York Times’ bestselling author to deliver lecture on women, leadership and engaged citizenship
Vanderbilt's residential colleges and the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims March 23 for “Your Turn: How to Be an Adult,” a lecture based on her bestselling book. Before the lecture, she will speak with the Vanderbilt Parenting Group during a lunchtime session. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Vanderbilt attends campus climate change conference co-hosted by the White House
As a leader in sustainability practices in higher education, Vanderbilt University was invited to participate in Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions, a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the University of Washington. Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain attended on behalf of Vanderbilt, which was the only institution in Tennessee to be invited. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Diermeier discusses university’s global push at all-staff meeting
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier discussed Vanderbilt University’s global ambitions and the implications of major events taking place this spring toward those goals at a virtual all-staff meeting on March 1. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Spring forward this Sunday for daylight saving time
Don’t forget to set clocks forward one hour before going to bed this Saturday night. Daylight saving time takes effect locally at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Vanderbilt summit to include CYBERCOM and NSA’s Gen. Paul Nakasone and CISA Director Jen Easterly
The leaders of two of the nation’s top federal security agencies will be featured speakers at the 2023 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, scheduled for May 4–5. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Amid national crisis, mental health wellness platform initiated at the Wond’ry reaches milestone
Realized at the Wond’ry, the mental health wellness startup Innerworld has added Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel as a co-founder and chief strategy officer. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Final application deadline for online Master of Engineering Management program is March 17
The final application deadline for Vanderbilt’s online Master’s in Engineering Management program is March 17. Delivered through the School of Engineering, the online course prepares you to rise to leadership positions where you can drive impactful technological solutions and influence the engineers on your team to do the same. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center releases Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study
By Jenna Somers Cynthia Osborne The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development recently released Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study, a series of four research briefs demonstrating the strained conditions of the child care industry in Texas. While… Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Children’s Way to close as Phase 2 of CUI project begins March 13
Children’s Way and Lot 104 will be closed from Monday, March 13, to Friday, April 28, for Vanderbilt University’s Central Utilities Initiative project. Two-way traffic on Children’s Way will be closed from 24th Avenue to 25th Avenue and will include the portion of the road in front of Blair School of Music and West Garage. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Sidewalk closure on 21st Avenue in front of School of Nursing begins March 11
The west sidewalk on 21st Avenue between Scarritt Place and Edgehill Avenue, in front of the School of Nursing, will be closed from Saturday, March 11, to Sunday, March 19, for underground cable work. The sidewalk will be closed daily from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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HR Employee Learning and Engagement: ‘The Importance of Employee Engagement’ March 23
Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Thursday, March 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for “Engaged, Not Engaged or Actively Disengaged? The Importance of Employee Engagement.” Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Office of Global Safety lends support for travel-embedded courses
Working across every continent and time zone, the Vanderbilt Office of Global Safety could be called the office that never sleeps. The office works to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff as they travel beyond the borders of Davidson County. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Deputy secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs visits Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University welcomed Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Donald M. Remy to campus in February. The visit, which took place at Vanderbilt Law School’s Flynn Auditorium, provided Remy a chance to meet with student veterans in the Nashville area. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Paul C. Taylor receives $350K Mellon Foundation grant for EDI study
Paul C. Taylor, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to seek out patterns in the way people and organizations think about equity, diversity and inclusion, which can impact EDI interventions. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes reflects on her decade of leadership
Emilie Townes, who will step down as dean of the Divinity School on June 30, reflects on her leadership and areas of change and growth for the school in this Q&A. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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VICC Spore in Breast Cancer Career Enhancement Program funding announcement
The overall goal of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center SPORE in Breast Cancer is to conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary and mechanism-based translational research that will have the highest possible impact for women and men with or at risk for breast cancer. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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VICC Spore in Breast Cancer Developmental Research Program funding announcement – now due May 15
The overall goal of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center SPORE in Breast Cancer is to conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary and mechanism-based translational research that will have the highest possible impact for women and men with or at risk for breast cancer. Read MoreMar 8, 2023