Nashville And Community
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Humphrey Fellows volunteer in Nashville community
Vanderbilt's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows volunteered at LP Pencil Box in September and the Nashville Zoo in October as part of the 2019-20 cohort's monthly service initiative. Read MoreOct 16, 2019
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Zeppos, Corbin honored by Metro Council for their contributions to the Nashville community
Nashville Metro Council honored Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos and head baseball coach Tim Corbin during the council’s Oct. 1 meeting with separate resolutions honoring their achievements at Vanderbilt and commitment to the city of Nashville. Read MoreOct 2, 2019
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Vanderbilt University receives $4.5M grant, will match to help fund MoveVU mobility plan
MoveVU, Vanderbilt's mobility strategy for faculty, staff and students, has a received a major boost from a $4.5 million federal grant, which the university will match. Read MoreNov 7, 2018
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Upcoming community meetings to discuss I-440 project
Motorists will soon see signs of initial construction activity on the Interstate 440 Reconstruction Project. The $152 million project has a projected August 2020 completion date. Read MoreOct 16, 2018
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VU teams take top two slots, $45K at 36|86 student pitch competition
Two teams of Vanderbilt University entrepreneurs involved with the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps training program took home the top prizes at Tuesday’s 36|86: Student Edition pitch competition. Read MoreAug 30, 2018
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TDOT to hold informational meeting on I-440 reconstruction July 10
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting on Tuesday, July 10, to provide details on the upcoming I-440 reconstruction project in Davidson County. Read MoreJul 9, 2018
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Two from VU take roles with Nashville Metro Board of Health
Carol Etherington, MSN, R.N., associate professor of Nursing, emerita, was recently elected chair of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County, and Alex Jahangir, M.D., MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Center for Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery, joined the board as a member. Read MoreSep 14, 2017
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Vanderbilt awarded 2016 Sustainable Transportation Award
Vanderbilt University is recipient of the 2016 Sustainable Transportation Award, presented jointly by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Transit officials to hold community meeting on campus April 14
Easing traffic congestion and improving the public transportation system are critical issues for the city, and the Vanderbilt community has the opportunity to interact with transit officials on those topics during an April 14 Food For Thought lunch conversation. Read MoreApr 11, 2016
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Vanderbilt partners with LaunchTN to support student startup pitch competitions
Five Vanderbilt University student startup pitch competitions have won funding from Launch Tennessee as part of its Statewide University Venture Challenge, designed to support entrepreneurship among college students. Read MoreMar 17, 2016
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Five-year, $20 million TN-SCORE program boosts state’s energy research capacity
For the last five years, scientists and engineers at Vanderbilt University have been collaborating closely with colleagues with other public and private universities and research centers throughout Tennessee in an effort to increase the state’s energy research capacity Read MoreJun 24, 2015
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Watch video of panel celebrating Metro Nashville’s 50th anniversary
Vanderbilt Law School recorded a panel discussion Feb. 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of Nashville city and Davidson County governments in 1963, featuring former Tennessean publisher John Seigenthaler and Metro Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Read MoreFeb 28, 2013
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Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart
Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart, emeritus member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust and longtime university supporter, at the Roundtable Donor Society Dinner on October 11. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Seigenthaler to speak on history of Metro Nashville government May 9
John Seigenthaler (Vanderbilt) John Seigenthaler will be hosting a speaking engagement at the University Club of Nashville on May 9, at 6 p.m. for the Club’s Getting To Know Nashville series. Read MoreMay 4, 2012
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Peabody and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools launch new master’s degree program
The new Master’s in Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program, a partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, launches Monday, July 26. Read MoreJul 19, 2010
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Vanderbilt partnering with Metro Nashville Public Schools to offer new master’s program for urban teachers
Those wishing to teach in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools will have the opportunity to earn a Vanderbilt University master's degree designed expressly for them beginning this summer, Vanderbilt and MNPS announced today. Read MoreFeb 8, 2010
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Vanderbilt, Metro Nashville Public Schools, community agencies partner to win $3.4 million in federal pre-k funds
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development, in partnership with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and other community agencies, has won a three-year, $3.4 million federal grant to enhance language and literacy skills in pre-kindergarten classrooms. Read MoreNov 12, 2008
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Metro Nashville Council At-Large Forum set for Aug. 28; Candidates will answer questions at Vanderbilt’s Benton Chapel
Eight candidates vying for four Metro Nashville council at-large seats will speak and answer questions during a forum at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreAug 16, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts can discuss problems with Metro Nashville “English only” resolution
Two Vanderbilt Peabody College literacy and language experts are available to discuss why a resolution under consideration by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County to ban the use of bilingual services by many Metro agencies will not help non-English speakers learn the language and could in fact further isolate them from speakers of English and necessary services. Read MoreSep 14, 2006
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Noted children’s book illustrator to speak at Vanderbilt Peabody 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration; Metro Nashville Head Start director to receive Changing Lives award at event
James Ransome, illustrator of more than 50 children's books, will deliver the Vanderbilt Peabody College 2006 Martin Luther King Lecture Thursday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. His lecture, "A Painterly Palette of My Life," will take place in the Wyatt Center Rotunda and is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 13, 2006