Covid-19-schools
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Vanderbilt experts available to comment on back-to-school trends
As schools nationwide prepare for the new academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to comment on trends in K-12 and higher education. Read MoreAug 6, 2020
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Peabody engages, supports and adapts during COVID-19 outbreak
Peabody College has found itself working in overdrive to continue meeting the needs of students while also supporting the many constituencies that make up a complex college offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Read MoreApr 22, 2020
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Biological Sciences Lecturer Converts Lab Course to Teach Students About Coronavirus
When the coronavirus pandemic triggered Vanderbilt’s mid-March transition to distance learning, Clements, like many faculty members, had just a few days to turn his hands-on lab sections into virtual learning experiences. He did it by leaning heavily on his strength: using technology to keep students engaged with course material. Read MoreApr 21, 2020
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Learning in the time of Coronavirus: Faculty and students adapt curriculum, take on new roles
Distance learning brings a unique set of hurdles, but our students are up for the challenge. As the School of Medicine transitions to digital learning, medical education has adapted to meet the circumstances. Read MoreApr 20, 2020
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‘Open Spaces: Comfort and Hope’ shares diverse array of artistic expressions, uplifting messages
While the world is practicing social distancing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, two Vanderbilt community members have created a virtual gathering space for students, faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars to engage with uplifting musical performances, artistic presentations, poetry readings and more. Read MoreApr 20, 2020
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M.P.H. student working front lines of COVID-19 for Native Americans
Just a week into her position with the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board, Tamee Livermont, a master of public health student who will graduate with the Class of 2020, was helping to lead the fight against the COVID-19 crisis. Read MoreApr 14, 2020
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Biophotonics researchers 3D print masks that accommodate filter changing
Two 3D printers at the Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center are running around-the-clock, printing protective masks rather than their usual task—prototyping components for custom optical instruments that can cost millions of dollars. Read MoreApr 14, 2020
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Virtual Gatherings: Robert Penn Warren Center connects humanities scholars
The Robert Penn Warren Center keeps humanities scholars connected during the coronavirus outbreak through online events that include weekly virtual happy hours. Read MoreApr 14, 2020
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How the Owen Community is Responding to Coronavirus
Faculty, staff, and students are working together to learn and stay connected online during the COVID-19 pandemic Read MoreApr 13, 2020
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Engineering alum leads DENSO’s effort to donate face shields to Tennessee hospitals
In mid-March, as automakers across the world slowed production of vehicles due to the coronavirus crisis, Britt Autry, BE’92, and other executives at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc., in Maryville came together to chart a course for their employees and their plant operations. Read MoreApr 13, 2020
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IRIS Center provides vital online resources for educators during outbreak
As teaching has moved online in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, more and more educators are turning to the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College for reliable information on evidence-based practices and interventions. Read MoreApr 10, 2020
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Chemistry department leverages available resources for hand sanitizer production
As universities across the country pool resources to tackle pressing challenges brought on by COVID-19, individuals in the Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt are working to develop one resource in high demand: hand sanitizer. Read MoreApr 9, 2020
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Vanderbilt nursing students experience social distancing … and provide virtual clinical patient care
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has developed an innovative solution to enable its PreSpecialty nursing students to continue their clinical training while taking the social distancing precautions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreApr 8, 2020
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Dean Paschal helps collect medical supplies locally to help fight pandemic
Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt senior associate dean for undergraduate education and a biomedical engineering professor, volunteered at a Nashville drive to collect PPE for medical workers to use when treating coronavirus patients. Read MoreMar 31, 2020
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Sophomore sets up volunteer grocery shopping and delivery service
Even as Vanderbilt’s residence halls were closing and the business of educating moved online, Connor put the word out – he was willing to buy and deliver groceries for people who could not or should not leave their homes due to COVID-19. Read MoreMar 30, 2020
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VU engineers and VUMC doctors team up for open-source ventilator design
As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty is taking on the challenge by way of a fabricated, open-source ventilator design. Read MoreMar 27, 2020
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Engineering student makes face shields to help boost dwindling supply during coronavirus crisis
When Vanderbilt University Medical Center resident Ashley Nassiri asked Katy Riojas how to get the School of Engineering involved in the coronavirus crisis, Riojas had an idea, create face shields. Read MoreMar 26, 2020
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Blair School of Music professor Tucker Biddlecombe teaches his conducting class online during the COVID-19 outbreak
Blair School of Music professor Tucker Biddlecombe teaches his conducting class online during the COVID 19 outbreak. Read MoreMar 23, 2020