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Vanderbilt MBA students awarded grant for language app
The student co-founders of a language-learning platform called Boomalang have been awarded the 2015 Sohr Grant. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Craddock remembered as extraordinary preacher
Fred Craddock, who became an extraordinary preacher, writer and mentor to his students after earning his doctorate from Vanderbilt's Graduate School of Religion in 1964, has died. Read MoreMar 12, 2015
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International Lens to feature film directed by VU alumna
Vanderbilt’s International Lens film series will screen "Moved" on Saturday, March 14, at Sarratt Cinema. The film was written and directed by Julie Sharbutt, a 2003 Vanderbilt graduate, who also stars. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Noted prison reform experts to share insights at Turner conference
"Re-Visioning Justice in America," an April 17-19 public conference on prison reform sponsored by Vanderbilt Divinity School's Cal Turner Program, will feature keynote talks by Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson and Howard Zehr. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Urban historian who studies water infrastructure to speak
The March 12 Goldberg Lecture will be delivered by Katherine Rinne, an urban designer and historian who has written an award-winning book on water infrastructure in 16th-century Rome. Read MoreMar 9, 2015
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Vanderbilt center named for ex-slave turned social justice pioneer
The new Callie House Research Center for the Study of Black Cultures and Politics, named for a former slave who led a group for reparations, will be celebrated March 12 with the inaugural lecture by Mary Frances Berry. Read MoreMar 9, 2015
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Alumnus and science prodigy takes on payment industry
After building a nuclear fusion reactor in his basement at 17, Thiago Olson, BE’11, is now the founding CEO of Stratus, which is ready to launch a smart credit card that just might change your purchasing habits. Read MoreMar 6, 2015
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From Vanderbilt to Vancouver, Bruce and Vicki Heyman Tackle Challenges as a Team
After building successful careers and raising three children, Vicki Simons Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80, and Bruce Heyman, BA’79, MBA’80, were ready for more. “You reach a point in your life,” Bruce explains, “when you’ve done well—but now can you go do good?” So when President Barack Obama asked Bruce to serve… Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Dan Stephenson, BA’06, Mac Man
Like a lot of people, Dan Stephenson developed a taste for macaroni and cheese at a young age, but the “blue-box variety,” as he puts it, didn’t hold his interest for long. Early on he started experimenting with adventurous flavor combinations that eventually would become the hallmark of his business,… Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Juliet Crupi, BS’04, Seeds of Change
With nothing more than a willingness to make a difference and a $150 grant, high school science teacher Juliet Crupi was able to turn an inner-city after-school club into a nationally recognized program aimed at changing the relationships among her students, food and the community. Read MoreMar 4, 2015
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Tufts Names John Morris, BA’90, JD’93, of CSU as Next Athletics Director
Tufts University has named John G. Morris, BA’90, JD’93, currently interim director of athletics at Colorado State University, as its next director of athletics, effective June 15. The appointment follows a national search. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Alumnus, retired CIA chief tech officer talks wearables
A Vanderbilt engineering graduate who retired from the CIA discussed recently what wearable technology can do — including hand valuable information about users to hackers. A clip of Ira “Gus” Hunt, BE’77, MS’82, appeared in a Fox News investigative piece on devices such as Fitbit and Jawbone, which people use… Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Alumni continue passion for community service through Vanderbilt chapters
Service is an important part of the Vanderbilt student experience, and it is only natural for alumni to seek opportunities to continue those efforts. Regional Vanderbilt chapters provide the perfect opportunity by combining networking and fellowship with community service. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Ebola patient and VUSM alum shares his story of survival
In early September 2014, Ian Crozier, M.D.,’97, supervised the jet evacuation of a critically ill patient from Kenema, the epicenter of the raging Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. An exhausted Crozier told the medical team that he hoped he didn’t have to see them again. One week later, he did. Read MoreMar 2, 2015
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Stephen Sanders, JD’78 is Law School’s 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow
Stephen Sanders, JD’78, has built a successful law career advocating for people affected in some way by the coal mining industry in Eastern Kentucky. The Vanderbilt Law School recognized his contributions by naming him the 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow. Sanders spent three days on campus in February presenting to the… Read MoreFeb 27, 2015
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Vanderbilt publications, engagement series recognized by CASE
Three publications produced by Vanderbilt University News and Communications and an engagement event series sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Development and Alumni Relations division have received top awards in the 2015 CASE District III competition. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Alumna’s Dannijo is the Accessories Startup the A-List Adores
Who are you wearing? This Oscar season, expect to hear Dannijo answered among some of the leading brands of fashion. Founded by Danielle Snyder, BS’07, and her sister, Jodie, the jewelry startup has become a favorite among celebrities. Inc.com shares their story. Read MoreFeb 18, 2015
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They seem like four best friends on the playground.
Nine years ago, the Rice quadruplets entered the world too soon. They were born at 26 weeks, barely over halfway through the normal 40-week pregnancy gestation period. The staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt did everything they could to ensure… Read MoreFeb 11, 2015
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‘All in’ for the children
A familiar face greets frequent customers at Twice Daily convenience stores—a life-size cardboard cutout of Dalton Waggoner, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. For five years, Dalton has been the face that customers at the convenience stores associate with all the children they are helping through… Read MoreFeb 11, 2015
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Dance Marathon raises big money for Children’s Hospital
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos jumped in the dance line to join students, volunteers, sponsors and special guests for Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon’s Big Event 2015 on Saturday at the Student Life Center. Read MoreFeb 9, 2015