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  • Vanderbilt University

    Hank Ingram House hosts Pride Day to integrate individuals with disabilities into the community

    The Bungee Run was a popular activity. (Vanderbilt University/Mary Donaldson) Hank Ingram House, one of the freshman residence halls that makes up The Commons, hosts an annual Field Day event as an end-of-the-year celebration. This year, the students decided to do something special. They invited… Read More

    Apr 12, 2011

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    Use Google with caution, media scholar says

    Roughly a dozen years into its history, Google has become “the lens through which we investigate the world,” said cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan. But can we trust the results of a Google search to be neutral, and is our blind faith in the search engine… Read More

    Apr 11, 2011

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    Event highlights the strong bonds organ donation creates

    Three weeks before her son’s scheduled kidney transplant, Melody McDonald received a heart wrenching text message: the surgery is off. Read More

    Apr 8, 2011

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    Chancellor urges cautious optimism in light of federal funding issues

    Vanderbilt has dramatically increased its number of endowed faculty chairs and created a new $100 million endowment for graduate education well ahead of schedule, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced during his Spring Faculty Assembly address. Read More

    Apr 7, 2011

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    Faculty awards conferred at spring assembly

    Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented five faculty members with awards when Vanderbilt‘s Spring Faculty Assembly convened April 7. Read More

    Apr 7, 2011

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    Beam Signing celebrates expansion at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

    John Stein, President, Bank of America, Tennessee (left) and Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (right), sign the beam with patient Dalton Waggoner. (Vanderbilt University) The Monroe Carell Jr. Hospital at Vanderbilt officially launched its… Read More

    Apr 7, 2011

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    New endowed chair holders recognized for achievements

    Eleven faculty members who have been named to endowed chairs were praised for their outstanding academic achievements during a celebration at the Student Life Center. Read More

    Apr 6, 2011

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    Tsakirgis surprised with Alumni Education Award

    Barbara Tsakirgis, chair of the Department of Classical Studies, was surprised in the middle of a class with the presentation of the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Alumni Education Award. Read More

    Apr 6, 2011

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    Volunteer to be part of one of the biggest events on campus: Commencement

        For many of our students, Commencement is one of the most important days of their lives. Be part of the excitement and festivities by volunteering. Volunteers are an important and indispensable part of what makes Commencement a successful and memorable event each year. We… Read More

    Apr 5, 2011

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    A legacy of lifesaving

    Cheryl Major has been teaching neonatal resuscitation and acting as an ambassador for Vanderbilt for 40 years. Here she teaches Laura Goins, R.N., B.S.N. (on the left) and Kristina Willis, R.N. (on the right). (Vanderbilt University/Mary Donaldson) Cheryl Major, R.N., may have saved more babies than anyone in the… Read More

    Apr 5, 2011

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    Power still out along Greek Row

    Electricity remains out this evening along Greek Row due to a blown transformer. High winds that swept through the Vanderbilt campus shortly after 2 p.m. April 4 left the area buildings without power. Read More

    Apr 4, 2011

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    A Grand Experiment

    The Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach puts science in the hands of students Angela Eeds, director of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt, gives instruction to Chelsea Guo and Augtonia Coleman, freshmen at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School. Photo by Daniel Dubois They treated him like a rock… Read More

    Apr 4, 2011

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    Thicker than Water

    French professor Holly Tucker delves into the fascinating history of blood transfusions Watching the State of the Union address by President George W. Bush in 2006, Holly Tucker was struck by the president’s strong statements about interspecies stem cell research. In the speech, Bush called for “legislation to prohibit the… Read More

    Apr 4, 2011

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    Celebrate Transit Week 2011 by signing the Pledge to Ride

    Join Transit Now in committing to ride transit at least once during Transit Week, April 17-23. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE PLEDGE. Vanderbilt offers employees a number of alternative transportation options including: Free rides to and from work in Davidson County on the Metro Transit Authority… Read More

    Apr 4, 2011

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    Fashion celebrity Tim Gunn to speak April 5

    Vanderbilt students are inviting the public to hear from fashion celebrity Tim Gunn on Tuesday, April 5. Read More

    Apr 1, 2011

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    New minor in scientific computing launched

    Educating students in diverse disciplines in scientific computing is the aim of a new interdisciplinary major being offered this fall. Read More

    Apr 1, 2011

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    National Walking Day at Vanderbilt is April 6

    (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) On Wednesday, April 6adults nationwide can make the pledge to begin walking and to become active and heart healthy at work. So wear your sneakers and see how much fun it is to take a walk. Join a 20-minute group walk starting at Medical Center North and… Read More

    Mar 31, 2011

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    Historian Charles Delzell has died

    One of Delzell’s fondest memories was shaking hands at age 12 with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was campaigning for president in Portland, Ore. Read More

    Mar 30, 2011

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    Trisha Brown Dance Company performs April 8

    Great Performances at Vanderbilt brings Trisha Brown Dance Company “Pygmalion and Mixed Rep” to Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, April 8. Read More

    Mar 30, 2011

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    Day on the Hill builds university relationships across Tennessee

    Vanderbilt’s 10th Day on the Hill offered state legislators the chance to learn about the wide-ranging impact of the university and the medical center on all 95 counties in Tennessee. Read More

    Mar 29, 2011