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Nine named to Athletics Hall of Fame
Sep. 7, 2011—Inductees included Sen. Lamar Alexander and basketball great Will Perdue.
Take part in 9/11 commemorative events
Sep. 6, 2011—Vanderbilt University will observe the tenth anniversary of 9/11 with several public events including musical performances, an interfaith service and a talk by Lawrence Wright. Events are free and open to the public.
National Book Award winners to read from work at Vanderbilt
Sep. 6, 2011—Terrance Hayes and Jaimy Gordon, who each won the National Book Award last spring, will read from their work Sept. 22 at Vanderbilt University as part of the Creative Writing Program’s Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series.
Join the Center for Teaching’s 25th anniversary celebration
Sep. 2, 2011—The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching is celebrating 25 years of excellence in teaching and learning with events Sept. 8 and 9.
Vanderbilt exhibits explore how books and art inspire each other
Sep. 1, 2011—A joint opening reception for “The Book as Art: Beautiful Books” and “Reading Pictures: Text and Image in Contemporary Art” is scheduled Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. in two different campus locations.
VU Employee Health Fair is Sept. 8
Sep. 1, 2011—All benefits-eligible Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees are invited to attend the Employee Health Fair on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center.
Vanderbilt launches sports concussion center
Sep. 1, 2011—Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a special program to integrate and standardize the care of athletes and others who suffer concussion.
Hill to assume new diversity role
Aug. 30, 2011—George C. Hill, the Levi Watkins Jr. Professor and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, will step down as associate dean for diversity in medical education, effective Sept. 1.
Patrick Fischer, former computer science chair, dies
Aug. 26, 2011—Patrick Fischer, who helped build the Department of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University, died Aug. 26 in hospice care in Montgomery County, Md. He was 75.
Chancellor: University getting greener, needs to be less dependent on federal dollars
Aug. 25, 2011—Vanderbilt must continue to develop new revenue streams to ensure its financial health in the face of federal budget deficits that are likely to impact government grants and awards, said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at Fall Faculty Assembly.
Lipsey wins Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement
Aug. 25, 2011—Mark Lipsey of Peabody was awarded the Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research at Fall Faculty Assembly.
Curb Scholars, Creative Campus residential fellows flex imagination on Rube Goldberg machines
Aug. 25, 2011—Vanderbilt’s Curb Scholars and Creative Campus residential fellows convened for a creative practice opening retreat Aug. 19 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center.