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Information about how to help Alabama tornado victims
May. 3, 2011—Auburn University has set up an online relief command center for all those interested in helping those affected by the storms in Alabama.
Rand Hall improvements win 2011 Energy Management Achievement award
May. 2, 2011—Vanderbilt University has been awarded the 2011 Energy Management Achievement award by the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers and the Center for Energy Efficiency at Middle Tennessee State University. The award recognized recent energy efficiency improvements to Rand Hall. Plant Operations improved the heating and cooling system and upgraded the building...
Chancellor, Nobel Peace Prize winner to address Vanderbilt grads
May. 2, 2011—Vanderbilt University’s class of 2011 will be advised and inspired by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai during Commencement and Senior Day activities May 12-13.
Beware phishing linked to Bin Laden’s death
May. 2, 2011—Information Technology Services at Vanderbilt wants to remind the community of the dangers of email phishing scams, which spike following major news events, such as the death of Osama Bin Laden. ITS cautions all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to exercise additional caution and to stop and think before clicking on Web links, emails and Facebook...
Board of Trust renames Commons for Martha R. Ingram
Apr. 29, 2011—The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has named the university’s living-learning community for first-year students for Martha R. Ingram.
Have a clean spring: Add some green to your cleaning routine
Apr. 29, 2011—Now that spring is well underway and the weather is warmer, thoughts turn to freshening up your surroundings. Spring cleaning is a time-honored tradition, and can result in simplifying and organizing your home and/or office without impacting the environment by following some simple strategies. “Spring cleaning is a great time to think about your environmental...
Students’ perspectives on books showcased at Vanderbilt Library
Apr. 29, 2011—The role of language and books in current culture and the impact of reading material on personal experiences are among the themes for the installations, titled “heard mentality.”
Shalom Foundation, VU establish Guatemala clinic
Apr. 28, 2011—Surgeons, nurses and staff at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt helped open a long-awaited and much-needed surgical facility during a recent mission trip to Guatemala.
Bentley named assistant vice chancellor for Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
Apr. 28, 2011—Alan Bentley, director of Commercialization for Cleveland Clinic Innovations with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, has been named assistant vice chancellor of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development.
Design solutions displayed by senior engineers
Apr. 27, 2011—Senior engineering students shared the results of their two-semester design courses with their clients and more than 100 visitors from the Vanderbilt community at Senior Design Day.
Call for Creative Campus proposals
Apr. 27, 2011—The Curb Center's Creative Campus Innovation Grant Program seeks proposals from students, faculty and staff.
Vanderbilt considers proposal to assist in establishing a school of education in Abu Dhabi
Apr. 26, 2011—Vanderbilt University officials are exploring a proposal from the government of Abu Dhabi to create a school of education that would train teachers, education leaders and researchers to strengthen the country’s K-12 education system.