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    Vanderbilt named host institution for AAUDE

    Vanderbilt University has been named the host institution for the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. The five-year appointment will take effect July 1, 2012. AAUDE is a public service organization whose purpose is to improve the quality and usability of information about higher education. More than… Read More

    May 21, 2012

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    Need a new children’s book for your home library? Check out ‘Neely’s News’

    In her nearly 30 years of teaching children's literature at Vanderbilt, Ann Neely has developed a keen sense of what makes a successful children's book. So in 2010, she started "Neely's News," a blog for children's literature enthusiasts devoted to reviewing titles both old and new. Read More

    May 21, 2012

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    Free Symphony on the Lawn concert Tuesday

    (Vanderbilt University/Daniel DuBois) Vanderbilt’s annual “Symphony on the Lawn” concert – a special performance for the Vanderbilt community presented by Employee Celebration and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra – is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, on The Commons Center Lawn. All faculty, staff, their family members and friends… Read More

    May 18, 2012

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    Hosford featured in ‘Metamorphoses’ exhibition at Frist

    Mark Hosford (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Works by four Nashville-area artists – including Vanderbilt Associate Professor of Art Mark Hosford and alumna Kristi Hargrove – will be on view in the Frist Center for the Visual Art’s Conte Community Arts Gallery June 8-Oct. 28. Metamorphoses,… Read More

    May 18, 2012

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    Go for the Gold steps one and two now ready

    The first two steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold Program are now ready to complete. The deadline is Oct. 31 to receive the wellness credit in January 2013, so start now! Step One Complete your yearly Health Risk Assessment to learn more… Read More

    May 17, 2012

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    Vanderbilt Legends Club to host NCAA Women’s Golf Championship May 22-25

    A majority of the nation’s top women’s collegiate golf teams, including Vanderbilt’s will make the trip to the 2012 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship May 22-25 in Franklin, Tenn., with the Vanderbilt Legends Club’s North Course serving as the host course. Read More

    May 17, 2012

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    Law professor Haley honored by government of Japan

    Haley (Vanderbilt) John Owen Haley, professor of law at Vanderbilt, has been honored with the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to friendship between Japan and the United States. The decoration was conferred by His Majesty the… Read More

    May 16, 2012

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    Listen: Vanderbilt environment shapes Randall’s novel

    Vanderbilt University Writer-in-Residence Alice Randall credits the school’s creative and interdisciplinary approaches to obesity-related diseases like diabetes with providing “fertile ground” for her new novel, Ada’s Rules (Bloomsbury USA). Read More

    May 15, 2012

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    Trauma nurses initiate pledge against distracted driving

    Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Level-1 Trauma Center are taking a pledge to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving. These caregivers, who treat hundreds of seriously injured patients each year due to distracted driving, want to see an end to behind-the-wheel activities taking attention away from… Read More

    May 15, 2012

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    Proposals sought for Creative Campus Innovation Grants

    For the second year, the Curb Creative Campus Initiative is seeking proposals for its Creative Campus Innovation Grant program. Creative Campus Innovation Grants enable faculty, staff and students to develop pilots that produce serendipitous, unexpected campus experiences; spur non-routine conversations and collaborations; illuminate the creative process across disciplines; solve… Read More

    May 15, 2012

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    ‘Material Glance’ unites prints and poetry at Fine Arts Gallery

    "Material Glance (Llambrec Material)" by Antoni Tàpies. Lithograph, 1975. (image courtesy of Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery) Material Glance: A Portfolio of Lithographs by Antoni Tàpies and Poems by Shūzō Takiguchi opens May 29 at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery. Published in 1975, Material Glance (Llambrec Material) brings… Read More

    May 15, 2012

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    Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement

    Top scholars from Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate and professional schools are being honored with Founder’s Medals during Commencement on Friday, May 11. Read More

    May 11, 2012

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    Chancellor urges Vanderbilt grads to embrace complexity

    Vanderbilt graduates got some advice from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during Commencement May 11. Read More

    May 11, 2012

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    Vanderbilt University honors 19 as emeriti faculty

    Nineteen Vanderbilt professors were honored as emeritus or emerita faculty during Commencement exercises May 11. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Nineteen retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 11, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. They… Read More

    May 11, 2012

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    Kissam construction, Alumni Hall renovation begin May 14

    The 56-year-old Kissam Quadrangle will be dismantled this summer to make way for the College Halls at Kissam complex. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Beginning Monday, May 14, construction begins on College Halls at the current site of Kissam Quadrangle. The two-year project will tear down the six existing dorms… Read More

    May 11, 2012

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    Offices in Sarratt, Rand relocating for summer

    Sarratt Student Center (Vanderbilt University) Several offices located in Sarratt Student Center and Rand Hall will have temporary locations for summer 2012 due to ongoing renovations in the complex. A list of relocated offices can be found here. Over the past year, members of the Dean of… Read More

    May 11, 2012

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    Brokaw to Vanderbilt grads: Become the next ‘greatest generation’

    Author and newsman Tom Brokaw urged Vanderbilt graduating seniors to “leave an indelible imprint on your time” during his speech May 10 during Senior Day. Read More

    May 10, 2012

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    Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opens $30 million expansion

    In a ceremonial ribbon cutting May 9, officials at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated the opening of a much-anticipated $30 million, 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot expansion to the hospital. Read More

    May 9, 2012

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    Ten Fulbright honorees named at Vanderbilt

    Nine Vanderbilt University students and graduates have been offered scholarships through Fulbright-sponsored programs for research, teaching and study abroad in 2012-13. Read More

    May 7, 2012

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    New issue of ‘Vanderbilt View’ featuring Commencement stories now available

    First-year students and faculty heads of house gathered at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons in August 2008 for their first-ever class photo. The taking of a class photo each year has become an Ingram Commons tradition. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Expectations ran high in August 2008 when The Martha… Read More

    May 7, 2012