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Sign up for AlertVU emergency notification
If there is a campus emergency, be sure you are in the know. Read MoreAug 19, 2011
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Upgrade makes VUprint more convenient for users
Effective Aug. 19, VUprint, the campus pay-for-print service, has been replaced with a new system that will include expanded options for users. Read MoreAug 18, 2011
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Poet Billy Collins to be in residence at Vanderbilt in September
Acclaimed poet Billy Collins will spend a two-week residency at Vanderbilt University this fall, visiting with students, lecturing on poetry as part of Vanderbilt’s Saturday University and giving a public reading. Read MoreAug 18, 2011
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Travel Fair to feature food, fun and prizes
Catch a free chauffeured ride from Kirkland Hall or Medical Center Round Wing. Read MoreAug 17, 2011
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Controversy over art is good for society, argues Steven Tepper
Americans should embrace the inevitable friction that results from artists doing provocative work and sparking community objections, argues a Vanderbilt University sociologist. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Hear classical music with new ears with Blair’s Mitchell Korn
“Symphonic Music: Hear More, Enjoy More with New Ears,” a popular listener-appreciation class at Blair School of Music, now meets Wednesday afternoons. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Sarratt post-bookstore to be planned
As the Barnes and Noble bookstore takes shape on West End Avenue at the old Borders, Vanderbilt officials are beginning to plan the future of the Sarratt Student Center, a process that will depend on extensive student input. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Veggie Project grows to meet community needs, demand
What started five years ago as a dissertation project to examine if increasing access to healthy foods would also increase healthy behaviors in Nashville’s impoverished neighborhoods has blossomed into a popular summertime program for area school children and community members alike. Read MoreAug 12, 2011
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Memorial Gym to host ESPN College GameDay
ESPN's College GameDay Driven By State Farm will invade Memorial Gym for the first time on Feb. 11, 2012, for the Commodores' matchup with Kentucky. Read MoreAug 11, 2011
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Sustainability theme to mark Vanderbilt 2011-12 academic year
Issues of sustainability will be incorporated into many phases of the coming academic year at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 11, 2011
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Grant services to be consolidated
Pre-award grant services for Vanderbilt University researchers are being consolidated into a single, central office. The new Office of Sponsored Programs will combine many of the services currently provided by separate grants teams in the Medical Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts Management (OGCM) and the central… Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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It’s back to school for older adults with Vanderbilt’s Osher Institute
New fall classes for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which is geared toward older adults, include the changing Arab world, challenges for U.S. tax policy, world architecture and the Civil War. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Number of genes associated with MS doubled
An international team of scientists has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of an important and very debilitating neurological disease. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Political Science relocates to Ingram Commons
Winding stairs at the Commons Center (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Unpacking what seems like an endless number of boxes has kept political science professors and staff busy the past week. The entire department has relocated to the Commons Center after completion of the 19,000-square-foot project to build out the… Read MoreAug 9, 2011
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MTA wants Vanderbilt employee feedback
iStockPhoto The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is holding a third round of community conversations Aug. 24-25 to gain feedback from the public regarding ideas for improving the city’s transit investments along the Broadway/West End Corridor. The community conversations are scheduled to take place at the East… Read MoreAug 9, 2011
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Help Commodores paint the town gold
In addition to attending Vanderbilt's open practice on Saturday, Aug. 13, fans are also invited to help the team paint the town gold by distributing posters and schedule cards throughout Middle Tennessee. Read MoreAug 8, 2011
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Take precautions against back-to-school pedestrian injuries
It’s back-to-school time, and safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are offering safety tips for children and their parents to help prevent pedestrian injuries, which often increase as the school year begins. Read MoreAug 8, 2011
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Center for Sickle Cell Disease Excellence receives $1.4 million grant
Dr. Michael R. DeBaun, vice chair for Clinical Research for Vanderbilt’s Department of Pediatrics, has received a $1.4 million grant from the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) for the new Vanderbilt, Meharry, Matthew Walker Center for Sickle Cell Disease Excellence. Read MoreAug 5, 2011
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Renew parking stickers starting Aug. 8
The website to register or renew parking permits opens Aug. 8 for university and nursing school faculty and staff. This does not apply to medical center personnel. To register or renew your permit, please click on the link, log in, and select “Purchase Permits” from the… Read MoreAug 5, 2011