Nashville
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Universities should lead in developing solutions to global challenges, chancellor says
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told a Global Action Summit audience that universities should be leaders in developing solutions to global challenges. Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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Vanderbilt Children’s After-Hours Clinics hit new milestone in patient visits
Chris Westbrook, MBA, assistant director of Children’s Hospital Outpatient Clinics, with patient Jaisha Ricks at the Vanderbilt Children’s After-Hours Clinic in Brentwood. The four after-hours clinic locations have treated 25,000 patients in less than two years. Vanderbilt Children’s… Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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Congressman Jim Cooper visits School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt
Congressman Jim Cooper visited with Metro Nashville Public School students at Vanderbilt's School for Science and Math on Nov. 12. Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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MLK student advances in Siemens competition with Vanderbilt collaboration
Another participant in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt has advanced in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
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Contemporary Nashville the setting for Vanderbilt Theatre production
Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform "City of Songs" Nov. 6-8 and 12-14. The original play, written by Brian Granger and the play's cast members, explores what it's like to live and work in Nashville during its current status as an "it" city. Read MoreNov 3, 2015
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Vanderbilt experts available to discuss Obama’s call for reduced testing in public schools
Vanderbilt has several assessment and policy experts available to address this topic. Read MoreOct 28, 2015
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Vanderbilt greenhouse gas emissions down almost 30 percent per square foot since 2005
Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 18 percent from its peak in 2008 and by 13 percent overall from calendar years 2005 to 2014, according to the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office’s latest GHG inventory. Read MoreOct 28, 2015
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A Coursera student in India’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 16, 2015
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Vanderbilt Poll-Nashville: Newly elected leadership must find balance between social services, continued economic development
Nearly three-quarters of Nashville residents are optimistic about the state of the city, but significant differences of opinion exist, primarily along income--rather than racial--lines. Read MoreOct 13, 2015
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Vanderbilt sustainability groups to help bring ‘green’ education to MNPS students next spring
SustainVU, the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach and Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science are subgrant recipients of a $91,000, two-year EPA grant to Nashville’s Urban Green Lab to deliver hands-on science and sustainability education to Nashville middle- and high-schoolers. Read MoreOct 13, 2015
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Greater Nashville Heart Walk
Overcast skies, misty rain and cool temperatures did not dampen the spirits of the 9,000 walkers who descended on Vanderbilt’s campus for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 3. Read MoreOct 8, 2015
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VUMC poised to transform health care in region
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., started his annual State of the Medical Center Address last Thursday by affirming that many who work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) feel “called to do so,” often compelled by life-shaping experiences. Read MoreOct 8, 2015
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$5M study looks at TN teacher evaluation data and collaboration
Understanding how state school systems can best use teacher evaluation data to drive instructional improvement is the focus of a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreOct 7, 2015
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Capizzi advises TN judges on inclusive education
Special education professor Andrea Capizzi spoke to Tennessee administrative law judges about inclusive education. Read MoreOct 5, 2015
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Donation to bring computers to thousands of MNPS families
A few thousand families in the Metro Nashville Public Schools system will now have computers at home, thanks to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s donation of 3,800 lightly used computers. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Media advisory: Area Girl Scouts to earn ‘Engineering Day’ patches at Vanderbilt workshop Oct. 3
Area Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their “Engineering Day” patches at an event hosted by Vanderbilt University engineering students on Saturday, Oct. 3. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Depression runs in the family, but it may be preventable
A Vanderbilt study is showing that early intervention may be the key to stopping the depression cycle in families. Read MoreSep 30, 2015
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Scaling up effective schools focus of Oct. 7-9 conference
The National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools at Vanderbilt Peabody College will host its second national conference at the Music City Center. Read MoreSep 29, 2015
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Vanderbilt joins coalition to improve college admission process
Vanderbilt has joined a new coalition of diverse public and private colleges and universities created to improve the college admission application process for all students. Read MoreSep 28, 2015
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Pre-K in TN: How can we sustain the gains?
A coherent vision and consistent implementation is needed to bolster the power of pre-K. Read MoreSep 28, 2015