Nashville
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NSF award goes to Fisk geneticist following VU post-doc training
The partnership with Fisk through the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program and other avenues, “presents us with an opportunity to see the results of our efforts impact an under-served community." Read MoreJul 7, 2015
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Mayoral candidate debate set for Aug. 24 in Vanderbilt’s Ingram Hall
Vanderbilt University, the League of Women Voters and NewsChannel 5 will team up to offer an hourlong debate among Nashville's mayoral candidates on Monday, Aug. 24. In addition, Vanderbilt will host a Meet the Candidates picnic on campus July 16. Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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Results of large-scale HUD housing study to be announced July 8
The briefing will take place at the Brookdale-Mondale Auditorium at the HUD headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will be webcast live. Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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Five-year, $20 million TN-SCORE program boosts state’s energy research capacity
For the last five years, scientists and engineers at Vanderbilt University have been collaborating closely with colleagues with other public and private universities and research centers throughout Tennessee in an effort to increase the state’s energy research capacity Read MoreJun 24, 2015
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Mason addresses area coaches at MEND Forum
Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was a featured speaker at the first forum for MEND, a program to end violence against women and girls by empowering men in the community to be positive role models. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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Grant significantly expands Vanderbilt’s autism training for Tennessee educators
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded a five-year, $10 million training grant to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), continuing a 16-year partnership to provide education and training opportunities for school personnel throughout the state. Read MoreJun 17, 2015
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White House honors Peabody graduate student for mobile Makerspace
The White House has recognized Gokul Krishnan, a Ph.D. student in learning sciences at Vanderbilt's Peabody College, for his Makerspace project at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 12, 2015
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Study: Feedback can hinder kids’ math outcomes
When doing math, some children do worse on subsequent problems after receiving feedback. Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s Owen School awards scholarship to United Way executive
United Way executive Meagan Flippin has been selected for a full-tuition scholarship to Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive MBA program. Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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‘Brown Girl Dreaming’ author inspires MNPS students
Metro Nashville Public Schools fifth- through eighth-graders gathered at Vanderbilt to hear acclaimed children's and young adult author Jacqueline Woodson, thanks to a gift by best-selling novelist James Patterson. Read MoreJun 5, 2015
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Unclaimed campus bikes donated to neighborhood youth organization
Youth in a neighborhood near Vanderbilt will benefit from a donation of campus bicycles that went unclaimed last academic year. Read MoreJun 2, 2015
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Independent school leaders convene for summit at Vanderbilt
Educators representing independent schools across the country gathered for an NAIS summit at Vanderbilt May 19-20. Read MoreMay 26, 2015
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MNPS educators honored as Blue Ribbon Teachers
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos hosted a reception May 21 honoring 50 Metro Nashville Public Schools Blue Ribbon Teachers selected through a community-driven awards program. Read MoreMay 26, 2015
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History of fashion branding topic of free talk June 12
A Vanderbilt theatre professor will discuss how people throughout time have used particular clothing brands as status symbols June 12. Read MoreMay 22, 2015
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STEM standouts are college bound
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt has graduated 23 Metro Nashville Public School students, all of whom are headed to college this fall. Read MoreMay 22, 2015
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Shan Foster, BS’08, joins YWCA as MEND director
Shan Foster, BS’08, is joining the YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee as director of MEND, a primary prevention initiative dedicated to ending violence against women and girls in our community. A retired professional basketball player and the all-time leading scorer for Vanderbilt University men’s basketball team, he has served… Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s Geer to field Twitter queries on Nashville mayoral race May 28
Join in the discussion May 28 when Vanderbilt's John Geer answers questions on Twitter about the Nashville mayoral race. Read MoreMay 20, 2015
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Middle school students part of Nashville’s ‘living public history’
A sixth-grade class from Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School recently spent a day with Peabody researchers at the Nashville Public Library participating in an instructional program developed at Vanderbilt called “Telling, Mapping and Listening to Nashville: Public History and Geography of the New South.” Read MoreMay 19, 2015
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Alumna Mary Beth Ballard shares her story to raise awareness about bladder cancer
Ballard currently is organizing BCAN’s inaugural Walk for Bladder Cancer in Nashville, which will take place May 3 at Sevier Park and will feature several Vanderbilt teams. Read MoreApr 21, 2015
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Nashville’s first political ad war is coming
Television viewers in Nashville will soon witness the first serious political ad war for the top Metro job, says Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. Read MoreApr 7, 2015