Nashville
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Mayor shares love of reading with Patterson RAPS participants
Mayor Karl Dean discussed the joys of reading with Metro Nashville Public School students at the March 14 meeting of Patterson RAPS (Read and Play Saturdays). The program, funded by a gift from best-selling author James Patterson, aims to instill a love of reading in participants. Read MoreMar 17, 2015
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Education panel weighs in on the effects of standards and high-stakes testing
Vanderbilt education experts gathered for “Standards and Testing: What’s Missing from the Current Debate,” a panel discussion held March 9 at the downtown Nashville Public Library. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Problematic behavior in schools topic of Vanderbilt forum April 2
Three leading education research scholars will speak at the Peabody Research Institute’s spring mini-conference. Read MoreMar 3, 2015
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Education standards and testing focus of Vanderbilt panel March 9
Education researchers and thought leaders from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College will take a deeper look at the issues surrounding Tennessee’s K-12 testing and standards. Read MoreFeb 25, 2015
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Black Church’s ‘divided mind’ focus of Vanderbilt KMSI forum
Raphael G. Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, will speak on social justice. Read MoreFeb 25, 2015
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Transforming public housing subject of Feb. 20 talk
“Remaking the inner city: Integrationist aims and ends in large‐scale public housing reform” will begin at 2:30 in Room 204 of the Mayborn Building Peabody College. Read MoreFeb 9, 2015
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Exploring gender through lens of performance art focus of symposium
Speakers and artists scheduled to appear include Sonya Renee, Janet Mock, Jennifer Knapp and Desiree Dallagiacomo. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Student-designed ‘makerspace’ gives patients tools to create
An innovative mobile cart serves as a learning space to engage and excite patients and their families during long hospital stays. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Abstract language may help preschoolers grasp early math concepts
Minor differences in language can have a large effect on how children think about learning materials, including the objects that make up a pattern. Read MoreFeb 3, 2015
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‘Third Wave’ coffee movement focus of Vanderbilt discussion
The Vanderbilt Institute for Coffee Research will bring together a panel of experts to discuss the Third Wave coffee revolution and its impact on fair trade and other issues for workers. Read MoreFeb 2, 2015
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Lecture on public housing reform Feb. 20
The University of Chicago's Robert J. Chaskin will lecture on public housing reform Feb. 20 at Peabody College. Read MoreJan 29, 2015
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Vanderbilt Star competition rescheduled for March 22
Ten students from Vanderbilt University and Belmont University will compete for a one-song record deal. Read MoreJan 29, 2015
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Divinity dean addresses Rotary Club on managing change
Students at Vanderbilt Divinity School “don’t get to shut the world out” and neither does the city of Nashville, Emilie Townes told the Rotary Club of Nashville on Monday. Read MoreJan 27, 2015
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Hillsboro High student partners with VU researcher on cave drug study
Hillsboro High School senior Alex Jolly advanced to the semi-finals in the Intel Science Talent Search with his research project on cave drugs. Read MoreJan 27, 2015
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Vanderbilt social entrepreneurs to compete for $1M prize
A team of Vanderbilt students will compete in a challenge to find improve education opportunities for young children in urban slums. Read MoreJan 26, 2015
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International scholars to visit Eakin school Jan. 27-30
Vanderbilt’s Hubert H. Humphrey fellows will share their cultures with students at Eakin Elementary School. Read MoreJan 23, 2015
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New clues to the lives of Grassmere slaves
A new study reveals details about the slaves who lived and died at Grassmere Plantation—now home to the Nashville Zoo. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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Visiting international scholars give back to Nashville’s needy
Vanderbilt's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows are spending January focused on service work. Read MoreJan 17, 2015
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Divinity Students Leave Large Footprint on Nashville’s Nonprofit Scene
For Vanderbilt Divinity School alumni who run Nashville nonprofits, the need to serve the city’s underserved remains as great and as varied as ever. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Year in Review 2014: Multiple national rankings recognized VUMC
During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center again placed highly in several of the various rankings conducted by U.S. News and World Report. • In the 2014-15 edition of “America’s Best Hospitals,” VUMC had 12 out of a possible 16 specialties either nationally ranked or designated as nationally high… Read MoreDec 18, 2014