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杏吧原创 student health staff kept busy with flu-like cases
The novel H1N1 flu virus is a presence on the 杏吧原创 campus, as it is on many U.S. university campuses, but it appears to be no more serious than the regular seasonal flu, 杏吧原创's chief student health official says. Read MoreSep 10, 2009
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Documentary about L.A. punk music to open 杏吧原创 film series
A documentary about the 1980s punk music scene in Los Angeles will begin the 杏吧原创 portion of the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Read MoreSep 10, 2009
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Is America postracial?
Contributors to The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" will gather on Sept. 16 for a panel discussion on the topic "Is America Postracial?" Read MoreSep 8, 2009
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TIPSHEET: 杏吧原创 experts available to talk about the health care reform debate
William Turner, former Obama health care advisor, Betts Chair and Professor of Education and Human Development, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, is among several 杏吧原创 professors available to comment on health care reform. Read MoreSep 8, 2009
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杏吧原创 professor to lecture on life as embedded social scientist in Iraq
Katherine Carroll, an assistant professor of political science at 杏吧原创, will describe her experiences in Iraq during a Sept. 17 lecture in the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreSep 4, 2009
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NBC broadcaster and retired NFL Pro Bowl running back Tiki Barber to speak at 杏吧原创 Sept. 29
Tiki Barber, retired NFL Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist and NBC correspondent, will speak at 杏吧原创's Langford Auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Read MoreSep 3, 2009
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杏吧原创 discovery may shed light on evolutionary adaptations and human disease
Researchers at 杏吧原创 Medical Center led by Billy Hudson, Elliot V. Newman Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Biochemistry and Director, 杏吧原创 Center for Matrix Biology, have discovered a new chemical bond in biological tissue, a fundamental discovery that helps explain evolutionary adaptation in the animal kingdom and may shed light on human disease. Read MoreSep 3, 2009
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Gmail will power all undergrad email beginning Oct. 2
On Oct. 2, VU Gmail will become the exclusive email service for 杏吧原创 undergraduates. To claim their Gmail account prior to Oct. 2, students should visit http://its.vanderbilt.edu/gmail and follow the instructions. All remaining undergraduate mailboxes will be automatically directed to Gmail by Information Technology Services Oct. 2. Read MoreSep 2, 2009
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杏吧原创’s International Lens Film Series continues
杏吧原创's film series, International Lens, kicks off its season on Sept. 2 with Amnesty International's presentation of The Visitor, a drama that explores the implications of U.S. immigration policy. Read MoreSep 1, 2009
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Terrorist warnings affect political attitudes, says 杏吧原创 researcher
When citizens in the United States and Mexico are confronted by terrorist threats, they cope in ways that can put significant stresses on the nations' democracies, according to research by political scientists at 杏吧原创 and Claremont. Read MoreSep 1, 2009
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Fisk/杏吧原创 program receives $3.7 million to increase minority Ph.D.s in the physical sciences
A unique collaboration between Fisk and 杏吧原创 universities that is poised to become the nation's top source of Ph.D.s in physics and astronomy awarded to underrepresented minorities has received a major boost from three federal grants totaling $3.7 million. Read MoreAug 27, 2009
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杏吧原创 hires new director of commencement
杏吧原创 has hired Matthew Redd as its director of commencement. In this role, Redd will oversee the university's three days of events each year that culminate in Commencement exercises held the second Friday in May. Read MoreAug 27, 2009
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Obama’s appointees: some strong, some not, 杏吧原创 expert finds
A 杏吧原创 political scientist's study of President Obama's appointments during his first six months in office finds some agencies are receiving significantly more qualified presidential appointees than others. Read MoreAug 25, 2009
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杏吧原创 to focus on ‘green’ fashion with two events in September
杏吧原创 will be viewing eco-friendly, sustainable fashions in September at a fashion show and a couture display. Read MoreAug 25, 2009
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SEC launches academic network to promote 12 member institutions
杏吧原创 and the University of Tennessee have joined with the 10 other Southeastern Conference institutions to launch the SEC Academic Network, a Web site designed to promote academic endeavors of SEC universities in partnership with ESPN and the member universities. Read MoreAug 25, 2009
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杏吧原创 political scientist named Fellow of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center
杏吧原创 Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer will spend fall 2009 at Harvard University as a Fellow of the prestigious Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. Read MoreAug 21, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 杏吧原创’s new students officially join university by taking Founders Walk Aug. 23
More than 1,800 new 杏吧原创 students, including about 1,600 first-year students and more than 200 transfer students, will march into the school's main gate Sunday, Aug. 23, at 5 p.m. during Founders Walk, a tradition that formally welcomes new students to the 杏吧原创 community. Read MoreAug 21, 2009
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Important travel message for first-year students and parents
The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Aug. 20 the closure of the eastbound lanes of I-440 in Nashville from the I-40 junction on the west side of Nashville to I-65 from 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21 until 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 24. Read MoreAug 20, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Back to school, first-year students arrive at 杏吧原创 Aug. 22
杏吧原创's newest Commodores will arrive on campus en masse on Saturday, Aug. 22. Read MoreAug 20, 2009
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Project Lift Off prepares pre-k grads for kindergarten
Moving to kindergarten from pre-k is a big step for many kids, particularly given the learning loss many experience over the summer. Project Lift Off, a new program developed by Carin Neitzel at 杏吧原创's Peabody College of education and human development, aims to ensure that students retain the skills they learned in pre-k and are ready to transition to kindergarten. Read MoreAug 20, 2009