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	Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

President George W. Bush to visit for Chancellor’s Lecture March 11

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will welcome the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, for a conversation on Monday, March 11.

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Zeppos to welcome distinguished guests to campus during spring lectures

A former United States president, groundbreaking political figures, and nationally renowned science advocates are among the speakers to be featured over the next two months of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series at Vanderbilt.

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‘The View’s’ Meghan McCain reflects on her father, civility at Chancellor’s Lecture

During her Chancellor’s Lecture Series appearance Tuesday evening, Meghan McCain, political analyst, best-selling author and co-host of “The View,” said she loves visiting universities and talking to young people about politics because they’re more curious and open than older generations.

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Apply for fall 2019 study abroad by Feb. 27; get incentives

The Global Education Office encourages students to consider several incentives for fall 2019 study abroad. Applications for most fall 2019 programs are due Feb. 27.

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Schorr, leading expert on social entrepreneurship, dies

James Schorr, who started the social entrepreneurship program at Vanderbilt University, where he was an adjunct professor at the Owen Graduate School of Management and Peabody College of education and human development, has died. He was 51.

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Beasley to give Divinity School’s Bogitsh Lecture tomorrow

Vanessa Beasley, associate provost and dean of residential faculty and associate professor of communication studies, will give a talk titled “Enough: Imagining a Political Culture of Worthiness in the United States” beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room 124.

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LGBTQI Life hosts 2019 OUT in Front Conference Feb. 23

Vanderbilt’s Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Life will host the 2019 OUT in Front conference Feb. 23. The keynote speaker is award-winning author, musician and dancer Brontez Purnell.

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Applications invited for the OpEd Project at Vanderbilt

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and the Program in American Studies invite Vanderbilt faculty, graduate and professional students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff to apply for an upcoming two-day workshop administered by the OpEd Project on the Vanderbilt campus. The nonprofit OpEd Project is a social venture founded to increase the range of voices and quality of ideas we hear in the world.

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Women’s Center seeking nominations for 2019 awards

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is seeking nominations for its annual awards that recognize and honor Vanderbilt community members for their contributions to the advancement of university women. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Feb. 22.

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Vanderbilt Magazine: Launch Pad

Vanderbilt’s internationally acclaimed student rocket team has propelled many alumni into the science of spaceflight.

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Take Note

Blair School offers adult Tai Chi classes for stress release

‘The Future of Legal Education’ Feb. 26

Video Editing Basics workshop Feb. 27

‘Explorations in Research’ networking event Feb. 27

YouTube’s ‘Physics Girl’ discusses using videos in science outreach Feb. 28

‘Helping People with Obesity Better Understand Their Surgical Options’ March 1

SENSE Theatre to perform ‘The Makeover’ March 8-9

Vandy Cooks: ‘The Pastabilities are Endless’ March 13

Life Phase Series: ‘First-Time Home Buying’ March 14

Inaugural SCRIPS symposium set for March 21

Coming Up

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Annual Academic Pathways Symposium

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Flexner Deans’ Lecture: Dr. Mamta Swaroop

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Life Phase Series: ‘Raised-Bed Gardening with an Expert’

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Vanderbilt in the News

Associated Press: Former colleagues pay tribute to former Vandy AD Williams

Numerous Vanderbilt officials and former athletes paid tribute to David Williams II at a funeral for the Southeastern Conference’s first black athletics director.

National Geographic: How roaches avoid deadly zombification—and more breakthroughs

Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences Kenneth Catania’s cockroach research is featured.

The Wall Street Journal: Raise a cup to the coffee nerds

Vanderbilt’s Institute for Coffee Studies is mentioned.

Axios: Hospitals are making a lot of money on outpatient drugs

Stacie Dusetzina, associate professor of health policy, is quoted.

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