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	Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

MLK Commemorative Series keynote tonight

Vanderbilt will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 18-21, providing numerous lectures, service learning opportunities and events for the university community. Political reporter April Ryan will deliver this year’s keynote address Jan. 21.

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W-2 forms now available in Oracle

Employees may now view their 2018 W-2 in Oracle Cloud.

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Faculty invited to submit Discovery Grant and Research Scholar Grant proposals

The Office of the Provost invites faculty to submit proposals for the next round of Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants.

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‘Robert Penn Warren’ film director to attend documentary screening

A documentary on Robert Penn Warren—a distinguished writer, critic and Vanderbilt alumnus—will be screened on campus Jan. 23, followed by a Q&A with Tom Thurman, the film director.

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Therapeutic Antibody Discovery and Development event is Jan. 23

The event aims to expose faculty and staff to therapeutic antibody discovery in an academic setting and foster interest in submission of innovative ideas for antibody targets through an upcoming RFP for Ancora, the collaboration between Vanderbilt and Deerfield.

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Vanderbilt Green Fund project applications due today

The Vanderbilt Green Fund is now accepting applications for 2019 projects that aspire to make Vanderbilt more environmentally friendly. The deadline for applications is Jan. 21.

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Service Award Ceremony is Jan. 29

The annual Service Award Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Student Life Center. Vanderbilt University staff celebrating 20 years of service in 2018 will be honored, and the prestigious Commodore Award and Diversity Leadership Award will be presented.

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Take Note

Drilling to take place on Peabody campus Jan. 24-25

Tickets now available for Angie Thomas’ Feb. 13 lecture at Langford Auditorium

Save the date: 2019 Summer Camp Fair is Feb. 28

Register for Feb. ‘Diabetes Prevention Program’ information sessions

Quit smoking with help from OHC’s ‘Quit Rx Program’

Women’s Center seeking nominations for 2019 awards

Printing Services announces launch of new online print system

Faculty invited to professional development offerings this spring

Registration now open for Global Health Case Competition

Coming Up

· JAN ·

MLK Day lecture: ‘Diversity, Inclusion and Equity—Our Collective Responsibility’

· JAN ·

WW at Work information session

· JAN ·

Event seeks prostate cancer survivors for feedback on improved care

· JAN ·

Islamophobia and partisanship tackled in diversity lecture series

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Vanderbilt in the News

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Black first-year students at the nation’s leading research universities

For the first time in the history of the JBHE survey, Vanderbilt had the highest percentage of Black/African American students in its entering class of any of the universities listed.

Associated Press: Former Sen. Jeff Flake talks Trump, GOP in Nashville

Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake spoke at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Fox 17 and the Tennessee Star also covered the event.

Diverse: Report: stereotypes in college STEM classes harm Black and Asian students

Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning Ebony O. McGee’s research looks at how stereotypes affect Black and Asian undergraduate students. McGee is quoted.

Inc.com: 3 Simple, science-backed things you can do to raise your child’s IQ

Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development, is quoted.

Nashville Scene: Looking at the women’s march two years in

Katherine Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of History, is quoted.

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