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	Monday, Nov. 12, 2018

Grandin, advocate on autism, to give conference keynote, Chancellor’s Lecture Nov. 29

Temple Grandin, a world-renowned author, inventor and spokesperson about the autism spectrum, will participate in a daylong conference Nov. 29, capped off with a keynote and conversation with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series.

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Ceremony honors veterans and preserves Impact ‘treasure’

A U.S. flag that became the backdrop for the early years of Vanderbilt’s Impact Symposium was featured during a campus ceremony to honor veterans.

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Town hall on equity, diversity, inclusion and respect is tomorrow

The Vanderbilt community is invited to a pair of upcoming town hall meetings with James Page Jr., vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and Melissa Thomas-Hunt, vice provost for inclusive excellence.

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‘Art, Democracy and Justice’ series with Campos-Pons to launch

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons has created a new lecture series that aims to connect Vanderbilt to a growing dialogue around the world about relationships between art, democracy and justice.

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Society for Neuroscience honors Vivien Casagrande

Vivien Casagrande, a longtime professor of biology and psychology who died in 2017, has been honored by the Society for Neuroscience for her dedication to the advancement of women in neuroscience.

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Seigenthaler Series: President Trump and the news media TODAY

First Amendment Center President Ken Paulson will discuss with veteran journalist Marvin Kalb the impact of President Trump’s attacks on the press during the final event of the Seigenthaler Series on Monday, Nov. 12.

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Vanderbilt celebrates GIS Day
Nov. 14-16

Vanderbilt University will celebrate GIS Day Nov. 14-16, with events that showcase Vanderbilt’s innovative applications of technology, data collection, geospatial information visualization and thought leadership through geographic information system (GIS) technology.

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Commodore Award nominations due Thursday

The Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor, recognizes staff members who have made significant contributions to Vanderbilt University’s pursuit of excellence in education, research and community service each year.

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Nominations open for Diversity Leadership Awards

Nominations are open for the Diversity Leadership Awards, which recognize individual staff and teams who demonstrate exemplary leadership that manifests the ideals of equity, diversity and inclusion into practical action within the Vanderbilt University community.

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MLK Commemorative Series seeking proposals for teach-ins

The MLK Commemorative Series planning committee invites Vanderbilt community members, including faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate and professional students, to submit proposals for teach-ins to take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January 2019.

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Get discount on basketball tickets for faculty-staff appreciation game

All Vanderbilt employees can get a discount on tickets to the Nov. 27 men’s basketball game against Savannah State.

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New faculty: Bianca Manago

Bianca Manago is assistant professor of sociology.

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Take Note

Oracle Cloud unavailable this weekend

Biweekly time card deadline accelerated due to Thanksgiving holiday

Women’s Center to host salary negotiation workshop Nov. 13

‘Kids and Screen Time’ topic of Parenting Group meeting Nov. 15

Red phone service temporarily unavailable Nov. 15

Training session on corporate and foundation funding Nov. 15

Nominations open for Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Limited submission opportunity: AmerisourceBergen Opioid Resource Grant Program

Executive Education: Lead effectively in the multigenerational workforce

Help influence Nashville’s future: Take the Nashville Community Health + Well-being Survey

Coming Up

· NOV ·

Memorial celebration honoring Colleen Conway-Welch

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International Education Week kicks off

· NOV ·

Chancellor’s Book Club discusses ’A Place for Us’

· NOV ·

Owen School hosts Creativity Carnival

· NOV ·

Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture: Luisa Escobar-Hoyos

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Vanderbilt in the News

Nashville Business Journal: $10M Frist donation launches new Vanderbilt center

Vanderbilt has announced a new Frist Center for Autism and Innovation. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos is quoted.

The Atlantic: The extremely fast peopling of the Americas

Ph.D. student Krystal Tsosie is quoted.

The Tennessean: How Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race and what it means for Tennessee

John Geer, dean of the College of Arts and Science and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, is quoted.

The Washington Post: The new boomtowns: Why more people are relocating to ‘secondary’ cities

Vanderbilt’s role in helping to fill Nashville’s STEM jobs is discussed.

Reader’s Digest: Why the new flu drug is a game changer

William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine, is quoted about a new medication that can be used to fight the flu after someone is already sick.

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