Class of 2019 most selective, academically accomplished and diverse in VU history

Vanderbilt’s Class of 2019 is finishing up its first semester on campus this week, and it does so as the most selective, academically qualified, and ethnically and geographically diverse entering class in school history.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office hosts holiday gathering

The Vanderbilt Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted a holiday gathering Dec. 14 at the Student Life Center.

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Holiday Gift Giveaway is tomorrow

Vanderbilt’s 2015 Holiday Gift Giveaway is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18. This year, employees can choose from a Vanderbilt apron, oven mitt, turkey or tofurkey.

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Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson to speak at Vanderbilt Jan. 15

Bryan Stevenson, a law professor at New York University and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, will speak on Friday, Jan. 15, as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series.

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Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to academic inventors who have made a tangible impact on society.

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Chemist Jens Meiler receives Humboldt Foundation award

Associate Professor of Chemistry Jens Meiler has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany.

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Vanderbilt MBA student awarded $25,000 Sohr Grant for startup

A second-year business student at the Owen Graduate School of Management has won an annual $25,000 Sohr Grant for her idea to start a ticketing company focused on tour operators.

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VUIT heard you: Faculty, staff 2015 satisfaction survey a success

Last winter, Vanderbilt IT released its inaugural faculty and staff satisfaction survey. With more than 400 responses, the survey instructed IT how it could improve its support over the 2015 calendar year.

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Power down and reduce waste over the holidays

Before you leave campus for the holidays, please take a moment to shut off lights and appliances, unplug electronics and lower thermostats. Read on for more tips on how to make your holidays a little greener this year.

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Events

Dec. 17 — 4 p.m.
Provost's Open Dore On Location

Dec. 21 — 9 a.m.
Opening: “Life and Limb - The Toll of the American Civil War”

Jan. 2 — noon
Test of tornado warning systems

Jan. 8 — 5:30 p.m.
Art reception: “Backstory Exploring the Boundaries of the Book”

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