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What’s going on at Vanderbilt on Thursday, March 12, 2015

School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings

Vanderbilt's School of Nursing and Peabody College of education and human development fared well in this year's "U.S. News & World Report" rankings.

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Education panel discusses effects of standards, high-stakes testing

Vanderbilt education experts gathered for “Standards and Testing: What’s Missing from the Current Debate,” a panel discussion held March 9 at the downtown Nashville Public Library.

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Symposium on impact of ‘omics on medicine set for March 23

Vanderbilt and the Waters Centers of Innovation Program are sponsoring a free symposium titled "Integrated 'Omics in Translational Medicine" on March 23. It is open to all scientists interested in the subject.

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Noted prison reform experts to share insights at conference

"Re-Visioning Justice in America," an April 17-19 public conference on prison reform sponsored by Vanderbilt Divinity School's Cal Turner Program, will feature keynote talks by Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson and Howard Zehr.

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Network theory sheds new light on origins of consciousness

Vanderbilt researchers have taken a significant step toward answering longstanding questions about the origins of consciousness by looking at how areas of the brain communicate with one another during awareness.

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Commons Reading announced for 2015-16

"The Madonnas of Echo Park" by Brando Skyhorse has been selected as the next Commons Reading, an annual tradition for incoming first-year students.

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Take Note

» Nobel laureate to discuss ‘Irrational Exuberance Revisited’ March 12

» U.S. ambassador to speak on global AIDS relief March 13

» Myelodysplastic syndrome event scheduled for March 14

» International Lens to feature film directed by VU alumna

» Five questions with entrepreneur Jonn Kim, to give engineering lecture March 16

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HR News

» Join Health Plus for National Walking Day April 1

» Get reward for referring diagnostic lab professionals

» Retirement plan fund selection and monitoring is top priority

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Events

March 12 — 4:10 p.m.
Goldberg Lecture featuring urban designer and historian Katherine Rinne

March 13 — 4 p.m.
Brainstorm keynote lecture by Helen Neville

March 15 — 8 p.m.
VORTEX and the American Gamelan concert

March 16 — 4:10 p.m.
Michael Bernard-Donals: "What They Saw at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum"

March 16-18 — 7 p.m.
Impact Symposium featuring Anna Deavere Smith, Rudy Giuliani, more

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