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What’s going on at Vanderbilt on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015

Vanderbilt research will help shape the future of American manufacturing

A cutting-edge Vanderbilt lab that studies how materials, structures and machines operate under real-world conditions will play a key role in the new multistate, $259 million Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation announced by President Obama Jan. 9.

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Education faculty named among top influencers

Nine Vanderbilt faculty members were selected for inclusion in the 2015 Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings, which recognize university-based academics who have contributed substantially to the national discourse on K-12 and higher education.

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Harry Belafonte, historians discuss anniversary of Voting Rights Act

Legendary performer and social activist Harry Belafonte, award-winning historian Michael Beschloss and Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed will appear at Vanderbilt Tuesday evening for a conversation marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

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Earn up to $2,500 through nurse referral program

Vanderbilt employees can earn up to $2,500 for referring a registered nurse through Vanderbilt’s Referral Bonus Program now through April 7.

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Allergist offers tips to deal with suddenly changing temperatures

John Fahrenholz, assistant professor of medicine who practices at the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program, says that whipsawing temperatures can be a real challenge for people with allergies—and for the rest of us, too.

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Young cellists perform National Anthem at Memorial Gym

The Blair School of Music’s precollege cello choir performed the National Anthem prior to the Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee women’s basketball game Jan. 5.

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Watch Now
VUCast: 3-D printer fights malaria

In the latest VUCast: See a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria and how a 3-D printer speeds up the research; meet a little dog that won a big award; and hear the Melodores, winners of NBC's "The Sing-Off." Watch now!

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Take Note

» Vanderbilt Clothes Closet seeks coats, pants, more

» Out in Front conference for LGBTQI and allies Feb. 21

» Safe Zone workshop set for Jan. 21

» Blair School of Music spring series announced

» Time to register for Kindermusik spring classes at Blair

» Registration open for Musicianship Intensives program

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HR News

» Vandy Cooks: Have dessert, and keep your New Year’s goal, too

» Diabetes Prevention Program will help you make a change for life

» Child and Family Center offers programs to support family caregivers

» Will preparation services available for free to employees

» Retirement transition: What you can do now

» Payroll deductions for benefits not withheld on Jan. 2 paycheck for some groups

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Events

Jan. 12 — noon
MLK Memorial Lecture: "Faith and Property in African American History"

Jan. 13 — 7 p.m.
"The Parables of Jesus" with Amy-Jill Levine

Jan. 14 — 2:30 p.m.
Nashville Community Health Forum

Jan. 14 — 4 p.m.
"Children of a Lesser God" with Dr. Tamara Lewis

Jan. 15 — 4 p.m.
Opening reception - "Movimientos: Artworks by Jairo Prado"

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