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	Monday, Jun. 10, 2019

Baseball team is Omaha bound

For the fourth time in nine seasons, Vanderbilt is headed to the College World Series. The Commodores hit five home runs en route to a 13-2 win against Duke in game three of the NCAA Nashville Super Regional on Sunday afternoon at Hawkins Field.

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Evans, Geer host community update on chancellor search

The anticipated timeline for the search for Vanderbilt’s next chancellor and the search firm that will support the process were discussed at a town hall-style gathering for the Vanderbilt community on June 5.

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Office of Faculty Affairs appoints new director of faculty development

Jermaine Soto has been named director of faculty development in the Office of Faculty Affairs, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Tracey George has announced. Soto also will work closely with the Office of Inclusive Excellence and the Office of Research to support their faculty development programs.

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Save the date: Employee Appreciation Day at Dyer Observatory June 21

Employee Appreciation is partnering with the Division of Government and Community Relations to host a free event at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory for university employees and their families. Scheduled during the Summer Solstice on Friday, June 21, from noon to 4 p.m., the event will feature activities focused on science, technology, engineering, math and astronomy.

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Public meetings scheduled on proposed changes to WeGo Public Transit

WeGo Public Transit is hosting a series of meetings to record public feedback about proposed strategic service reductions for the upcoming fiscal year. These changes would impact several routes that serve the Vanderbilt University area.

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Take Note

Commodore Baseball SEC champions t-shirts available

Farmers’ Market returns to hospital plaza every Thursday through October

VUIT: Don’t forget to check your spam filter

Join the Health Plus Summer Shape-Up Challenge

Vandy Cooks: ‘Enjoying Beef in the Mediterranean Diet’ July 12

Mood, Emotion and Development Lab looking for research participants

Host Health Plus’ CORE Nutrition at your office

Single Parent Group, Parenting Group set summer meeting schedules

Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers summer courses

Nominations open for 2019 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center call for proposals for disabilities research project

Vanderbilt University to enhance hiring process with SkillSurvey

Vanderbilt KidTalk seeking toddlers with language delays for research study

Registration open for Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences Summer Institute

First two steps of Go for the Gold now available

Coming Up

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Vandy Walks: Campus in bloom

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Free skin cancer screening

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Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series featuring Dr. Edward M. Hundert

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Babies and You: ‘Breastfeeding—A Positive Choice’

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Walk with Vanderbilt at Nashville Pride Parade

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Vanderbilt in the News

The Tennessean: Vanderbilt University poll finds Tennesseans becoming more polarized based on party

Results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll are highlighted.

The New York Times: An Orwellian Tale? Trump denies, then confirms, ‘nasty’ comments about Meghan Markle

Paul Stob, associate professor of communication studies, is quoted.

USA Today: Parkland resource officer Scot Peterson stayed outside as bullets flew. Is he negligent or a scapegoat?

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, is quoted.

Education Dive: Hiring more black principals boosts teacher diversity

Vanderbilt’s research about developing diversity in schools is highlighted.

USA Today: Lab-grown meat, GMOs, high-tech ag: ‘Fate of Food’ explores solutions to global food crisis

Vanderbilt writer-in-residence Amanda Little’s new book, The Fate of Food, is highlighted.

The Tennessean: Wilson County Adult High School graduate Gibson Harrison takes different path to Vanderbilt

Incoming student Gibson Harrison’s journey to getting accepted to Vanderbilt is highlighted.

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