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  Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019  
 
 
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Five interdisciplinary programs awarded TIPs funding for 2019
 
Five interdisciplinary projects awarded TIPs funding for 2019; a sixth (additional) year call for proposals and funding announced by the provost.
 
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The Open Dore: Changes and Progress within the Provost Office
 
In her June newsletter, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente reflects on leadership and organizational updates in the Office of the Provost.
 
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Juneteenth Cookout to be held at Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center courtyard
 
The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center invites all members of the Vanderbilt community to its Juneteenth Cookout on Wednesday, June 19. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Black Cultural Center courtyard.
 
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Eleven students chosen as newest Ingram Scholars
 
Nine incoming first-year students and two rising sophomores have been selected have more than 1,200 applicants for the newest class of the Ingram Scholarship Program.
 
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Vanderbilt community invited to share feedback on chancellor search
 
The Chancellor’s Search Advisory Committee has begun its work to gather critical input to inform the search for Vanderbilt’s next chancellor, and is now inviting all members of the university community to submit their feedback on the chancellor search website.
 
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Vanderbilt hosts ‘food-scrap’ cooking competition to reduce food waste
 
Four Nashville chefs and their teams—including one from Vanderbilt Campus Dining—competed at E. Bronson Ingram College to cook creatively while reducing food waste.
 
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School of Nursing dedicates atrium to former dean Colleen Conway-Welch
 
The School of Nursing has named the atrium in its new $23.6 million building after former dean Colleen Conway-Welch. Conway-Welch, an internationally recognized nurse leader, served as dean for 29 years and is credited with transforming nursing education at Vanderbilt and across the country.
 
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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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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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Construction on campus parking garages underway
 
Construction at the Terrace Place Garage, Wesley Place Garage and Sony Garage will occur over the summer months. Employees’ ability to park will not be impacted if they have a current vehicle registration for the respective garage’s zone.
 

 

Take Note

Limited submission opportunity: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program

Register by June 21: NCI Chemical Biology Consortium Symposium

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

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center call for proposals for disabilities research project

Vanderbilt KidTalk seeking toddlers with language delays for research study

Commodore Baseball SEC champions t-shirts available

Registration open for Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences Summer Institute

First two steps of Go for the Gold now 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

 

Coming Up

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  Vandy Walks: Campus in bloom
· JUN ·
15
  Free skin cancer screening
· JUN ·
17
  Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series featuring Dr. Edward M. Hundert
· JUN ·
20
  Babies and You: ‘Breastfeeding—A Positive Choice’
· JUN ·
22
  Walk with Vanderbilt at Nashville Pride Parade

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
USA Today: House investigations of President Trump hit a wall of delay; demands for records, witnesses are mostly on hold
 
Thomas Alan Schwartz, professor of history, is quoted.
 
Forbes: 5 ways society sabotages girls’ interest in science and math
 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Nicole Joseph’s lecture about women in STEAM career paths is highlighted.
 
CNN: Whooping cough vaccine becomes less effective over time, study says
 
Kathryn Edwards, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics, is quoted.
 
MarketWatch: Four reasons why antitrust actions will likely fail to break up big tech
 
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.
 
 
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