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	Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

Return to Campus Update for Nov. 2

The Vanderbilt community continues to Anchor Down and Step Up to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The university’s public dashboard, updated this morning, shows undergraduate students’ efforts to flatten their positive case curve last week. However, Vanderbilt continues to see positive cases—especially a rise in graduate and professional student COVID-19 cases over the last week.

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OIE and Identity Centers, Center for Student Wellbeing, UCC partner for election week programming Nov. 2–9

The Office for Inclusive Excellence and Identity Centers are partnering with the University Counseling Center and Center for Student Wellbeing to provide the time and space for students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff to be in community with one another Nov. 2–9.

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VandyRide to provide free shuttle to polling places on Election Day, Nov. 3

VandyRide will provide a free shuttle to two voting locations, Murrell School and Eakin Elementary School, for students who wish to vote at their assigned polling location on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The deadline for students to register to ride the Election Day shuttle is 8 p.m. Monday.

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Civil political debate helps student see through a new lens

An American Studies seminar is exploring the complex relationship between religion and partisan politics in the United States by putting an emphasis on civility, mutual respect and robust dialogue.

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University issues guidance related to 2020 election activities

Vanderbilt fully supports robust civic engagement by its students, faculty and staff, and as Election Day approaches, encourages all eligible members of the university community to exercise their right to vote. Vanderbilt is making a number of resources available to assist the community in participating in the democratic process; however, university resources or one’s Vanderbilt affiliation may not be used to support or oppose any candidate for public office.

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Vanderbilt pilots return of indoor dining on campus

Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the university will launch an indoor dining pilot at the Sarratt Student Center, Rand Hall and Heard Library Community Room, with the intention of expanding the pilot to The Commons Center Dining Room before the end of the fall semester.

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Student Care Network offers ideas, resources to support student mental and physical well-being

The Student Care Network is sharing a few ideas to support students’ mental and physical well-being as the end of the fall semester approaches.

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West End Neighborhood virtual town hall set for Nov. 4

Undergraduate students and their families are invited to a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to discuss ongoing construction in the West End Neighborhood as well as student housing in the area. The virtual meeting is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. and will be conducted via Zoom.

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. The Student Center for Social Justice and Identity is hosting a series of events under the theme #LandBack, meant to focus on the importance of land and sovereignty for native and indigenous communities.

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Information session for Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health case competition is Nov. 13

The Global Health Case Competition is an opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and professional students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate in developing innovative solutions to a global health problem. Join an online information session on Friday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m. to learn more.

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Faculty named to Vanderbilt’s Global Voices Fellowship for spring 2021

Eunji Kim, a scholar of American public opinion, political communication and political psychology, and Caroline Randall Williams, an award-winning poet, author and activist, have been selected as Vanderbilt Global Voices Fellows for the spring 2021 semester.

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Zechmeister, LAPOP rise to challenge of conducting phone surveys on democratic public opinion during COVID-19 pandemic

The Latin American Public Opinion Project’s efforts never stopped when Vanderbilt closed labs in mid-March due to COVID-19. Instead, director Elizabeth Zechmeister’s team pivoted to exclusively remote work and tackled the monumental task of overhauling research protocols to acquire data that reveals new insights about the pandemic’s effects on democracy.

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Rook awarded Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s prestigious Melvin R. Goodes prize

Behavioral and systems neuropharmacologist Jerri Rook is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation with the Goodes Prize to continue her work in Alzheimer’s disease research.

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Single sign-on enhancements coming to Zoom and Box for spring 2021

Vanderbilt University Information Technology continuously strives to increase the security posture of Vanderbilt systems while also enhancing accessibility. VUIT is excited to announce upgrades to the Zoom and Box user experience, with updates coming soon.

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Washington Insiders: VU alumni in CNN’s Washington Bureau playing key roles in network’s political coverage

This election night, Sam Feist, BA’91, will perform one of his more unusual duties as head of CNN’s Washington Bureau. Assuming the results are clear-cut, he will—in consultation with CNN’s statisticians and political scientists—call the winner of the presidential race for the network.

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Take Note

VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Nidhi Jyotsana–Knowledge of cancer can inform our study of COVID-19

VUMC hosting blood drive for the American Red Cross

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day set for Nov. 13

Flexner Deans’ Lecture: ‘Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence’ Nov. 16

Watch free Nashville Opera production of ‘One Vote Won’

7 ways to cope better with election stress

Re:VU brochures for 2020–21 now available

Study to investigate effects of nuts on diet

Coming Up

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Two-week Vanderbilt Software Carpentries boot camp is Nov. 2–5, 9–12

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Hear business experts and innovators at Owen Forward Nov. 9-13

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Oracle Cloud to require multifactor authentication beginning Nov. 11

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Former FBI special agent, cybercrime expert to deliver Engineering’s Schmidt Lecture

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Vanderbilt in the News

Yahoo! Finance: There is no replacement for a living, learning community: Vanderbilt University chancellor on COVID-19 strategy

An interview with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is featured.

U.S. News & World Report: Trump targets Kamala Harris as attacks on Biden fall flat

Amanda Clayton, assistant professor of political science, is quoted.

CNN: There are 9.9 million Americans who are not up to date on their rent or mortgage payments. Here’s how you can get help now

Marybeth Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and professor of human, organizational and community development, is quoted.

The Guardian (U.K.): Here are all the steps social media made to combat misinformation. Will it be enough?

Lisa Fazio, assistant professor of psychology, is quoted.

The New York Times: Er, can I ask a few questions about abortion?

Amy-Jill Levine, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, is quoted.

The Associated Press: Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life in U.S. under Biden

Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty and associate professor of communication studies, is quoted.

The Atlantic: Why many white men love Trump’s coronavirus response

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and professor of medicine, health and society, is quoted.

USA Today: Trump’s EPA rewrote the rules on air, water energy. Now voters face a choice on climate change issues

Michael Vandenberg, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, is quoted.

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