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  Wednesday, March 31, 2021  
 
 
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Law School climb in 2022 ‘U.S. News’ rankings
 
Vanderbilt University’s graduate programs showed continued strength in the 2022 “U.S. News & World Report” Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released today.
 
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2021 Spring Faculty Assembly to be held virtually tomorrow
 
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will reflect on the past academic year and present many of the university’s highest honors at the Spring Faculty Assembly on Thursday, April 1. The event—to be held virtually—will begin at 4:10 p.m. CT.
 
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Return to Campus update for March 31
 
The latest numbers from Vanderbilt’s COVID-19 public dashboard, the increase in younger patient hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and Nashville’s opening of vaccine eligibility to people age 16-plus are included in this week’s Return to Campus update.
 
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Diermeier announces two paid administrative closure days
 
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced today that Vanderbilt University will grant two administrative closure days during the upcoming months to acknowledge and celebrate employees’ hard work during this challenging academic year. The two paid administrative closure days will be observed on May 28 and July 2.
 
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Award-winning actors Aubrey Plaza and Laverne Cox and Bill Nye, ‘The Science Guy,’ to headline 2021 Impact Symposium
 
Actor, comedian and producer Aubrey Plaza; actor, producer and human rights advocate Laverne Cox; and engineer, comedian, author and inventor Bill Nye will be the featured speakers at Vanderbilt University’s 2021 Impact Symposium. This year’s event, which will be entirely virtual, is scheduled for consecutive Tuesdays beginning March 30.
 
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The Aspen Institute hosts conversation with Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy co-chairs Ali, Haslam and Meacham
 
The Aspen Institute’s Socrates Program will host a virtual conversation, “Is National Unity Possible?” on Thursday, April 1, at 1 p.m. CT featuring the co-chairs of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy: former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Vanderbilt faculty members Samar Ali and Jon Meacham.
 
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Grace Potter and Chris Mann to headline virtual Giving Day concert on April 7
 
A special virtual Giving Day concert on Wednesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. CT will feature headliners Grace Potter and Chris Mann, BMus’04, along with drop-in appearances from some of your favorite Commodores, including faculty, alumni, students and more.
 
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Engineering school, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ R&D Center enter educational partnership to enhance collaborations
 
The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center have entered an educational partnership agreement that will link top-tier experts from Vanderbilt and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 
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STEM faculty to share insights at April 2 discussion on ‘Teaching and Race’
 
Faculty and instructors seeking to broaden their understanding of best practices to close racial and other systemic performance and persistence gaps in the classroom are invited to “Promoting Persistence in STEM,” a discussion hosted by the Center for Teaching, on Friday, April 2, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. CT.
 
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Nominate staff for new awards celebrating excellence; nominations close April 5
 
A new series of annual awards will launch this spring to recognize the many contributions of university staff to the Vanderbilt mission. Recipients of the new awards celebrating staff excellence will be announced at the university’s first-ever Spring Staff Assembly, scheduled for May 20.
 
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FMLA and medical leave move to Origami Risk system April 5
 
Beginning April 5, Vanderbilt’s process for reporting FMLA and other medical leave will move to the new Origami Risk system. With the new system, employees will continue to follow the same process, but the look and feel will be slightly different.
 
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Undergraduate Writing Symposium to celebrate student authors and writing as learning and discovery
 
The Writing Studio’s annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, to be held as two separate virtual events in April, aims to create a space to celebrate Vanderbilt undergraduates’ achievements as writers and scholars while spotlighting the deep connections between writing, learning and discovery within the undergraduate experience.
 
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Applications for summer 2021 VI4 Artist in Residence Program now open to students nationwide
 
The summer 2021 Artist in Residence program applications are now open to all undergraduate students nationwide. Applications submitted online will be accepted until April 2. The residency is facilitated by the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation.
 
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Annual Crawford Lecture will discuss burnout March 31
 
Author Amelia Nagoski will give a virtual talk titled “Burnout: What to do When You’re Overwhelmed and Exhausted About Everything You Have to do and Still Worry that You’re not Doing Enough” on Wednesday, March 31. The event, this year’s Crawford Lecture, will begin at 7 p.m. CT and is part of Vanderbilt’s 2021 celebration of Women’s History Month.
 
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Art of Healing Exposition seeks entries through March 31
 
The Art of Healing Exposition will showcase the ways in which creative arts can be used as a healing tool in our daily lives. Featuring creative, educational and exploratory opportunities, the show will examine how society is navigating unprecedented challenges with a direct impact on our physical and mental well-being. Entries are being accepted through March 31.
 
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Interest session for new Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Affinity Group is April 1
 
A virtual event to discuss the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Affinity Group is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, at 5 p.m. CT. The meeting will be conducted over Zoom. 
 
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QuestBridge, PersistVU host Money Matters Week through April 2
 
Money Matters Week, which aims to uplift and broaden the Vanderbilt community’s understanding of the ways in which people and students from low- and lower-income backgrounds experience and navigate systemic and social barriers, will feature a week of events March 30–April 2. The programming will include a faculty panel, virtual workshops and games, and online information on financial literacy and wellness.
 
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The Faces of VU’s Response to COVID-19: Mitchell Lampley
 
As Vanderbilt reflects on the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, we are honoring the dedicated staff, faculty and students who rallied to support our One Vanderbilt mission and ensured that the university adapted amidst unprecedented challenges.

 

Take Note

OpEd Project offers opportunity to strengthen writing effectiveness; workshop applications now being accepted

Employee Learning and Engagement launches professional development workshops

VKC to present ‘The Challenge of Health Equity in Clinical Research’ April 1

Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture: Chrystal Starbird April 2

Women’s Center hosts money management events April 5 and 6

Cell and Developmental Biology hosts weekly seminar series

VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Brian O’Grady–new biomaterial that supports growth of neurons into neural networks

Funding opportunity: American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant

Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core seeking applicants for Community Scholars Awards

Programs for Talented Youth announces summer courses; now accepting applications for grades 3–12

Blair Academy now accepting scholarship applications for 2021-22

Reach your goals with a Health Plus personal lifestyle coach

Security Notice: Sexual assault

Security Notice: Attempted kidnapping off campus

Study to investigate effects of nuts on diet

 

Coming Up

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  Vanderbilt MPH Program hosting National Public Health Week events April 5–9
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  COVID-19 memorial planned for April 6–7
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  Vanderbilt professor to discuss best practices to achieve diversity at the Ph.D. level in virtual event
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  International climate webinar hosted by School of Nursing

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Associated Press: Vanderbilt to spend $300 million to upgrade football, hoops
 
The launch of the Vandy United Fund is highlighted.
 
Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed: Learning from the Nashville model of social change
 
Daniel Cornfield, professor of sociology; Dennis Dickerson, the Revered James M. Lawson Professor of History; Larry Isaac, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities and professor of sociology; and the Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. write about Nashville’s nonviolent movement and how it modeled a community-centered approach to dismantling Jim Crow laws.
 
The Tennessean: Can you be fired over your sex life? Dave Ramsey thinks so.
 
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.
 
The Verge: Vaccines are changing how we interpret COVID-19 numbers
 
Melissa McPheeters, research professor of health policy, is quoted.
 
CNBC: The U.S. is in a delicate position as COVID cases increase alongside vaccinations, experts warn
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
Clarin: La reacción de Estados Unidos ante la salida de Argentina del Grupo de Lima
 
Noam Lupu, associate professor of political science and associate director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, is quoted.
 
The Denver Post: Experts warn mental health discussions in wake of mass shootings don’t give the full picture
 
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, is quoted.
 
The Christian Science Monitor: How a Dvořák symphony set back Black American classical composers
 
Associate Professor of Musicology Douglas Shadle’s book, Antonín Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony, is highlighted.
 
 
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