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| Vanderbilt advances to College World Series |
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The Commodores beat East Carolina 4-1 on Saturday at Hawkins Field to win their Super Regional and advance to the College World Series. Vanderbilt, national champions in 2014 and 2019, will be one of eight teams playing for a national title starting June 18 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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| Faculty share importance of Juneteenth; events hosted throughout the week |
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Leading up to Vanderbilt’s annual observance of Juneteenth, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion André L. Churchwell hosted a discussion with the Reverend James M. Lawson Professor of History Dennis C. Dickerson and Associate Professor of History Brandon Byrd about this important date in history.
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| Vanderbilt’s COVID-19 communications efforts recognized with top industry award |
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Vanderbilt University has been honored with the Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil Award—one of the highest national honors in the communications industry—in recognition of the “Anchor Down. Step Up.” campaign. In addition, Vanderbilt was recognized with an Award of Excellence from PRSA for “Best Organizational Pivot” in overcoming COVID-19 communications challenges.
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| Chancellor to host virtual event on sustainability and climate change tomorrow |
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Members of the campus community are invited to attend a virtual event to learn more about the future of climate change and how Vanderbilt will play a unique role in identifying and modeling solutions. The event on Tuesday, June 15, begins at 12:15 p.m. CT.
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| Graduate student co-leads efforts to repurpose approved medications for pregnant women and children |
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Vanderbilt doctoral student Anup Challa has been tapped to co-lead a team of researchers and patient advocates to identify areas across the world in need of health care for pregnant women and infants. Challa will serve as the new chair of the Special Populations Coordinating Committee for the CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory.
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| New study finds community activists in Brazil’s favelas play a critical role in combatting COVID-19 |
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A Vanderbilt co-authored study of Brazilian responses to COVID-19 offers insight on the merits of social medicine while challenging widely held assumptions about traditional public health models.
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| Discussion on the origins of life featuring cross-section of Vanderbilt academics set for June 17 |
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How do academics with diverse areas of expertise view the origins of life? A June 17 virtual discussion hosted by the School of Medicine Basic Sciences will bring together perspectives from single-cell biology, theology, space and time and metaphysical philosophy to explore the unique and common understandings among the fields.
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| Nashville medical leaders to discuss racial health disparities and possible solutions June 18 |
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Local health experts will explore health disparities and inequities in the Nashville community and how these issues can be addressed during a virtual event on Friday, June 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT. Hosted by Vanderbilt, “Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Nashville: An Update” is free and open to the public.
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| Vanderbilt political scientists discuss shifts in U.S. Congress with longtime North Carolina Rep. David Price |
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a virtual discussion June 28 about the evolution of the U.S. Congress and how to find issues of common ground in a time of polarization. The discussion will feature current U.S. Rep. David Price and Vanderbilt political scientists Alan Wiseman and Larry Bartels.
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| Celebrate PRIDE at Vanderbilt |
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Explore upcoming events and resources as part of Vanderbilt University’s PRIDE celebration.
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| Submit your tuition benefit application for fall 2021 now |
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The EdAssist portal is now available for submitting fall 2021 tuition benefit applications, including dependent tuition applications.
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| Vanderbilt Eye Institute now a DeltaVision provider; claims covered effective Jan. 1, 2021 |
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Vanderbilt Eye Institute is now a provider in Vanderbilt University’s DeltaVision network. Any employee who visited the Vanderbilt Eye Institute beginning Jan. 1, 2021, will be contacted by DeltaVision as their claim is reprocessed.
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