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  Monday, Jan. 23, 2023  
 
 
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Former student-athletes seed initial investment for newest Vandy United men’s and women’s golf initiative
 
Vanderbilt has unveiled artists’ renderings detailing approximately $11 million in significant upgrades to the men’s and women’s golf teams’ facilities at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, reaffirming its longstanding commitment to the home that has helped the Commodores grow into SEC and NCAA champions.
 
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Deadline to apply for $25,000 Keegan Fellowship to travel the world is
Jan. 27
 
The Keegan Traveling Fellowship awards $25,000 to select graduating seniors to enhance their future development as leaders through world travel and experiential learning. The application period for this year’s fellowship is still open, and interested students are encouraged to apply by Friday, Jan. 27. 
 
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Applications for Data Science Institute summer programs due Jan. 31
 
The deadline to apply for one of the Data Science Institute’s paid summer programs is approaching at the end of January. The DSI Summer Research Program is open to undergraduates and encourages those from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. Data Science for Social Good is open to both undergrad and graduate students with a base knowledge of coding.
 
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Unity Project launches Vanderbilt Unity Lab; applications open for program trainers
 
To cultivate transformational connections across campus, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will launch the Vanderbilt Unity Lab this spring. The Unity Lab will equip VU community members with the tools necessary to strengthen the bonds of cultural affinity and promote civil discourse. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to apply for program training positions.
 
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Student Care Network offers resources for start of spring semester
 
As the new semester begins, Vanderbilt’s Student Care Network is highlighting the robust resources available to support undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
 
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Reading, performance by acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier set for Wednesday
 
Grammy-nominated folk singer and songwriter Mary Gauthier will offer writing workshops for students, staff, faculty and postdocs Jan. 24–25, followed by a reading and performance for the Vanderbilt community on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center.
 
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‘The Intersection of Civil Rights and Environmental Justice’ featuring Yale’s Dorceta Taylor is Thursday
 
Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology will present a lecture by Dorceta Taylor, senior associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion and professor of environmental justice at Yale University, on Thursday, Jan. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 202. Taylor’s talk will explore the intersectionality of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideologies and work.
 
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REGISTER: Unity Project to host ‘Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie’ with co-authors Major Garrett and David Becker
 
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host CBS Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett and David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, to discuss their book, The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. at the Scarritt Bennett Center.
 
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‘An Evening of Art and Hip-Hop’ at NMAAM Feb. 2; art submissions accepted through Jan. 26
 
Vanderbilt’s Student Center for Social Justice and Identity, Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center, Peabody College and Blair School of Music will host “Afro-ARTivism: An Evening of Art and Hip-Hop” on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the National Museum of African American Music’s Feature Gallery. The event will honor the artistic contributions of Black Vanderbilt and Nashville community members while highlighting the concept of Black Resistance, the 2023 national theme of Black History Month. 
 

 

Health & Safety Updates

Davidson County COVID community level medium

VU community encouraged to practice healthy behaviors; new omicron-specific boosters available

 

Take Note

‘How to Write an Op-Ed’ workshop set for Jan. 25

Memorial reception for former Engineering professor James Clarke is Jan. 28

Final day: Faculty, staff, students and alumni invited to submit proposals for spring cycle of Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial Grant

Submit sustainability-related photos to citywide contest on environmental success and opportunity

VKC seeks young adults for research study on effects of noise conditions on brain activity

Study seeks participants for brain-based reading comprehension enhancement research

Participants sought for study on consumption of nuts to reduce abdominal fat, metabolic syndrome

 

Coming Up

· JAN ·
27
  Flexner Deans’ Lecture: Kay Redfield Jamison
· FEB ·
15
  Concert for a Cause featuring Sheryl Crow to benefit Shade Tree Clinic
· FEB ·
25
  Second annual Renaissance Women’s Summit to be held at the Wond’ry

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Associated Press: U.S. union membership rate hits all-time low despite campaigns
 
Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, is quoted.
 
Slate: What if Sam Bankman-Fried’s refusal to shut up is a good idea?
 
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.
 
USA Today: George Santos’ college education is a myth. Is he the only one lying? We checked
 
The research of Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and professor of political science, is cited.
 
Agence France-Presse: ‘Elon Musk lied’: The trial on tweets from the boss of Tesla begins
 
Joshua White, assistant professor of finance, is quoted.
 
CNN: Peru’s crisis is a cautionary tale for democracies
 
LAPOP AmericasBarometer research is cited.
 
Bloomberg: Sinema will have to be partisan to be independent
 
Research from Vanderbilt’s Center for Effective Lawmaking is cited.
 
Verywell Health: The second drug approved for Alzheimer’s is not much better than Aduhelm, experts say
 
Matthew Schrag, assistant professor of neurology, is quoted.
 
Nashville Post: Delayed medical care in prisons leaves inmates further at risk, advocates say
 
Robert Miller, professor of clinical medicine, is quoted.
 
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: NIH grants $2 million to support underrepresented minority faculty at PWIs
 
Renã A.S. Robinson, associate professor of chemistry, is mentioned.
 
NBC News: Flu, RSV and COVID may have peaked. But the threat isn’t over.
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
 
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