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Acclaimed journalist Byron Pitts to speak at Vanderbilt’s 2023 MLK Day commemoration |
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Emmy Award–winning journalist and author Byron Pitts, co-host of ABC’s Nightline, will be the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt University’s 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative event. This year’s topic is “It Starts with Me: Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems.” Please register in advance to attend the in-person event or to watch online.
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Vanderbilt names Anders Nelson head volleyball coach |
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Vanderbilt University has named Anders Nelson as head coach of its reintroduced volleyball program. Most recently associate head coach at the University of Kentucky, which won the 2020 NCAA championship, Nelson will lead a Commodore program that begins play in the 2025-26 academic year.
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STEM role models inspire future scientists through storytelling |
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A group of Vanderbilt students with diverse majors joined their creative forces for an immersive writing challenge: Take sophisticated science, technology, engineering and math topics and make them compelling for fourth graders. How did they do it? Through storytelling.
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Cold temperatures cause flooding, damage to buildings on campus |
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Vanderbilt University staff stepped up to work over the winter break after a severe cold front swept through the Nashville area and caused frozen pipes and water damage in a handful of campus buildings. The Law School experienced the most damage; it will be open for the start of the spring semester, but some offices, classrooms and other meeting spaces will be closed for repairs and renovations.
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Jess Neely Drive to permanently close to create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly greenway |
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Jess Neely Drive between 25th Avenue and Natchez Trace will permanently close to vehicular traffic the week of Jan. 9 to make way for a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly greenway.
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Important reminders about campus parking, transportation and mobility |
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As the new semester begins, the Transportation and Mobility Office is sharing some reminders about commuting, parking and mobility options for the campus community.
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City to enhance public parking options in January, increase enforcement in VU neighborhoods |
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The Nashville Department of Transportation will install new electronic meters and mobile payment options and will expand enforcement of meters, residential parking permits and other parking violations beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Please be sure you are not parking in an area marked for residential parking permits only, as you will be ticketed accordingly.
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Nichols Humanitarian Fund accepting applications through Jan. 17 |
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The Nichols Humanitarian Fund, which provides funding in support of Vanderbilt students who plan to pursue humanitarian immersive experiences, is accepting applications for summer 2023. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. CT on Jan. 17.
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Submit sustainability-related photos to citywide contest on environmental success and opportunity |
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s Sustainability Advisory Committee is seeking photographs that represent Nashville’s environmental successes and opportunities. Photos may include a range of environmental issues, impacts or solutions.
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