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  Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022  
 
 
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Student Care Network offers
drop-in services
 
Student Care Network drop-in and satellite services provide a quick and convenient way for students to consult privately and one on one with a staff member regarding a current concern, explore support options, and establish connections with resources on the student’s schedule.
 
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Mark Sapir, Vanderbilt mathematician and esteemed scholar, has died
 
Mark V. Sapir, Centennial Professor of Mathematics who made significant research contributions in the areas of geometric group theory, semigroup theory and combinatorial algebra, died in Nashville on Oct. 8.
 
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NEW FACULTY: Research around the world—and beyond
 
Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the new faculty share their global research.
 
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Clinton Global Initiative University accepting Vanderbilt student applications for 2023 cohort
 
Vanderbilt University is encouraging all interested students to apply for the Clinton Global Initiative University’s 2023 cohort. CGI U is a unique opportunity to connect aspiring student leaders with leading experts in business, technology and social impact.
 
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VUSRP applications now open; application workshop set for Nov. 10
 
Applications for the 2023 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program will open on InfoReady on Tuesday, Oct. 25. VUSRP provides funding to students to work closely with a faculty member of their choosing on joint research efforts.
 
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘The Science of Circadian Rhythms and Daylight Saving Time’ is today
 
How does daylight saving time impact our health? Join Lisa Monteggia, Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and professor of pharmacology, and panelists as they explore how time changes affect our circadian rhythms.
 
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West End Neighborhood Halloween Festival is Oct. 28
 
Student Engagement and Leadership and Vanderbilt Athletics will host the West End Neighborhood Halloween Festival on Friday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. The West End Neighborhood will be open as a safe place for families to trick-or-treat and celebrate the season.
 
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Faculty, staff, students invited to volunteer at campus mobile food pantry Oct. 29
 
Vanderbilt’s Government and Community Relations will partner with One Generation Away and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to host a drive-thru mobile food pantry on the university’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 29. Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students are invited to volunteer at the event beginning at 7:30 a.m.
 
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TN early voting period open through
Nov. 3
 
During early voting for the 2022 midterm elections or on Election Day, Vanderbilt University employees who are registered to vote may be absent from work for a reasonable paid period of time, not to exceed three hours. Tennessee’s early voting period is Oct. 19–Nov. 3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
 
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Veterans celebrated for contributions to VU community
 
Vanderbilt will celebrate the many contributions military veterans and service members bring to their roles at the university with several initiatives to mark Veterans Day 2022.
 
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Make a gift to Vanderbilt University for exclusive gear Oct. 1–31
 
Show you’re proud to be a Commodore by making a gift to Vanderbilt to impact your favorite area of the university Oct. 1–31. As a thanks for your support, you’ll receive a limited-edition item and can choose from four brand-new options: Vandy socks, a pet bandana, an eco-friendly tote bag or a throwback Vandy beanie.
 

 

Health & Safety Updates

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

Davidson County COVID community level low

 

Take Note

Volunteer drivers needed for first-of-its-kind research project

Vandy Walks: ‘Ghost Trees and Urban Legends’ Oct. 31

Women’s Center hosts salary negotiation workshop Nov. 3

‘AI Deep Dive: Using Large Language Models to Support Language Instruction’ Nov. 4

Participants sought for brain-based learning enhancement research

 

Coming Up

· OCT ·
26
  Intersex Awareness Day online panel discussion
· OCT ·
27
  Vandy Cooks: ‘Asian Cooking Made Easy’
· OCT ·
28
  Blair’s Dobson pipe organ to be featured in choral lecture concert
· NOV ·
9
  Inclusive Book Group will discuss ‘The Sentence’ by Louise Erdrich

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Nashville Business Journal: Meet the 2022 Power 100: Industry Giants
 
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is featured.
 
The New York Times: Among seniors, a declining interest in boosters
 
William Schaffner, professor of health policy and professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
Salon: ‘My price will only go up’: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s adult Happy Meals
 
Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Professor and professor of marketing, is quoted.
 
NBC News: Voters in battleground states prefer Republican House candidates over Democrats by 6 percent, survey says
 
Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, co-authored this piece.
 
Agence France-Presse: U.S. midterms and the ‘election deniers’ threatening democracy
 
John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science and professor of political science, is quoted.
 
PBS: How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse
 
Pablo Juarez, senior associate in pediatrics, is quoted.
 
Study Finds: Are extreme weather events making severe skin diseases even worse?
 
Eva Rawlings Parker, assistant professor of dermatology, is quoted.
 
 
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