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| Faculty Innovator: Michael Goldfarb shows that taking the first step is possible |
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Using robotics to help individuals walk seemed like something out of a science fiction film until Michael Goldfarb and members of his lab made it a reality.
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| Vanderbilt-led team selected by NSF Convergence Accelerator to continue developing predictive technology against biothreats |
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Partnering with Microsoft and leading biologists, epidemiologists, public health experts and computer scientists, Vanderbilt’s Janos Sztipanovits will lead a $5 million cooperative agreement to create a data and AI platform that detects and predicts emerging public health threats.
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| WATCH: Town hall for staff |
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Vanderbilt University hosted a virtual town hall on Sept. 21 for staff to hear directly from campus leaders about the university’s 2021 fall semester operations.
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| Vanderbilt resets COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, increases eligible salary to $150,000 |
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Due to the ongoing pandemic, Vanderbilt University has reset its COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and increased the eligible salary to $150,000. The university established the fund to assist employees with financial burdens incurred as a result of COVID-19.
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| Ask an Expert: What’s the difference between a third dose and booster shot? |
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Charles Sanders, associate dean for research and professor of biochemistry and medicine, explains the similarities and differences between the “third dose” and “booster” vaccinations for COVID-19.
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| Applications for new round of internal teaching grants now available |
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The Office of the Provost established two internal funding programs in April 2021, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline to submit for the upcoming second round of funding is Oct. 15.
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| Vanderbilt University Orchestra and Treble Choir present Holst’s ‘The Planets’ with KV 265 Science Through Art tomorrow |
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The Vanderbilt University Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, and Vanderbilt Treble Choir, directed by Mary Biddlecombe, present Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” in conjunction with astronomer and visual artist José Francisco Salgado and KV 265 Science Through Art, at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts at Vanderbilt Blair School of Music.
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| ‘Hostile Terrain 94’ creator Jason De León to give Vanderbilt lecture Sept. 29 |
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Jason De León, creator of the “Hostile Terrain 94” exhibit and founder of the Undocumented Migration Project, will give a free lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. A public reception will precede his talk beginning at 5:15 p.m. in Sarratt Gallery.
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| Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy hosts bipartisan panel of congressional staffers for insider view on careers |
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a virtual event, “The Hill Staffers Who Make Congress Go Round,” on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 12:30 p.m. CT.
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| Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is Sept. 30 |
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The fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. A virtual fair will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Zoom, followed by an in-person event in the Student Life Center Commodore Ballroom from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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| Fall Staff Assembly to be held Nov. 2; staff award nominations now open |
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The Fall Staff Assembly and staff awards are part of the semiannual effort to celebrate staff excellence and recognize the many contributions of university staff to Vanderbilt’s mission. This year’s Fall Staff Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2. Award nominations, which are submitted online, are open through Thursday, Sept. 30.
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| Open Enrollment 2022 is an active enrollment year |
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All fully benefits-eligible faculty and staff will be required to make an active plan selection during October’s Open Enrollment for 2022 coverage. Employees will not automatically default into their current plan if no action is taken.
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| HR’s Employee Learning and Engagement presents: ‘Fierce. Foundations’ Sept. 28 |
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Join Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement for “Fierce. Foundations” on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. CT.
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| ‘Creating Presentations That Stick: Engaging Your Audience’ Sept. 30 |
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Join Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement for “Creating Presentations That Stick: Engaging Your Audience” on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to noon CT.
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| TEDxVanderbiltUniversity speaker applications now open; event scheduled for April 10, 2022 |
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Speaker applications are now open for TEDxVanderbiltUniversity 2022. Those eligible to participate include current Vanderbilt University students, including graduate and professional students, as well as faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and alumni.
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| Annual report on security and fire safety now available |
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Vanderbilt University publishes an annual report to provide information on security-related services offered by the university. The 2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report will be available by Sept. 24.
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