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Vanderbilt, Pepsi and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation opens new community basketball court in North Nashville
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On June 15, more than 300 families, neighbors and friends gathered to experience a vibrant addition to North Nashville. Vanderbilt University, alongside Pepsi, Hoopbus and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation, unveiled a revamped outdoor basketball court at the “Hoops & Hope: Celebrating Black History and Community” event at Watkins Park Community Center. The mural on the court honors the legacy of Perry Wallace, BE’70, the Vanderbilt University student-athlete who integrated Southeastern Conference varsity basketball.
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28 Vanderbilt students named 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellows |
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The National Science Foundation has selected 28 Vanderbilt students for its 2023 Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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Get engaged with these Juneteenth events |
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Vanderbilt University invites the community to events celebrating Juneteenth hosted by a number of campus partners. Vanderbilt recently announced that university staff will receive Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in United States, as a paid holiday beginning in 2023.
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Vanderbilt community invited to Juneteenth celebration at National Museum of African American Music |
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The Vanderbilt University community is invited to attend Juneteenth activities at the National Museum of African American Music from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 19. To celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, admission is free to all.
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Vanderbilt rocket team wins Altitude Award in 2023 NASA Student Launch competition |
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The Vanderbilt University rocket, New Ham, successfully flew to within 4 feet of its 4,500-foot altitude target to place first and collect the coveted Altitude Award in the 2023 NASA Student Launch competition. The team also earned a first-place award in the STEM Engagement category.
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Blair School of Music to host world-renowned Limón Dance Company for two-week residency |
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The two-week residency will take place June 20–July 1, and will include a free, open-to-the-public interactive outdoor movement class on June 23. Limón’s outdoor classes in New York’s Bryant Park have become very popular events, and they want to bring this same experience to Nashville – come ready to move!
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Deadline to apply for Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering 2023 graduate trainee program is today, June 16 |
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The Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering graduate trainee program builds on the unique strengths of the School of Engineering’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and the Graduate School.
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Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellows recognized at 2023 Spring Postdoc Awards Ceremony |
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The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, in partnership with the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association, announced the 2023 award winners at the Spring Postdoc Awards Ceremony on May 23.
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Celebrate Pride with events all month |
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In celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Vanderbilt is inviting members of the university community to events offered this June through the K.C. Potter Center and the Glammadores LGBTQIA+ Employee Affinity Group, as well as community partners across Nashville.
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Section of Natchez Trace to close starting June 19 for infrastructure project |
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The section of Natchez Trace between Kensington Place and Jess Neely Drive will be closed beginning Monday, June 19, until November. This closure is part of Phase 2 of Vanderbilt University’s Central Utilities Initiative, which supports construction projects in the Frist Athletics Village.
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Vanderbilt community invited to make suggestions for new campus time capsule |
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A campus survey is now available for the Vanderbilt community to make suggestions on what a new campus time capsule should contain. Ideas are now being collected to fill the shoe box–sized box with meaningful relics from life at Vanderbilt today.
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