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Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 |
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| Major Jackson wins 2023 Academy of American Poets Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement |
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For his “eclectic but refined, musical, talky and witty” poetry, renowned poet Major Jackson, professor of English, director of creative writing and holder of the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, has been awarded the 2023 Academy of American Poets Fellowship.
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| Marjan Rafat wins Biomedical Engineering Society's CMBE Young Innovator Award |
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Chemical and biomedical engineer and cancer researcher Marjan Rafat has received the Young Innovator Award from the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering division of the Biomedical Engineering Society. The CMBE Young Innovator Award is a distinguished honor for young faculty in the biomolecular engineering field.
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| Vanderbilt joins The Precisionists, other employers in creating careers for 500 neurodiverse individuals in Nashville |
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Vanderbilt University and the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt are collaborating with The Precisionists, Inc., a Wilmington, Delaware-based company that assesses, trains and employs neurodiverse adults to carry out project-based consulting work. TPI anticipates steady growth in Nashville and plans to create more than 500 local jobs for adults with autism and neurodiversities within the next three to five years.
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| Open Enrollment 2024 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 Open Enrollment for 2024 benefits coverage. Watch for communications from VU Human Resources between now and the Open Enrollment period, Oct. 16–27.
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| Nominate a graduating student for the Outstanding Senior Award |
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The Outstanding Senior Award recognizes an exceptional graduating student who has gone above and beyond to build a better Vanderbilt campus. Nominations are due by Friday, Sept. 29.
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| History of early Cherokee, Chickasaw students explored in library exhibit; conversation this Thursday |
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Vanderbilt Law School professor Daniel Sharfstein will host a conversation with the National Trail of Tears Association’s Tory Wayne Poteete and the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Charles Tate on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. They will discuss research that contributed to Cherokee and Chickasaw Students at Vanderbilt, 1885–1899, an exhibit on display at Central Library through Sept. 29.
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| Vanderbilt University Plant Operations renamed, restructured to better serve university community |
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Vanderbilt University Plant Operations, a division within Facilities, is being renamed to Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations to better encapsulate all the roles and duties of the organization.
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| National Postdoc Appreciation Week is Sept. 18–22 |
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National Postdoc Appreciation Week continues through Friday, Sept. 22. In collaboration with many campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has curated a roster of events in celebration of the Vanderbilt postdoc community.
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| Applications for Vanderbilt-Fisk Postdoctoral Fellowship Program now open |
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The Vanderbilt-Fisk Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed to offer opportunities for Vanderbilt Ph.D.s to build their teaching and scholarship portfolios while simultaneously offering fellows the opportunity to receive dedicated mentoring from faculty at both institutions. Applications are due by Oct. 18, and selected fellows will be announced Nov. 1.
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| Flulapalooza is Sept. 27; high-dose vaccine will be available |
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Celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Flulapalooza mass influenza vaccination event on Sept. 27. This year, a high-dose vaccine will be available to faculty and staff who are eligible to receive it. The CDC recommends the high-dose flu vaccine for faculty and staff who are 65 and older, as it has been shown to be more effective in this age group than the standard flu vaccine.
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| Vanderbilt Campus Dining launches Get Well Meals program to support sick students |
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Get Well Meals is designed to provide nourishing and comforting meals to students who are not feeling well, ensuring they receive the care and support they need when unable to visit campus dining halls.
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