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  9 things you need to know this week  
 
 
 
 
     
1.   Inaugural Free Speech Week fosters dialogue, collaboration at Vanderbilt
    Vanderbilt celebrated its “bedrock principle” of free speech through a series of panels and discussions Oct. 10–17 during the university’s inaugural celebration of national Free Speech Week and in support of the recently launched Dialogue Vanderbilt initiative. [ Read More ]
     
     
2.   Story Photo 2023 Family Weekend celebrates students and families
    The Vanderbilt community welcomed more than 4,000 family members and friends to campus Oct. 13–15 to celebrate this year’s Family Weekend. [ Read More ]
     
     
3.   WATCH: Computer science major helps fight infectious diseases with AI-focused Immersion Vanderbilt project
    Today’s fight against infectious diseases is being waged in the computer lab as much as the wet lab. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, Vanderbilt researchers and students like School of Engineering undergraduate Karen Pu are expanding the power of computer modeling to identify mutating viruses—and potentially improve vaccines. [ Read More ]
     
     
4.   REMINDER: Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair student proposals accepted through Oct. 24
    The Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt invites undergraduate students to submit proposals for the annual fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair, which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 9. [ Read More ]
     
     
5.   Office of Cybersecurity hosts Virtual Town Hall Oct. 24
    VUIT’s Office of Cybersecurity is hosting a virtual town hall on Oct. 24 as a part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Chief Information Officer Jess Evans, along with Chief Information Security Officer Shane Callahan, will share the progress our university’s security program has made over the past year—and what’s coming next. [ Read More ]
     
     
6.   Student Care Network hosts annual Wellbeing Fair Oct. 26
    Student Care Network offices, campus partners and student organizations will be in attendance Oct. 26 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., to share information about services, engage students in activities and hand out swag. There will be free food, gentle yoga/sound meditation, chair massages and more. This event is open to all Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. [ Read More ]
     
     
7.   London-based artist to visit as global scholar in residence Oct. 23–28
    Glory Samjolly joins an impressive list of scholars being brought to Vanderbilt by the Global Scholars in Residence program, which was introduced in November 2022 by the Office of the Chancellor. [ Read More ]
     
     
8.   Vanderbilt hosts ‘TEDxNashville Women: In Good Company’ Nov. 2
    This TEDxNashville Women event will bring together leaders, thinkers and creatives for engaging conversations and thought-provoking talks on topics that affect women. [ Read More ]
     
     
9.   Vanderbilt to celebrate veterans at campus breakfast Nov. 13
    Vanderbilt will celebrate the many ways that military veterans strengthen and enrich our community with several initiatives marking Veterans Day 2023. [ Read More ]
     
 
 
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