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| 7 questions with School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet |
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Philippe Fauchet, the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering, will step down as dean on June 30 and rejoin the school’s faculty in 2024 after a sabbatical. Here, Fauchet answers seven questions reflecting on his tenure, during which the School of Engineering has grown in a number of areas.
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| Diermeier to host online all-staff meeting March 1 |
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Chancellor Daniel Diermeier has announced a March 1 online meeting for all staff that will focus on the university’s spring events. The 30-minute meeting will begin at 3 p.m.
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| ‘50 Ideas, 50 Solutions in 50 Days’ to spotlight Vanderbilt staff innovation, solve workplace challenges |
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As part of Vanderbilt’s efforts to enhance the staff experience, a new digital suggestion box is open for ideas from creative university staff members seeking to solve issues they have experienced with systems or processes in their work. To build awareness about this effort, the Wond’ry is leading “50 Ideas, 50 Solutions in 50 Days: Innovating for the Next 150 Years of Vanderbilt University.”
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| Faculty, staff invited to learn about inner workings of campus at Facilities University |
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The Vanderbilt University Facilities Department will host several sessions of Facilities University, a series of classes to educate faculty and staff about the inner workings of the department.
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| Nominations open for Spring Staff Awards; save the date for staff assembly on May 22 |
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Know a staff member deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a staff award through March 10. The winners will be announced at the Spring Staff Assembly on May 22.
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| Vanderbilt chemical engineering professor wins NSF CAREER Award to explore new direction in colloidal science |
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Vanderbilt engineering professor Carlos Silvera Batista has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to understand the behavior of charged particles in the presence of simultaneous electric fields. That knowledge will be used to direct the assembly of particles into advanced reconfigurable materials. |
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| Provost awards 44 immersion faculty mentoring grants |
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Forty-four faculty members have received the first Provost’s Faculty Grant for Culminating Projects in Immersion to support mentorship of students as they complete their immersion projects.
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| Latest ‘ON THE HILL’ government relations report available |
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Vanderbilt’s Division of Government and Community Relations has published the 10th issue of its ON THE HILL government relations report. The biannual report summarizes Vanderbilt’s activities over the past six months at the federal, state and local levels of government.
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| Frist Center seeking applications for new fellows, affiliates |
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The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation has announced its 2023 call for membership, which allows Vanderbilt faculty and staff to apply to become affiliates or fellows of the center. Applications are due by March 15.
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| Severe weather at Vanderbilt: Do you know what to do? |
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Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week is Feb. 19–25, and the National Weather Service in Nashville uses each day of the week to bring attention to severe weather safety topics.
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| ‘Explorations in Research’ is today |
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The Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt invites undergraduate students to attend the fifth annual Explorations in Research on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. The event will convene researchers from all disciplines to network with students and foster possible new collaborations.
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| Medical Center Drive will close to nonemergency traffic on Feb. 25 |
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Incoming traffic from 21st Avenue onto Medical Center Drive will be limited to emergency vehicles only on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the installation of a crane for work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Medical Center Drive will be closed in both directions.
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| Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘How I Got Over: Navigating Academia as a Black Scientist’ Feb. 27 |
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A Lab-to-Table Conversation on Monday, Feb. 27, will discuss some of the challenges that Black trainees and faculty face in their STEM fields of study and the strategies they’ve used to be successful in the face of these challenges.
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| Climate-smart jobs and clean economy topic of Smart Jobs Summit Feb. 28 |
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Climate change is a major driver of job creation in the Southeast and around the world. Vanderbilt University will host a discussion about the growth of the clean economy and smart jobs in the region on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room.
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| REGISTER: Former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan to discuss civil discourse in the disinformation age Feb. 28 |
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U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who represented Ohio’s 13th Congressional District for 20 years, will visit Vanderbilt to discuss his efforts to work across party lines at an event hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. This in-person-only event will be in Wilson Hall, Room 103.
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| Vanderbilt to celebrate Black History Month with February event lineup |
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Vanderbilt University will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe.
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