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January 22, 2024
NASHVILLE & COMMUNITY
Community Engagement Collaboration Fund launches to advance partnerships with local organizations
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The Community Engagement Collaboration Fund aims to help Vanderbilt and the greater Nashville community work better together. Read More
CAMPUS LIFE
Frozen Frontline: Vanderbilt staff step up to keep the university running during bitter cold, snowfall
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In the face of a historic snowfall on Jan. 15, Vanderbilt University staff worked diligently to ensure necessary university operations continued to run during the week of winter weather.  Read More
RESEARCH
Vanderbilt researcher develops web application allowing mapping of archaeological sites in the Andes on a scale not previously seen
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Steven Wernke, associate professor and chair of anthropology, has developed GeoPACHA (Geospatial Platform for Andean Culture, History and Archaeology), a web application that has enabled new discoveries about past human occupation in the Andes that will be featured in six articles in the February issue of the journal Antiquity. Read More
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WATCH: Five things you may not know that Vanderbilt has done to increase pedestrian safety on and around campus.
This Week at VU
 
Jan. 24, 2024
5:30 p.m. • Wellness Center Demonstration Kitchen
Vandy Cooks: French Cuisine – Famous and Influential Worldwide
Jan. 24, 2024
11:30 a.m. • Virtual
Lab-to-Table Conversation: Beyond Addiction – Therapeutic Developments and Societal Impact
Upcoming Events
 
Jan. 25 | Inclusive Book Group: 'Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant'

Jan. 26 | Population and Public Health Colloquium

Jan. 29 | Apex Lecture: 'The State of Protein Structure Prediction and Friends'

Jan. 29 | Vanderbilt Libraries AI Image Generation Boot Camp


Feb. 28 | U.S. Ambassador Nathaniel Fick  Joins Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats
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Latest Headlines
 
#VU2024
WATCH: Tatum Earp composes music with storytelling, family and faith at the core
 
Research
Vanderbilt chemist Ben Brown awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI
 
Human Resources
Electronic W-2s now available
 
Funding Opportunity
Digital Lab at Heard Libraries seeks faculty projects to fund in 2024
 
Research
Innovation Ignition Fund launches a pilot program to support early-stage therapeutic projects with translational viability
 
Employee Appreciation
Faculty, staff appreciation women’s basketball game is Feb. 18
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VU in the News
 
Business Insider: It looks like Elon Musk is a bit envious of Mark Zuckerberg's control over Meta
Joshua White, assistant professor of finance, is quoted.
 
Politico: The looming AI monopolies
Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor's Professor, professor of law and Director of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, is quoted.
 
The Tennessean: Study: It takes years for child victims of gun violence to heal from mental scars
Kelsey Gastineau, assistant professor of pediatrics, and Joseph Fusco, assistant professor of pediatric surgery, is quoted.

Today: Immunity cubes are going viral for preventing illness. A dietitian explains if they really work
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.
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