myVU Take Note
Parents and children needed for research study on reading development
Jan. 29, 2016—Participants are needed for a research study investigating reading development in children.
‘Science diplomacy’ focus of Nobel laureate Agre’s Discovery Lecture
Jan. 14, 2016—Peter Agre, M.D., a Nobel laureate who advocates the use of medical science to advance international diplomacy, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in room 208 Light Hall.
Save 20 percent on hearing aids with employee discount Dec. 1-Jan. 31
Dec. 3, 2015—The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is proud to offer a 20 percent discount on hearing aids to Vanderbilt employees from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, 2016.
VCH Taco Bell closing for renovations
Nov. 25, 2015—Make note of regular business hours for dining locations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
‘Messages of Hope’ prostate cancer event is Dec. 11
Nov. 24, 2015—"Messages of Hope: Advances in Prostate Cancer Prevention, Research and Treatment," a free program for prostate cancer survivors, caregivers and health professionals, will be held Friday, Dec. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
VUMC recognized as social media national leader
Nov. 24, 2015—Vanderbilt University Medical Center was honored for excellence in social media programs with two eHealthcare Leadership Awards at the 2015 Healthcare Internet Conference.
Five candidates sought for Runyon Cancer Clinical Investigator Award
Nov. 13, 2015—Vanderbilt University may nominate five candidates for the 2016 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Award.
Candidates sought for Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program
Nov. 13, 2015—Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program.
Construction blasting planned for next three weeks
Nov. 5, 2015—The contractor for the new Village 21 project at the corner of Wedgewood Avenue and 21st Avenue S. will be blasting Monday through Friday this week and for the following two weeks.
Save the date for annual MLK lecture
Nov. 4, 2015—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and School of Medicine, in conjunction with the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series, will present Dr. Rita K. Adeniran on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.
More secure LDAP authentication requires action from application owners
Oct. 21, 2015—Vanderbilt IT will install a new certificate for LDAP, which is an enterprise service that software applications can use to authenticate users, when the current certificate expires Dec. 5.
Box to introduce new design, updates by Nov. 2
Oct. 21, 2015—Box recently announced that its Web application will have a new look and feel, as well as performance updates, by Nov. 2.
