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Final Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series lecture set for March 28
Mar. 15, 2018—Margaret Livingstone, Ph.D., the Takeda Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, will present this year's final Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series Lecture on March 28.
Registration open for 2018 Tennessee Disability MegaConference
Mar. 15, 2018—Registration is open for the 2018 Tennessee Disability MegaConference, to be held May 24–25 at the Nashville Airport Marriott. This year’s theme is “Rising Strong Together.”
Silence, denial keeps America steeped in opioid addiction, Kennedy says
Mar. 14, 2018—Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy advocated for better treatment of mental health issues and spoke candidly about his struggles during a Chancellor's Lecture Series discussion on Tuesday.
Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University expand partnership to develop novel treatment approaches for cancer
Mar. 14, 2018—New agreement will pursue therapies targeting MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia 1), which is highly prevalent in many difficult-to-treat cancers.
Lisa Monteggia to lead Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Mar. 12, 2018—Leading neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia has been named the Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today.
VUIIS Center for Small Animal Imaging open house March 23
Mar. 9, 2018—The Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science's Center for Small Animal Imaging is having an open house March 23.
Nine new endowed chair recipients honored
Mar. 5, 2018—Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28.
Faculty can learn more about internal funding, resources at March 22 event
Mar. 5, 2018—More than 15 programs, including internal funding initiatives and professional development opportunities, will be showcased March 22 at the Faculty Funding and Resource Fair.
Research participants needed for neurofibromatosis study focused on reading difficulties
Mar. 1, 2018—The Vanderbilt Education and Brain Sciences Research Lab is seeking participants age 8 to 20 for a research study focusing on reading difficulties and neurofibromatosis.
Wear Blue March 2, decorate your work area for colon cancer awareness
Feb. 28, 2018—March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Wear Blue on March 2 to spread the word about colon cancer screening. As a department or group, decorate your work area in blue to raise awareness.
Mark Seidenberg delivers Educational Neuroscience talk April 6
Feb. 23, 2018—The lecture will focus on the need to look closely at linguistic differences between language used in the home and in schools.
Competition announcement: 2018 NIH S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants
Feb. 22, 2018—The National Institutes of Health has posted information for the 2018 S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants programs. These programs and links to their program announcements are: Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (SIG) (link is external): The SIG Program funds grant awards in the $50,000 to $600,000 range. Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research Grant Program (SIFAR)...
