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This week’s Physics and Astronomy Colloquium is on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 4:00 PM, in Stevenson Center 4327*.                  *Reception at 3:30 PM | Stevenson Center 6333 Speaker information and topic below: Jonathan McMurry (Associate Vice President for Research, Professor of Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University) Being Crash Davis Ain’t So Bad:… Read More

AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Dr. Desney Tan of Microsoft Health September 6-8 in the AMA forum on the VPhD site Desney Tan (Ph.D. Computer Science, 2004) is Senior Director of Microsoft's Clinical Sensing and Analytics group and has been honored for his work on whole-body computing. He is… Read More

Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy (ESEP) will be hosting a webinar entitled, “Golden Goose: Celebrating Science through Storytelling”. Erin Heath, Associate Director of Government Relations, AAAS and Julia Smith, Senior Federal Relations Officer, AAU will share a brief history of the Golden Goose Award and explain how storytelling can have… Read More

ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Concert Genetics Clinical Data Scientist Intern 810 Crescent Center Drive Suite 280 Franklin, TN 37067   Concert Genetics (www.concertgenetics.com), formerly NextGxDx, is a healthcare IT company located in Franklin, TN.  Our mission is to provide tools that connect, unify, and… Read More

Lab courses provide a rich opportunity for experiential learning, giving students time, space, and support to develop into practicing scientists and engineers. Lab courses also, however, carry their own challenges. How do we best foster the ways of thinking that characterize our disciplines? How do we also help students develop… Read More

In this workshop, the Center for Teaching will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. This workshop is open to Vanderbilt graduate students & Postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. All teaching experience levels are welcome. Facilitators: Kylie… Read More

Science, Journalism, and Democracy: Grappling with a New Reality Wednesday, September 6, 2017 The current media landscape is a confusing swirl of reality, misinformation, and so-called fake news. Where does science communication fit into this mess? And how can science communicators navigate a political climate that's increasingly hostile to… Read More

PreFlight Program- Accepting Applications The Wond’ry in partnership with the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are excited to once again offer a 10-week PreFlight program for aspiring Vanderbilt entrepreneurs. This course will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 4 to 5:15 pm… Read More

“Career Empowerment for Women in Science” Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 | 3-4 p.m. ET | FREE For women pursuing careers in the sciences, there are a number of unique challenges. Fortunately, there are also a number of strategies that women can employ to allow their talent, intelligence and scientific skill to shine… Read More