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August 30th: MHS Student/Faculty Ice Cream Social
Jul. 13, 2022—Tuesday, August 30th, 4:00-5:30pm, Calhoun Portico Interested in global health, medicine, public health, health policies and economies, and more? Come join the students and faculty of Medicine, Health, and Society at our Ice Cream Social. Open to current MHS students and faculty, anyone interested in learning more about MHS, and everyone who likes ice cream!...
October 19th: MHS Advising Pizza Party
Jul. 13, 2022—Wednesday, October 19th, 12:00-2:00pm, Calhoun Portico All MHS students are invited to attend our semi-annual Registration Advising event under the Calhoun Portico (outside). During this time, students can meet briefly with an advisor and have registration holds removed from their account. Please bring your MHS Major Checklist form with you to the event. You will...
Professor Aimi Hamraie and collaborator Kelsie Acton published an account of their Remote Access Archive project on the Social Science Research Council’s Just Tech platform
Jun. 29, 2022—Professor Aimi Hamraie and collaborator Kelsie Acton published an account of their Remote Access Archive project on the Social Science Research Council’s Just Tech platform. The project documents ways that disabled people have used remote participation technologies, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is funded by the National Science Foundation for the 2022-2023...
Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab founders conduct first research on health effects of legal same-sex marriage
Jun. 22, 2022—Christopher Carpenter, LGBTQ+ Policy Lab Director, E. Bronson Ingram Chair, and professor of economics, and Gilbert Gonzales, lab associate director and assistant professor of medicine, health, and society.Read more here.
MHS students and alumni named Fulbright Scholars
Jun. 22, 2022—MHS students and alumni awarded 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants include: Iris Kim, BS’21, to conduct research in South Korea Abhi Nathan, BS’21, Fulbright-Nehru Award to conduct research in India Maya Taylor, BS’21, Fulbright-Nehru Award to conduct research in India Mary Elaine Hanna, BA’20, English Teaching Assistantship to Spain Raina Harpalani, BA’22, English Teaching Assistantship...
VUSNAPS and Dr. Tara McKay are featured as part of this month’s Aging Matters: Aging with Pride PBS
Jun. 20, 2022—VUSNAPS and Dr. Tara McKay are featured as part of this month’s Aging Matters: Aging with Pride PBS series along with faces you may know from VUMC and the community. Check it out below! https://www.pbs.org/video/aging-with-pride-imgiz8/
“Facts & Evidence: Navigating the Gun Debate in America” w/ Jonathan Metzl
Jun. 3, 2022—Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a live virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at noon to discuss the issue of gun violence in America featuring expert faculty and guest speakers including Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzl and James Blumstein, and Georgetown University’s Mary McCord. Samar Ali,...
In Science magazine, Prof Laura Stark publishes review of Puglionesi’s In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession & Landscapes of American Empire (Scribner)
May. 31, 2022—In Science magazine, Prof Laura Stark publishes review of Puglionesi’s In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession & Landscapes of American Empire (Scribner). Read it here.
Professor Aimi Hamraie was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for their project Disability Culture and Technology.
May. 3, 2022—Professor Aimi Hamraie was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for their project Disability Culture and Technology. The grant will support the creation of a public archive documenting the ways that disabled people have used technology for remote participation, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more here.