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By Sarah PlatkinPosted on

Lack of rural physicians: battle with expanding health access in rural areas

Lack of rural physicians: battle with expanding health access in rural areas Sarah Platkin | January 27, 2023 About 20 percent of Americans live in…

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By Erica GuelfiPosted on

The First Step in a Long Journey: The Importance of Early STEM Exposure

Erica Guelfi | Dec 15, 2022 For many students, STEM is a lifelong journey, often one that starts early in life. Children who are exposed…

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By Marlo ArmstrongPosted on

STEM Advice: Why Your Mental Health is Important

Active Minds hosts a STEM x Mental Health Panel with Dr. Todd and Dr. Starko Marlo Armstrong | November 29, 2022 On October 25, Vanderbilt’s…

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By Sarah PlatkinPosted on

Vanderbilt University Receives Intense Backlash for Transgender Health Clinic

Sarah Platkin | November 10, 2022 TW: Mentions of Transphobia On August 24, 2022, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) opened up a transgender health clinic.…

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By Bryan HanPosted on

Lying with Science

Bryan Han | October 19, 2022 We like to think that we are correct when it comes to science. Whether it is some new dieting…

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By Marlo ArmstrongPosted on

STEM Advice: Dear Underclassmen…

Upperclassmen give advice to underclassmen on how to be successful as a student in STEM. Marlo Armstrong | October 11, 2022 STEM has often been…

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By Otobong UdofiaPosted on

The Loosening of COVID-19 Restrictions

This change in policy demonstrates how leaders have to balance the public’s desire to return to normalcy (e.g. more students in-person) with the ever-present dangers of COVID-19 (e.g. the possibility of mass transmission of the virus).

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By Connie HuPosted on

Global Warming and Snowstorm Uri

A few weeks ago, winter storm Uri brought four inches of snow and a whole week of snow flurries and freezing temperatures to campus.

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By Cassidy JohnsonPosted on

My 24-hour Experience with Vanderbilt’s Isolation Protocols

It’s widely known that if a student living on-campus tested positive for the virus, they will be moved to a specially designated quarantine dorm. Other than that, not much else is known about what COVID-19 housing procedures look like.

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