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NASVHILLE, Tenn. Vanderbilt Law School will hold the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture featuring Professor Paul D. Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at 12:05 p.m. in the Flynn Auditorium.
 
 Professor Butler’s talk is entitled, “The System is Working the Way It’s Supposed To: The Limits of Criminal Justice Reform.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The health dichotomies in the U.S. South often reflect, amplify and shape the political and economic tensions surrounding the politics of health in the U.S. writ large. These topics will be the focal point of he "Politics of Health in the U.S. South" series planned March 17 and 18 at Vanderbilt University.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Norman Wirzba, PhD, Professor of Theology, Ecology and Agrarian studies at Duke University in the Divinity School, the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Sanford School of Public Policy, will present a public lecture at 4 p.m. on Feb. 4 in Light Hall, Room 214 entitled “Why Sustainable Agriculture Matters.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. An informational session about the Mini-Grants will be held on Friday, Jan. 8, from 8:30 - 10 a.m. at the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance offices. 
 
 For more information, contact Clare Sullivan at clare.sullivan@vanderbilt.edu.
 
  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is pleased to announce a new round of mini-grants for Spring 2016.   A letter-of-intent to apply is due Feb. 12, and the deadline for submissions will be Feb. 22.
 
 Two types of mini-grants are available:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core (CERC) is pleased to announce the “Community Scholars Program” for 2016-17, a program that is cultivating a new generation of scholars who are committed to learning and implementing the principles of community engaged research.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Earlier this year, the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council (HNLC) urged city leaders who were considering inclusionary zoning to address the health impacts of housing and neighborhood composition in Davidson County.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance team and community members joined volunteers at the Nashville Rescue Mission Monday, Dec. 14, to serve lunch for the city's homeless and low income residents. Additionally, the MVA collected and donated needed items -- including tissue paper, shampoo and other necessities -- to Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center. The projects were part of an effort by the MVA to give back to the community during the holiday season.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Executive Director Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI has been selected to become a member of the Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC). 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Academic Medicine, a journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, recently published a paper authored by Yvonne Joosten, MPH, Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, and others outlining the approach of Community Engagement Studios (CE Studios).