A Year Like No Other: How a Global Pandemic Led to Vanderbilt University's Proudest Moment

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Synopsis
The University that was at the heart of the research to discover the vaccines for the pandemic pens the story of how it all happened.In 2020, as COVID-19 threw the U.S. higher education system into turmoil, university administrators around the country debated whether it was prudent—or even possible—to teach students in person or conduct laboratory research amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. For the leadership at Vanderbilt University, the answer to the question was a resounding Yes. Viewing residential education and collaborative research as essential to its academic and societal mission, Vanderbilt was one of a small number of America&’s top universities to put rigorous safety protocols in place to allow students, faculty, and research personnel back to campus in the fall. Told with recollections and insights from Vanderbilt&’s leaders, students, faculty, and staff, and moving at a pace matching the events it describes, A Year Like No Other takes readers from Vanderbilt&’s near-shutdown in the spring through its reopening for the 2020–2021 academic year, providing an inside look at how the university coped not only with COVID-19, but also with a tragic night of tornadoes and the urgent calls for racial justice following the killing of George Floyd. A Year Like No Other also highlights some of the vital contributions that faculty at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made to the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, with research fueled in part by Dolly Parton, the beloved country music legend. A Year Like No Other captures a singular moment in the university&’s history while delivering a concise portrait of successful crisis management playing out amid the fast-changing circumstances of global health threats and a barrage of local hardships.
Copyright:
2021

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
240 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781637630044
Publisher:
Forefront Books
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Copyrighted By:
Vanderbilt University
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Daniel Diermeier

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