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ALUMNI ACCOLADES
John M. Jumper, DeepMind researcher and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus, shares 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
John M. Jumper, BS’07, is one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 9. Jumper currently is a senior staff research scientist for DeepMind, a London-based company that made a huge leap forward in solving the protein folding problem using artificial intelligence. He is the second Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus to win a Nobel Prize, joining Muhammad Yunus, PhD’71, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.Read More
ATHLETICS
Join us for a send-off conversation with Coach Clark Lea as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Football heads to Kentucky
We invite you to connect with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ football head coach Clark Lea and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee on Friday, Oct. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT. During this virtual conversation, hear directly from Coach Lea about our recent thrilling victory and what it means for the next chapter of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ football. Coach Lea and AD Lee will share insights into the program’s continued growth, the important role our community of fans plays in our success and how you can be a part of it.
CIVIL DISCOURSE
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will hold second annual Free Speech Week Oct. 15–22
Free Speech Week will feature three student debates, a lecture by American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah Archer, and the inaugural Global Free Speech Summit, a two-day symposium with renowned national and international guests advancing efforts for free speech around the globe.Read More
On Saturday, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ football defeated top-ranked Alabama before a sold-out crowd at FirstBank Stadium. Click the image above to take a look at some of our favorite social media moments from a historic night for Commodore Nation.
This Week at VU
Oct. 12, 2024 6:45 p.m. • SEC Network
Oct. 13, 2024 6 p.m. • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Soccer Complex
Oct. 14, 2024 8 a.m.–3 p.m. • VUIT Hill Center and the Bryan Center Building
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