Nashville, TN - Students and faculty at Vanderbilt UniversityВ and Vanderbilt University Medical Center can nowВ be notified rapidly in the event of an emergency.В 

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The school has implemented a new alert systemВ named “Alert-VU”, which is powered by the W.A.R.N.В alerting protocolВ in use by such diverse U.S. agencies as the US Department of Defense, US Department of Homeland Security, and the Defense Logistics Agency.

Other US-based campuses using the W.A.R.N. solution include the University of Nebraska, the University of Kentucky, Case Western Reserve University, University of California - Davis, the University of South Alabama, and others.

The wide area rapid notification system works by sending mass text messages, e-mail and phone calls during an emergency. The free service is available to anyone on the Vanderbilt University or Medical Center campus.

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