Month: August 2011

A celebrity had entered the concourse at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, causing quite a sensation. Eyes wide and mouths gaping open, onlookers young and old stopped in their tracks to gawk at the visitor, and many whipped out cell phones to snap a photo. But then they started asking… Read More

Enrich your life by hosting international students in your home. Read More

Watch video of Jay Michaelson, executive director of Nehirim (a nonprofit which builds community for LGBT Jews, partners and allies), speaking Aug. 4 on “Queer Scholarship and Queer Activism: Liminality, Identity and the Plight of the ‘Good Gays.’” In cooperation with the Human Rights Campaign, the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender,… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have demonstrated that dopamine produced outside the brain – in the kidneys – is important for renal function, blood pressure regulation and life span. Read More

Researchers identify protein partners that may keep the lens of the eye transparent – and free from cataracts. Read More

The website to register or renew parking permits opens Aug. 8 for university and nursing school faculty and staff. This does not apply to medical center personnel. To register or renew your permit, please click on the link, log in, and select “Purchase Permits” from the… Read More

Now that summer is here and people are spending more time outside, it is important to protect yourself and loved ones from UV rays emitted by the sun.  Did you know that a regular T-shirt has an SPF rating of below 15?  What is an SPF anyway?  Emma… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit has received a $1.6 million contract from the National Institutes of Health for a novel approach to vaccine development. Read More

Stop by any participating Middle Tennessee Dairy Queen on Aug. 11 to support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, by purchasing a Blizzard. Proceeds will benefit the hospital. Contact: Allison Sambola, (615) 343-0722    … Read More

Dr. Tom Elasy, medical director of the Vanderbilt-Eskind Diabetes Clinic, has been named director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health. Read More

Vanderbilt junior John Jenkins was selected to the final 12-man roster for the World University Games August 13-23 in China. Read More

There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out of diamond. Read More

Check out the August edition of What’s in Season to learn what you can find at your favorite local farmers’ markets beginning in August. There’s also a recipe using market items for Rustic Ratatouille. The 2011 Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market is now in full swing at two locations: Vanderbilt University… Read More

Feminist theologian Mary E. Hunt spoke Aug. 1 as part of the Summer Institute for Seminary Students, sponsored by the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality and the Human Rights Campaign. Watch video of Hunt, co-founder and co-director of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, speaking on… Read More

Metro Nashville Police investigated a suspicious item at the West End Marriott near campus, blocking some campus traffic for about two hours. Read More

Health Plus invites you to stop by and have your weight, blood pressure and body mass index checked at these times and locations: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in Room 201 of Kirkland Hall. 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, to Friday, Aug. 12, at… Read More

Franklin met up with fans at Corner Pub in Midtown Nashville. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Space 204 will kick off its fall season with another kick-off of sorts. Coop Curatorial Collective’s inaugural exhibition, My mind is telling me know but my body is telling me yes, will be on display Thursday, Aug. 25, though Friday, Oct. 7. Read More

After 10 years as Vanderbilt’s head women’s soccer coach, Coach Ronnie Woodard has announced her retirement, effective immediately. Vice Chancellor David Williams appointed current assistant Derek Greene as interim head coach. Read More

The bridge will not re-open Aug. 1 as originally scheduled. Read More