Year: 2011

Don’t have tickets to Wicked? A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for each performance of Wicked, which runs Oct. 19 through Nov. 6 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall. Prior to each performance, those… Read More

Adolpho Birch (Image courtesy of the Vanderbilt University Law School) Adolpho Birch, a Vanderbilt Law School alumnus and senior vice president of law and labor policy for the National Football League, will speak about his role within the NFL at the law school Friday, Oct. 21. Birch’s presentation… Read More

Photo courtesy Sony/BMG Books, Bubbles & Blues, the annual fundraiser for Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Loveless Barn. Enjoy champagne cocktails, a fall fashion show, rockin’ blues music and a silent auction that includes international… Read More

The Occupy Wall Street movement could offer a similar opportunity to left-wing politicians as the Tea Party movement did to the right, says a Vanderbilt University historian. Read More

Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction members (C-span) These days the news is full of stories about the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, nicknamed the Super Committee, and whether it can come up with a politically acceptable way to reduce the ballooning federal deficit. This… Read More

Cathey Norton, a physical therapist at the Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute at Vanderbilt’s Bill Wilkerson Center, will present “Vestibular Deficits and Vestibular Rehabilitation” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Light Hall, Room 214. Feel free to bring your lunch to this Geriatrics and Gerontology… Read More

New crosswalk signage is popping up around campus, thanks to some concerned individuals. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt University) Last December, Malcolm Getz was standing at the corner of 21st Avenue and Grand, facing the Mellow Mushroom restaurant. When the light changed and the crosswalk signal indicated it was safe… Read More

The fourth annual DigitalVU month is under way with a great lineup of speakers and events. The month of workshops, open houses, lectures, discussions and more is designed to share information on all things online, from social media, to video, to programming topics and more with members of the Vanderbilt… Read More

Antibodies to the 2009 H1N1 influenza strain reveal new insights into how antibody diversity forms and functions, with possible implications for designing flu vaccines. Read More

Structural studies are providing insight to how aflatoxin – a toxin produced by fungi – contributes to cancer development. Read More

"Thinking of It" by María Magdalena Campos-Pons One of the most significant artists to emerge from the Cuban post-revolutionary era will lead a faculty discussion about race in her native country on Wednesday, Oct. 12. María Magdalena Campos-Pons, who is a visiting artist on campus Oct. 9-18,… Read More

A protein critical in heart development may also play a part in colon cancer progression. Read More

(image courtesy of Alfredo Rodríguez) Great Performances at Vanderbilt will host jazz phenomenon and piano virtuoso Alfredo Rodríguez at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Langford Auditorium. The Cuban-born Rodríguez was schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana and is known to call up images of legendary… Read More

(courtesy of VUPD) On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:25 p.m., a female student, while taking a shower in Scales Hall, noticed a cell phone/camera over the top of the shower stall. The student was able to see the intruder. Once seen, he ran out of the restroom, down the… Read More

This Week on VUCast: How sticky mittens could help kids with autism A new toolkit to make doctor’s visits easier May the force be with us… See Yoda’s ties to Vanderbilt It’s all in this week’s VUCast —… Read More

Astronomer David Weintraub has given introductory astronomy a “CSI” format by following the scientific evidence that gives us the age of the universe and has put this in a popular science book. Read More

In college, Ashley Rowatt Karpinos, M.D., was an elite athlete, one of the best NCAA swimmers in the country. She says the dedication and work ethic she brought to the pool continues to serve her as she seeks an unorthodox combination of specialties in her medical career. Sure, the uniforms… Read More

Health Plus staff Stacey Kendrick and Brad Awalt discuss what’s new about the Go for the Gold program in 2011. A wellness credit of up to $240 is available to benefits-eligible faculty and staff by completing Go for the Gold. The deadline is Monday, Oct. Read More

(photo courtesy of Clare Murphy) An Irish storyteller who has traveled the world with her dynamic performances recently visited Vanderbilt on her way to the prestigious National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn. Clare Murphy is a strong believer in the value of storytelling in entertainment as well… Read More

Open Enrollment is Oct. 1-14 and all benefits-eligible employees need to enroll. Even if you’re keeping the same benefits for 2012, you still must enroll. How to enroll Get educated. Explore a variety of resources on the Open Enrollment website, including the new interactive eMagazine, to learn… Read More