Year: 2011

Michael Moore, Oscar and Emmy-winning director of films "Roger & Me," "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11," will speak at Vanderbilt University, Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Read More

(iStockphoto) The monthly test of the Vanderbilt outdoor warning sirens, originally scheduled for noon on Saturday, Oct. 1, will be postponed to prevent interference with scheduled events on campus. The test will take place at noon on Saturday, Oct. 8. During tests, the sirens typically sound for 15 to 30… Read More

Developed with FranklinCovey, The 7 Habits of Healthy People is a one-day engaging experience based on the timeless principles found in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the best selling business and audio book of all time, authored by Dr. Stephen R. Covey. Read More

David Ernst (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s David Ernst, professor of physics and astronomy, has won the Francis G. Slack Award from the Southeast Section of the American Physical Society. The award is given for “excellence in service to physics in the Southeast.”… Read More

Did you know Health Plus offers short and informative Wellcasts on a variety of topics to support your active lifestyle? Subjects include: Hydrate to Feel Great, Why Muscle Matters, Maximizing Performance with a Nutrition Strategy, Protein for an Active Lifestyle, and many more. Read More

Vanderbilt University researcher James Fraser has done extensive research on FEMA, buyouts and flood mitigation policies and is available to talk to media about the recent freeze on FEMA funding. Read More

Watch video of the first Green Bag Luncheon Series, “Cooking with Sustainable and Local Food from the VU Farmers’ Market,” which took place on September 21. The presenters were Stacey Kendrick, coordinator of health promotion for faculty/staff health and wellness at Health Plus, and Jeff Themm, director of the Nashville… Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) A new website will serve as the central location to coordinate charitable giving by Vanderbilt faculty and staff to the university, to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and to the Nashville community, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced Sept. 22. Vanderbilt Gives consolidates the annual Community Giving, Faculty-Staff… Read More

Watch video of Jonathan Metzl, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Medicine, Health and Society speaking on “The future of the Vanderbilt Center for Medicine, Health and Society” Sept. 21, 2011. Read More

Tiffany Clarke giving a media interview. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The Southeastern Conference announced its 2011-12 women’s basketball television schedule Sept. 22, and the Commodores will play on TV 10 times during the regular season. Read More

The kick-off for this November event is on Sept. 10. Read More

Open Enrollment, the annual opportunity to take charge of your benefits and elect the coverage that fits your needs for the coming year, is Oct. 1-14. This is an active enrollment, which means you need to enroll by 5 p.m. Oct. 14 to receive the coverage you want. If… Read More

Dr. Michelle Holmes (photo courtesy of Harvard School of Public Health) Michelle Holmes, an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the H
arvard School of Public Health, will talk about “The Next Health Frontier: Chronic Diseases in Africa” at noon Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Light… Read More

William Spickard UPDATE: William Spickard, a 14-year-old who went missing on the Vanderbilt campus in the late afternoon on Sept. 25, has been found in good condition in McGugin Center. Original post: The Vanderbilt University Police Department and the Nashville Police Department are searching for a missing boy… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) University and medical center staff will participate together this year in an employee engagement survey. Beginning Monday, Oct. 17, the Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey will be emailed directly to staff from an outside vendor, HR Solutions, a Chicago-based company that conducts opinion surveys for more than 500… Read More

Solar film has been installed at the Vanderbilt co-generation power plant in a project sponsored by the Vanderbilt Green Fund. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) An innovative solar energy installation now adorns a concrete silo at the Vanderbilt co-generation power plant. The unique, 8.16-kilowatt, student-initiated solar project – made possible by funding… Read More

One Magnolia Circle at Peabody College. (Vanderbilt) The Peabody College building that houses the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, the Department of Special Education and the Susan Gray School has received a long-anticipated new name. Known in recent years as the MRL building, the original Mental Retardation… Read More

See what makes Vanderbilt one of the most highly respected and most engaging universities and research institutions in the world. We give you a look at Vanderbilt by the numbers. [vucastblurb]… Read More

These days, just about anyone who sees a pink lapel ribbon knows it symbolizes breast cancer awareness. But a light blue ribbon? Well, that’s another story. The symbol for prostate cancer awareness is far less recognizable than its feminine counterpart, just as the disease itself is far less in… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Dear Colleagues, Vanderbilt is a “giving” institution. Through providing access to a distinctive educational experience to many talented young students, through discovery that gives meaning to life and through research that leads to cures for human maladies, we serve humanity and seek to respond to… Read More