Year: 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Investigators seek clues to resistance to melanoma drug

    Investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and several other centers may be one step closer to finding out why some melanoma patients relapse after treatment with a promising new drug. Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    StudioVU lecture to feature Trenton Doyle Hancock Feb. 22

    "And Then It all Came Back to Me" by Trenton Doyle Hancock Wildly imaginative, multifaceted artist Trenton Doyle Hancock will lecture on his past and future work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, on the Vanderbilt campus. His lecture, to take place in the Stephenson Center, Room 4327, is part… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Orientation for Vanderbilt Weight Workshop Jan. 30

    The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Health Plus, is offering the Vanderbilt Weight Workshop, a holistic approach to promoting healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being for adults. A Tuesday evening class (5:30-7 p.m.) is forming with FREE orientation… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Health Plus offers heart-healthy Count on Your Heart program

    During National Heart Month in February and National Nutrition Month in March, Health Plus reminds you to love your heart by participating in a variety of fun and informative programs designed to lower your risk for heart disease. Know Your Numbers – Keep… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

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    Sprint to perform service repair Jan. 30-31

    (image courtesy of Sprint) Sprint will perform an emergency service repair overnight Jan. 30-31 to eliminate data errors that Sprint customers have reported. The repair will take place beginning at 11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, through 5 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Sprint customers should only see some data slowness. Service… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    “My Health Chat” takes on autism, other developmental disabilities

    The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) Experts from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will discuss and take questions about discovery and innovations in autism and other developmental disabilities during the next “My Health Chat” on Feb. 14. Hosted monthly by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, these 30-minute… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Great Performances presents Cloud Gate 2 Feb. 4

      Cloud Gate 2 (courtesy of the company) Great Performances at Vanderbilt will host Cloud Gate 2, a titan of contemporary dance in Taiwan, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in Langford Auditorium. Founded as the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in 1970, the company remains informed by… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Green Bag Luncheon Series: Sustainable food choices offered by VU Dining; Cooking with herbs

    Watch Suzanne Herron of VU Dining discussing sustainable food options offered in dining establishments on campus. The second half of the program featured Stacey Kendrick of Health Plus presenting healthy recipes  that incorporate fresh herbs, taste delicious and are easy for you to make at home. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tenth annual Dance Marathon set for Feb. 17-18

    (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The 10th annual Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Vanderbilt’s Student Recreation Center. The annual event, a collaboration between Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Vanderbilt students, raises money for the… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Register now for Tennessee Global Health Forum

    The 2012 Tennessee Global Health Forum will explore the question, “How do you measure the success and sustainability of your programs?” The forum, schedule for Thursday, Feb. 23, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt’s Student Life Center, will examine the effective use of monitoring and… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    King honored with lifetime achievement award for biomedical engineering design

    Paul King (Vanderbilt University) Paul King, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering, received a lifetime achievement award in 2011 for his outstanding achievements in BME design instruction. The award was presented to King during the BME-Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance (IDEA) symposium at the BMES fall conference in… Read More

    Jan 26, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Hill to be inducted to Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni

    George C. Hill (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) George C. Hill has been named a 2012 inductee to the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni. Hill is the Levi Watkins Jr. Professor and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt. He also serves as assistant vice chancellor for multicultural… Read More

    Jan 25, 2012

  • Ron Zimmer

    AERA taps Peabody’s Zimmer for publication editorship

    Peabody’s Ron Zimmer selected to editorship for AERA journal. Read More

    Jan 25, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Weekend program for gifted youth now taking applications

    WAVU applications are available online or may be requested by calling (615) 322-8261 or emailing pty.peabody@vanderbilt.edu. Academically talented seventh through 10th-graders will have a chance to expand their horizons intellectually and socially at an overnight Vanderbilt program specifically designed for gifted students. Applications are being accepted for the Weekend… Read More

    Jan 25, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Protein repairs esophageal DNA damage

    A protein involved in repairing DNA damage associated with gastric reflux may play a tumor suppressor role in the esophagus and could represent a target for therapies to combat esophageal cancer. Read More

    Jan 25, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Weather permitting, humane dispersal of roosting crows begins Thursday

    (John Russell/Vanderbilt) NOTE: Weather permitting, the effort to disperse roosting crows will begin on Thursday, Jan. 26, around 4 p.m. Inclement weather may postpone the effort until a future date. Sounds of cannon fire and fireworks will fill the air in the early evening beginning Thursday, Jan. 26, as… Read More

    Jan 24, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    W-2 tax forms mailed; also available in C2HR

    (iStockphoto) Human Resources mailed 2011 W-2 tax forms this week, so employees should check their mailboxes. The forms were sent to employees’ most current mailing addresses on file (typically a home address). W-2 Tax Form Resources For help understanding the W-2 tax form, see How to Read… Read More

    Jan 24, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tuskegee Airman Eugene Richardson to speak at Vanderbilt Jan. 30

    Former Tuskegee Airman Eugene Richardson will speak at Vanderbilt's Sarratt Cinema Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

    Jan 24, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    NYU’s Noguera to present alternative model for school reform Feb. 9

    Noguera Pedro Noguera, the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, will speak about the effects of economics on academic achievement from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Wyatt Center Rotunda. Read More

    Jan 24, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    ‘The Law & Our Bodies: Women’s Rights after Roe v. Wade’ lecture Feb. 29

    Brown Distinguished scholars Rebecca Brown of the University of Southern California and Christopher Tollefsen of the University of South Carolina will discuss the constitutional and philosophical implications of the Roe v. Wade decision in the 21st century on Feb. 29. Tollefsen The annual Hyatt… Read More

    Jan 24, 2012