Year: 2012

iStock Planning to travel internationally and need to get a passport? Get it conveniently at the Vanderbilt Passport Fair. The fair is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Student Life Center’s Ballroom A. What you’ll need to apply: Passport application (available at the event… Read More

Because of Vanderbilt’s relationships with PowerISO, Microsoft, Adobe and many other suppliers, the Vanderbilt Software Store offers free and discounted software to the Vanderbilt community. Microsoft Office and Windows 7 Ultimate are available to students at no cost. PowerISO is free to the Vanderbilt community. Employees pay just… Read More

Vanderbilt’s acclaimed International Lens film series returns this fall with a stellar line-up of films from all over the world, including China, Sweden, Mexico, India, Vietnam, Russia, France, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Romania and more. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," a hit in America, is a Swedish… Read More

We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our favorite tweets from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow @VanderbiltU today. [View the story "Our favorite tweets… Read More

Fifty spaces in the Chet Atkins Garage (seen upper right, in plum), at the corner of 18th Avenue South and Grand Avenue, will be available to Vanderbilt employees. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt Traffic and Parking has announced the opening of an additional parking location for employees. Chet Atkins… Read More

Setting a goal—and sticking to it—can be difficult for anyone. A new study co-authored by Vanderbilt management and sociology professor Bruce Barry examines how certain types of professionals sustain their motivation and enthusiasm over very long periods. Read More

(iStock photo) The Master of Liberal Arts and Science Program (MLAS) still has space for adult learners this fall. Applicants should act quickly; classes start the week of Aug. 27. This unique graduate school program for working adults at Vanderbilt offers courses spanning history, writing, philosophy… Read More

(iStockphoto) The Office of Procurement has announced that through Guy Brown’s partnership with OfficeMax, Vanderbilt employees, students and alumni are now able to utilize a discount program at any OfficeMax retail location for personal purchases. As a member of the Vanderbilt community, an additional 10… Read More

"Other Places" by Nick DeFord Vanderbilt University’s Department of Art kicks off the fall season with two new exhibitions in the Space 204 gallery. Mind Reader by Sarah Applebaum and The Other Side by Nick DeFord will open Thursday, Aug. 30, and continue through Friday, Oct. 5. An opening reception will… Read More

Vanderbilt University has signed on for a statewide project to increase exclusive breast-feeding in hospitals and delivery centers. Read More

Improved care for burn patients through collaboration and shared resources is the goal behind new roles announced at the Vanderbilt Burn Center, one of the country’s largest Level 1 centers. Read More

This summer, the Program in Developmental Biology introduced a new format to its annual Boot Camp class. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has opened a new outpatient cancer clinic on the NorthCrest Medical Center campus in Springfield, Tenn., to bring high quality care to patients in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Read More

The Department of Cardiac Surgery experienced its highest case volume to date with 1,245 adult cardiac surgeries at Vanderbilt University Hospital during the last fiscal year, according to department chair John Byrne, M.D., who spoke at Vanderbilt Heart’s quarterly town hall on Friday. Read More

The Rev. James E. Lawson Jr. and John Seigenthaler, two legends of the Civil Rights era who viewed non-violent demonstrations in Nashville from very different seats in the 1960s, sat side-by-side Tuesday at a packed lunchtime conversation in Light Hall about the essentials of developing moral leadership. Read More

George C. Hill, Ph.D., professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Education and Administration, Emeritus, has been asked to become an inaugural member of a national group of scholars that will work to address health disparities through research and mentoring. Read More

The Nashville Predators organization presented more than $151,000 to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently to fund cutting-edge cancer research. Read More

Multi-platinum country music artist Dierks Bentley will host his seventh annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in Nashville on Sunday, Oct. 14, benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Jane Case, DNP, FNP-BC, recently received the 2012 Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Excellence Award from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Read More

More than 500 people trekked in the first Nashville Hydrocephalus Walk held recently. So far, the inaugural 5K walk, sponsored in part by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has raised an estimated $30,000. (photo by Denise Charlene Thomas)… Read More