Year: 2012

Vanderbilt has received a record number of applications for graduate study in 2012, according to Dennis Hall, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. The Graduate School surpassed the 8,000 mark in completed applications for the first time on Feb. 24. Dennis… Read More

Longtime Alabama Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company employee Lilly Ledbetter did not set out to be an activist, but her fight for equal pay went all the way to the Supreme Court. And in 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – the first bill he… Read More

Watch video of Community Connections’ 2nd Gardening series presentation – “Preparing Your Garden for Spring” with Cindy Wedel, Director, Service Excellence Coaching & Consulting. Cindy comes from a long line of gardeners.  Her father owned “Wedel’s Greenery” a small niche retail operation in Michigan.  Other family businesses were Caroline’s Gardens… Read More

Rick Steves, author of more than 50 European travel guidebooks and host of the public television series Rick Steves’ Europe, will discuss how thoughtful travel expands our world view and shapes how we address the challenges confronting our nation politically Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center. Read More

  Printha K. McCallum, right, and her mother, Lenda Bates DuBose Lenda Bates DuBose knew she would not survive peritoneal cancer. Yet the longtime Nashville resident and Vanderbilt graduate was grateful for the treatments that prolonged her life. She wished there was a way she could express her… Read More

Tom Fox, director of Vanderbilt University Printing Services, has announced that his facility has begun the process of becoming Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certified. Upon completion of the work to implement the FSC rules and procedures within the organization, VUPS will be able to… Read More

Just in time for a strong finish in RecycleMania, the Vanderbilt campus recycling program is expanding plastics recycling to include all plastic containers. Previous recycling vendor restrictions only allowed for the recycling of plastic bottles with resin codes 1 and 2 on Vanderbilt’s main academic campus and student… Read More

Chef Gary Rawson (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Gary Rawson, executive chef and manager of Vanderbilt Dining, has been accepted into the American Academy of Chefs. The honor society of the American Culinary Federation, the American Academy of Chefs represents the highest standards of professionalism in… Read More

(iStockphoto) The monthly test of the Vanderbilt outdoor warning sirens will be Saturday, March 3, immediately following the test of the Metro sirens at noon. The Metro sirens are tested on the first Saturday of each month. The Vanderbilt sirens are tested immediately following the test of the Davidson County sirens to allow individuals to… Read More

Vanderbilt employees earning less than $55,000 per year qualify for free tax preparation assistance through the VITA program. (photo courtesy of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville) Families who have a household income of $55,000 or less qualify for free tax preparation assistance through a partnership with United Way… Read More

(Image courtesy of Blair School of Music) Applications are still being accepted for merit- and need-based scholarships for Blair School of Music’s precollege program for the 2012-13 academic year through Friday, March 2. Contact: Kristin Whittlesey, (615) 322-7651 kristin.whittlesey@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

(Image courtesy of the American Red Cross) Opportunities to donate blood through the American Red Cross, as well as to register for the national bone marrow donor and tissue/organ donor registries, are scheduled at the following times and locations: Friday, March 2 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Vanderbilt… Read More

Looking for a treat that won’t blow your diet? Try Tasti D-Lite, which is offering the Vanderbilt community a 20 percent discount daily with a Vanderbilt ID. Stop by the West End Avenue location for one of the 100-plus delectable soft-serve flavors, most of which (including Red Velvet Cake)… Read More

Robert Talisse   A new series of talks – the Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy – continues March 1 with Robert Talisse, professor and chair of philosophy. He will discuss “Must Life Be Tragic?” Video of Talisse’s lecture is scheduled to be posted afterward at news.vanderbilt.edu. In addition,… Read More

Physicist Kirill Bolotin is one of 126 researchers who received Sloan Foundation research fellowships this year. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt University Centennial Professor of Philosophy John Lachs on Feb. 23 kick-off a new series of talks that aims to make philosophy accessible and relevant for the public. Lachs discussed “Why Is Good Enough Not Good Enough for Us?”, which addressed the human drive for perfection. “It is… Read More

Camilla Benbow will co-chair a new accrediting body designed to help ensure that every classroom in the nation has an effective teacher. Read More

"Seattle Sky" by Rebecca Cummins The movement of light is explored through image sequences and installation in the newest Space 204 exhibition. Rebecca Cummins’ Apparent Light, on display March 1-29, investigates what she calls “the sculptural, experiential and sometimes humorous possibilities of light and natural phenomena.” A public reception… Read More

A Japanese hedge fund company some are calling the Japanese “Bernard Madoff” seems to be reaffirming the maxim that if returns are too good to be true, there probably is something wrong. Read More

Julian Hillyer is the 2012 recipient of one of the Entomological Society of America’s annual recognition award. Read More