Year: 2013

The Vanderbilt Software Store in collaboration with Dell will offer Vanderbilt employees a 17 percent discount off Dell products Oct. 26 through Nov. 1 through Dell’s Partner of the Week program. To receive the discount: Go to http://www.dell.com/dellu/vanderbiltu and click the Partner… Read More

Kirkland Hall has reopened following its evacuation and lockdown this morning. Read More

On Oct. 16 at approximately 1 a.m., a Vanderbilt student reported being robbed. Read More

Kirkland Hall was evacuated early on the morning of Oct. 16 after a suspicious envelope was discovered at the building. Read More

The hormone relaxin may offer a novel approach for treating diet-induced insulin resistance. Read More

(Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) All Vanderbilt staff and faculty are invited to join the Commodore men’s and women’s basketball teams for a free picnic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in the Practice Gym at Memorial Gym. Staff and faculty will enjoy a free lunch while getting… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching, Writing Studio, Jean and Alexander Heard Library and English Language Center are co-sponsoring a new discussion series called “Teaching. Writing. Learning.” The monthly series features lunchtime conversations open to anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt. The purpose is for participants… Read More

Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science supports science education in Metro Nashville Public Schools by bringing hands-on lessons to middle school students. This year, 540 Vanderbilt students are partnered with 110 classroom teachers in 10 schools. Read More

A team of engineers and doctors have developed a new wireless capsule that can give surgeons back their sense of touch when performing minimally invasive surgery. Read More

One of the first such programs in the United States, Vanderbilt’s Department of Biomedical Engineering is celebrating its 45th anniversary as a program and its 25th anniversary as a department in the School of Engineering. Read More

The correspondence of late presidential historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. will be the topic of a Nov. 5 Chancellor’s Lecture Series event at Vanderbilt University. Read More

(photo courtesy of Sarratt Art Studios) There are a variety of reasons to take an art class or workshop, including: Relaxation. Creating art or working with art materials is a stress reliever from your usual routine. Learning something new. Engaging in art-making is a… Read More

The Vanderbilt Wellness Center will host a Wellness Bash from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the recreation center on the Vanderbilt campus. Now in its 24th year, the Wellness Bash brings Vanderbilt students and departments as well as community organizations together to foster health and… Read More

Science has progressed from wild speculation about Earth’s planetary neighbors—including how they formed and whether they are inhabited—to a better understanding of our celestial neighborhood, David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, writes in "Scientific American." Read More

Magnesium and vitamin D appear to work together to reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Read More

Need help choosing your benefits? This year, take advantage of several new tools designed to help you make the best decisions. Read More

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Vanderbilt historian Jane Landers appears in the first episode of a new PBS documentary series about the history of African Americans, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Read More

Conversations/Conversas, a collaborative project platform initiated by Vanderbilt’s Department of Art and the School of Visual Art and Communications at the University of São Paulo, is creating artistic connections with Brazil. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in “Research Universities and the Future of America: A National Convocation on Breakthrough Actions,” a one-day conference held Oct. 10 hosted by the National Academies of Sciences. Read More