Year: 2013

All three steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold program are now ready. Step One: Complete the yearly Health Risk Assessment. Step Two: Complete eight of the 11 actions from the 2013 Wellness Actions Log. Step Three: Watch the new Game Plan for Your Health video, “Resilience: Turning Challenges into Success.” Check… Read More

  Rand Dining Room (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Campus Dining is offering a special meal plan to faculty and staff to start the academic year off right. Enjoy cuisine from Vanderbilt’s award-winning chefs, all within walking distance of your office, at a special price: 15 meals for the… Read More

All members of the university community with access to student education records will be required to participate in an important new university compliance training initiative. Read More

Get ready to see stars– We’re taking you to space camp. See why mosquitoes bite you more than others Why you should get “Pinterested” in Vanderbilt! All this and more in this week’s VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast. Watch now. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Photo courtesy of John Pope, M.D./Vanderbilt Chemicals are added to swimming pool water to enhance and protect the water quality and minimize disease-causing germs, but these same chemicals can cause irritation, injury and even death when not handled appropriately, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center warn. While… Read More

Vanderbilt basketball’s rich history will be on display during the inaugural Alumni Game at Memorial Gym. Read More

Insight into how the protein neurofibromin participates in the signaling pathway that produces the body’s long bones has implications for fracture healing in some patients. Read More

In a lively performance, Peterson Toscano explores the stories of gender-variant and gender non-conforming characters in the Bible. Hilarious, moving, and grounded in scholarship, Toscano’s “performance lecture” deepens well-known (and lesser-known) Bible stories as he presents an array of characters with an array of genders. Read More

An open house is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 14 for anyone interested in Vanderbilt's master's curriculum designed for working adults, the MLAS Program. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers Michael Goldfarb, William Robinson and Vicki Greene will be featured in the latest installment of WNPT's "Tennessee Explorers" series. Read More

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The Commodore football team will open its 2013 season Aug. 29 with a nationally televised game on ESPN, necessitating some adjustments in parking and traffic flow for Vanderbilt personnel. Read More

Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Clinics and Services, LLC, is officially open for business. Read More

A motor protein that helps drive cell division may be a promising new target for cancer therapeutics. Read More

Tennessee’s tax-free shopping weekend is Aug. 2-4, and MacAuthority is offering some great deals. Contact: Jennifer Keen, (615) 343-2118  … Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Health Plus, offers a holistic approach for adults to promote healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The next program will be offered on Tuesdays at noon. Free orientation sessions will be held Aug. Read More

Setting a solid routine and re-engaging in a child’s school are back-to-school essentials for parents, writes Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development. Read More

Reducing heart muscle response to calcium could decrease the risk of fatal arrhythmias after heart attacks. Read More

Bring your Vanderbilt ID and stock up on Vanderbilt gear at up to 35 percent off at this one-day-only event. Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming shows Larries, Pilobolus and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Larries Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. Sept. Read More