Month: January 2014

Chief Human Resources Officer Traci Nordberg was the guest speaker for the University Staff Advisory Council's January meeting. Read More

Kristin Lemkau, BA’89, will become Chief Marketing Officer for JPMorgan Chase. In this role, she will oversee brand strategy and advertising, sponsorships, market research and event marketing across the firm. She will work closely with each of the businesses on their product strategies and marketing approaches, and work to build… Read More

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) and the Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) announce the availability of pilot and feasibility grants in the following areas: Translational or behavioral science research (Type II translational research) related to… Read More

The Vanderbilt community collectively logged 2,094,773,632 steps in the 2013 Start! Challenge, exceeding the goal of 2 billion steps for 2013. That’s enough steps to circle the earth 31 times! Health Plus’ 2014 Start! Physical Activity Challenge is now underway. Participants are challenged to log 1 million steps by Dec. 31, 2014, to… Read More

The Vanderbilt Lambda Association in collaboration with the Office of LGBTQI Life will sponsor a Queer Parenting Panel from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Alumni Hall, Room 201. LGBTQI parents will share their stories. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook… Read More

(iStockphoto) If you suffer from dry, itchy skin in winter, there may be a simple solution: be a smarter bather, a Vanderbilt dermatologist says. “Like a vacuum, the dry air of winter sucks water right out of our skin,” says John Zic, M.D., associate professor of… Read More

Check your mailbox for your 2013 W-2 form. Forms were sent to the most current mailing address on file with Human Resources. Read More

Construction on Warren and Moore colleges, which expand Vanderbilt’s residential college model to central campus, is nearing completion. Read More

Bruce T. Morrill, Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies at Vanderbilt University, will offer his perspective on Pope Francis' first year as the bishop of Rome during a Divinity School breakfast Feb. 11. Read More

Vanderbilt University won two Regional Emmys from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the awards ceremony held in Nashville Jan. 25. Read More

A new computational model of the interactions between vocal folds and the air around them could aid in designing new treatments for voice disorders. Read More

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Vanderbilt University Police Department chief August Washington has been promoted to associate vice chancellor and chief of police, Vice Chancellor for Administration Jerry Fife has announced. Read More

Two members of the Division of Finance leadership team have been promoted, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Brett Sweet has announced. Read More

The recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit, Long has also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Pollock-Krasner Fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts grants and The Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant. Read More

Health Plus shares an inspiring story to let you know your dreams are possible to achieve. Read More

Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 22 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Health Plus, together with Work/Life Connections, offer Pressure Relief Network, a blood pressure educational forum to all full-time benefits eligible Vanderbilt employees, spouses and dependents. This program offers six one-hour classes. Read More

Understanding the relationship between the thinning and rupture of fetal membranes and the presence of bacteria could lead to treatment and prevention strategies for premature birth. Read More

Energy conservation measures taken on the Vanderbilt campus during December’s Energy Bowl Challenge resulted in more than $200,000 in energy savings, according to Vanderbilt Plant Operations and the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. Read More