Year: 2014

Overweight women are more likely to work in lower-paying and more physically demanding jobs; less likely to get higher-wage, public-facing positions; and make less money compared to men and average-size women. Read More

The Humanities and Technology Camp (THATCamp), described as a collaborative "unconference" that focuses on promoting and developing skills related to digital humanities in an informal manner, is scheduled for Oct. 24 and 25 at the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read More

There will be a forum on copyright law Oct. 24 in Flynn Auditorium at Vanderbilt Law School. Read More

  Nancy Brown, M.D. Vanderbilt University’s Nancy J. Brown, M.D., chair and physician-in-chief of the Department of Medicine, and James E. Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, are among 70 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the organization… Read More

Watch video of “Men’s Health and the Politics of Masculinity,” a forum presented by The Center for Medicine, Health and Society on Oct. 21 from Furman Hall. Jonathan Metzl, director of the Center for Medicine, Health and Society, moderates. Read More

Hiring rates and salaries once again approached record levels for Vanderbilt University’s MBA Class of 2014 with continued gains in technology and management consulting jobs. Read More

Open Enrollment is happening now and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31. Selections are effective Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2015. Read More

If you are dreading the holiday season with all of its special events and the possibility of gaining too many pounds, please give Weight Watchers at Work a try. Read More

Laura Dugan strives to bring breakthroughs in neuroscience research and the aging brain together. Read More

Although he is lactose-intolerant, Steven Townsend has more than a passing interest in mother’s milk. Read More

Putting Faith to Work, an innovative project of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, is partnering with Covenant Presbyterian Church and its Nashville Jobs for Life program to offer a series of classes for individuals with disabilities. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center will host a Wellness Bash from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. Read More

The Zerfoss Student Health Center has reopened, effective Monday, Oct. 20. Read More

With travel to specific regions in West Africa currently raising a potential risk of exposure to Ebola, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has protocols in place to screen, identify and appropriately isolate patients who meet clinical criteria for Ebola exposure. Read More

Watch video of Afrofuturism in Black Theology discussion in the Vanderbilt Divinity School Reading Room. Panelists: Prof. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Prof. Victor Anderson, Author Ytasha Womack, Prof. Tamura Lomax, Prof. Herbert Marbury, Prof. Nettrice Gaskins and Bishop Joseph Walker, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award Program for 2015. Read More

The professionals at Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization are often asked, "What exactly is technology transfer?" A new video sums up what tech transfer does and why it matters. Read More

Liza Donnelly, a writer and cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, will speak at Vanderbilt's Student Life Center on Monday, Nov. 10. Read More

Vanderbilt Libraries' celebration of Open Access Week includes an Oct. 23 talk by Duke University Law School Associate Dean Richard Danner. Read More

Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read More