Month: January 2015

Active employees can now choose the funds their contributions will be directed to beginning in April when Vanderbilt transitions to its new retirement plan structure. Read More

Jeffrey Bucholtz, director of the national violence prevention organization We End Violence, will be at Vanderbilt Feb. 4-5 for a community discussion and series of workshops and lectures for faculty, staff, students and student-athletes. Read More

Jana Harper's "You Call it a Cloud" exhibit was inspired by her mother's obsession with clouds. Read More

Vanderbilt professor David Hess received the James Thornton Fant Chair in Sustainability Studies only this week, but the chair’s story dates to 1899. Read More

Colombian artist Jairo Prado will give a lunchtime talk Feb. 10 on how emigration to the U.S. shaped his art. Read More

"Vanderbilt can make a difference, and we must make a difference, because the consequences of sexual violence—shattered dreams and shattered lives—are intolerable," writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in a message to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Physician Bennett Spetalnik talks about Vanderbilt’s delivery department and the pros and cons of pre-term and full-term deliveries. Read More

Craig E. Philip, a nationally recognized leader in marine and intermodal transportation industries and former CEO of Ingram Barge Company, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research. He also is a research professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Read More

To better understand the importance of effective boundaries, visit the Work/Life Connections-EAP Resource Library. Read More

Several of Davidson County’s most prominent judges and attorneys will speak to a Vanderbilt University undergraduate Judicial Procedure class this semester. Read More

VUMC employees need to have received two doses of MMR in childhood, or one dose after age 18. Read More

Join in a variety of fun and informative events and programs with Count On Your Heart. Read More

Wear red to this event and get a heart-healthy lunch. Read More

This new program will prepare team members to run or walk the Country Music Half-Marathon on April 25, 2015. Read More

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series, The Whipping Man­ which took place on January 29. A badly wounded Jewish Confederate soldier stumbles home at war’s end to find his family has fled to the countryside. Remaining behind to greet him are… Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s winter term on January 29, “Ancient Civilizations of the Americas” by Anna Guengerich, Ph.D., Anthropology. Read More

The University of Chicago's Robert J. Chaskin will lecture on public housing reform Feb. 20 at Peabody College. Read More

Visit the VRWC to see cooking demonstrations on tasty low-calorie entrees and treats. Read More

Ten students from Vanderbilt University and Belmont University will compete for a one-song record deal. Read More

Six Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 28 at the Student Life Center. Read More