Year: 2015

Overcast skies, misty rain and cool temperatures did not dampen the spirits of the 9,000 walkers who descended on Vanderbilt’s campus for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 3. Read More

Five current faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited most frequently by others. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Lucy Spalluto, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently named to receive a 2015 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grant from the American Medical Association Women Physicians Section. Read More

Actor and retired professional basketball player Rick Fox (sitting to the left of mascot Champ) poses for a photo with his scavenger hunt team, Cancer Crushers, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Oct. 3. The Cancer Crushers participated in and won the second annual Rally for Kids with Cancer, which raises funds for pediatric cancer research, treatment and care at Children’s Hospital and the Rally Foundation. Read More

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., started his annual State of the Medical Center Address last Thursday by affirming that many who work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) feel “called to do so,” often compelled by life-shaping experiences. Read More

Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for Vanderbilt employees to update or choose the benefit options that best meet your and your family’s needs. Mark your calendars for Oct. 14-30 so you’re ready to enroll for 2016 Open Enrollment. Read More

Barbara L. Carroll, a nationally recognized leader in higher education human resources, has been named to the newly defined role of Vanderbilt University associate vice chancellor and chief human resources officer. Read More

More than 250 critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants from 41 states gathered at Vanderbilt recently for the fourth annual ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp. Read More

Now in its 38th year, Vanderbilt's 2015 Holocaust Lecture Series will focus on the gender dynamics among perpetrators, victims, bystanders and witnesses. Read More

When faced with ambiguous visual information, it is the visual processing areas of the brain that choose between the competing impressions, not the higher levels of the brain as previously thought. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics is providing support to the flood relief efforts in Columbia, South Carolina, by holding a drive on Thursday, Oct. 8, to collect and transport water and new generators to those in need. Read More

National Depression Screening Day is Oct. 8. Held during Mental Illness Awareness Week each October, it serves as a reminder that clinical depression is a common medical illness affecting more than 20 million American adults each year. Read More

The Safe Zone program aims to create a visible network of support for LGBTQI individuals and their allies by providing an avenue through which any member of the Vanderbilt community can show their support. Read More

Vanderbilt students, staff, faculty, friends and family members can receive a 20 percent discount on tickets to Nashville Ballet’s production of "Dracula" Oct. 22-24. Read More

The Vanderbilt community will be well-represented at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books, with several faculty and alumni discussing their work. Read More

Flexible spending accounts are funded with your pretax dollars and can be used to pay for out-of-pocket health-related or dependent day care expenses. Read More

A majority of Guatemalans believe it is understandable, and sometimes even acceptable, for women who cheat on their husbands to be subjected to violence in return, the results of a new survey indicate. Read More

Effective Oct. 15, Vanderbilt will require most former employees with balances less than $1,000 in the Vanderbilt University 403(b) Retirement Plan to roll their savings over to another plan or account, or take the balance as a distribution. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will host a lunch and learn Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 433, on the basics of Medicare. Read More

The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office will celebrate two month-long events in October: Campus Sustainability Month and Energy Awareness Month. Read More