Year: 2018

Norbert Ross will use theater and other tools to explore how chronic violence impacts children growing up in El Salvador in a three-year study funded by NSF and the Fulbright Foundation. Read More

Employee Appreciation is partnering with the Division of Public Affairs to host a free event at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory Aug. 10 for university employees and their families. Read More

Step 3 of Go for the Gold, the Game Plan for Your Health video "Well-being: Keep Your Eye on the P.I.E.," is now available to view. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named one of the best employers for women in the United States by "Forbes" magazine. Read More

Staff from the Division of Administration’s facilities department participated in the second-annual Facilities Field Day July 20 to celebrate and promote the department’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and employee appreciation. Read More

Library users will experience faster, more robust searches and other digital improvements that foster learning, thanks to the launch of a new integrated library system and more. Read More

A new Vanderbilt study challenges the causal role of the Approximate Number System in mathematical ability. Read More

Simply Mac is offering pre-orders on items discounted for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students during Tennessee’s Tax Free Weekend, July 27–29. Read More

Vanderbilt historian Peter Lake is recognized as a major voice in the history of post-Reformation politics and the history of the English Civil Wars of the 17th century. Read More

The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center opened July 18 after a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation to support the continuing evolution of medical education. Read More

Electrical work will take place on Wednesday, July 25 at the intersection of 21st Avenue and Edgehill Avenue. Expect lane closures and traffic control. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Division of Communications publishes “VUToday,” a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, three times per week. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of July 16. Read More

Chill out from the heat and take part in the Vandy Chills Employee Appreciation event on Thursday, Aug. 9. Pick up a frozen treat of your choice on Library Lawn or at one of the ice cream truck stops across campus. Read More

A diabetes expert sorts myth from fact when it comes to type 2 diabetes. Read More

Get the scoop on sciatica, one of the most common lower-back pains. Read More

Employee Appreciation invites you to enjoy an afternoon at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory on Friday, Aug. 10. Dyer team members will provide physics experiments and solar telescopes. The free event is open to university employees and their families. Read More

Mark your calendars for Friday, Aug. 3, when the Grand Ole Opry hosts Vandy Night, an Employee Appreciation event. Visit the discounts page for instruction on how to receive $10 off your ticket, no tax, and no service fee.  Read More

How can you beat the heat and avoid getting heated? Here are eight suggestions for managing anger more effectively. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have received a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop a new way to measure trust in African American men as it relates to health care. Read More

Robert Freundlich and colleagues analyzed records for nearly 1.2 million patients and found that, among patients who died within 30 days of surgery, one in five had a complication independently associated with mortality. Read More