Communications And Marketing

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 21, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who truly emulates the principles of King through his or her work. Read More

The key to Vanderbilt's success to date—and to its continued success—relies on building and sustaining an ecosystem and culture that fosters innovation, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente in this month’s newsletter. Read More

In general, it is best to keep comments about peoples’ bodies to a minimum. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s 2018 Turkey Toss is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14, from 6 a.m. to midnight in the Langford Auditorium Lobby. Employees can choose either a free turkey, tofurkey or Vanderbilt apron. Read More

What does it take to win a national championship? Three head coaches at Vanderbilt—Bowling's John Williamson, Baseball's Tim Corbin and Women's Tennis' Geoff Macdonald—can answer that question from firsthand experience. Read More

The next Open Dore On Location is scheduled from 8 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Buttrick Hall, Room 206. All faculty and staff are invited to attend this informal discussion session with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read More

Because Justin Langford was an organ donor, today five lives have been saved and 70 lives have been improved through eye, tissue and skin donation. On Thursday, Nov. 29, Bryan and Janice Langford, and Kyle, Justin’s brother and a Vanderbilt biomedical engineering graduate in medical school here, will share the important message of organ donation during a special event in Featheringill Hall’s Adams Atrium at noon. Read More

Florence Price was the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra—in 1933. Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Musicology Douglas Shadle, the Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir, Tennessee State University countertenor Patrick Dailey and Vanderbilt Associate Professor of Choral Studies and Choral Director Tucker Biddlecombe will perform some of Price’s arrangements of African American spirituals in a free concert Nov. 27 in the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall at Blair School of Music. Read More

The SEA Lab in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University is currently seeking mothers who are pregnant for a paid research study. Moms and infants are needed for a study that explores brain and behavioral development in early life. Read More

December’s Caregiver Support Group meeting will feature guest speaker Keith King, community relations manager at Alive Hospice. King’s talk is titled “Let’s Talk: Communication Techniques for Difficult Conversations.” Read More

Vanderbilt University Public Safety is requesting participation in a short survey that will allow the community to provide feedback about safety enhancements, programming, ideas for further improvements and safety concerns. Read More

Sign up today for any of Executive Education’s Short Programs using the code CYBER for 30 percent off this week only on any of our programs for spring 2019. Read More

Ancora Innovation, LLC, the new collaboration between Vanderbilt and Deerfield Management established earlier this year, has completed its inaugural proposal review process and announced two projects selected for funding. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of Emergency Preparedness will host representatives from across the university who play a key role in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for an emergency tabletop training exercise on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Read More

Vanderbilt Education Policy Researcher Shaun M. Dougherty will help lead the Career and Technical Education Research Network, a new $5 million research project designed to increase the evidence base on career and technical education. Read More

Prospective graduate students interested in further study in economics are invited to an information session on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Calhoun Hall, Room 104. Read More

Marissa Wertheimer, a registered dietitian/nutritionist and lifestyle coach for Health Plus, shares three key tips for eating healthfully, staying active and managing weight this holiday season. Read More

Thanksgiving is a time to consider the people, moments, places and other things that give us joy in our lives, writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in this week's column. Read More

The Work/Life Connections–Employee Assistance Program interviews manager Jim Kendall about the secret of becoming “holiday resilient.” Listen to the wellcast to discover the best ways to manage the potential stress and chaos of the season. Read More

Vanderbilt's Master of Public Health program will hold information sessions on Tuesday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 30. Read More