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Gustavo Silva, assistant professor of biology at Duke University, will discuss “K63 Ubiquitin and the Regulation of Translation in Response to Oxidative Stress” beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Preston Research Building, Room 206. The talk is part of the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture series. Read More

Engineering professors Sharon Weiss and  Anita Mahadevan-Jansen have been named fellows of The Optical Society (OSA), a leading international association for optics and photonics. In addition, Weiss has been named a fellow of SPIE, the international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. Read More

With support from the National Science Foundation, Vanderbilt University students and faculty are helping preserve an important part of Nashville’s black musical history, the Jefferson Street corridor. Read More

The Tennessee Education Research Alliance has named Jason A. Grissom, associate professor of public policy and education, as its new faculty director. Read More

Xenofon Koutsoukos, professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science, has been named an IEEE Fellow by the board of directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The honor recognizes Koutsoukos for his contributions to the design of resilient cyber-physical systems. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are looking for children who are in kindergarten this year to take part in a study about how children learn to process numbers and what parts of the brain change as they do so. Read More

SENSE Theatre and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will present the play "HATS" at 7 p.m. March 9 and 10 at the Troutt/Black Box Theatre Complex on Compton Avenue, near Belmont Boulevard. SENSE Theatre includes youth with autism spectrum disorder and trained peer actors from the University School of Nashville. 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 Feb. 12. Read More

In response to the Administration's Feb. 12 budget proposal for 2019, Vanderbilt University released the following statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read More

Please join the Vanderbilt Credit Union staff and board of directors at the annual membership meeting to learn more about the past year and what your credit union has planned for 2018 and beyond. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose one nominee for the V Foundation V Scholar Award program, which is open to research in all cancer types. The V Foundation aims to “achieve victory over cancer” in part by funding cancer research grants. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit three letters of intent for the Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant. The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. Read More

Recently, thousands of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees took a moment to stop by Langford Auditorium so members of leadership could thank them for their time, effort and dedication in making the historic transition to VUMC’s new Epic-based electronic health record system, known as eStar. Read More

In recognition of Heart Month, VUMC’s newborn sweethearts celebrated Valentine’s Day by creating a special gift for their loved ones. Read More

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey visited with patients and families in Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently. Read More

Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy in the Division of Neonatology at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, testified before Congress recently about the rise and impact of drug withdrawal symptoms in newborns, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Read More

On Feb. 14 at 8:18 p.m., the Metro Nashville Police Department and VUPD responded to a report of an aggravated robbery at 18th Avenue South and Horton Avenue. Read More

Join us for a weeklong celebration of Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, as we highlight Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center programs and Vanderbilt University’s healthy and active lifestyles. Read More

The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend a lunch-and-learn panel discussion about the proposed Nashville Transit Plan Feb. 23. Read More

You can greatly reduce your heart-disease risk through a healthy lifestyle, and Health Plus encourages you to take action by attending the Love Your Heart expo. Read More