Communications And Marketing

Vanderbilt’s Office of Emergency Preparedness, Fire and Workplace Safety 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 Nov. 7. Read More

Are energy vampires lurking around your home or office, tricking you into using extra energy? Find out which electronics are the culprits. Read More

University News and Communications publishes “VUToday,” a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, twice weekly. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Oct. 23. Read More

In "Dealing With Change," the five stages people go through during times of change will be discussed, as well as practical ways to navigate those stages and deal with the anger, pressure and stress that change can produce. In "Crucial Conversation," the emphasis is on learning how to speak and be heard while encouraging others to do the same. Read More

Improve your workplace communication skills and gather tools to increase your effectiveness at this HR workshop Nov. 16. Read More

A noninvasive MRI technique may help predict a troubling side effect of common medications for Parkinson’s Disease and improve clinical treatment plans. Read More

The Office of Student Leadership Development is hosting the third annual TEDxVanderbiltUniversity event from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in Sarratt Cinema. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos thanked members of Congress during a visit to Capitol Hill this week for rejecting the administration’s proposed budget cuts that would cripple American innovation and economic growth. Read More

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research announce the availability of pilot and feasibility grants in the following areas. Read More

Vanderbilt is anticipating the opportunity to nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University is anticipating the opportunity to submit one application for the Mary Kay Foundation Translational Research Grant, which supports innovative translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervical cancer that could lead to improvement in diagnosis, prognosis, prevention or treatment of the cancer. Read More

Looking for the perfect Halloween lunch break? Meet at Rand Hall Terrace at noon Oct. 31 for a tour around Vanderbilt’s campus with Steve Baskauf of Vanderbilt University Biological Sciences. Read More

Buses unloaded students from Illinois, Indiana, Georgia and Florida outside the Engineering and Science Building for 36 hours of coding and creativity Oct. 20-22. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and the Outdoor Recreation Program present the Third Annual Crate Stacking Competition on Thursday, Nov. 2, at the VRWC’s basketball courts. Read More

Luciana de Oliveira, president of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and professor in the Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings program at the University of Miami, will speak at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College on Thursday, Nov. 2. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present “Fall, a Time for Sharing the Harvest” from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at the VRWC demonstration kitchen. Read More

The "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "30 Rock" star will speak at Langford Auditorium in a lecture sponsored by the Office of LGBTQI Life. Read More

Seniors interested in the Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship as well as the faculty and staff who advise them can learn more about the program during three upcoming information sessions. Read More

High-achieving undergraduates of color pursuing lucrative careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have their sights set on social justice, not just a big paycheck, according to a new Vanderbilt study. Read More

On Oct. 23, VUPD received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male student in a campus residence hall on Oct. 21, 2017. Read More