Communications And Marketing

Free flu shots are now available for all students at the Student Health Center, including on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Read More

One in nine American adults has diabetes, and one in three has pre-diabetes. Prevention and early intervention can decrease the risk of complications down the road. Read More

Control is the Goal is a blood pressure management program available to Vanderbilt faculty and staff who have high blood pressure (hypertension) or are at high risk for developing high blood pressure. Read More

Save the date for the 19th Annual Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Lecture to be held at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The keynote speaker will be Selwyn M. Vickers, senior vice president for medicine and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama–Birmingham. Read More

Join Courtney Robinson, program manager at FiftyForward, as she discusses the importance of engagement and meaningful activities for older adults that can be implemented in the home setting. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. Read More

Derek Griffith, professor of medicine, health and society and founding director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health, takes an intersectional approach to researching the impacts of COVID-19, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of identity’s role in determining risk to enhance policy reforms toward greater health equity. Read More

Birch, the new chief legal officer and senior vice president of business affairs for the Tennessee Titans, recently was named chair of a new Vanderbilt Board of Trust ad hoc committee that is partnering with university leadership to evaluate and recommend policies around equity, diversity and inclusion. Here he discusses the work of the committee, the rise in athlete activism, and his favorite Nashville sports memory. Read More

Vanderbilt Employee Appreciation invites you to attend a series of Zoom webinars to learn recipes geared toward employees working remotely and preparing food at home. The recipes on Wednesday, Sept. 16, will be presented by Jordan Rogers, executive chef for Vanderbilt Campus Dining. Read More

Student Advocates for Public Health, a new student group, will engage undergraduates in education, training and dialogue to promote the safest possible campus for everyone at Vanderbilt. Read More

In "Connectedness: Some Assembly Required," a team of Vanderbilt experts shares how to get connected and stay connected to others—no matter what challenges life presents. Read More

Log in to the Health Plus Health Guide to complete the “Am I at Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?” wellness action in Step 2 of the Wellness Action Log of Go for the Gold. Read More

Elizabeth Meadows, associate director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, will discuss “Reducing Zoom Fatigue During COVID-19” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, beginning at noon. Read More

The university’s transition to the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system, provided by Huron, recently entered the iterations phase of its implementation timeline after concluding the configuration phase, which took place from May to July. Read More

Faculty and staff age 50 and older are invited to join a virtual brainstorming session for the new employee 50+ Affinity Group. Several sessions will be offered to accommodate those who may be interested. Read More

Healthcare Bluebook, an online price comparison tool for health care services, is free for Vanderbilt benefits-enrolled faculty, staff and their dependents beginning Sept. 15. Read More

Beginning in September 2020, join us for the first annual speaker series on various topics in the coffee sector. The speaker series is open to the public. Read More

Alumni Charleson and Charreau Bell are siblings, business partners, innovators and entrepreneurs, as well as emblematic of the culture of innovation at Vanderbilt's Wond’ry and Data Science Institute. Read More

Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff are adapting to the current reality of campus life during the COVID-19 pandemic—and learning to thrive and support each other while doing so. Read More

The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Diverse ’Dores Day, an annual event showcasing the offices, organizations and departments on campus designed to empower and equip Vanderbilt community members to be agents of positive social change, is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More