Jim Patterson

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Police Department has earned accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation program of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. Read More

There will be a presentation on the financial impact of health care coverage on retirement planning noon to 1 p.m. April 21 in the auditorium of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

A prenatal yoga class is offered noon to 1 p.m. April 21 in Room 415 Light Hall. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn event noon to 12:45 p.m. April 20 on "The Unraveling - Alzheimer's Disease." It will be held in Room 411 c/d of Light Hall. Read More

A blood drive, bone marrow registry and tissue-organ donor registry will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20 in the Children's Theater of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

After a tornado warning was issued for campus on Monday, April 4, AlertVU, was not launched as a result of an unexpected hardware/software failure by the vendor that supplies the technology for AlertVU. Vanderbilt officials have met with the vendor and steps have been taken to assure that this system works reliably in the future. Read More

Paul Lim, a historian at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, is one of seven scholars of religion named as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2011-2012. Read More

Watch video of the Spring Faculty Assembly at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt has dramatically increased its number of endowed faculty chairs and performed well financially through hard economic times, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced during his Spring Faculty Assembly address. “We have and continue to build an outstanding faculty,” Zeppos said… Read More

Robert Barksy A new book about linguist and social activist Zellig Harris will be celebrated with a reading and reception April 22 featuring author and Vanderbilt University professor Robert F. Barsky. Barsky, professor of French and comparative literature, has written extensively about linguist Noam Chomsky. Chomsky recommended… Read More

Vanderbilt has dramatically increased its number of endowed faculty chairs and created a new $100 million endowment for graduate education well ahead of schedule, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced during his Spring Faculty Assembly address. Read More

Barbara Tsakirgis, chair of the Department of Classical Studies, was surprised in the middle of a class with the presentation of the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Alumni Education Award. Read More

Ciaran Carson, author of nine poetry collections including the 2003 Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collecion Breaking News, will appear 7 p.m. in Room 126 Wilson Hall. Read More

French professor Holly Tucker delves into the fascinating history of blood transfusions Watching the State of the Union address by President George W. Bush in 2006, Holly Tucker was struck by the president’s strong statements about interspecies stem cell research. In the speech, Bush called for “legislation to prohibit the… Read More

The Vanderbilt community is invited to a memorial service for sophomore Kevin Putney 3 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Benton Chapel. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt brings Trisha Brown Dance Company “Pygmalion and Mixed Rep” to Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, April 8. Read More

Please join us 5:30 p.m. Tuesday April 5, at One Hundred Oaks. Read More

Listen to Stacey Kendrick, joined by Vanderbilt Dietetic Interns Kristen Lazaroff and Lily Taylor, for a discussion on the protein needs for active individuals. Read More

The Blair School of Music has another packed schedule of concerts in April. Here's the lineup. Read More

Work/Life Connections-EAP is offering a Career Ladder Series class in communication styles. Read More