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Autism Tennessee: ‘Supporting Parents for Healthier Outcomes’ Jan. 9

Autism Tennessee’s parent representatives respond to an average of 3,000 requests for resources and support each year. Staff and researchers wanted to quantify how this support was enriching people’s lives. They will report their findings at a community breakfast on Jan. 9. Read More

Find a healthier you in the new year at the VRWC

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is kicking off 2015 with several new fitness initiatives. Read More

Meg Bryson Pirkle, BE’89, to help Atlanta prepare for the next snowpocalypse

Meg Bryson Pirkle, BE’89, is the first female chief engineer for Georgia’s transportation department. In the following Q&A, she explains her role in implementing a… Read More

Get discounts on ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Dreamcoat,’ Dr. John, more at TPAC

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More

Divinity students leave large footprint on Nashville’s nonprofit scene

GQ calls it “Nowville.” Time magazine has dubbed it “The South’s Red-Hot Town.” Indeed, these are heady times for Vanderbilt’s hometown, now one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. Read More

Flood control efforts in Bangladesh exacerbate flooding, threaten millions

A low-lying island in Southwest Bangladesh provides a dramatic foretaste of the impact facing 10 percent of the world's population in terms of global sea level rise due to unforeseen consequences of last century's flood control efforts, according to a new Vanderbilt interdisciplinary study. Read More

Vanderbilt-led team studies blood test for prostate cancer

Vanderbilt University researcher William Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in Germany and Canada have demonstrated a method for detecting “cell-free” tumor DNA in the bloodstream. Read More

Meet the student and the alumna shaping two of Owen’s most vital constituencies

Catalina Lizarralde—“Cata” to her friends—seems to operate at the accelerated pace of time-lapse photography. Or at least that’s how it can appear to those who,… Read More

IT Support: Contact information for VU and VUMC Help Desks

To ensure that Vanderbilt faculty and staff receive the best IT support possible, Vanderbilt IT wants to make the community aware of how to access the designated support teams for the university and Medical Center. Read More

Vanderbilt research stories land on ‘Ed Week’ year-end lists

Vanderbilt research landed on several 'Education Week' year-end lists for 2014. Read More

Op-ed: United States must support Japan in dispute with China

Klint Alexander, senior lecturer in political science and law, writes the re-election of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be one of the most important developments in U.S.-Japan relations since the end of the Second World War. Read More

Belmont names Doug Howard, EMBA’85, dean of the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business

Belmont University has named music industry veteran Doug Howard, EMBA’85, dean of the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, effective Jan. 1. The founder… Read More

Genome-editing pioneer next up in Discovery Lecture series

Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., recipient of a 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 8. Read More

Award winners embody commitment to service

The most recent Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced at the Winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. Read More

American abstract artists featured in Fine Arts Gallery exhibition

The exhibit highlights the American Abstract Artists group, which was founded at a time when abstract art was not met with great acclaim. Read More

‘Child Care: What to Look For’ Jan. 15

Learn about important considerations and options for quality child care on Jan. 15 at noon. Read More

Wellcasts: Taking inventory in the new year

This time of year, we often take stock of where we are, where we’ve been and where we want to be. Read More

Will preparation services available for free to employees

If you are enrolled in supplemental life insurance through Vanderbilt, or are benefits-eligible and have Vanderbilt-paid basic life insurance coverage, you can take advantage of free will preparation services. Read More

Infographic: Parent giving

Renowned theology professor Edward Farley has died

Edward Farley, a retired Divinity professor, prolific writer on theological education, and musician, will be remembered during a Jan. 3 memorial service at Second Presbyterian Church. Read More