Just because school is out for the holidays doesn’t mean children have to take a break from learning. Faculty in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt's Peabody College offer 20 learning activities that are so much fun, they won’t feel like homework. Read More
Around 6 p.m. Dec. 8, the Metro Nashville Police Department received a 911 call from a female caller who said she had heard gunshots fired… Read More
On a Monday afternoon in early September, Blair School of Music senior Kelby Carlson was crossing Children’s Way, the street that runs in front of the Blair School, just as he had done countless times before. Carlson, who is blind, was with his service dog, a 4-year-old yellow lab named Elvis. Read More
The words “holiday” and “stress” do not belong together, says Chad Buck, a clinical psychologist with Vanderbilt’s Work/Life Connections–EAP. Read More
In the summer of 2013, my 39-year-old husband, Todd Jackson, our 4-month-old daughter, Allie, and I were living the life we had dreamed of and worked hard to achieve, when our bliss was interrupted by Todd’s strange speech symptoms. Read More
Starting Jan. 1, all employee reimbursements will be done through Concur. Read More
Concur, Vanderbilt’s online travel and expense system, will unveil a new look in January 2015. Read More
The Human Resources Employee Service Center will be closed on Monday, Dec. 15, from noon to 5 p.m. for a staff in-service. Read More
Vanderbilt’s 2014 Holiday Gift Giveaway is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19. Employees can choose a free Vanderbilt apron, turkey or tofurkey. Read More
Anders Carlson-Wee, a second-year Vanderbilt MFA student and former professional rollerblader, is the recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry. Read More
Sign up now for Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning winter 2015 non-credit classes, which include contemporary international films, Irish comedy, and relationships between science and science fiction. Read More
Perry Wallace, a true hero in Nashville and Vanderbilt history, came home to the Vanderbilt campus for a visit and to help launch a book about his life. Read More
Vanderbilt Law School, Owen Graduate School of Management and School of Nursing students along with Vanderbilt Human Resources employees donated eight bins of clothing in support of Operation Stand Down Tennessee’s annual event. Read More
If you are going to be away from your office or home for an extended period of time over the holidays, please remember to power down before you leave. Read More
Vanderbilt’s annual Senior Leader Walk was held at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center field house for the first time on Dec. 2. Read More
Learn how your benefits may be affected by the birth of a child, including health plan and life insurance considerations and qualifying medical leaves. Read More
It’s not too late to get your flu shot! The Occupational Health Clinic offers flu shots in a variety of convenient locations. Read More
Karl Zelik's Biomechanics and Assistive Technology laboratory is dedicated to locomotion—in particular, to understanding the mechanisms of human locomotion and using engineering to improve movement and mobility for people with impairments. Read More
A Vanderbilt biologist has determined that electric eels possess an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Taser. Read More
Last fall, during a grim period for many of the nation’s hospitals and by any measure a stressful time for VUMC, we did something few institutions would. We held a community survey. Read More
