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WOW: New global health opportunities in Lwala, Kenya

International Student and Scholar Services would like you to join us at WOW, where Vanderbilt and the community engage in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More

Join your colleagues for Walking Wednesdays

(Vanderbilt University) Walking Wednesdays with the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center begin this Wednesday, April 9. Join staff from the VRWC for… Read More

Call for artists: ‘Courage Unmasked’

Sarratt Art Studios and the Sarratt Gallery are partnering with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center to present “Courage Unmasked 2014.” Read More

Athletics Director David Williams, Coach Derek Mason team up with YWCA on new initiative to reduce violence against women

Vanderbilt is a sponsor of a free, inaugural event that will bring together coaches and others who mentor boys and young men to address the important role they play in developing young men of character and reducing violence against women and girls. Read More

Lecture to explore links between guns, mental illness, mass shootings

Jonathan Metzl of Vanderbilt will speak April 15 at Adventure Science Center about connections that may link guns, mental illness and mass shootings in America. Read More

America the Beautiful: See an international student’s prize-winning video of the United States

In the latest VUCast: See how an international student is showcasing the United States in a beautiful way; discover how a "thinking cap" could help you learn; and watch a unique forest grow in just one weekend. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read More

Chancellor: University strikes bold path for the future

New construction and the start of a new substantial academic venture capital fund were among the topics brought up by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during his address at Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Wyatt Award presented to Owen Jones; four others honored

Owen Jones was named winner of the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award at Spring Faculty Assembly. Also honored with awards were Teresa Goddu, Jay Clayton, Marc Hetherington and Leigh Gilchrist. Read More

Wellcast: ‘Fit vs. Fat: What Matters More?’

Obesity is no longer evaluated by just weight. Learn more. Read More

Babies & You: ‘Infant Safety at Home and in the Car’

(photo courtesy of Health Plus) A lecture and presentation by Tara Huss, MD will cover the importance of infant safety at home and in… Read More

New issue of ‘Health & Wellness Connection’ now online

The new issue of Health & Wellness Connection includes recipes, tips and more. Read More

‘Mechanisms of Organogenesis’ topic of April 11 lecture

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Luis Garza will present a lecture, "Mechanisms of Organogenesis: Lessons from Adult Hair Follicle Neogenesis," on Friday, April 11. Read More

Listen: Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere

Lenn Goodman (Steve Green, Vanderbilt) Lenn Goodman, professor of philosophy and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, has a new book, Religious Pluralism… Read More

Sign up now for Sarratt Youth Art Institute summer camps

Sarratt Youth Art Institute has planned fun and creative summer weeks of hands-on studio art classes for children ages 5-16. Read More

Best-selling author James Patterson to address middle-school students

Best-selling author James Patterson will speak to a gathering of about 100 middle-school students from Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Arts Magnet School on the power of reading Tuesday, April 8 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Rites of Spring weekend pass available for faculty, staff

The Music Group at Vanderbilt promises a hot lineup for this year’s Rites of Spring Music Festival. Scheduled for Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, the festival is… Read More

‘How I Met Your Mother’ actor to appear at Vanderbilt

Actor and director Josh Radnor will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium on Wednesday, April 16. Read More

DBS for Parkinson’s trial moves to next level

A long-term Vanderbilt University Medical Center study of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in early-stage Parkinson’s disease has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue in a pivotal, phase III, large-scale safety and efficacy trial. Read More

Dugan named to lead Division of Geriatric Medicine

Laura Dugan, M.D., the Larry L. Hillblom Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), will join the Vanderbilt faculty on April 7 to direct Vanderbilt University’s Division of Geriatric Medicine, a division of the Department of Medicine. Read More

Shade Tree Trot

The rain last Saturday morning didn’t dampen spirits at the Shade Tree Trot. Read More