Join the Heart Walk Oct. 12
The 2013 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place Saturday Oct. 12 on Vanderbilt University Campus Sports Field. Read More
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New Go for the Gold Wellness Credit Options
Eligible faculty and staff will have the choice to apply Go for the Gold Wellness Credits to their Health Plan Account or toward a membership to the new Recreation and Wellness Center in 2014. Read More
Wehby named Chancellor’s Cup recipient
A Faculty Senate meeting was delayed Oct. 3 by a surprise guest—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos—who interrupted the session to award the 2013 Chancellor’s Cup, now in its 50th year. Read More
NROTC National Security Symposium: What’s next for Afghanistan
Watch video of retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Keith Huber, who exercised oversight and control of U.S. detention operations in Afghanistan, speaking at the Vanderbilt… Read More
Townes: VDS positioned to be world divinity school
New dean Emilie M. Townes Townes said she was drawn to Vanderbilt Divinity School because of its commitment to helping clergy and laity re-envision ministry to meet the needs of our times. Read More
Johnson: At Owen, transformation happens on a personal scale
As he embarks on his tenure as dean, Eric Johnson is mindful of keeping the Owen Graduate School of Management’s close-knit culture central to the school’s mission. Read More
Norman: To succeed, VUSN must collaborate and innovate
In her new role as dean, Linda Norman's top priority is to increase the School of Nursing's work with interprofessional education, practice and scholarship. Read More
Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network to offer expanded options
When Vanderbilt University faculty and staff review their 2014 health plan options during Open Enrollment, they will notice a feature that reflects not only how Vanderbilt is taking care of its own but also leading the transformation of health care for the region. Read More
Commodore Quake, Homecoming banners, fall weather among our favorite Vandygrams
[View the story "Our favorite Vandygrams of the week" on Storify]… Read More
New Medical Faculty 2013
See a complete list of new School of Medicine faculty for 2013. Read More
New University Faculty 2013-14
See a complete list of new university faculty for the 2013-14 academic year. Read More
Vanderbilt dietitian offers healthy tailgating tips
by Dianne Killebrew, MEd, R.D., LDN As tailgating time moves into full swing, there are great chances to visit with friends in the crisp fall… Read More
Jon Meacham: ‘Thomas Jefferson and His Books’
Jon Meacham, author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, and Mark Dimunation, who directed the reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson’s Collection at the Library of… Read More
TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professor helping organize Syrian war crimes court
Vanderbilt law professor Mike Newton can talk about the effort to bring war criminals to justice in Syria. Read More
Vanderbilt Divinity student receives Otis Social Justice Award
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a second-year master of divinity student at Vanderbilt University, has been honored with the Otis Social Justice Award from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. Read More
‘Cornelius’ program speeds assessment of readmission risk
A new computer program called Cornelius calculates two risk scores for each newly arrived Vanderbilt University Hospital patient — one estimating the patient’s risk of developing pressure ulcers (bedsores) during the current hospital stay, and the other estimating the patient’s risk of returning to VUH for readmission within 30 days of discharge. Read More
Intracellular receptor expert set for next Discovery Lecture
Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., an international leader in the study of signaling and gene regulation by intracellular receptors, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 10. Read More
Photo: Discovery Lecture
(photo by John Russell) Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., professor of Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, discusses his… Read More
VUSM student lands Physicians of Tomorrow Award from AMA
Michele Luhm Vigor, a member of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Class of 2014, has been selected by the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation to receive a Physicians of Tomorrow Award. Read More
UCSF’s King to deliver annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture
Talmadge King Jr., M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's 12th annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in 208 Light Hall. Read More
