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Special lenses help restore physician’s fading vision

Camiron Pfennig, M.D., still fondly remembers performing her first operation. The then 5-year-old aptly used the brightly colored, chunky plastic tools from her Fisher Price doctor’s kit to extend the life of her beloved stuffed animals and dolls. Read More

Initiative set to improve patient transitions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will undertake sweeping changes to ensure smoother, more tightly coordinated transitions from the hospital to each patient’s home or other post-acute care setting. Read More

HIV/AIDS-related efforts in Africa get $7 million boost

Vanderbilt University has received a major federal grant — just more than $7 million in the first year — to extend HIV/AIDS-related technical assistance and training in the rural province of Zambézia, Mozambique. Read More

Speaker urges students, faculty to continue diversity-related efforts

Alvin Poussaint, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and faculty associate dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School, said the appearance of more diversity in medical schools is evidence of progress, but he cautions that the issue is more complicated than ever. Read More

Bid protein guards blood cells against stress

A protein normally known to promote cell death found to encourage survival of blood forming cells. Read More

Buy tickets to Christmas Village at Commodore Concierge

The Commodore Concierge now has Christmas Village tickets on sale for $8 (they are $10 at the door), payable by… Read More

Credit Union back in Oxford House after renovation

The Vanderbilt University Credit Union will move back to its redesigned and renovated offices in the Oxford House, opening for business on… Read More

A message from Coach Franklin about fan support and this Saturday’s game

Coach James Franklin (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Dear Vanderbilt faculty and staff, Thanks so much for your support this season! We are very appreciative not only… Read More

Those keeping same benefits for 2013 still need to enroll

Open Enrollment is your opportunity to elect the coverage that suits your needs for 2013. Like last year, this is an active enrollment, meaning… Read More

Sandoz awarded Chancellor’s Cup

Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies M.L. Sandoz (center) was presented with the Chancellor's Cup by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and president of the Nashville… Read More

‘Dark Matter’ and ‘Slow No Dust’ to open at Space 204

"Green River #2" by Nicole Lavelle Dark Matter, a science fiction-inspired group show of photography by art collective Lakes Were Rivers, and Slow… Read More

Get training to be a storm spotter Nov. 5

Vanderbilt will host a SKYWARN storm spotter training session at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5. The session is open to all faculty,… Read More

Dayan inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Colin Dayan, the Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt, signs the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Book of Members, a… Read More

Greenhouse gas emissions down 12 percent since 2008

Vanderbilt releases updated report to mark Campus Sustainability Day (Vanderbilt University) Overall greenhouse gas emissions from Vanderbilt’s campus and medical center have decreased by… Read More

Listen: Paul Lim: “Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England”

Listen to an interview with Paul Lim, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Faculty, Department of History,… Read More

Mark your calendar for the Senior Leader Walk Nov. 6

Join us for our annual Senior Leader Walk. Members of Vanderbilt’s senior leadership will join with staff and faculty for a walk around campus. We… Read More

German professor to discuss ‘Bertolt Brecht and Expressionism’ at the Frist

"Winter Landscape in Moonlight" by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1919. Oil on canvas. (Detroit Institute of Arts) Peggy Setje-Eilers, assistant professor of… Read More

Peabody alumnus and Lynn University president Kevin Ross

Skip ahead to 12:45 to watch Lynn University president and Peabody alum Kevin Ross' welcome remarks for the third presidential debate, held at Lynn University. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity community breakfast to explore ‘radical chaplaincy’

Two Vanderbilt Divinity School students will reflect on their experiences within the Occupy Nashville movement and their research on the growing need for street pastoral care during an Oct. 30 community breakfast. Read More

Vanderbilt doubles on-campus electric vehicle charging capacity

The Smart Modal Area Recharge Terminal, or SMART station, can accommodate 10 vehicles and joins five other stations scattered across the campus and medical center, bringing the total number of EV charging bays to 19. Read More