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Vanderbilt Divinity hosts Helen LaFrance: Biblical Vision

The inaugural exhibition of biblical visionary paintings by self-taught Kentucky artist Helen LaFrance will be on display at Vanderbilt Divinity School through Nov. 16. Read More

Vanderbilt Heart colleagues release “Walk the Walk” to promote Oct. 6 Nashville Heart Walk

Keeping the beat has new meaning for Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute colleagues who have produced a music video to promote the… Read More

Podcast: Healthy eating the whole family can enjoy

(iStockphoto) Stacey Bonner, family services coordinator at the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center, speaks to registered dietician Sarah-Jane Bedwell about tips for serving healthy… Read More

Steps toward ending gridlock in Congress

Hope is being offered by Vanderbilt professor Marc Hetherington and a colleague that generational turnover and a few adjustments now could cause the end of gridlock in Congress in the long run. Read More

Online education pioneer to deliver Hall Lecture Oct. 2

Daphne Koller will present her ground-breaking work in free, universally accessible college education as the first guest speaker in the 2012-13 John R. and Donna… Read More

How ‘Jedi’ disposes of dead neurons

The protein Syk is essential for clearing away neuron “corpses” in the developing peripheral nervous system. Read More

VUCast: Home Run for Health

This week on VUCast: They won our hearts. Now, learn how one champion is winning his fight with diabetes. Some Vanderbilt classes are… Read More

Help defeat bike thieves on campus

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) A few careful steps could help anyone on the Vanderbilt campus with a bicycle to frustrate thieves who’ve been active this semester,… Read More

Children’s Hospital offers free car seat checks

Dylan Hagan, 1, checks out the car seats in the Safety Store, located at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Faculty response requested for survey on community-engaged research

Vanderbilt faculty are invited to participate in a survey that will assess their experience with and interest in community-engaged research. The results of this Web-based… Read More

Students to create temporary park for Park(ing) Day Sept. 21

Park(ing) Day 2011. Park(ing) Day, an annual worldwide event in which designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks,… Read More

A message from Chancellor Zeppos: Vanderbilt joins Coursera

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt University) Dear Vanderbilt Community: As one of our nation’s and world’s top research universities, Vanderbilt advances its mission by … Read More

Vanderbilt University to offer free courses online through Coursera

Vanderbilt University will make its first institution-wide foray into offering worldwide, free, digital courses by some of its leading faculty members in spring 2013 via the digital learning consortium Coursera. Read More

Open Enrollment for 2013 benefits is Oct. 17-31

(iStockphoto) Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make benefits and flexible spending account choices for the upcoming calendar year. This year’s Open Enrollment… Read More

New Obama attack ad fails to make impact

A new attack ad that chides Mitt Romney for refusing to release more of his tax return information is failing to spark much of a reaction. Read More

Half-marathon this Saturday will close some roads around Vanderbilt

(image courtesy of Lady Speed Stick Women's Half-Marathon) Staff, faculty and students traveling to Vanderbilt the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22, should be aware… Read More

Memorial service for engineering professor Tomlinson Fort Jr. is Sept. 23

Tomlinson Fort (Vanderbilt University) A memorial service for Tomlinson Fort Jr., Centennial Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday,… Read More

Vanderbilt sponsoring events in conjunction with Carrie Mae Weems exhibition at Frist

"Carrie Mae Weems: Afro-Chic" (video still), 2010. (courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York) Vanderbilt University will host programming on campus… Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity community breakfast to focus on Mexico border

Vanderbilt Divinity School students will share reflections on their May trip to the United States-Mexico border at a Sept. 25 community breakfast. Read More

Sustaining Tennessee in the Face of Climate Change: Mark Abkowitz

Watch video of Mark Abkowitz, Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt, discuss adaptation strategies with a specific focus on infrastructure systems as a… Read More