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Come to campus Oct. 21–22 to meet up with your friends from the Classes of 2012–2016. It all starts Friday, Oct. 21, with the Young Alumni Homecoming Party. Revisit your favorite Nashville hot spots and then get ready to cheer on the ‘Dores at the Homecoming Tailgate before they take… Read More

All alumni, family and friends are invited back for Homecoming, October 21–22. Read More

Your local Vanderbilt chapter is a great way to start feeling at home in your new city. You will meet alumni at events like happy hours, Commodore Classrooms and game-watch parties and many will host Welcome Parties for new graduates in September and October. Make sure you update your mailing address to receive information about events in your city. Read More

The first steps on your career path can be the most daunting. As you seek to advance your career, the Vanderbilt network can help. Read More

Advancing your career requires just as much effort as finding your first job. Read More

Dr. Andre Churchwell has been named to the newly created role of chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In this role, he will continue to oversee the Office for Diversity Affairs in the School of Medicine while also engaging with other leaders across VUMC to create new opportunities for increasing diversity and inclusion. Read More

Beginning July 25, you can register for a ten-week experience of eating delicious food, saving money, and minimizing your time in the kitchen through the TASTE Nutrition Challenge, sponsored by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. Read More

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been recognized for the third year in a row as a Healthier Tennessee Workplace by the Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness. Read More

The SEC Network Takeover begins Monday, July 18, and the Commodores will be the first out of the gates. For the second year in a row, the SEC Network is providing each league member 24 hours of exclusive programming. Read More

Five biomedical engineering professors and an electrical engineering and computer science professor are celebrating news about newly approved or resubmitted Research Project Grants (R01) from the Nationals Institutes of Health. Read More

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died July 7. He was 89. Read More

Read the summer 2016 issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter of the EDI office. Read More

Health Plus wants to support you in having a healthy pregnancy by offering Babies and You, an education program to encourage early and consistent prenatal care. Sessions on various topics are offered monthly. Read More

The July 21 Vandy Walks will be presented by Tony Turnbow, past president of the Natchez Trace Parkway Association​. Participants will meet at noon at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More

Complete Go for the Gold Step 1: Compass Health Assessment and receive a Health Plus T-shirt at the Farmers’ Market at VUMC July 14 from 2 to 5 p.m., while supplies and sizes last. Read More

Take note—shots may be the only recommended vaccine option next flu season. Read More

With a three-year-old child on one arm and a load of beach gear to carry, Matt Houston, BS’07, quickly realized a business opportunity. Soon afterwards, he and David Stange began building the company, Beachy, an app that allows vacationers to order beer, water bottles, food, surfboards and other water equipment,… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health to be a leader in a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a million or more people. The NIH will provide $71.6 million over five years to VUMC, making this the largest research grant the Medical Center has ever received from any source. Read More

A mother tells her story of the steps that can lead to accidentally leaving a baby in a car; and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot vehicle safety tips. Read More

The following are some suggestions for how to discuss mental health concerns or experiences in the workplace that may help co-workers and managers navigate some of those barriers. Read More