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"During my end-of-the-academic-year conversations with faculty and staff, there was great interest in hearing more about the plans for university investments in research. As reflected in the Academic Strategic Plan, Vanderbilt and the Provost’s Office have a broad and inclusive vision of research," writes Provost Susan Wente in the May 2015 issue of "The Open Dore." Read More

A more specific drought-measuring formula created by a group of Vanderbilt University environmental engineers could have implications for emergency planning, federal relief payouts and drought mitigation efforts. Read More

The annual symphony concert for Vanderbilt employees and their families will take place June 4 at Centennial Park. Read More

See if you qualify for Vanderbilt Healthier You, a free personalized weight management program. Read More

Experience the excitement of the circus with "Thrills & Chills! The Fantastic World of the American Circus" at the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery June 11—Sept. 4. Read More

The Vanderbilt Farmers' Market returns June 4 in a new location due to ongoing restoration work on Medical Center Plaza. Read More

Paul Turczynski graduated Vanderbilt University in 1990 with dual undergraduate degrees in electrical and biomedical engineering and a plan to go to medical school. Today, he’s the director for The Boeing Company’s Solution Architectures Group with the Electronics & Information Solutions unit. Read More

Shan Foster, BS’08, is joining the YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee as director of MEND, a primary prevention initiative dedicated to ending violence against women and girls in our community. A retired professional basketball player and the all-time leading scorer for Vanderbilt University men’s basketball team, he has served… Read More

Melvin Porter, LLB’59, Oklahoma’s first African-American state senator, was recently honored on the floor of the Senate, 50 years after his election to office. Read More

Vanderbilt athletic officials have announced that a public celebration of the Commodores' NCAA women's tennis championship is being planned for early fall due to the uniqueness of the championship tournament format. Read More

"Once again, it is good to be gold!" writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in a message to the Vanderbilt community regarding the women's tennis team's history-making NCAA Division I Championship win. Read More

For the second time in less than a year and only the third time in school history, Vanderbilt has won a national championship. This time it was the women's tennis team raising the hardware after defeating UCLA 4-2 Tuesday in the NCAA Championship. Read More

The fifth-ranked Commodore men's golf team is advancing to the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season and the fifth time in program history. The championship will take place May 29-June 3 in Bradenton, Florida. Read More

XSEDE, a large NSF-founded organization specializing in high-performance computing, is hosting a free outreach event at Vanderbilt June 10-11. XSEDE staff will provide an overview of and training on research computing tools and resources. Read More

For the third time this season, the Vanderbilt women's tennis team defeated the Florida Gators, earning a trip to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in more than a decade. Read More

Join Vanderbilt in celebrating National Employee Health & Fitness Day. Read More

Stephanie Dean with Work-Life Connections speaks about the risks and benefits of engaging in difficult conversations. Read More

Get free smoothies, bike repairs and more, and participate in a host of physical activities for National Employee Health and Fitness Day, which aims to inspire and sustain healthy lifestyle actions at work. Read More

What a week! See our favorite tweets, posts, videos and photos from #VU2015. Read More

Registered Nurse Carol Huber will will speak on postpartum care at the next Babies & You class. The talk begins at noon on Thursday, May 21, at 415 Light Hall. Read More