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(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Staff from the Occupational Health Clinic will give free flu shots to employees Nov. 3 and 4 at the 2525 West End building, Crystal Terrace and more locations. Check the 2011 Flu Calendar for more details. Read More

(iStockphoto) Protecting your hearing when listening to music, preventing domestic violence and coping with the challenges of being a caregiver are some of the topics addressed in recent wellcasts produced by Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness. Read More

The VUMC hot air ballon. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Rebecca Cole-Nicholson, a licensed practical nurse working in outpatient care at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was the winner of a hot air balloon ride given away in a drawing following Flulapalooza, last month’s mass vaccination drill and simultaneous… Read More

Vanderbilt finished first at the 2011 SEC Championships in Maryville, Tenn. on Oct. 31,2011. (photo by Vanderbilt Athletics)   The Vanderbilt’s women’s cross country team won its first SEC title on Monday, placing five runners in the top 10. Read More

A Vanderbilt alumnus and longtime football season ticket holder suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at Oct. 22’s game at Vanderbilt Stadium. Thanks to the quick response of Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight Event Medicine team and the presence of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), Jim Askew, 77, will be back in the stands… Read More

Following simple safety procedures will also help reduce the risk of falls, which are the primary cause of most Halloween-related injuries seen each year in Children’s Hospital’s emergency room. Read More

In her interactions with black immigrants over the years, Jemima Pierre said she discovered a surprising sentiment. "They told me, 'I never knew I was black until I came to the U.S.' I found that fascinating." Read More

Stewart, a specialist in the religions and literatures of the Bengali-speaking world, arrives at Vanderbilt with a reputation as a program builder. Read More

Vanderbilt employee Rosalind Kohl gets a flu shot from Occupational Health nurse Valerie Thayer outside the Eskind Library. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) There’s still time to get a free flu shot at a convenient location near your office or center. Visit the Occupational Health Clinic’s 2011 Flu Shot… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the first health care institution in the state, and the third in the nation, to implement a Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System, designed to deliver coordinated, expedited care for heart patients. Read More

When Vaughan Jones was 5 years old, he made his first mathematical discovery. Read More

Three accomplished graduates were inducted into the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni during an Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 20 at the university’s Student Life Center. Read More

Join Vice Chancellor of Administration Jerry Fife, Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, other senior leaders and Nashville’s Mayor Karl Dean for a campus walk beginning at five locations, and ending at Health Plus on Oct. 25. Read More

365@VU: 247 - First Year students run across Dudley field before kickoff of the game against Elon University Vanderbilt’s Homecoming/Reunion festivities take place Oct. 20-22. Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) For the Vanderbilt class of 2015, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons already feels like home. They have taken mid-terms and written papers, and they’ve cheered the Vanderbilt Football team to three victories at home. It has been only a few weeks since we welcomed 1,601 first-year… Read More

Jonathan Metzl was born into medicine but is drawn to the humanities. He’s still insisting on having it both ways. Read More

Larry Bartels, arguably the most influential political scientist of his generation, researches a mix of psychology and democracy for a holistic understanding of the political process. Read More

Vanderbilt fans feel the magic at Memorial Gym. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt basketball fans hoping to get a sneak peek at the 2011-12 men’s and women’s teams will get a chance to do so at “Memorial Madness” on Oct. 14 in Memorial Gym. Read More

To mark the School of Engineering’s 125th anniversary in 2011-2012, its annual distinguished lecture — The John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture — becomes a special series bringing four notable engineering leaders to campus, one each in October, November, January and March. Read More

Consumers adopt innovation only when the costs—and risks—are low, says Vanderbilt marketing professor Steve Hoeffler. Read More