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Join attorney Barbara Moss as she presents information on legal planning to answer the following questions: What are the steps we need to take to plan for the future? Who will help us make health care decisions or manage our finances if we become incapacitated? Read More

Have fun learning the art of boxing while getting fit. These non-contact, co-ed boxing classes will be taught by USA Boxing coach and certified personal trainer Tramaine Crook. Read More

The first Open Dore On Location of 2018 is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. All faculty and staff are invited to attend this informal discussion session with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read More

Survey results suggest 75 percent of parents leave the house with the flu—and they’re spreading it to others. Read More

Discover what strains are prominent, how effective this year’s vaccine is, and how hard the virus has hit Tennessee so far. Read More

Zeros and ones are the gold and silver of the information age. Data Science Visions, a TIPs initiative, is laying the groundwork to analyze and extract the data available in this emerging field. Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Andreas Berlind writes of the group’s early efforts, including two fall think tanks on two disparate topics—public schools in Tennessee and Inca settlements in Peru. Read more about TIPs grants and other internal faculty funding programs—including Discovery Grants, Research Scholar Grants and University Courses—at the VUBreakThru blog. Read More

You can be successful in maintaining the healthy habits that are important to you by using a four-step process. Read More

Celebrate good health each winter holiday season with the Health Plus Hold the Stuffing Challenge.Take the holiday challenge to maintain weight from November to January and earn rewards. Read More

"Looking Back (Looking Forward)" will feature a selection of vintage photographs taken at North Carolina's Black Mountain College of John Cage, Merce Cunningham and R. Buckminster Fuller, all central figures in mid-20th century avant-garde music, dance and culture, along with works of art by them and others associated with the groundbreaking school. Read More

Beginning Jan. 11, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery will present the largest selection of Andy Warhol’s Polaroids exhibited to date from the gallery’s collection of 104 works. Read More

New year, new you … right? If you’re like about 40 percent of Americans, you’ve made some New Year’s resolutions in your time. But chances are those New Year’s resolutions won’t be as successful as you’d like. Read More

As we head into the winter months, what we don’t want are the less pleasant things that can come with winter: colds and flu, accidents from slippery sidewalks and roads, and a dreary mental funk. Read More

Many of us are aware that heart disease is a major problem in America, but how do we begin to address it? Esther S.H. Kim, a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses women, heart disease and how it can be prevented. Read More

“The tax bill passed by Congress today rightly excludes draconian proposals that would have made college more expensive for students and families. In particular, we appreciate that Sen. Lamar Alexander recognized the negative impact specific provisions would have on the mission of higher education and worked to mitigate that impact…… Read More

Interested in setting a wellness goal? Health Plus provides personal wellness coaching as a benefit for Vanderbilt faculty and staff. Read More

Technology as a tool in research and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities will be the keynote topic at the 10th annual Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day, scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read More

Ashleigh-Anne Hughes’ inspiring organ donation story, and how her transplant led her to a life of advocacy work. Read More

School of Nursing student Steven Welton will never forget the first baby he delivered. Welton took charge when Elijah Youssef was born unexpectedly in the back seat of the family’s Honda outside Medical Center East last week. Welton is halfway through VUSN’s ASN to MSN program for registered nurses who have associate degrees, but he’d never before delivered a baby nor assisted in a delivery. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt University scientists and engineers led by Professor John P. Wikswo has won an R&D 100 Award--called the "Oscar of Innovation"--for their MultiWell MicroFormulator. Read More

Health Plus now offers Mindful Breaks, a program of guided stretching and breathing offered on site in your department. Faculty and staff can drop in for a few minutes at their convenience and return to their day refocused and refreshed. Read More