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Food allergies continue to be an important topic as more are diagnosed. They can develop for anyone, at any point, at any age. Read More

In partnership with The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University presents “Food for Thought,” a three-part series of lunchtime conversations with Vanderbilt professors, Frist Center curators, and other members of the Nashville community. The next event is Nov. 14 at noon. Read More

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Susan R. Wente shared an update Nov. 3 on the challenged votes in the June 6 union election for non-tenure track faculty in the College of Arts and Science. Read More

The neighborhood where Jessica Mooney Holman grew up is barely 2 miles from the heart of the Vanderbilt campus. But in many ways it’s a world apart. “Yes, it was definitely a tough neighborhood,” says Holman, BS’10, MEd’12, who played on four NCAA Tournament basketball teams while at Vanderbilt from… Read More

As a freshly minted Vanderbilt graduate, Emily Motayed moved to New York City to work as a health care consultant. But the cost-conscious professional faced an immediate challenge in figuring out how to outfit her first “big-girl apartment.” “I had no idea how to go about buying furniture, and no… Read More

Celebrate good health this holiday season with the Hold the Stuffing challenge. Read More

Alexander Kott, chief of the Network Science Division of the Army Research Laboratory headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, will speak beginning at 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Engineering and Science Building. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research in coordination with the School of Engineering. Read More

Vanderbilt University has the opportunity to submit up to two letters of intent as a lead or non-lead institution for the NSF Research Traineeship Program, which supports the development and implementation of transformative models for STEM graduate education training. Read More

Vanderbilt Gaming will host the eighth Vandy_LAN gaming convention from 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 4, in Featheringill Hall. There will be games, tournaments, raffle prizes, and free food and beverages. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Access Annual Grant application per fiscal year. The Arts Access category offers direct support for arts projects which focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented populations, which may include ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people age 65 and older, and active duty military/veterans and their families. Read More

Following a successful first year of giving the next generation of Commodore fans the opportunity to experience Vanderbilt game day, the athletic department is continuing the program for our final three home games this season against Western Kentucky on Nov. 4, Kentucky on Nov. 11, and Missouri on Nov. 18. Read More

The two-year Title VIII grant from the Health and Human Services Administration allows the Clinic at Mercury Courts, a nurse-managed primary care clinic located in one of Nashville’s most economically depressed areas, to add a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, social worker and psychiatrist to its existing primary care team. Read More

Vanderbilt University is anticipating the opportunity to submit one application for the Mary Kay Foundation Translational Research Grant, which supports innovative translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervical cancer that could lead to improvement in diagnosis, prognosis, prevention or treatment of the cancer. Read More

Looking for the perfect Halloween lunch break? Meet at Rand Hall Terrace at noon Oct. 31 for a tour around Vanderbilt’s campus with Steve Baskauf of Vanderbilt University Biological Sciences. Read More

The latest issue of the Faculty Senate newsletter features important legislation coming before the faculty this year. Learn about a proposed change that will be discussed at the November meeting. Read More

Vanderbilt may submit one application to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grants. The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations are pleased to support projects in the following areas: Private Higher Education, Interfaith Leadership and Religious Literacy, and Public Educational Media. Read More

Vanderbilt may submit one application to the The Henry Luce Foundation Advancing Public Scholarship on Religion and Theology program. The program aims to support collaborative, experimental, and field-shaping initiatives that enliven the practice of public scholarship. Read More

To just be pockets of air, sinuses certainly can cause serious discomfort. Here, Bobo Tanner, co-founder of the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus, Allergy Program, answers questions about what causes sinus issues and how these conditions are treated. Read More

Do you know what it means to be at “high” or “elevated” risk for developing breast cancer? Do you know if you are at high risk? Read More

Pinelopi Goldberg of Yale University will present the 2017 Steine Lecture in Economics, “Trade Policy in an Era of Growing Inequality," Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. Read More