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Manasi Deshpande, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, will present the College of Arts and Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Nov. 6. Read More

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is open to academic institutions in the states, districts and territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's or higher degree in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry and chemical engineering. Read More

Mark Wallace, Ph.D., drops his glasses on his desk and they land with a metallic clang. He is making a point about autism. “There’s sound energy and light energy that come from the same place in space,” said Wallace, dean of the Graduate School at Vanderbilt University and Louise B. Read More

The next Open Dore On Location is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Blair School of Music. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the informal discussion sessions with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two proposals for the VentureWell Faculty Grants Program. Read More

A historian pairing with a computer scientist to teach a course on virtual reality? A new University Course, Virtual Reality for Interdisciplinary Applications, offers just that, with the overarching goal that everyone can, and should, be technically confident. Faculty-designed, cross-disciplinary curriculum is at the heart of the University Courses initiative, tapping into the natural synergies across Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges. Read more about the University Courses and other internal faculty funding programs—including TIPs, Discovery Grants, Research Scholar Grants and University Courses—at the VUBreakThru blog. Read More

Dr. Rachel Mace, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, will discuss "Choosing a Pediatrician" from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is offering a pair of American Red Cross certification courses this fall. Read More

If you are ready to turn over a new leaf, now is the opportunity to join Weight Watchers at Work. The fall session begins Wednesday, Oct. 11. Meetings are Wednesdays at 11 a.m., with a brief weigh-in and meeting, ending by noon. The location is Medical Center North (D-4220 for October). Read More

Feeling tired during the day? Excessively tired, even after a night’s sleep? That and loud snoring at night could be signs of a bigger problem, said Beth Malow, director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Center. Read More

Faculty and staff paying for Vanderbilt Health Plan benefits beginning Jan. 1, 2018, can earn a wellness credit of up to $240 for completing Go for the Gold by Oct. 31. Read More

Join Health Plus for a pumpkin carving competition in celebration of the last week of this season’s Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market. Carve or decorate a pumpkin with others in your department and bring it to the Farmers' Market on Thursday, Oct. 26, for voting. Read More

Join author Kathryn Aalto as she speaks Oct. 18 at Peabody Library's Fireside Reading Room about her book, 'The Natural World of Winnie the Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest That Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood.' Read More

Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, is a member of the 2017 class of fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Read More

Develop new skills or prepare for the next meet with the Vanderbilt Swim School. Online registration for group and private swim lessons at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is available now. Read More

Emmy-nominated actor Tituss Burgess, "I Am Not Your Negro" filmmaker Raoul Peck, and "RuPaul’s Drag Race" star Shea Couleé highlight the October schedule for LGBTQI+ History Month at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Sade Spencer of the Department of Neurosciences at the Medical University of South Carolina will be the guest presenter of the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Oct. 5. Read More

When employees are guided by the pursuit of gains and advancement, they can view pay disparities as fair, according to new research by Tae-Youn Park of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

One of our favorite prediabetes success stories includes lifestyle overhaul and the help of a program focused on manageable change: Health Plus at Vanderbilt. Read More

Read the September 2017 issue of "The Open Dore," Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente’s newsletter, which is now available online. Read More