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L. Ensign Johnson Jr., an emeritus professor who early in his career was one of three faculty members to lay the foundation for the biomedical engineering department at Vanderbilt, died Nov. 3. He was 85. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics is offering a Friends and Family promotion with discounted tickets to the Nov. 19 Vanderbilt–Ole Miss game. Read More

Do your holiday shopping and support local artists and businesses from the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. This year’s festival will run two weeks beginning Nov. 28, with new items introduced each week. Read More

Vanderbilt Swimming is hosting in-state rival Tennessee on Friday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at Centennial Sportsplex. Read More

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

Narayana Kocherlakota of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will discuss "Room for Improvement in the U.S. Economy" from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. Read More

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

Gary Butler, MS’94, founder, president and CEO of Camgian Microsystems Corporation, only attended the School of Engineering for two years, but the experience played a significant role in shaping his path to entrepreneurship. In addition to leading his successful company, Butler is the chair of the School of Engineering’s Board… Read More

Distinguished Professor of Engineering Kenneth F. Galloway received the 2016 Yuri Gagarin Award at the 2016 RADECS conference in Bremen, Germany. Read More

Know how to help prevent bronchiolitis and how to treat this prevalent winter illness before it strikes. Read More

Celebrate the beginning of a new season—and a new era—for Commodore basketball at Memorial Madness on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Gym. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is offering scuba certification beginning Oct. 26. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures, or simply see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Read More

Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham and return specialist Darrius Sims were named Southeastern Conference Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively, in the aftermath of Vanderbilt’s 17-16 victory at Georgia last Saturday. Read More

The 15th Annual Commodore Quake will feature hip hop artists Big Sean and A$AP Ferg on Friday, Oct. 21, in Memorial Gym. Tickets for Vanderbilt faculty and staff members are $55 and available at the Sarratt Student Center box office or at the door the night of the event. Read More

The 2016 symposium and poster session for the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center at Vanderbilt University will be Friday, Oct. 28, from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Medical Research Building III, Room 1220. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center will host "Eating Disorder Recovery: A Personal Story of Hope" from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220. Courtney Grimes, clinical director of Renewed Eating Disorders Support, will be the speaker. The event is part of the Women's Center's Work-Life Workshops series. Read More

Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director David Williams II is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion as well as integrating Commodore athletics into the Vanderbilt student life experience. Read More

Godfrey Dillard and Perry Wallace were the first two African American basketball players at Vanderbilt. The lifelong friends endured harsh discrimination on campus as they campaigned for equal rights and diversity. “They wanted to get rid of me because I represented what the future looked like," Dillard said in a recent interview. Read more > Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics will host a special roundtable discussion Oct. 23 featuring five influential women in collegiate and professional athletics. Read More

Read the October 2016 issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter of the EDI office. Read More