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The School of Medicine faculty awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, and clinical service. They are given by the faculty to the faculty. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Feb. 28. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application for the Covenant Foundation Grants. The Covenant Foundation invites applications for innovative programs in Jewish schools, community organizations, and other institutional settings. Read More

As part of the Peabody Campus Infrastructure project, active machine boring, a process that measures bedrock depth, will take place at several locations on Peabody’s campus throughout the day, Jan. 24-25. Read More

An information session for the next 12-week session of the Weight Watchers (now WW) at Work program is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Read More

The Occupational Health Clinic (OHC) Quit Rx Program offers counseling and treatment services for individuals interested in quitting smoking. Read More

Employees are invited to February information sessions to learn more about the National Diabetes Prevention Program, available to faculty, staff or spouses with prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes. Read More

Survivors of prostate cancer are being sought to provide feedback for a Vanderbilt University project trying to improve care. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two letters of intent for the Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant. The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Memorial Foundation Grant. The Memorial Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to people who live in the geographic area served by Nashville Memorial Hospital. Read More

Health Plus offers the Babies & You prenatal education program to Vanderbilt faculty/staff, spouses, or dependent children.                                Read More

The "Influences of Trust on Recovery and Engagement in Community-based Substance Abuse Treatment Programs" is the topic of the next Community Research Partners meeting scheduled for Jan. 11. Read More

The Center for Cognitive Medicine is seeking volunteers ages 65-75 who have not been diagnosed with any memory impairment and are interested in whether their genetics show they are at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one applicant for the RWJF Health and Climate Solutions Grant. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one assistant professor for the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. The recipient receives a $25,000 grant for a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus will host the next installment of Vandy Cooks from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Rec Center teaching kitchen. Read More

Meetings of the Faculty Senate will return to the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for the remainder of the 2018-19 academic year. Read More

Blair School of Music will offer seven weekly Kindermusik classes for children and their caregivers beginning Jan. 9 and 10. Read More

Did you know that Health Plus will bring its award-winning programs and services to your department? Contact Health Plus today to schedule a visit for the following services. Read More

Drew Gaffney, professor of medicine, emeritus, at Vanderbilt University, will discus “A Medical Journal through Space and Time” on Monday, Jan. 14, as part of the Flexner Deans' Lecture Series. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will welcome Asst. Sec. Lance Robertson, administrator and assistant secretary for aging, Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as its 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Series keynote speaker. Read More