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The Community Scholars Program is sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core to support community-engaged research. Read More

The Vanderbilt Holocaust Lecture Series seeks participants in a realistic genocide prevention simulation. Read More

Grow your career this year with exciting programs such as Emerging Leaders Development, Persuasive and Influential Speaking and Leading Teams in Organizations from Vanderbilt Executive Education. Read More

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

The Affective Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University is currently recruiting healthy male adults, 50–65 years old, for a multiday study that attempts to understand the relation between brain chemistry and decision-making. 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 $15,000 grant to support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty and staff are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. 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 Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core announces a new round of mini-grants for March 2018. Read More

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

Vanderbilt may submit two research grant proposals and one supportive care research grant proposal for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation spring grant cycle. Read More

Campus libraries, dining halls and the Recreation and Wellness Center will observe modified hours of operation while students are away. Vanderbilt University’s Winter Break for employees will run from Friday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Dec. 29, followed by the New Year’s Day holiday on Monday, Jan. 1. Read More

Bulky coats give the false impression your child is snugly strapped in the car seat. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is offering employees a discounted meal plan: 15 meals for the price of 10. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and School of Nursing, in conjunction with the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series, will present Debra J. Barksdale of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Nursing on Jan. 15. Read More

Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, until 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, portions of Medical Center Drive will be closed for construction crane disassembly. Staff will be present to redirect traffic. Read More

On Dec. 5, VUPD received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male student in a campus residence hall on Dec. 2, 2017. Read More

In partnership with The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University presents “Food for Thought,” a series of lunchtime conversations with Vanderbilt professors, Frist Center curators, and other members of the Nashville community. The Dec. 12 session, inspired by the exhibition "Nick Cave: Feat.," will delve into how contemporary performance art can offer powerful and transformative opportunities for communities. Read More