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The Nashville Farmers’ Market at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has returned and will be held every Thursday from 2 to 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 26. Read More

Vandy Walks presents "Campus Architecture" June 15. Read More

A student-curated exhibition of works by artist Morris Davidson, who was passionate about abstract painting, can be seen at the Fine Arts Gallery through Sept. 17. Read More

Fencing around the new School of Nursing expansion project construction area was put up Wednesday, May 31. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the 2018 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. This program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), in collaboration with the Hereditary Cancer Program and the Vanderbilt Breast Center, is hosting a free seminar, “Are You at High Risk for Breast Cancer?” Read More

Heart failure is more prevalent in the South. Here’s what you need to know. Read More

Ventral skin-to-skin contact has been shown to improve premature infants’ health, both short- and long-term. The baby is undressed or unwrapped and placed against the mother’s bare skin, nestled against her chest. A cozier name for this method of holding a new baby is “kangaroo care.” Read More

The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is seeking male adults to participate in a research study. The study will explore how the brain processes linguistic sounds. Read More

In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that men of all ages should not be routinely screened for levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). That group now recommends that men ages 55 to 69 should talk with their doctors and make well-informed individual decisions about the potential harms and benefits of PSA screening, and treatment if cancer is found. Read More

Here’s what you need to know to boost your heart health and reduce heart attack risk. Read More

The second School of Medicine Research Enterprise Forum is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, in Light Hall, Room 208. Jennifer Pietenpol, Vanderbilt University Medical Center executive vice president for research, will host the event. Read More

The 2017 Dragon Music Sundays series, sponsored by Vanderbilt University, runs May 21–June 11 at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Read More

Have you visited the employee discounts page lately? There are tons of great deals for you and your family. Read More

24th Avenue South is scheduled to close the week of May 21 for a paving project. Read More

Caroline Biggs, a rising junior from Knoxville, Tennessee, studying human and organizational development, won the 2017 National Championship for Individual Novice Flat at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competition in Lexington, Kentucky. Read More

The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is looking for research subjects to better understand how children listen in background noise. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is offering research ethics training for community organizations that are interested in conducting research involving the populations they serve, as well as for community organizations and individuals who are interested in partnering with academic researchers in conducting research involving humans. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center at Vanderbilt is hosting a new group that will meet monthly. Called Parenting at Vandy, it is open to anyone with an interest in parenting. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) may nominate two junior faculty candidates for the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Awards: one in Mainstream/Conventional research, and one in Integrative Medicine research for 2017. Read More