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To celebrate the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary as one of the nation’s original Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers, the VKC will host its 2015 Science Day on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read More

Cara Robinson, assistant professor in urban studies at Tennessee State University, will present a summary of her research and recommendations for future homeless housing initiatives from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Hadley Park Community Center. Read More

The 2015 Vanderbilt University Research Fair provides undergraduate students a chance to showcase their research work in a campus-wide celebration. Read More

Works by Nashville African American artist Samuel Dunson Jr. are featured in "Meet the Fergusons," an exhibition at Vanderbilt Divinity School Sept. 17 through Nov. 12. Read More

This summer Vanderbilt's newest cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows arrived on the Peabody College campus, representing eight countries from around the world. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates for the Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems award. Read More

Jackson Katz, internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education and critical media literacy, will deliver a talk on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Vanderbilt’s Student Life Center. Read More

Health care professionals who care for cancer patients can experience strong emotions with limited opportunities to cope with or express those emotions. During September, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and its partners are offering a series of free writing seminars for those health care professionals. Read More

A trio of Blair School of Music precollege students performed at the Vanderbilt Home Care 30th anniversary celebration on Aug. 25. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, where the Vanderbilt community engages in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More

"The new academic year is off to a fast start! There is much to look forward to and much work to do to continue advancing 'One Vanderbilt,' as we pursue excellence and equity in our rich environments of discovery and learning," writes Provost Susan Wente in the August 2015 issue of "The Open Dore." Read More

The Osher Lifelong Learning classes at Vanderbilt this fall draw from professors' research in areas that include earth science, Hebrew Bible, music history, urban planning and more. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Global Education Office, home of the undergraduate study abroad program, invites the Vanderbilt community to vote for the People’s Choice winner in its 2015 photo contest. Read More

On Aug. 28 at 9:04 p.m., a Vanderbilt student walking along Broadway near the Center Building was approached by a male person who verbally threatened her and told her to give him her purse. Read More

It's never too early to introduce a child to music. Read More

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition is open to young faculty-rank scientists across the United States. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will kick off the construction phase of the “Growing to New Heights” campaign to expand the Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Please make note of the following road closures and changes to traffic. Read More

This morning, after being counseled on a work-related issue, an employee chased his supervisor with a kitchen knife in the dining area of College Halls, then left the building and was seen driving away from campus. Read More

Sprint will perform maintenance on its 3G and LTE networks in the Nashville area on Aug. 31 from 1 to 5 a.m. During this timeframe, service will be interrupted in each cell one at a time. As a result, Sprint voice and data services may be degraded or unavailable intermittently during maintenance. Read More