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In the Qing Hai province of China, there are a number of issues that complicate efforts to improve the quality of education, especially for nomadic peoples. World on Wednesday will explore the topic at its Nov. 19 meeting. Read More

A Nov. 18 panel will discuss how to create more inclusive communities and spaces for trans graduate and professional students at Vanderbilt. Read More

Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility has been named winner of the 2014 football sustainability competition and can boast the title “greenest group on campus.” Read More

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, at approximately 9:50 a.m., a professor returned to her office in the Stevenson Center and saw two men. The men had loaded her computer into a backpack, and when they noticed her, they fled. Read More

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Nov. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. for the November DigitalVU meeting. This month’s session will focus on web and social analytics. Read More

Last spring, Vanderbilt entered into a partnership to foster collaborations between its faculty and researchers affiliated with universities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. In the first year of this partnership, two proposals have been selected for funding. Read More

The Vanderbilt Divinity School student group Students Exploring Chaplaincy is partnering with Project Dialogue for a special screening of Chaplains Under Fire at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 in Sarratt Cinema. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Norman Wirzba will speak on the themes of his book "Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating" during a pair of events Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Do you need help finding quality, affordable in-home assistance? The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s One Stop Shop is a service that partners with senior agencies to offer free assistance to family caregivers. Read More

The Commodore baseball team will begin to defend its national championship title when the season kicks off in February. Vanderbilt employees can purchase discounted season tickets for less than $2 per game. Read More

The World on Wednesday talk Nov. 12 will address “Reducing HIV Risk for Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.” Sten Vermund and Han-Zhu Qian of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will speak. Read More

Are you interested in community-driven research, or are you seeking a community research partner? Academic researchers, research students and interested community members are invited to attend an interactive poster session sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core. Read More

The performance will incorporate a screening of the Fleischer brothers' 1921 silent cartoon "Modeling" featuring Ko-Ko the Clown -- one of the earliest cinematic examples of live-action and animation. Read More

The north entrance drive for Vanderbilt University Hospital will be closed from Monday, Nov. 10, through Friday, Nov. 14, between 10 p.m.–4:30 a.m. Read More

On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pierce Avenue will be closed from Medical Center Drive to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt pedestrian sky bridge due to construction work in the area. Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of "Yo Gabba Gabba Live" and "DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side." Read More

Getting or renewing a passport is made easy at Vanderbilt's 2014 Passport Fair, part of International Education Week. Read More

Health care innovations will be discussed at the Health Care Conference Nov. 7 at the Music City Center. Read More

Environmental scientist Chris Vanags will discuss overcoming obstacles to scientific innovation at the Nov. 5 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box talk at the Nashville Public Library. Read More

A University of Iowa professor will discuss the impact of renewed popularity of a bison-based diet on Native American communities when she delivers the Howard L. Harrod Lecture at Vanderbilt Divinity School Nov. 6. Read More