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Bill Nye, a popular scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor, will speak at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Speakers Committee. Read More

Vanderbilt will observe Constitution and Citizenship Day Sept. 17 with a three-part event, “Nations Within States: Citizenship, Pottery and the Catawba Indian Nation.” Featured events include an exhibition of pottery from the Catawba Indian Nation, a panel discussion on Indian sovereignty, and a powwow dance performance. Read More

Kailyn Lowry and Amber Portwood (MTV's "Teen Mom") have each written their own inspirational story and will be greeting fans and signing book together Sept. 15 at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read More

Donald R. Hopkins, vice president of health programs at The Carter Presidential Center at Emory University, will discuss “The ‘Discovery’ and Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease” at noon Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

“Photography and community development in Haiti” is the topic of a talk Sept. 11. Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the leader in one-to-one youth mentoring. Read More

The awards are presented annually to individuals who have advocated for underrepresented minorities and encouraged diversity at VUMC. Read More

Hewlett-Packard has issued a recall on notebook computer and docking station AC power cords. Read More

Vanderbilt's photography director will share ways to turn your smartphone snaps into works of art at the next session of DigitalVU, Sept. 24 in Flynn Auditorium. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, a weekly meeting for Vanderbilt and the community to engage in discussion about global issues through presentations and informal conversations. Read More

The Vanderbilt Outpatient Pharmacy has launched a website to allow current customers to request refills online. Read More

Come to a free informational meeting Sept. 17. Read More

“The Gift: 30 Years of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award” opens Thursday, Sept. 25, at Space 204 in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at Vanderbilt. Read More

Staff of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign will share challenges and successes of the first Affordable Care Act open enrollment period and discuss regional and statewide plans for building on that success at “Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment 2.0.” Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming Tennessee Performing Arts Center shows: "Sweeney Todd," "Evil Dead: The Musical" and "Chicago" with John O'Hurley. Read More

Two summer exhibitions by art faculty from area colleges will close Sept. 12 at the Space 204 gallery. There will be a closing reception on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 6 pm. "Intersections" featured work by Middle Tennessee State University professors Barry Buxkamper, John Donovan, Sisavanh Houghton and Michael Baggarly, as well as Kimberly Winkle of Tennessee Technical University. Read More

Adán Medrano will sign and discuss his new cookbook, Truly Texas Mexican, from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will host a free celebration Sept. 29 to honor the birth of Don Qixote author Miguel de Cervantes. A Spanish-language reading of Cervantes’ poetry and a classical guitar performance will begin at 7 p.m. at the bookstore, located at 2525 West End Ave. Read More

Vanderbilt University Army ROTC senior Cadet Sean Lee was awarded first place for his research and oral presentation on a new to treatment for glaucoma during the Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Saturday. Read More

Psychologist Alex Maier has been selected to receive the Society for Neuroscience’s Career Development Award for 2014. Read More