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Work is wrapping up on the effort to capture the 2013-14 academic year at Vanderbilt in the 2014 Commodore yearbook. Faculty and staff may purchase the yearbook at a reduced rate of $50 per copy. (The cost is usually $90 per copy.) To order a faculty or staff copy,… Read More

Firmat (Columbia University) Vanderbilt’s program in Latino and Latina Studies will welcome poet, memoirist and scholar Gustavo Pérez Firmat to campus on Friday, April 11. Firmat will give a short lecture and reading at 4 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 102. Books will be available for purchase… Read More

On Thursday, April 10, the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life will offer a professional development opportunity in partnership with the Office of the Dean of Students titled “Transitioning into Adulthood: The Cultural Lives of Emerging Adults.” Patricia Snell Herzog, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and… Read More

Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems has joined a consortium of prominent tech firms to develop engineering standards for Internet-connected electronics. Read More

The American Psychological Association has awarded Vanderbilt professor Velma McBride Murry a presidential citation for her distinguished research contributions and leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV risk prevention. Read More

The Global Health Nurse in Residence Program is open for applications. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services would like you to join us at WOW, where Vanderbilt and the community engage in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Walking Wednesdays with the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center begin this Wednesday, April 9. Join staff from the VRWC for 30-minute walks each Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon from April 9 through May 28. The group will meet outside the Eskind Biomedical Library, rain… Read More

Sarratt Art Studios and the Sarratt Gallery are partnering with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center to present “Courage Unmasked 2014.” Read More

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Luis Garza will present a lecture, "Mechanisms of Organogenesis: Lessons from Adult Hair Follicle Neogenesis," on Friday, April 11. Read More

Sarratt Youth Art Institute has planned fun and creative summer weeks of hands-on studio art classes for children ages 5-16. Read More

The Music Group at Vanderbilt promises a hot lineup for this year’s Rites of Spring Music Festival. Scheduled for Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, the festival is the perfect way to relax and listen to some of the best names in music. This year’s artists include 2 Chainz, Steve Aoki, Delta Rae, Twenty One… Read More

Actor and director Josh Radnor will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium on Wednesday, April 16. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate three candidates for the 2014 Paul G. Allen Foundation’s Distinguished Investigators Program. The program seeks to fund a select group of investigators to pursue new, pioneering research in academic settings that, collectively, “move the needle” toward answering broad scientific questions. The most promising proposals will incorporate… Read More

Minutes from the University Staff Advisory Council’s March 11 meeting are available online on the USAC website. (Meeting minutes are published approximately one week after the council convenes.) Jerry Fife (Vanderbilt University) Vice Chancellor for Administration Jerry Fife was the guest speaker for March. He discussed… Read More

“When Things Go Awry: Models, Mechanisms and Origins of Disease” is the topic of a Dinner and Data event on Monday, April 7. Read More

Minutes from the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate’s Dec. 5 and Feb. 13 meetings are now available online on the Faculty Senate website. (The January 2014 meeting was for elected senators only, and no minutes were taken.) For the December meeting, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions… Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of these upcoming shows. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two-man group from Whose Line Is It Anyway? at War Memorial Auditorium April 12, 7:30 p.m. Million Dollar Quartet at… Read More

(Atria Books) Carla Hall, a co-host of ABC’s The Chew and a fan favorite on Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars will sign her new cookbook at noon Monday, April 21, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Hall will discuss the inspiration behind her new book, Carla’s Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes… Read More

On April 2 at 12:50 a.m., a Vanderbilt University student was walking on Scarritt Place near Wesley Place Garage when a white female approached her asking to use her phone. When the student refused, the suspect grabbed for the student’s purse. A struggle for the purse ensued causing the… Read More