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Martin Rapisarda will discuss the "Difficult Art" exhibition at the Dec. 4 "Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood" at the Nashville Public Library. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will welcome Cory Basil for a very special Gallery B&N at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. The event will include a discussion and Q&A with Basil about his new book, Perils of Fishboy; a book signing; refreshments for all ages (wine for the adults, cider… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development has named Carol R. Johnson, former superintendent of Boston Public Schools, a visiting professor in its Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations beginning in January 2014. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Center for Latin American Studies and Blair School of Music will bring to life Misa Criolla – a performance of musical works by the late Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramírez – Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Scarritt-Bennett Wightman Chapel. Read More

Educators from far-flung lands will share favorite childhood folktales with third- and fourth-graders at Eakin Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Dec. 5. Read More

Early 20th-century Nashville history, the French films behind American remakes, and key discoveries about physics are among the 2014 winter term offerings from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The 2014 edition of the Re:VU brochure, a concise summary of Vanderbilt’s vital statistics featuring the most commonly requested facts and figures pertaining to the university, is now available. Read More

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Wear your best, ugliest holiday sweater and enjoy a free latte every Friday in December. Read More

Take the MTA bus or the Music City Star train for free all day on Black Friday. Read More

The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is offering a 20 percent discount on hearing aids from Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, 2014, for Vanderbilt employees and retirees. To receive the discount, visit VanderbiltBillWilkersonCenter.com/hearingdiscount. Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is located at 1215 21st Ave. S in Nashville, and 919 Murfreesboro Rd., Hwy. Read More

Two organic chemists at Vanderbilt University are among the ten recipients of the 2014 Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award that recognizes and encourages excellence in the field of organic chemistry. Read More

Benton Chapel (Vanderbilt University) A candlelight vigil to remember victims of Typhoon Haiyan and honor the people of the Philippines is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 3, on the Vanderbilt campus. The event is rescheduled from Nov. 19. The Dec. 3 vigil will begin at 7 p.m. in Benton Chapel. Read More

Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (Vanderbilt University) The Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY) provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in rising first through seventh grades. Vanderbilt professors, master teachers and graduate students offer accelerated SAVY courses that cover a wide… Read More

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will present “Built to Amaze,” the 143rd edition of its “greatest show on Earth,” on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Vanderbilt faculty and staff can purchase discounted tickets to the performance, and proceeds will benefit Children’s Miracle Network and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital… Read More

The International Lens film series is now lending DVDs of past films for free. DVDs of films that were screened at Sarratt Cinema during previous semesters of International Lens may be borrowed for up to five days. Check out the list of available films on the International Lens… Read More

Vanderbilt Heard Libraries' Bill Hook and Larry Reeves are among 26 fellows participating in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows Program for 2013-15. Read More

Courtney H. Lyder (UCLA School of Nursing) Courtney H. Lyder, dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, will present “To Dream Again: Lessons From My Mentors” at noon Monday, Jan. 20, in 208 Light Hall. Lyder’s talk is in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series… Read More

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates through his or her work the principles of… Read More

L. Nelson Hopkins Neurosurgery innovator and pioneer L. Nelson Hopkins will present “Innovations in Vascular Care” at the second annual Vanderbilt Surgery and Engineering Symposium and Poster Session, scheduled for 4–7 p.m. Dec. 11 in Light Hall, Room 208. The event is hosted by the Vanderbilt Initiative… Read More