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For the fourth consecutive year, Vanderbilt will participate in the Game Day Recycling Challenge Oct. 19 at the Commodores’ home football game against Georgia. Read More

Richard Knipel, an editor and administrator for Wikipedia, will speak at Vanderbilt University Oct. 23 as part of its libraries' celebration of Open Access Week. Read More

Arkansas lawmaker Darrin Williams will speak at the law school Oct. 28. Read More

James J. Collins will present his groundbreaking work in synthetic biology as guest speaker in the 2013-14 John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series. Read More

There will be several road closures Oct. 12 during the Nashville Heart Walk. Read More

The 2013 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place Saturday Oct. 12 on Vanderbilt University Campus Sports Field. Read More

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Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a second-year master of divinity student at Vanderbilt University, has been honored with the Otis Social Justice Award from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. Read More

To comply with the Fire Safety Right-to-Know portion of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Vanderbilt publishes an annual safety report summarizing fire incidents in Vanderbilt residence halls and Greek houses. See the report online. Copies also may be requested from the Vanderbilt University Police Department, 111 28th… Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming TPAC shows: Alton Brown Live: The Edible Inevitable Tour Nov. 7, 8 p.m. We Will Rock You Nov. 12,… Read More

The Children’s Miracle Network, of which Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is a founding partner, turns 30 this year. To celebrate, Wishing Well—the blog about child health and wellness hosted by Children’s Hospital—is sharing a special series in October. Called “31 Days of Miracles,” the series… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life will host a gathering for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex faculty and staff on Thursday, Oct. 24. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 206. The aim of the gathering is for LGBTQI faculty… Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Software Store and SAS Institute will host two free JMP workshops for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Both workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Buttrick Hall, Room 015. The Introductory Session will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m., with a Q&A to follow from… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery opened a new exhibit, "Difficult Art and the Liberal Arts Imagination," Sept. 27. Read More

Elaine Pagels, author of "Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation," will deliver the 2013 Cole Lectures at Benton Chapel Oct. 3 and 4. Read More

Architectural historian and Vanderbilt alumna Mary Anne Hunting will present “Edward Durell Stone, Modernist Architect: From Vanderbilt to Kennedy Center,” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is seeking Vanderbilt employees who are willing to mentor an individual with disabilities through job shadowing on disAbility Mentoring Day 2013, Oct. 16. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host an American Red Cross blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. The event will be held in the Frist Hall Atrium at the School of Nursing. Every two seconds in the United States, someone needs… Read More

Retired Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Kolditz will discuss “Leadership Lessons from the War on Terror” Oct. 4 in Sarratt Cinema. His talk marks the annual National Security Symposium at Vanderbilt hosted by the Vanderbilt NROTC Alumni Association. Read More

Evelyn Patterson, assistant professor of sociology, is a recipient of a 2013-2014 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty. Read More