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(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness is now offering outdoor/indoor boot camp class packages . Boot Camp is a high-intensity class featuring cardio drills and strength training exercises. The exercises include, but are not limited to, running, jumping, stair climbing, push-ups, sit-ups, lunges, squats and more. All… Read More

The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research was presented to John Gore by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during the Fall Faculty Assembly Sept. 22. Deyu Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was one of five faculty members receiving a Chancellor’s Award for Research, which also recognizes excellence in research, scholarship, or creative expression. Read More

Vanderbilt University has placed in the top 25 in the third annual Parchment Student Choice College Rankings, whose methodology is based on which college a student chooses to attend among all of the institutions to which he or she is admitted. Vanderbilt holds the No. 23 position… Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will host a trunk show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, featuring Vanderbilt school-specific apparel at discounted prices. Want a law school polo? A Peabody College sweatshirt? An Owen School long-sleeved shirt? For one day only, visit Barnes &… Read More

Vanderbilt has again been named the winner of The Nashville Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers Award for the 500+ Employees Group. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life has several events planned for its Welcome Week, Sept. 9-13. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate in Chemistry for the 2014 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists National Faculty Competition. Read More

On Aug. 18, a suspicious person followed two women as they walked on Wedgewood Avenue. The individual was making kissing sounds and pulling up his shirt. The same afternoon, a man matching his description exposed himself to four women near 20th Avenue South and Grand Avenue. Description: The suspect is… Read More

Constitution Day events will be held Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt. The public is invited to the free dance and panel discussion. Read More

Seven current engineering graduate students have received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Read More

Vanderbilt University holds the No. 20 position among Best National Universities in the 2013 Washington Monthly College Rankings. The rankings were announced Aug. 26. The magazine rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing… Read More

Vanderbilt Plant Services’ storage and surplus warehouse is holding an online sealed-bid auction of a used sailboat. Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold to work or class on College Colors Day, Friday Aug. 30, and all black on Thursday, Aug. 29, in honor of Vanderbilt’s football season opener against Old Miss, a “blackout” game. Read More

The 90-minute sessions start Monday, Aug. 26, and will be held in Light Hall and Sarratt Student Center. The updated system launches Sept. 3. Read More

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Parents may be overwhelmed when searching online for children’s health information. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a health and wellness online portal to provide access to trusted doctor-reviewed information. The Health and Wellness Portal features content from Krames Staywell, a national… Read More

A leading scholar of political theory is using his Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Vanderbilt to research the relationship between rights and utility in American political and philosophical thought since 1776. Read More

Program fosters understanding of U.S. academic system and American culture From Aug. 19 to 23, Vanderbilt University will host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for newly arrived Fulbright foreign students. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Fulbright Gateway Orientation program… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt head football coach James Franklin is now at a store near you—at least his likeness is. Autographed cutouts of Franklin are on display at four area retailers: Sport Seasons on White Bridge Road College Station at Cool Springs Galleria Locker Room… Read More

Champ's Corner Store at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will host a grand opening celebration Aug. 29, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., on the 2nd floor of Children's Hospital, inside the Junior League Family Resource Center. Read More