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The deadline to submit a brief research plan for the Pew Scholars Program Limited Submission to Vanderbilt’s Internal Review Committee has changed to July 9, 2013. Anyone interested in being considered as Vanderbilt’s nominee must submit the following (in PDF format) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by 5 p.m. on July… Read More

Vanderbilt employees and their families are invited to a special shopping event at area Costco stores Friday, Aug. 2–Sunday, Aug. 4. The event’s hours on Friday are 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. at the West Nashville Costco location, 6670 Charlotte Pike, and the… Read More

A graduate student and a friend were sitting at the bus stop at 17th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue when a male approached them, pointed a handgun at them and demanded money. The student and his friend stated that they did not have any money.  The three then walked… Read More

The clock on the Kirkland Hall tower is stopped at 12 o'clock. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) [View the story "Great Scott! The week in Vanderbilt social media" on Storify]… Read More

Robert Barsky (Vanderbilt) Robert Barsky, professor of French and comparative literature and director of the W.T. Bandy Center at Vanderbilt, will co-host the international conference “Shifting Attitudes: Radical Upheaval and its Legacies” at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France, on June 28. The… Read More

Whether you are new to J-1 visas, need a review or want to learn about the latest immigration regulations, this workshop is for you. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff are eligible to receive a 17 percent monthly access discount from Verizon. To be eligible for the discount, your wireless number must be on a calling plan of $34.99 or higher. (Data features of $24.99 or higher also are eligible for discounts when added to calling… Read More

In July, Alex Walsh will step up to a podium in Saarbrucken, Germany and deliver a talk on optical metabolic imaging at an international workshop on Advanced Multiphoton and Fluorescence Lifetime Techniques. It’s her prize for winning this year’s JenLab Young Investigator Award – one of several awards recently bestowed… Read More

Vanderbilt News and Communications received three communication awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association at its spring meeting June 13-14. MyVU received the gold award for Best Newsletter (electronic). MyVU also was honored with the silver award for Best Newsletter (printed). “That’s Vanderbilt,”… Read More

A new book that explores the cultural manifestations of the relationship between dogs and Jews from ancient to contemporary times has been co-edited by Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, assistant professor of Jewish studies and law at Vanderbilt. Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will welcome Faye Porter for an up-close-and-personal look at her cookbook, At My Grandmother’s Table, at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Porter’s charming collection of recipes is a runaway hit, selling thousands of copies and even landing her on QVC. The event will… Read More

Experts from around the world will come to Vanderbilt June 18-21 for the seventh international summer research conference to discuss the role of tetraspanins and related membrane scaffolding proteins in biology and disease. Much of the communication that takes place between a cell and its environment… Read More

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Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates for the Searle Scholars Program for 2014, which supports the independent research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Workforce Performance Operations (WPO) is expanding the organization’s capabilities to provide a centralized repository for effective, personalized workplace learning on July 1. Read More

Vanderbilt will present its second football clinic on Thursday, June 6, designed to provide Commodore Nation an up-close look at its football program. The on-campus event, VUFB 101: 2013 Vanderbilt Football Clinic, is being co-presented by the football staff and the Vanderbilt Woman’s Club. It is specifically designed to help… Read More

(image courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee) A representative from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee will be at Vanderbilt for an informational lunch-and-learn event on Thursday, June 27. The meeting is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in Sarratt 325/327. A free lunch will be provided for the… Read More

SENSE Theatre, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and University School of Nashville will present Mergatroid and the Candy Store on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the USN Auditorium, located at 2000 Edgehill Ave. in Nashville. Written by Blythe Corbett, assistant… Read More

(iStock) ITS will retire The Vanderbilt Cisco VPN service on July 17, 2013.  This shutdown will only affect users of the Cisco VPN system. For current Cisco VPN users, visit the Cisco shutdown page for further instructions. The new VPN solution is dependent on your current operating system. Cisco users that… Read More

Harold Ford as Johnny Cash Harold Ford’s striking similarity to Johnny Cash in appearance, vocals and phrasing elevates him to a class of his own. Ford, Laura Lucy as June Carter Cash and The Cash Band will present “The Spirit of Johnny Cash” at 8 p.m. Friday, June 28,… Read More