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(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Health Plus Faculty and Staff Wellness Program, offers a holistic approach for adults to promote healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The next program will be offered on Tuesdays from… Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has created two new cartoon videos to ease children’s anxiety when visiting a hospital or clinic. Read More

Vanderbilt's baseball team has been selected as the No. 2 national seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics has been named one of the “Super 11” sports information departments in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2012 season by the Football Writers Association of America. Read More

Music theory can be fun, and a lively interactive course for beginning theory students offered by the Blair School of Music proves it. Read More

As allergy season rolls in for Middle Tennessee residents, a largely unknown adage rings true: the uglier a flower or weed, the more allergy-inducing its pollen tends to be. Read More

Nashville’s mayor wants to launch a number of college prep charter schools over the next few years, and the city is turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for creative ideas on how to innovate within these schools to maximize preparation for college and the world beyond. Read More

Students enrolled in the Vanderbilt Coursera course, “Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights,” now have the opportunity to register for the "signature track" of the course, which enables them to earn a certificate verified by Vanderbilt and by Coursera for completing the course. Read More

Vanderbilt is a sponsor of the sixth annual Dragon Music Sundays, a series of free concerts held each Sunday from May 19 to June 23 at Dragon Park (Fannie Mae Dees Park) in Nashville. The music begins at 4 p.m. with Centennial Jambands, followed by the headlining act. May… Read More

(image courtesy of Sarratt Youth Art Institute) It’s not too late to register your child for the award-winning Sarratt Youth Art Institute this summer. The institute offers art programs for students ages 5–16. But don’t delay—all sessions for ages 5–7 are now sold out, and sessions for ages 8–16… Read More

Art2wear, an exposition of wearable art in the form of clothing, jewelry and accessories, will hold a preview gala from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Vanderbilt Student Life Center’s Commodore Ballroom, located at 310 25th Ave. S. Guests at the preview will enjoy… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Laurel Creech from Mayor Karl Dean’s office will discuss Nashville’s B-Cycle program, the 25 greenways located throughout the city and the importance of bike safety on Thursday, May 16, from noon to 1 p.m. The talk will take place in Light Hall, Room 439. The… Read More

Grand, baby grand, upright and digital pianos and more will be featured during a sale May 23-27 at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate each for the Medical Research Program and Science and Engineering Program for 2013. These awards provide $1 million over three years for investigators focusing on important and emerging areas of research. Read More

Tour de Nash, Nashville’s largest tour of bikeways and greenways, will be held Saturday, May 18. The event will begin at 7 a.m. at 30th Avenue South and Dudley Avenue, near Vanderbilt Stadium. Tours include eight-, 30- or 60-mile rides. The event will include:… Read More

“Everybody Has a Story,” a compilation of songs written in music therapy sessions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital and recorded by some of Nashville’s top recording artists goes on sale Tuesday, May 14. It will be available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, FYE, iTunes and Walmart … Read More

The Women's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive season for the first time in program history with a third-pace finish at the West Regional. Read More

Men's tennis shut down the Illinois Fighting Illini, 4-1, May 11, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Currey Tennis Center at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt baseball clinched the Southeastern Conference title with a 10-5 win over Kentucky May 12 to finish off a series sweep at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development bestowed its 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award on educational psychologist Robert H. Bruininks during Commencement on May 10. Read More