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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

A workshop on how to generate biomedical research funding opportunities will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in Medical Center North, Room C2209. The workshop will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in Buttrick Hall, Room 101. The workshop is part… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt men’s tennis team will make its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a first-round match vs. East Tennessee State at 2 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Currey Tennis Center on the Vanderbilt campus. The Commodores enter the tournament as the No. 16… Read More

(courtesy Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery) “Four Hundred Years of British Art: Highlights From the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection” will continue through June 15. For more information, visit the gallery’s website. The Fine Arts Gallery also has announced its summer hours. The gallery is open from… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, in partnership with LaunchTennessee, will host a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 21, on the Vanderbilt University campus.  … Read More

(Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Young debaters from John Early Middle School and Henry Maxwell Elementary School were named the champions of the Metro Elementary Debate League after a debate held at Vanderbilt University. The debate, judged and coached by members of the Vanderbilt Debate Team, was held… Read More

Library assistant Will Stringfellow bikes to Vanderbilt on a regular basis. (photo courtesy of SEMO/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the Clean Air Partnership of Middle Tennessee hosted a Clean Air Week scavenger hunt near Vanderbilt’s Central Library on May 1. This and other… Read More

There is still time to join more than 66,000 students around the globe who have registered to take a free online course on nutrition from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. The course begins May 6. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced today a $20,000 worldwide contest called the Health App Challenge, aimed to transform patient clinical summaries into easy to understand personalized health information. Read More