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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

Voting is now open for Tennessee Employment Idol, which celebrates employment success stories among people with disabilities. The finalists are featured in two- to four-minute videos that should depict: How the employee got the job; Why the job is a great fit; How… Read More

The HOD Nashville Impact Awards will recognize the Vanderbilt HOD student whose Nashville-based internship project is deemed the most impactful. Read More

(Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers academically gifted students in grades K-6 the opportunity to attend accelerated courses at Vanderbilt on Saturday mornings during the 2013-14 academic year through Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Summer SAVY courses also are available. SAVY provides… Read More

Stay physically active this spring with these opportunities in the Nashville area. May 4 – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is challenging all Nashvillians to learn fun ways to get physically active at the Mayor’s Field Day. May 15 – Vanderbilt will celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day. Health Plus is… Read More

John Lachs, the Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has received the 2013 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read More

The University Club of Nashville has announced the 2013 Board of Directors. Read More

Shop at Costco without a membership on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thanks to a special promotion for Vanderbilt staff and faculty. The offer is only available at Nashville and Brentwood locations. To participate, bring this flyer and show your Vanderbilt… Read More

The Nashville Kids Triathlon takes place Sunday, May 19. There is still time to Join Team Vanderbilt! Read More

There will be several Vanderbilt-area road closures on Saturday due to the St. Jude Country Music Marathon and half Marathon. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) A sore throat can be a symptom of allergies or a cold virus but if the sore throat persists it may be an early symptom of head and neck cancer. Vanderbilt will hold a free head and neck cancer screening day, Friday, May 3, 9 a.m. –… Read More

Dance Theatre of Tennessee will give an extended preview of their upcoming production of Cinderella at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Come for this one-of-a-kind performance and support a local performing arts group. Contact: John Lasiter, (615) 343-2665… Read More

A free orientation event for the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30. Read More