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Discard the idea that a healthy diet has to be tasteless, boring and restrictive. For 10 weeks, you will gain practical information that will help you take your current nutrition status to the next level. Read More

Do you experience mid-morning or late-afternoon hunger? The best way to satisfy this hunger is to have a snack. Healthy snacks help bridge the gap between meals, which stabilizes blood sugars and helps maintain energy throughout the day. Read More

To cope with traumatic events requires incredible courage and resilience. If you or a colleague are having difficulty coping, here are some things you can do. Read More

Youth with autism will take the stage to perform The Year of the Ladybug, a play that reminds us that everything you need to know about life you can find in the garden. Performances are scheduled for Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Center Rotunda. Read More

Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, will discuss helpful, healthy and productive ways to manage our emotions on Thursday, June 23, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate two candidates for the 2023 Searle Scholars Program, which supports the independent research in chemistry and the biomedical sciences of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate up to three tenure-track faculty per department for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships. The goal of the fellowships is to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will host “Speak Easy,” a talk series designed to help postdoctoral researchers polish their “lay” scientific communication skills. The first event will be on Thursday, June 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Hall Graduate Student Lounge. Read More

Applications are requested for the Stephen Voland Neuro-oncology Research Award for 2022–23. Read More

Research Information Technology Service within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research recently updated the Research IT Resources Guide, a portal that enables researchers to select appropriate IT resources for their workflows. Read More

Metro Parks is hosting two public meetings to gather design ideas and connectivity input for the proposed four-mile paved Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway project. This proposed greenway corridor is of particular interest to the Vanderbilt community, as it is anticipated to easily connect to areas surrounding campus and beyond via pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly routes. Read More

Office of the Provost staff across several offices recently volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The Vanderbilt volunteers sorted nearly 7,400 pounds of donated food that in turn will provide more than 6,150 meals for families in need across the region. Read More

Celebrate good health this season with Health Plus' "Spring into Summer." Read More

Join Health Plus each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for food trucks. Each week features two trucks, one behind Light Hall and one in front of Oxford House, and a Health Plus "healthy pick" from each menu to help support healthy lifestyle practices among Vanderbilt community members. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a pop-up trunk show at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks on Friday, June 10, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The event will be held in the first-floor conference room under the escalators at Entrance D. Read More

The Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market is back. Join us on Medical Center Plaza every Thursday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Education and Brain Sciences Research Laboratory (EBRL) is seeking individuals between the ages of 8 and 20 years old, with or without a diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1), for a research study that seeks to learn more about how children and adolescents who struggle with reading can learn to become good readers. Read More

​Join Vanderbilt Health and Wellness for a health fair at the Heard Library Community Room on Tuesday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Boost your well-being while earning credit toward Go for the Gold. Read More