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The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Vanderbilt Health Plus' Health Risk Assessment is a tool to identify personal health risks and ways to improve. Read More

Health Plus offers Babies and You, a worksite prenatal health promotion program for faculty and staff, their spouses, and/or dependent children who become pregnant. The program encourages early and consistent prenatal care and provides monthly educational opportunities including topics like breastfeeding, nutrition, coping with the discomforts of pregnancy, newborn care, choosing a pediatrician and more. The next session begins Jan. 21. Read More

The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Flexner Deans' Lecture Series presents the annual Philip W. Felts Lecture in Humanities on Thursday, Jan. 12. Will Flanary will present “Life Lessons from a joke-telling Ophthalmologist” beginning at noon. Flanary is an ophthalmologist, writer and comedian who moonlights in his free time as “Dr. Glaucomflecken” on Twitter and TikTok. Read More

Emily Cox, a certified health education specialist with Health Plus, will help you discover the essentials for nourishing your body and feeling your best. “Eat Well, Live Well” is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Read More

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the NIH-funded Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the NIH-funded Center for Diabetes Translational Research seek pilot and feasibility proposals to study the interaction of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and diabetes. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two applications to The Braitmayer Foundation K-12 Innovative Practices Grants. The Braitmayer Foundation is interested in proposals utilizing innovative practices in K-12 education throughout the United States. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants. Pioneered by the late Dana Reeve, the Quality of Life Grants Program recognizes projects and initiatives that foster community engagement, inclusion and involvement while promoting health and wellness for individuals living with paralysis and their families. Read More

Vanderbilt's partnership with Deerfield Management, Ancora, is opening a new request for applications focused on rare genetic diseases in January 2021. Faculty interested in this rolling submission-review opportunity are invited to attend an information session, "Accelerating the Commercialization of Transformative Biomedical Technologies with a Focus on Rare Genetic Diseases," on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. CT. Read More

The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Vanderbilt's Work/Life Connections-EAP gives some tips on how to check in on your friends and colleagues in this time of greater stress. Read More

This year, all faculty and staff can play Hold the Stuffing Wellness Bingo to celebrate good health over the holiday season. Participants can earn entries into a prize drawing for 15 e-gift cards to Amazon. Read More

The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Vanderbilt’s annual Global Health Symposium is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, and will be held virtually for 2021. The symposium brings together students, faculty and staff engaged in global health work to network and share their research. Read More

Vanderbinge, a stage and screen festival featuring one-minute plays and films by students in Vanderbilt’s Intro to Writing for Stage and Screen class, will premiere live on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. CT on YouTube. Read More

The winter holidays are a time of anticipation and meaning for many. They remind us of family traditions, our childhoods, and an array of expectations. This year, COVID-19 also will change our holiday celebrations. Vanderbilt Work/Life Connections-EAP shares some tips for navigating the holidays and managing the negative feelings this holiday season may bring. Read More

Christina Termini, a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA, will discuss “Leveraging Proteoglycans for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Regeneration” on Tuesday, Dec. 8, beginning at 4 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

P. Preston Reynolds, a physician-historian at the University of Virginia, will give an online talk, “The History of African Americans in Medicine,” on Monday, Dec. 7, beginning at noon CT. Reynolds will return to join a panel of Vanderbilt faculty to discuss “The History of African Americans in Medicine: Abraham Flexner, Racism and Vanderbilt” on Monday, Dec. 14, also beginning at noon CT. Read More

Added sugar contributes calories to our diet with little to no nutrients. Use the following tips to cut your sugar intake while satisfying your sweet cravings. Read More