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Seasonal eating is beneficial to your health, your wallet and your tastebuds. Shopping seasonal produce saves you money at the grocery store or farmers' market. In Tennessee, fall produce is available from September to November.  Read More

Vanderbilt's award-winning three-step Go for the Gold program can help you achieve a healthier and more productive life by identifying health risks and taking action to reduce those risks. Read More

Want to get the undivided attention of founders, CEOs and other experts to listen to your idea for a new product, service or technology and provide feedback? University-affiliated innovators can apply to present their idea at our next Innovation Open Mic Night. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute, Department of Economics and Public Policy Studies Program, in partnership with the nonpartisan Sycamore Institute, are co-hosting a virtual discussion with celebrated economist and Harvard professor Raj Chetty on the economic impact of COVID-19. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will deliver opening remarks. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) can nominate up to two assistant professors for the 2021 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). The awards provide seed money for research intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) anticipates the opportunity to nominate two candidates for the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Scholar Award Program. The foundation supports early stage investigators engaged in biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease. Read More

Vanderbilt's M.S. in Data Science program will host a virtual information session on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Jeffrey Blume, director of graduate studies for the Data Science Institute and professor of biostatistics, will host a pair of sessions, one at 8 a.m. and the other at 6 p.m. Read More

Kayse Martin, community outreach and volunteer coordinator for the Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee, will discuss resources and services that the Council on Aging has available for those who are caring from a distance or living with an older adult. 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

Senior IT consultant Whitney Harris and her team in VUIT, senior partnering consultant Consuela Knox and her team in Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, and senior system administrator Andy Richter and his team in Collaboration Services were named winners of Vandy swag boxes as part of the recent Vandy Pops Employee Appreciation event. Read More

Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries patrons seeking journal articles, book chapters or any other part of printed publications can now request that items be scanned and delivered to them via their Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account if they wish to avoid an in-person visit to the libraries. Read More

One Generation Away distributes healthy foods to families throughout Middle Tennessee that currently do not have access to food sources due to economic and physical barriers. 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

The Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health program will sponsor a virtual Stata Boot Camp on three consecutive Fridays in October. Read More

Show us how you celebrate completing Go for the Gold with your best virtual high five and win prizes. Share a photo or video of you and/or your team giving virtual high fives in celebration of completing Go for the Gold. Read More

Almost daily we are bombarded with confusing information about what foods are best for good health. This presentation will help you discover the essentials for nourishing your body and feeling your best. Read More

Ashley T. Smith, the practitioner advisor to the School of Engineering’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is the recipient of the inaugural Richard H. Nettleton Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award. Smith received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Vanderbilt in 2004. Read More

Natural disasters—such as tornados, derechos, hurricanes, flooding, fires, earthquakes and even the COVID-19 pandemic—are reminders of the importance of developing a personal or family disaster plan. Read More

The George Barrett Social Justice Program, the Public Interest Office and Law Students for Social Justice will host a panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on Tennessee's recently passed anti-protest legislation. Read More

Law Students for Social Justice will discuss the history of housing discrimination in Nashville and how COVID-19 has impacted the affordable housing market during an online event from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Read More