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The Vanderbilt Programming Board is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive during Homecoming Week. Read More

VU ​faculty and staff paying for Vanderbilt Health Plan benefits in 2020 can earn a wellness credit for completing Go for the Gold by Oct. 31. Read More

The next meeting of the Single Parent Group, sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, will be Thursday, Oct. 10. Read More

The Vanderbilt Prison Project is sponsoring three events during its Awareness Week Oct. 7-11. Read More

The Center for Second Language Studies will host two events on Thursday, Oct. 10. Read More

Guests to Vanderbilt University now have two options for connecting to Wi-Fi: vuGuest and eduroam. Read More

James Arthur, director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, will discuss "The Role of Character in Medical Education" beginning at noon Monday, Oct. 14, in Light Hall, Room 208, as part of the Flexner Dean's Lecture Series. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to participate in the Experience American Tastes (EAT!) program. The EAT! program provides international students and scholars a chance to enjoy American food and culture with a local family. Read More

Peabody College is now accepting applications for spring 2020 for a number of M.Ed. programs. Read More

The Vanderbilt Stress and Early Adversity Lab is currently seeking mothers who are pregnant for a paid research study exploring brain development in early life. Read More

Development and Alumni Relations is seeking volunteers Oct. 18-19 to help with Reunion Weekend activities. Read More

Drug Take Back Day is an opportunity for students, staff and faculty to turn over any expired or unused over-the-counter or prescription medications for disposal. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at the Center for Student Wellbeing Lawn, 1211 Stevenson Center Lane. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s Oct. 16 Boomers, Elders and More Speaker Series will feature Gretchen Funk of FiftyForward. Read More

The Caregiver Support Group meets the second Wednesday of every month and offers a safe place to discuss the stresses, challenges and rewards of providing care for a loved one. Read More

“Looking Forward to the Future: A Photographic Journey into the Lives of Women Experiencing Homelessness” will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Salvation Army Center of Hope, 631 Dickerson Pike, Nashville. Read More

The westbound lane of Edgehill Avenue will be closed Sept. 27-28, and the eastbound lane will be closed Oct. 4-5. In addition, the accessible pathways near the Peabody Administration Building will be closed Sept. 28-29. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) can nominate up to two assistant professors for the 2020 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

Meg Benningfield, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of pediatrics, will discuss “Kids and Social Media” at the next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group. Read More

The Vanderbilt NROTC Alumni Association will host its 11th annual National Security Symposium on Friday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. Read More