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A new session of the Weight Watchers at Work program is about to begin. You’re invited to an open house on Wednesday, April 17, beginning at 11 a.m. in 5163 Doctors’ Office Tower at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus will present a Vandy Cooks event with John Compton, program coordinator for Rooted Community Health, on Wednesday, May 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the VRWC’s demonstration kitchen. Read More

Applications are being solicited for support by the American Cancer Society‐Institutional Research Grant (IRG). These funds are designed to provide seed money to support junior faculty members with an interest in cancer research who do not have external grant support. Read More

Brian Plosky, editor-in-chief of Molecular Cell, will discuss “Opening the Black Box of Scientific Publishing” on Monday, April 15, at 12:15 p.m. Read More

Individuals with Type 1 diabetes between the ages of 18-28 are invited to give feedback on the challenges of transitioning from pediatric to adult care providers. Read More

Ater will deliver the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture on Thursday, April 11, at 4:10 pm in Cohen 203, with a reception to follow in the atrium. Her lecture, “Death, Remembrance, and the Slave Past,” is about a place of reckoning with the slave past, of erasure and discovery, of acknowledgement and reclamation. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management invites Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ undergraduate students to an information session on Tuesday, April 16. Read More

The final Parenting Group meeting of the spring 2019 semester will offer an opportunity to socialize and brainstorm about potential topics the group would like to discuss next academic year. Read More

Join the Curb Center for reading and conversation with Florence Dore, professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill and author of Novel Sounds, Southern Fiction in the Age of Rock and Roll. Dore will be joined by Nashville musician, Kevin Gordon, who will also be performing along side his band. Read More

Kevin Zhang, a Vanderbilt Class of 2018 graduate and founder of Kreator Consulting, will discuss e-commerce strategies at an April 9 workshop at the Wond'ry. Read More

Jonathan M. Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society will discuss “Mental Illness, Mass Shooting, and the Politics of American Firearms”. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students are invited to join the Caregiver Support Group meeting for a discussion about the red flags of a scam artist, the signs of financial exploitation, and steps to prevent it from happening to loved ones.  Read More

Join VIDL’s videographers in a specialized training designed to help beginners learn the tools and techniques of filming with their Mobile Phone Kit with the intention of enhancing studio video productions. Read More

The SIA program provides $150,000 over two years for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. Read More

The recent rise of right-wing, authoritarian governments has inspired a unique one-day symposium with scholars from leading academic institutions. These researchers will explore the history and significance of this political phenomenon on Friday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Sarratt 325/327. Featured speakers include: Sean Jacobs (New… Read More

The Peabody College Council will host a panel on Wednesday, March 27, featuring Peabody alumni discussing their transition from Vanderbilt to careers. Read More

Kathryn Rudy, manuscript historian and professor in the School of Art History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, will deliver the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture on Wednesday, April 3. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is hosting events in celebration of Equal Pay Day, an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap, including two lectures on Thursday, April 4. Read More

Jeff Conn, Lee E. Limbird Professor of Pharmacology and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery; and Brian Laden, co-founder and managing director of TriStar Health Partners, will present “From the Trenches: Perspectives on Launching a Company from Academia” on Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 214. Read More

Vanderbilt Night at First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds, is scheduled for Monday, April 8. Get over $5 off than gate price for tickets when purchasing online through the special link. Read More