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Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management was one of 45 top business schools that visited the White House Aug. 5 to announce that it was committing to a new set of best practices for helping women succeed in business school and throughout their careers. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved a $10 million project to provide enhanced space in Memorial Gym for instruction, team building, coaching and settings that can foster interactions with returning professional players. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School is a partner in a new Nashville affordable housing initiative in which students and young adults with intellectual disabilities form friendships and share activities together. Read More

Vanderbilt alumnus and first-time author Andrew Maraniss will receive the 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award for his acclaimed work "Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South." Read More

Online vehicle registration for the 2015-16 academic year is now open. Please register or renew registration on your vehicle before the current permit expires on Aug. 31. Read More

For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt students were named the happiest college students in the nation by the "Princeton Review"—and they took to social media to share their happiness over the news. Read More

A new Innovation Center is being developed to support a "maker" culture at Vanderbilt that will encourage entrepreneurship and creativity and bolster implementation of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan. Read More

Registered voters in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County will go to the polls today to elect the next mayor, vice-mayor and members of the Metro Council. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt is conducting a search for a new travel agency that will provide top-level customer service to faculty, staff and students. Read More

An open house for Vanderbilt's master’s degree program for working adults is set for Aug. 11 on campus. Read More

A large portion of 24th Avenue South from Kensington Place to just north of the Vanderbilt Orthopedic Surgery/Free Electron Laser Building will be closed from Monday, Aug. 10, to Friday, Aug. 14, to accommodate a construction project in the area. Read More

Paying elected representatives more in salary and benefits may make them more responsive to voters, according to a new study co-authored by Vanderbilt's Cecilia Mo. Read More

Vanderbilt was ranked highly in seven categories, including No. 1 for happiest students for the second consecutive year, in the "Princeton Review's" annual best colleges guide. Read More

In his new role, John M. Sloop will focus on the development and implementation of school-based educational technology initiatives and the university’s overall exploration of digital learning. Read More

Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 2–8 with special activities at the Vanderbilt Farmers' Market and other locations. Read More

A new map of the Milky Way has discovered that 30 percent of the galaxy's stars are wanderers, making major shifts in their orbits during their lifetimes. Vanderbilt post-doc Jonathan Bird played a major role in the study. Read More

Vanderbilt University has released the results of an internal assessment that estimates it spends approximately $146 million a year complying with federal regulations. Read More

Vanderbilt supported 62,000 total jobs with wages and benefits in excess of $3.5 billion. Read More

Martha Andrews “Marty” Nord, a longtime communications professor at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management and former director of the Vanderbilt Women in Engineering Program, died July 28 in Nashville. Read More

Experts from Owen, Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will present and host sessions at the third INFORMS Healthcare 2015 Conference July 29-31 in Nashville. Read More