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Seven current engineering graduate students have received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Read More

Vanderbilt University holds the No. 20 position among Best National Universities in the 2013 Washington Monthly College Rankings. The rankings were announced Aug. 26. The magazine rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing… Read More

Vanderbilt Plant Services’ storage and surplus warehouse is holding an online sealed-bid auction of a used sailboat. Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold to work or class on College Colors Day, Friday Aug. 30, and all black on Thursday, Aug. 29, in honor of Vanderbilt’s football season opener against Old Miss, a “blackout” game. Read More

The 90-minute sessions start Monday, Aug. 26, and will be held in Light Hall and Sarratt Student Center. The updated system launches Sept. 3. Read More

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Parents may be overwhelmed when searching online for children’s health information. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a health and wellness online portal to provide access to trusted doctor-reviewed information. The Health and Wellness Portal features content from Krames Staywell, a national… Read More

A leading scholar of political theory is using his Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Vanderbilt to research the relationship between rights and utility in American political and philosophical thought since 1776. Read More

Program fosters understanding of U.S. academic system and American culture From Aug. 19 to 23, Vanderbilt University will host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for newly arrived Fulbright foreign students. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Fulbright Gateway Orientation program… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt head football coach James Franklin is now at a store near you—at least his likeness is. Autographed cutouts of Franklin are on display at four area retailers: Sport Seasons on White Bridge Road College Station at Cool Springs Galleria Locker Room… Read More

Champ's Corner Store at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will host a grand opening celebration Aug. 29, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., on the 2nd floor of Children's Hospital, inside the Junior League Family Resource Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the 2014 Faculty Scholars Program. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems (MMLS) award, which supports junior faculty for five years at $100,000 per year. Read More

Get your passport conveniently at the 2013 Vanderbilt Passport Fair. Read More

The Vanderbilt Fall Faculty Assembly will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Student Life Center’s Commodore Ballroom. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates in mathematics for the Simons Investigators in the Mathematics, Physics and Theoretical Computer Science program, which supports faculty for at least five years at $100,000 per year. Renewal for an additional five years is contingent upon the evaluation of scientific impact of the Investigator. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates in physics for the Simons Investigators in the Mathematics, Physics and Theoretical Computer Science program, which supports faculty for at least five years at $100,000 per year. Renewal for an additional five years is contingent upon the evaluation of scientific impact of the Investigator. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates in theoretical computer science for the Simons Investigators in the Mathematics, Physics and Theoretical Computer Science program, which supports faculty for at least five years at $100,000 per year. Renewal for an additional five years is contingent upon the evaluation of scientific impact of… Read More

Flulapalooza 3 will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a tent between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Read More

Sarratt Student Center (Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Gallery and Sarratt Art Studios are calling for submissions for the first annual “It’s a Scream: Images from Nightmares” exhibit. Vanderbilt faculty, staff and members of their immediate families may submit original works of art that reflect the exhibit’s… Read More