MyVU Take Note

Vanderbilt’s Office of Religious Life will host an interfaith vigil April 22 for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings as well as those killed and injured in a West, Texas, plant explosion. Read More

The Curb Center at Vanderbilt is seeking applicants for its signature Creative Campus Innovation Grant Program, which offers Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to produce original ideas and harness their creativity as a force for positive social change. Read More

Red Cross Blood drive participant (Vanderbilt) American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing on Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Frist Hall Atrium. Please visit the Red Cross website, click sponsor code and enter Vandy19 to schedule your… Read More

Renowned pediatric surgeon, scientist and Harvard Medical School’s first female professor of surgery Patricia K. Donahoe will address the Section of Surgical Sciences’ 55th Barney Brooks Lecture, Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m. in 208 Light Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects. Read More

The deadline is approaching to pre-enroll in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3, a nationwide population research program designed to track cancer risk in individuals and families. Read More

Activities to help you think and act "green" will mark Earth Day at Vanderbilt on April 22. Read More

Vanderbilt has been included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013. Read More

The Vanderbilt Executive MBA and Americas MBA for Executives programs at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are hosting an expert panel discussion and preview day titled “Going Global: Ensuring Operational Excellence in the Americas.” Read More

The eProcurement eCatalog will be upgraded Monday, affecting those assigned to the eProcurement Creator role. To help with the transition, live information sessions will be held later this week and next. Read More

TEDMED, a multidisciplinary community of innovators and leaders who share a common goal of creating a better future in health and medicine, will hold its 2013 event April 16-19 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Some 2,000 related events will… Read More

Samuel Friedman, a senior from Plymouth, Ma., majoring in molecular and cellular biology, recently won a Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award from the Genetics Society of America. The award allowed Friedman to present his research at the 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Washington, D.C. Read More

A new Web-based scientific information management system called “Labnodes” is helping Vanderbilt University investigators collaborate and get more bang for their research bucks. Read More

This Friday, Dyer Observatory and friends of the children's educational video series Janet's Planet will celebrate the anniversary of the first manned space flight at Dyer's monthly Open Telescope Night. Read More

The Center for Teaching invites applications for the SoTL Scholars Program, designed to help graduate students cultivate a scholarly, evidence-based approach to their students’ learning and their own teaching. Read More

The Medical Center Demand Check Office is now located at the Baker Building, 110 21st Ave. S., consolidating all demand check and invoice processing operations. Payment requests may still be sent for financial review to the Crystal Terrace drop box located at MCN D-2107 or mailed to 3319 West… Read More

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program will honor 2012-13 Fellows and their network of supporters during a special closing ceremony. Read More

Take advantage of a special discount for Vanderbilt faculty and staff on two shows at TPAC this spring. Read More

The Vanderbilt community celebrated National Walking Day April 3 with a group walk that began at Medical Center North and ended on Library Lawn. Read More

The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is hosting a free educational seminar on sports concussion on Tuesday, April 30. Experts in neurology and sports medicine will discuss signs and symptoms of concussion, return-to-play guidelines, long term effects, the importance of baseline testing, proper equipment fittings, how to set up a school… Read More