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Child volunteers are needed for a Vanderbilt University Medical Center research study that will look at how eye movements and brain activity measure interest in food. Read More

The art department and the Wond'ry present a two-day interdisciplinary symposium Feb. 1–2 to examine the contemporary relevance of Black Mountain College's unique pedagogical approach to art, design and education. Read More

Executive Education’s two-day program Leading Teams in Organizations will help you develop a strategy to improve your team’s outcomes. Read More

The Shared Governance Committee (SGC) will host a pair of town hall meetings in March to discuss and receive feedback on its report regarding shared governance at Vanderbilt. Read More

Ben Bernanke, former chair of the Federal Reserve, will participate in "A Conversation with Ben Bernanke" March 14 as part of the Steine Lecture Series. Read More

Oliver Hart, the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the 2016 Nobel laureate in economics, will give the Steine Lecture in Economics on Jan. 29. Read More

The Work/Life Connections–Employee Assistance Program offers tips on how to talk about sexual assault and sexual harassment. Read More

Twelve outstanding faculty members from across the university have been named to the 2018 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from all corners of campus. Read More

The Office of the Dean of Students is reporting a high number of influenza cases among students on campus. As a result, the Student Health Center is encouraging all students who are ill to stay away from class to avoid spreading the virus. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos looks at how racial conflict and the reaction to it have shaped our country in this week’s edition of “What’s On My Mind.” Read More

Teams of makers will race the clock this weekend to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those living with disabilities in Nashville and beyond. Read More

Jelani Cobb, a Columbia University professor who has written extensively on race and injustice, spoke at Vanderbilt Jan. 17 on the deep significance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy for those seeking to understand and respond to recent divisive political developments. Read More

Learn about recent developments for the Vanderbilt Initiative for Intelligent Resilient Infrastructure Systems, a 2016 TIPs project led by associate professor of civil and environmental engineering Caglar Oskay focused on improving the nation's flood infrastructure, in this VU BreakThru blog post. Read More

Jason A. Grissom, associate professor of public policy and education, will lead the enterprise. Read More

The Brain Development Lab (James Booth, principal investigator) is looking for children, 10 to 13 years of age, who are deaf or hard of hearing for a study that examines how children learn to read. Read More

The Vanderbilt–Incyte Research Alliance announces a funding opportunity to support faculty in the areas of applied and translational research. Read More

The Vanderbilt Woman’s Club will host the 12th annual ScholarSips, a dinner, dance and silent auction event benefiting the Ada Bell Stapleton/Blanche Henry Weaver Scholarship Fund, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The scholarship fund provides financial assistance to a deserving Vanderbilt students. Read More

Carol Huber, a lactation consultant in Vanderbilt's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, will present "Breastfeeding: A Positive Choice" from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

The Wellness Commodore Program plays an important role in creating a culture of wellness at Vanderbilt. Read More

The C-Suite Café, operated by Nashville-based Osa Roasters, has opened up shop in the former student lounge area at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More