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Film and television actor Andre Braugher (“The Mist,” “City of Angels”) lends his voice talent to the 14-minute mini-documentary about the nation's foremost study of giftedness. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) clinicians will host an educational symposium on bone marrow disorders, including bone marrow failure, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), on Friday, Oct. 13, from 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5th Ave. South. Read More

On Sept. 7, Equifax announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity data breach. The company is allowing all U.S. consumers to sign up for one year of free credit monitoring. Read More

UCLA's Daniel Losen and Peabody's Maury Nation will speak on the high cost of harsh school discipline. Read More

The first Open Dore On Location of the 2017-18 academic year is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room G-20. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the informal discussion session with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read More

Dr. Levi Garraway, senior vice president for global development and medical affairs for Lilly Oncology, will present the 16th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture Oct. 10. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Autism and Innovation, funded by a 2017 TIPs grant, kicked off its work with a launch event at the Wond’ry last month. The center brings together engineers, scientists, disabilities researchers and business scholars from across campus to collaborate on how the talents of people on the autism spectrum can be better matched with business needs. Read more about the event, the center, and other internal faculty funding programs—including TIPs, Discovery Grants, Research Scholar Grants and University Courses—at the VUBreakThru blog. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center begins its fall schedule of Work-Life Workshops for faculty, staff and graduate students Thursday, Sept. 28. Read More

The VUMC Strategic Marketing department is looking for employee volunteers to represent Vanderbilt at our community events throughout Middle Tennessee in Davidson, Williamson, Maury and Wilson counties. Read More

If you’ve registered to attend the Vanderbilt University tailgate this Saturday, Sept. 16, beginning at 3:30 p.m. and the Vanderbilt vs. Kansas State football game that follows at 6:30 p.m., you’ll want to pay close attention to the new SEC clear-bag policy. Read More

A research symposium honoring the career of Dr. Hal Moses, Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer Research and professor of cancer biology, is planned for Oct. 11 at the Student Life Center. RSVP to attend the symposium through Oct. 2. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) is anticipating the opportunity to nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program for 2018. Read More

Michelle Collins, a certified nurse midwife with the West End Women’s Health Center, will discuss "Facing the Challenges of Pregnancy" from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 21 in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals, one in medical research and one in science and engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program. Read More

You can now listen to the wellcast “Real Life Benefits of the Diabetes Prevention Program” to hear program graduates discuss the difference it has made in their health and their lives. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application for The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation grants. Read More

Education professionals from 11 countries will spend the next 10 months in an intensive professional development program at Peabody College for education and human development. Read More

The annual Chic Awearness fundraising event that supports ovarian cancer research at major medical centers, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), will be held Monday, Sept. 25, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Prima Restaurant, 700 12th Ave. South. Read More

The seventh cohort of the Vanderbilt Leadership Academy commenced Sept. 11. Established by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in 2011, VLA is a nine-month learning journey for high-performing leaders from academic and administrative areas at both Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

The month of September is recognized as National Emergency Preparedness Month. Work/Life Connections shares some tips to help you and your family prepare. Read More