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The Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Committee on Mental Health and Wellbeing invites staff, faculty, undergraduates and graduate and professional students to share their thoughts at a town hall-style listening session Wednesday, April 12, focusing on how the university can create a holistic and inclusive approach to supporting mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty and staff are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of two upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More

Work/Life Connections–EAP has produced a series of videos about mindfulness as a stress-reducer, featuring Linda Manning of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Department of Pastoral Care will host a community Seder on Monday, April 10. Read More

University research on autism and Vanderbilt's economic impact on Tennessee are among the national Vanderbilt news stories for the week of March 27. Read More

Vanderbilt law students were visited March 31 by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged them to fight for the uplifting of the middle class. Read More

Sociology lecturer Rosevelt Noble has been named director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and a faculty head on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read More

Law professor J.B. Ruhl says legal scholars should embrace a research approach that analyzes how the relationship between various parts of a system influence its behavior. Read More

Read about the latest developments in efforts to unionize certain non-tenure track faculty at Vanderbilt. In addition, the Faculty Senate will host a town hall meeting to discuss faculty unionization from 3 to 5 p.m. March 30 at the Law School’s Flynn Auditorium. Read More

Leaving the windows and doors of residences unsecured, whether to enjoy the warmer weather or to run a short errand, can lead to crimes of opportunity. Vanderbilt University Police Department offers the following reminders to prevent residential crime. Read More

Vanderbilt has been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Bowling Championship April 13-15 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The berth in the eight-team championship field marks the 12th consecutive year the Commodores have earned an invitation. Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering recently hosted its 100th group of Middle Tennessee high school students for a daylong field trip to the VINSE laboratories, giving the students hands-on experience in science and technology. Read More

On March 27, Tennessee state Sen. Ken Yager presented a resolution commending physicists from Vanderbilt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for discovering a new element and naming it tennessine. Read More

The departments of Vanderbilt Business Services are getting ready for the SkyVU takeoff. To better serve you—and to prepare for the transition to SkyVU—paper 1180 forms will not be accepted at Business Services departments for point-of-sale purchases after May 1, 2017. Read More

Faculty, collaborators and students associated with 14 currently funded Trans-institutional Programs projects showcased their work March 20 during an informal networking event held in the Alumni Hall Reading Room. Read More

A self-monitoring intervention will provide critical support to teachers working with students who have challenging behaviors. Read More

To raise awareness of university opportunities to engage with Africa, Vanderbilt will host its first-ever Africa Week April 2-7, sponsored by the Trans-Institutional Program Africa at a Crossroads. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Employee Appreciation is partnering with Transit Now to promote Transit Month. April 7 will be Vanderbilt University’s “Take the Bus to Work Day.” Read More

Join Tammy Algood, spokesperson for the statewide Pick Tennessee Products campaign, as she shares recipes and tips for creating a one-pot pasta dish and a dessert made delicious with fruit and cheese. Read More

Law professor Suzanna Sherry was named the Vanderbilt recipient of a 2017 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award, the SEC announced Wednesday. Sherry was recognized for her outstanding record in teaching, research and scholarship. Read More