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Golf tournament April 14 will benefit Susan Gray School
The fifth annual Susan Gray School Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin. All proceeds raised will benefit the school, the first nationally recognized early intervention program to include typically developing children in education settings alongside children with disabilities. Read MoreMar 15, 2016
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Free spring football game, block party means family fun March 25
The Commodore football team will host its annual Black & Gold spring game on Friday, March 25. Kickoff is at 6 p.m., and admission is free. Read MoreMar 15, 2016
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‘Moon Watch and Moon Pies’ on Vanderbilt Library Lawn March 15
Enjoy eating a sweet treat and gazing at the moon through a telescope on Library Lawn when Dyer Observatory and Vanderbilt Libraries present "Moon Watch and Moon Pies" the evening of March 15. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Research Internet to expand tenfold
As the result of a joint faculty and staff project, Vanderbilt’s digital pipeline to the outside world will expand tenfold in the next few months, making it much easier for campus researchers to send and receive the increasingly large data files characteristic of cutting-edge scientific and medical research. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Volunteers needed for Commencement 2016
Vanderbilt is gearing up for Commencement 2016 and the Office of Commencement and Special Events encourages all university and Medical Center staff and students to register to volunteer. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario to speak March 29
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Peabody College Department of Teaching and Learning will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario to Nashville March 29-30. Nazario will speak about her book "Enrique’s Journey" as well as current issues regarding immigration. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Remembrance service scheduled for Vanderbilt graduate student Taylor Force
Members of the Vanderbilt community will gather Friday, March 18, to remember Owen Graduate School of Management student Taylor Force, who was killed March 8 in a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The service is closed to the public, and because of limited seating in the chapel, priority will be given to members of the Owen School community and those who knew Force well. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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‘Summer school for educators’ begins June 26
Vanderbilt will again host the annual Peabody Professional Institutes this summer. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Alumni Marshall and Carlson-Wee among Vanderbilt Visiting Writers
The Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series will host two alumni who are award-winning poets. Anders Carlson-Wee and Nate Marshall will give public readings the week of March 14-18. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Graduate Education Study Group issues report; Graduate School relocates to Alumni Hall
The Graduate Education Study Group, charged with laying the course for the future of graduate education at Vanderbilt, has completed its work and issued its full report. In addition, Vanderbilt’s Graduate School has relocated from Kirkland Hall to its new home in Alumni Hall. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Official apparel and promotional vendors for university, VUMC take effect April 1
Vanderbilt will launch new multiyear agreements with a select group of vendors for the purchase of all promotional apparel and awards by Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center departments, effective April 1. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Activist who took down Confederate flag will speak at Vanderbilt
Bree Newsome, who became the face of the movement to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds when she scaled a 30-foot flagpole last June, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Benton Chapel March 22. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Experience simulated life with dementia through Virtual Dementia Tour April 20
Are you caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia? Have you ever wondered what life is like for him or her? If you’d like to learn more, sign up for the Vanderbilt Child & Family Center’s Virtual Dementia Tour on April 20. Read MoreMar 11, 2016
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VKC presents April lectures about autism, mentoring and LGBTI issues
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) will host three events the first week of April covering the topics of ethical considerations of mentoring through differences, translational research in autism spectrum disorder, and conversations at the intersection of disability and LGBTI issues. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Pianist Michel Dalberto, tenor Lawrence Brownlee take Blair stage this week
Pianist Michel Dalberto and tenor Lawrence Brownlee perform March 14 and 16 at the Blair School of Music's Ingram Hall. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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FDA approves Vanderbilt-designed Indego exoskeleton for clinical and personal use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to market and sell the powered lower-limb exoskeleton created by a team of Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by the Parker Hannifin Corporation for both clinical and personal use in the United States. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Join provost for next Open Dore On Location March 16
Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to attend Open Dore On Location, informal discussion sessions with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente. The next session will be March 16. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Fossils at the Fort is March 19
Fossils at the Fort is a free annual event providing young and old with an opportunity to journey into Middle Tennessee's astonishing ancient past. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Vanderbilt joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
As part of its commitment to supporting and expanding diversity, Vanderbilt University has become an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Practice safe Web browsing to avoid ransomware
One of the latest threats in the cyber world is the use of ransomware, a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing his or her system through various forms of encryption. Vanderbilt IT shares the best ways to protect yourself by practicing safe Web browsing. Read MoreMar 10, 2016