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The Go for the Gold deadline is fast approaching. Faculty and staff can log in to the Health Plus Health Guide to complete all three steps by Oct. 31. Read More

Join Steve Baskauf, senior lecturer in biological sciences, for a special Halloween-themed Vandy Walks, and learn all about some of the most haunting and legendary tales of Vanderbilt. Read More

Flu shots are being offered for employees at numerous locations by the Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic. Read More

The Vanderbilt Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group continues its Fall 2015 Lunchtime Lecture Series with two upcoming lectures. Read More

James Peebles, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science, Emeritus, at Princeton University, is giving a free public lecture on campus Oct. 22 titled "The Renaissance of General Relativity." Read More

The Vanderbilt men’s and women’s basketball teams will host Basketball Dore Jam on Sunday, Oct. 25, at Memorial Gym from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event is free. Read More

Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez's research focuses on students with low language and literacy skills, particularly students from low-income families, immigrant children and learners in the language minority. Read More

Bethany Rhoten’s research focuses on issues that few people openly discuss—those surrounding body image and sexuality among cancer survivors. Read More

Vanderbilt Libraries will celebrate Open Access Week by hosting two Wikipedia edit-a-thons Oct. 15 and 23. The community is invited to participate. Read More

Scholar-practitioner Pamela O’Leary will give a talk titled “The Quest for Women’s Empowerment” on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Wyatt Center, Room 330. Read More

The Forum for Theological Exploration has awarded 2015 fellowships that support rising theological educators of color to Vanderbilt doctoral students Bridgett A. Green, Aaron Howard and Michael R. Fisher. Read More

If you have a spouse or same-sex domestic partner who works for another employer that also offers benefits, you should carefully consider the option that works best for you and your spouse or partner. Read More

The Vanderbilt campus will be a bit quieter as students enjoy a fall break from classes Oct. 15-18. Read More

Brent Tener, director of Vanderbilt’s Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, will be available on Twitter Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 4 to 5 p.m. to answer questions about college financial aid. Read More

On Oct. 13, the Vanderbilt University Police Department was notified by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department of an attempted robbery that occurred earlier in the afternoon off campus in the area of 24th Avenue North and Elliston Place. Read More

Nearly three-quarters of Nashville residents are optimistic about the state of the city, but significant differences of opinion exist, primarily along income--rather than racial--lines. Read More

Scholars interested in saving fast-disappearing slave records with digital archiving will gather at Vanderbilt's Jean and Alexander Heard Library Oct. 15-17 to compare notes. Read More

SustainVU, the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach and Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science are subgrant recipients of a $91,000, two-year EPA grant to Nashville’s Urban Green Lab to deliver hands-on science and sustainability education to Nashville middle- and high-schoolers. Read More

Being a Vanderbilt employee has its privileges. Check out this diverse sampling of "extras" available to staff and faculty each day. Read More

Recycling on campus increased by 25 percent from 2013 to 2014 and now totals 7.4 million pounds of materials—the same weight as 10 fully loaded Boeing 747s. Read More