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Get an additional 50 percent off already marked down clearance items at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt April 9-11, while supplies last. Read More

If you’re ready to get in shape and shed a few pounds before summer, consider giving Weight Watchers at work a try. Read More

Nashville Chalk Fest, a free two-day street festival benefiting the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, is scheduled for April 11-12. The event will close several streets in Hillsboro Village from Friday, April 10, at 9 a.m. through Sunday, April 12, at midnight. Read More

Minutes from the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate’s Feb. 5 meeting are now available online on the Faculty Senate website. Read More

Television viewers in Nashville will soon witness the first serious political ad war for the top Metro job, says Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. Read More

Vanderbilt graduate students demonstrated that they can summarize their 80,000-word theses in less than three minutes using terms that members of the public can understand during this year's Three-Minute Thesis Competition. Read More

The demolition work will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and is expected to last five to seven weeks, concluding in early June. Read More

April 3, 5:20 Tornado warning cancelled. The tornado threat has passed for the Vanderbilt area. Severe weather may still be possible. Monitor weather reports. April 3, 5:16 Tornado Warning: A tornado is approaching the Vanderbilt campus. Take shelter now in the nearest building. Avoid windows and doors. Monitor local weather… Read More

Four Vanderbilt students have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. Ariel Helms has been selected as a Goldwater Scholar, and Taylor Cannon, Eunice Jun and Pavan Myneni have received honorable mentions. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present Vanderbilt Campus Dining sous chef Brian Hancock for a Vandy Cooks event from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 17. Read More

This week’s photos are all about spring – especially the cherry trees. As Instagrammer @hastingsak put it, “Who needs to go to D.C. when you have cherry blossoms like these on campus!?” See more of our favorite photos on the Get Social website, and share yours by… Read More

Eight students in a class taught by Professor of Art Mel Ziegler have created installations designed to prompt a creative response to the missions of various Hillsboro Village businesses. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services will host the latest installment of World on Wednesday on April 8. Read More

Professor of English Roy Gottfried is stepping down as Vanderbilt's faculty marshal after many years of service at Commencement. Read More

Joseph Wehby has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Special Education Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children. Read More

Project Dialogue and the Vanderbilt Buddhist Community will host a meditation workshop at the new zen garden at the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life on April 7. Read More

This year’s festival, scheduled for April 17 and 18, will include performances by Chance the Rapper, Young the Giant, Portugal. The Man, T-Pain, RAC, The Lone Bellow, Matoma, Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes, and Louisa Wendorff. Read More

Jack P. Williams, a Vanderbilt alumnus and senior executive at ExxonMobil, discussed energy and success preceding his campus visit. Read More

When designing the new retirement plan structure, Vanderbilt’s Retirement Plan Oversight Committee considered independent third-party research on how the number of investment choices affects retirement plan participation. Read More

The Blair Big Band closes its concert season with Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin April 9. Read More