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Most Vanderbilt schools are observing a break from classes Nov. 22-30 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Campus Dining locations and Vanderbilt libraries will modify their hours over Thanksgiving Break. Read More

A committee with representatives from many facets of campus life has been named to conduct the search for the next dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt. Read More

On Nov. 25, Human Resources will introduce new functionality to the e-Timesheet and Exempt Time Off systems. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services is seeking students, faculty, staff and community members who may be interested in collaborating with ISSS for its upcoming World on Wednesdays (WOW) program during spring 2015 as presenters of diverse and international topics. Read More

The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub’s latest book, which he'll discuss in a free campus lecture on Thursday. Read More

New Vanderbilt research shows that gender plays a role in how once super-smart teens define success in mid-life. Read More

In the fall of 1980, Susan Wente entered college with a plan. The forensic and drama talent she’d displayed as a high school student in Emmetsburg, Iowa, had earned her a college scholarship, but Wente had settled on an eminently practical course of study—dental hygiene. Read More

The Human Resources Employee Service Center will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon for a staff in-service. Read More

The lives and work of five nurses on the front lines of the biggest issues facing America—aging, war, prisons and poverty—are explored in a new documentary film that will screen Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Carmike Bellevue 8. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to spend their lunchtime watching the women’s basketball team take on Saint Louis University in a regular-season game on Monday, Nov. 24. Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos today announced the institution is embarking on a process to reconfigure Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a not-for-profit academic medical center that is financially distinct from the university. The move will give the medical center increased financial independence while preserving and growing the collaboration that has resulted in Vanderbilt's research, education and medical excellence. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are recognized throughout our country and around the globe as leaders in education, research, service to humanity and medical excellence. We have long benefited from shared institutional goals and values. Bolstered by all ten colleges… Read More

In celebration of worldwide Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) Day, the Jean and Alexander Heard Library is offering a pair of events Nov. 19. Read More

A new collaboration between the Center for Latin American Studies and Nashville Opera will expand programming around the first opera in Spanish to be presented in Nashville. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente will serve some of her family’s favorite dishes to students at Lunch Paper in Rand Hall during a special Tortellini Tuesday Nov. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. Read More

"Volunteer Gardener" host Jeff Poppen will join a host of national experts on organic farming and nutrition for a series of workshops and cooking demonstrations Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at Vanderbilt University. Read More

If you have thought about quitting smoking, consider using the Great American Smokeout, Nov. 20, as your quit date. Read More

This week’s wellcast focuses on the Diabetes Prevention Program, a Health Plus initiative geared toward Vanderbilt faculty and staff who have pre-diabetes or are at high risk for developing type-2 diabetes. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. This award provides $100,000 per year for up to two years. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is pleased to announce a new round of Community Engaged Research Mini-Grants, available for activities that promote ongoing, mutually beneficial, health-oriented research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers. Read More