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Vanderbilt University Police Department chief August Washington has been promoted to associate vice chancellor and chief of police, Vice Chancellor for Administration Jerry Fife has announced. Read More

Two members of the Division of Finance leadership team have been promoted, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Brett Sweet has announced. Read More

The recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit, Long has also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Pollock-Krasner Fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts grants and The Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant. Read More

Health Plus shares an inspiring story to let you know your dreams are possible to achieve. Read More

Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 22 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Health Plus, together with Work/Life Connections, offer Pressure Relief Network, a blood pressure educational forum to all full-time benefits eligible Vanderbilt employees, spouses and dependents. This program offers six one-hour classes. Read More

Energy conservation measures taken on the Vanderbilt campus during December’s Energy Bowl Challenge resulted in more than $200,000 in energy savings, according to Vanderbilt Plant Operations and the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. Read More

(iStockphoto) As the weekend approaches, extreme cold temperatures are forecast for the Middle Tennessee area. As a result, various public utilities have asked that Vanderbilt University reduce its energy consumption to prevent strain on the power grid. The university will comply with this request by reducing heat to certain… Read More

The Kefi Project, an organization dedicated to the creation of public art on the Vanderbilt campus, launched its newest installation, “Trails,” on Jan. 21. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt presents jazz innovator Jon Batiste and Stay Human at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Read More

(iStockphotos) If you are interested in braces — no matter your age or needs — you’ll want to take part in a live online chat with a Vanderbilt University Medical Center orthodontist. Richard Shin, DDS, assistant professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, will answer questions from online users on… Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with the Health Plus faculty and staff health and wellness program, offers the Vanderbilt Weight Workshop, a holistic approach for adults to promote healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The next session will be offered on… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) If exercise is so good for us, why is it so hard to do? Exercise doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be fun, give you energy and relieve stress. Finding activities that you enjoy and making a plan that will fit your schedule can help. You… Read More

Blair School of Music is collaborating with Metro Nashville Public Schools on several projects to enhance music education in the community. Read More

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt employees who participate in the retirement plan are eligible for free retirement counseling. As part of an ongoing service to Vanderbilt faculty and staff, Human Resources offers 30-minute sessions with the four retirement vendors: TIAA-CREF, Vanguard, VALIC and Fidelity. During the sessions, employees will meet one-on-one with… Read More

Graham Stewart, new associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Graham Stewart has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni relations at Vanderbilt University.  He comes to the role from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville where he served as associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director… Read More

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and The V Foundation for Cancer Research, has awarded a $100,000 ovarian cancer research grant to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read More

John J. Compton, who taught philosophy at Vanderbilt University for more than four decades, died Jan. 18. He was 85. Read More

Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to offer the first trans-institutional sequence of coordinated MOOCs. The sequence focuses on connecting handheld devices with cloud services to offer learners an opportunity to explore a topic in-depth across multiple MOOCs. Read More

Ann Kaiser, premier scholar in child language intervention, has been selected to receive the prestigious J. E. Wallace Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award of the Council for Exceptional Children. Read More