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Vanderbilt historian Jane Landers appears in the first episode of a new PBS documentary series about the history of African Americans, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Read More

Conversations/Conversas, a collaborative project platform initiated by Vanderbilt’s Department of Art and the School of Visual Art and Communications at the University of São Paulo, is creating artistic connections with Brazil. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in “Research Universities and the Future of America: A National Convocation on Breakthrough Actions,” a one-day conference held Oct. 10 hosted by the National Academies of Sciences. Read More

The prestigious Palmer Prize was awarded by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law to Vanderbilt Law School's Ganesh Sitaraman. Read More

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Read More

Vanderbilt employees and eligible family members can receive a 20 percent discount on LASIK surgery at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff and members of the community are invited to bring their family and friends to Vanderbilt's Greek Row for an evening of safe and fun Trick or Treating. Read More

Meet, mingle and learn from local technology entrepreneurs, many of whom are Vanderbilt alumni, at Innovation, Imagination, Introductions: A conversation with Community Entrepreneurs on Oct. 24. Read More

“Friendship Families” are being sought to provide an extended social and collegial network for the visiting Humphrey Fellows. Read More

Vanderbilt University will celebrate the fall launch of Latino and Latina Studies, a new multidisciplinary program, with several events during Hispanic Heritage Month, including an Oct. 15 talk by author Joy Castro. Read More

Before the Open Enrollment period Oct. 16-31, explore your benefit options by visiting these resources on the OE website. Read More

The Department of Special Education now offers an add-on endorsement for students enrolled in a teaching licensure program, as well as those who already hold a teaching license. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Missed getting your flu shot under the Flulapalooza tent? Never fear! Get your annual flu vaccination at one of the Occupational Health Clinic’s upcoming events on or off campus. Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Oct. 16, noon–2 p.m. Seventh Floor, Conference Room 4 2525 West… Read More

The October-November issue of Connection, Vanderbilt’s award-winning Faculty-Staff Health and Wellness newsletter, is now available online. Enjoy popular features, including “Leading by Example,” “Ask the Dietitian” and “Counseling Corner.” Get the latest news about upcoming Faculty-Staff Health and Wellness events and programs. Track faculty and staff… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Lt. Rochelle Berrios from the Vanderbilt University Police Department’s Office of Victim Services discusses how the office works to protect the rights and dignity of domestic violence victims by providing them with support, referrals and advocacy in a compassionate and empowering manner. Listen here. Listen… Read More

Vanderbilt’s MFA Program in Creative Writing moved up one notch to ninth in the United States in a survey conducted by "Poets & Writers" magazine and reported in its September/October issue. Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) You might notice students with bags in hand, packing car trunks or hopping cabs over the next few days. The Vanderbilt campus will be a bit quieter as students enjoy a fall break from classes Oct. 10-13. All residence halls will remain open throughout the weekend. However,… Read More

The 25th Annual Southern Festival of Books will be held Oct. 11-13 at downtown Nashville’s Legislative Plaza. The event will feature several Vanderbilt faculty, staff, students and alumni, including: Stephen Doster, editor for the Institute of Chemical Biology, whose current… Read More

A Taste of Bellevue, a fundraiser for the new Bellevue Library set to break ground soon, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Bellevue Center Mall, Highway 70 South in Nashville. Vanderbilt University is an in-kind sponsor of the event. Local restaurants, vendors and community groups… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization will continue its Entrepreneur Boot Camp Series this fall with a New Ventures Valuation Workshop. The two-hour session will be held Friday, Nov. 1, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center. Glenn Perdue of… Read More