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The family-friendly Arrington Vineyards Harvest Party Aug. 17 will feature hot air balloons, wine tastings, live jazz music and a concert by Kix Brooks. Read More

"U.S. News & World Report’s" newly released Best Hospitals edition again places Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the best in the nation and shows that VUMC’s specialty programs continue to grow in national prominence. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates for the 2014 Searle Scholars Program, which supports the independent research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Grants are $300,000 for a three-year period. Applicants are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry,… Read More

Lindsey Morgan Fyffe, a doctoral student in environmental engineering, has been awarded a first place prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Awards competition. Read More

Training is now available for the new Vanderbilt travel system, which will go live July 30. Read More

Mark Schoenfield, chair of Vanderbilt’s English department, and his family were a little behind schedule a few weeks ago as they prepared to drive to the airport. The slight delay may have saved Pastor Rob Taylor’s life. Read More

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Nominations are being sought for the 2013 Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor. Read More

Award sponsored by Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the 2014 Beckman Young Investigators Program. This award provides $750,000 over a period of four years to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the… Read More

Sunglasses aren’t just fashion accessories but an important tool in protecting your eyes against UVA and UVB rays emitted from the sun. Rebecca Anderson, a licensed optician with the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, spoke with family services coordinator Stacey Bonner about how to choose the correct pair of sunglasses. Read More

Learn about the signs and stages of labor, ways to cope, giving birth, common fears and questions. Read More

Sam Coleman, a Nashville area realtor with Fridrich & Clark Reality, will help answer your questions about buying a home. Read More

Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Engineering graduate student Electa Baker is one of 65 individuals selected as 2013 NASA Space Technology Fellows. Read More

Children who receive a vaccine to prevent blood and ear infections may be reducing the spread of pneumonia to the rest of the population, especially their grandparents and other older adults. Read More

Immigration reform and its implications for higher education will be the topic of a federal forum July 31 at Vanderbilt. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University (WAVU) is a residential academic program for gifted students. Over a weekend, students engage in an accelerated two-day course of study designed and taught by Vanderbilt University faculty and scholars. WAVU also provides an opportunity for students to come together to… Read More

Steven L. Krahn, professor of the practice of nuclear environmental engineering, has been accepted by eminence into the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists as a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member in the specialty practice of hazardous waste management. Read More

Scripture has played a pivotal role in shaping the United States’ justification for going to war from the nation's earliest beginnings, according to research from James P. Byrd, assistant professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Read More

Jim Foglesong, a key figure in the rise of many country music stars including Garth Brooks and Barbara Mandrell who went on to build a second career as a beloved educator, died July 9. Read More