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As a core activity of Vanderbilt's employee celebration efforts and to thank faculty and staff for their continued commitment, the Employee Celebration Picnic will be held Friday, June 21. Read More

Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read More

Indigenous Yoreme dancers from Sinaloa, Mexico, constructed a ceremonial hut on Library Lawn and performed songs and dances in a sacred ceremony to mark World Environment Day June 5. Read More

When it comes to reading, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos can’t get enough of it, and his tastes tend to run toward history, politics and any story that provides a new or opposing perspective on well-established lore. Read More

As Nashville welcomes visitors from around the world to the CMA Music Festival this week, Vanderbilt LifeFlight officials are urging fans to take necessary precautions to avoid illness and injury. Read More

Vanderbilt will present its second football clinic on Thursday, June 6, designed to provide Commodore Nation an up-close look at its football program. The on-campus event, VUFB 101: 2013 Vanderbilt Football Clinic, is being co-presented by the football staff and the Vanderbilt Woman’s Club. It is specifically designed to help… Read More

Philip Pfeifer tossed five shutout innings and Xavier Turner drove in three runs, leading Vanderbilt to a 7-1 victory over Georgia Tech Monday night at Hawkins Field—and a berth into the NCAA Super Regionals. Read More

Strike zone judgment grows worse over the course of a Major League Baseball season in a predictable way, possibly due to the effect of grueling travel schedules, disrupted sleep patterns and fatigue, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center sleep researcher has found. Read More

Spring cleaning sometimes takes intrepid householders to new heights. Unfortunately, ladders can be among the most hazardous of common household devices, says Corey Slovis, chair of emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

(image courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee) A representative from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee will be at Vanderbilt for an informational lunch-and-learn event on Thursday, June 27. The meeting is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in Sarratt 325/327. A free lunch will be provided for the… Read More

SENSE Theatre, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and University School of Nashville will present Mergatroid and the Candy Store on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the USN Auditorium, located at 2000 Edgehill Ave. in Nashville. Written by Blythe Corbett, assistant… Read More

(iStock) ITS will retire The Vanderbilt Cisco VPN service on July 17, 2013.  This shutdown will only affect users of the Cisco VPN system. For current Cisco VPN users, visit the Cisco shutdown page for further instructions. The new VPN solution is dependent on your current operating system. Cisco users that… Read More

For the second season in a row and for the fourth time in the last five seasons, Vanderbilt will face a do-or-die scenario in a decisive game of an NCAA Regional Monday when the Commodores and Georgia Tech meet for the second time in less than 24 hours at Hawkins Field. Read More

Members of the classes of 2003 through 2012 have made Vanderbilt history by rising to the university’s challenge specifically for young alumni—the GOLD Challenge—and helping to secure a $100,000 gift to Opportunity Vanderbilt. Read More

A recently opened exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art is putting a new spin on the idea of creative exchange. MoMA Studio: Exchange Café is a collaboration between artist Caroline Woolard and a Vanderbilt team led by Pratim Sengupta and Amelia Winger-Bearskin. Read More

Harold Ford as Johnny Cash Harold Ford’s striking similarity to Johnny Cash in appearance, vocals and phrasing elevates him to a class of his own. Ford, Laura Lucy as June Carter Cash and The Cash Band will present “The Spirit of Johnny Cash” at 8 p.m. Friday, June 28,… Read More

Vanderbilt Farmers' Market (Vanderbilt University) Summer is a great time to eat more nutritiously, get active and perhaps lose some pounds in the process. The Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market starts June 6. Enjoy amazing, fresh products available right on campus. The Eat Right with Healthy Bites website offers support… Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Health Plus Faculty and Staff Wellness Program, offers a holistic approach for adults to promote healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The next program will be offered on Tuesdays from… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will be the guest speaker at Parnassus Books' monthly "Let's Talk Books" series on June 4. Read More

Charles S. Kahane, professor of mathematics, emeritus, died May 23 as the result of injuries he sustained in a single-vehicle car crash along Interstate 65 in Hardin County, Ky. His wife, Claire R. Kahane, also was killed in the crash. Read More