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Tax time—especially for lower income families—can be extremely stressful (not to mention expensive). Last year, more than 10,000 individuals and families across Middle Tennessee received support through United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a number which is expected to increase again this year. Gifts can… Read More

Saturday University for Spring 2013 will feature poets Thomas Lux, Garrett Hongo and Stephen Dobyns. Read More

Vanderbilt forced five NC State turnovers and used a strong rushing attack to top the Wolfpack, 38-24, for its third all-time bowl win, as the Commodores claimed the Music City Bowl Monday at LP Field. Read More

Emilie M. Townes, a distinguished Yale University scholar and administrator whose areas of expertise include Christian ethics and womanist theology, has been named dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Read More

Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity School The Office of Religious Life invites the Vanderbilt community to observe a minute of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday—a week after the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In memory of the victims, Vanderbilt community members also will have the… Read More

(Derek Bruff/Vanderbilt University) The MyVU email for faculty and staff will be on hiatus Dec. 24-Jan. 1. Look for MyVU to resume in the new year, beginning Thursday, Jan. 3. For breaking news, visit the Vanderbilt University homepage. Read More

For high-achieving students from low-income families, barriers—both financial and motivational—can stand in the way of a college education. That’s why Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, in partnership with the Nashville Public Education Foundation, established One Step Ahead, a scholarship fund designed to help students in Metro Nashville Public Schools cover… Read More

Trey Beasley, a senior financial manager in treasury at Vanderbilt University, has been named university treasurer, effective Dec. 21, 2012. Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Plant Operations is implementing distress calls and other noisemakers this week in an effort to drive roosting birds from campus. As in previous years, humane methods of dispersal are being used to frighten the birds away without causing harm. The dispersal efforts are scheduled to… Read More

Keith Meador (Vanderbilt University) Getting together with extended family during the holidays can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be, says Keith G. Meador, professor of psychiatry and preventive medicine and director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt. There are ways of… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Mark Di Suvero—Affinities. A reception will be held in celebration of this exhibition on Jan. 17, 5—7 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt University and medical center employees can receive a 23 percent discount on monthly recurring charges by using the discount code GAUNV_VRB_ZZZ. Sprint also is offering a special holiday gift for new activations. Get a $100 Visa gift card for all new lines activated through Dec. 31, 2012. Register… Read More

Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory (Vanderbilt University) Instead of watching the Times Square ball drop on TV, members of the Nashville community can ring in the new year underneath the stars in the heart of nature. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and Radnor Lake State Natural Area will host a telescope… Read More

(iStockphoto) Welcoming a college student home for the holidays—especially if it’s their first extended visit since going away to school—can be the occasion for joyful reunions as well as some added household tension. John Greene, professor of pediatrics and associate dean for student health and wellness at… Read More

The Vanderbilt Orchestra (Vanderbilt University) Members of the Nashville community will have a chance to hear the Vanderbilt Orchestra in concert before the group departs for a more than weeklong tour of China. The orchestra’s “farewell” concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, in Ingram… Read More

This 2010 Volkswagen Jetta is for sale through a sealed bid auction. There are no other vehicles being offered in this auction. (Image provided by Plant Services) Vanderbilt Plant Services’ storage and surplus warehouse is holding an online sealed-bid auction of a used, as-is vehicle—a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The… Read More

Param Jaggi Param Jaggi, a sophomore from Plano, Texas, has been named to Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30.” Zakiya Smith, a 2006 Vanderbilt graduate, and Eugene Chung, a 2005 graduate, also have been named to the annual list recognizing rising stars across the fields of energy, education, marketing and… Read More

The top news stories, Tweets, Facebook posts, photos and videos of the year. Read More

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions mailed Early Decision 1 letters this week, and the reaction on Twitter and Facebook has been incredible. Here are just a few of our favorite posts from the past week. [View the story "Our favorite Tweets and Facebook posts of the week, Dec. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt schools are observing Winter Break Dec. 16-Jan. 6, 2013. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, and reopen at noon Friday, Jan. 4. Classes for undergraduates resume on Monday, Jan. 7. Vanderbilt employees will observe the Christmas Eve holiday Monday, Dec. 24, and the… Read More