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The Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies announces the addition of four new community leaders to its Community Advisory Board: Andrea Carlton, Charles Bone, Patricia Shea and Jaynee Day. Read More

All three steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold program are now ready to complete. Step One: Complete your yearly Health Risk Assessment to learn more about your health risks. Step Two: The Wellness Actions Log is new for 2012. View it soon, so you have plenty… Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students, working in partnership with the Martha O’Bryan Center, United Neighborhood Health Services (UNHS) and Kirkpatrick Elementary School, developed a pilot project to increase awareness and improve access for children in the Cayce Place community who need to register for kindergarten. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers were one of nine teams invited to participate in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s 10th anniversary technology showcase June 22 in Bethesda, Md. NIBIB is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. Read More

Front row, l-r: Wes Floyd, Kelsey Kaline and Alexandra Scovone; back row, l-r: Marc Loeffke, Patrick Starr and Charlie Molthrop. (image courtesy of Furman University) Vanderbilt and two other universities will share a $75,000 grant from the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation to support student fellowships in community sustainability, research… Read More

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement regarding the high temperatures expected to impact much of Middle Tennessee in the coming days. Much of Middle Tennessee will experience near-record high temperatures in the coming days. (map courtesy of the National Weather Service) The NWS… Read More

(iStockphoto) As the weekend approaches, temperatures across the South are expected to soar to 100 degrees or higher. As one of the largest energy consumers in Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students are encouraged to do their part to reduce energy consumption on campus and at the medical… Read More

On Wednesday, June 27, at 12:05 a.m., a neighborhood resident was walking west on Acklen Avenue near 21st Avenue South when he was approached by a black male, who pointed a knife at him and demanded his wallet and money. The man gave him cash from his wallet, and the suspect took the money… Read More

Daniel J. Sharfstein has been awarded the 2012 James Willard Hurst Prize for sociolegal history by the Law and Society Association. The prestigious prize, which is awarded annually, goes to the author of the best work in sociolegal history published during the previous calendar year. Sharfstein was recognized for … Read More

It took less than 10 minutes for temperatures to rise from 79 to a blazing 113 degrees inside a parked SUV on the plaza at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The SUV was used to illustrate the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles — part of a special safety demonstration… Read More

Samar Ali, a Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Law School alumna, has been named international director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Ali’s role includes overseeing TNTrade as well as the ECD’s other international initiatives, including managing four international offices. Carter (Vanderbilt) Erik Carter, associate professor of… Read More

Medical Center Drive (Vanderbilt University) From 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30, construction work will take place in front of the Vanderbilt University Hospital emergency department. This will affect three ambulance parking spaces. Medical Center Drive traffic will be shifted, resulting in one northbound and one southbound lane… Read More

Visit Mimi’s Café July 1-31 and purchase a $1 balloon icon or $5 coupon book and proceeds will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, your local Children’s Miracle Network hospital. On July 6, receive free muffins with your donation. Mimi’s Café has Tennessee locations… Read More

Jamey D. Young, chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a Department of Energy Early Career Award for his proposal entitled, “Enhancing metabolic flux to photosynthetic biofuels.” Read More

Vanderbilt’s homepage has been ranked the eighth best designed college website by digital agency the Brick Factory. The Vanderbilt homepage and top-level pages are managed by the Office of University Web Communications. Read More

Cheerleaders and fans welcoming players at the Star Walk. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt athletics announced a new addition to the fan ticket experience for the 2012 football season with an online referral program that rewards Commodore fans for helping to spread the word about tickets to their friends and family. Read More

“Breastfeeding Welcomed Here” is a partnership between the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Health Plus, and the NashVitality campaign, an organization that celebrates and promotes efforts that make the healthy choice an easy choice for all of Nashville. Read More

Grilled vegetables are a healthy and satisfying summer dish. (iStock) What’s a Fourth of July cookout without burgers on the grill, creamy potato salad, chips and dip, cold beer and apple pie? An Independence Day celebration wouldn’t be complete without an outdoor feast. But before you dig in to… Read More

Lara Beth Lehman, who works at Peabody Library, was honored June 19 by the University Staff Advisory Council with the 2012 Karen L.A. Dolan Spirit Award. Read More

Assistant Professor of Psychology Geoffrey Woodman has received the 2012 young investigator award from the Vision Sciences Society. Read More