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Ndume Olatushani and Anne-Marie Moyes will discuss “Coming Back to Life: One Man’s Story of Wrongful Conviction” when Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood resumes Sept. 5. Read More

(image courtesy of IMG Marketing) Recycling will be available at Vanderbilt football’s season opener against South Carolina Aug. 30 and at all home games this year. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO), Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility (SPEAR) and Vanderbilt Athletics are teaming… Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named to the 2013 Green Honor Roll by "The Princeton Review." Vanderbilt was one of only 21 universities nationwide to receive the publication's highest possible green rating. Read More

Contemporary debates in criminal justice, the impact of rhythms and music among different cultures, and democracy in America are among the diverse classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt this fall. Read More

Patient-centered medical homes and quality of care will be the subject of a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lunchtime lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Read More

Community Research Partners will host a public event to discuss “Participation in the Affordable Care Act: Critical Choices for Tennessee” from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7. The event will be held at Kayne Avenue Baptist Church, 1025 12th Ave. S. Tony Garr, Enroll America’s state assistance consultant for… Read More

Charlotte Pierce-Baker will give two upcoming readings of her acclaimed memoir This Fragile Life: A Mother’s Story of a Bipolar Son. Pierce-Baker, a professor of women’s and gender studies and of English at Vanderbilt, will appear at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Parnassus Books. The… Read More

A representative from Wolfram Research, the maker of Mathematica, will give a free tech talk about Mathematica 8 on Thursday, Sept. 13. Mathematica is a computational software program used in scientific, engineering and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing. Troy Schaudt will speak from 4 to… Read More

Wear your black and gold to work on Thursday, Aug. 30, in honor of the Dores’ first home game against South Carolina and National College Colors Day. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN, officially kicking off the SEC football season. Vanderbilt fans attending the… Read More

The Fall Faculty Assembly convened Aug. 23 at the Student Life Center. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos addressed a standing room only crowd, and presented awards and honors. Read More

Planning to travel internationally and need to get a passport? Get it conveniently at the Vanderbilt Passport Fair. The fair is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Student Life Center’s Ballroom A. What you’ll need to apply: Passport application (available at the event or online)… Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) All of the free Employee Celebration tickets for the Commodore’s first home football game on Sept. 15 have been allotted. But you may not be out of luck: Any unclaimed football tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:45 am on Saturday, Sept. Read More

We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our favorite tweets from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow @VanderbiltU today. [View the story "Our favorite tweets… Read More

Nicholas S. Zeppos (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt has succeeded in the face of tough economic challenges thanks to its commitment to excellence, diversity, acceptance and creativity, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told a standing-room-only crowd at the Student Life Center during the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 23. Zeppos,… Read More

Jeffrey Balser and Richard McCarty surprised Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos with his 25-year recognition award. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) To see a slide show of photos, visit Vanderbilt’s Flickr page. Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research was presented to Peter Buerhaus,… Read More

The School of Engineering has announced the appointments of a new department chair and three new faculty members. Read More

A conference at Owen Graduate School of Management will examine how healthcare companies will balance quality of service, operational efficiencies and cost control as millions of previously uninsured people gain greater access to the healthcare system through the Affordable Care Act. Read More

(image courtesy of CIRCA, Brisbane, Australia) The 38th installment of the Great Performances at Vanderbilt series has announced its fall line-up, and once again Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for deeply discounted tickets. Show tickets are $17.50 or just $68 for the season. (General public single… Read More

Spaces in the Chet Atkins Garage (seen upper right, in plum), at the corner of 18th Avenue South and Grand Avenue, will be available to Vanderbilt employees. (Vanderbilt University) The funeral Mass for Ann Carell – who with her late husband, Monroe Carell Jr., was a longtime supporter… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will speak Aug. 23 at the 2012 Fall Faculty Assembly. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) The annual Fall Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Student Life Center. Opening remarks will be provided by Faculty Senate Chair Salvatore March. Read More