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Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Kenneth F. Galloway was honored at a dinner May 23. Read More

Carolyn Dever announces Bill Ivey will step down as director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public policy after 10 years. Jay Clayton will succeed him. Read More

Stop by any participating Middle Tennessee Dairy Queen June 1-July 26 to support the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, your local Children’s Miracle Network hospital, by purchasing a balloon icon during checkout. All proceeds will benefit the Children’s Hospital. Contact: Shara Davidson, (615) 322-4932… Read More

Various medical devices in the laboratory of Professor of Mechanical Engineering Michael Goldfarb. (Photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, in collaboration with the School of Engineering, will host a seminar, “Strategies for Intellectual Property Protection of Medical Devices,” presented by attorney… Read More

Grins Vegetarian Kosher Cafe may be closed over the summer, but executive chef Rusty Johnston is taking catering orders throughout the summer months. Contact: Rusty Johnston rustyjohnston123@gmail.com… Read More

The Friday before Memorial Day has been designated "Don't Fry Day." (iStockphoto) To help reduce the rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to UV sun rays, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage sun safety… Read More

The dragon at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Vanderbilt is among the sponsors of the Fifth Annual Dragon Music Sundays concert series. Every Sunday through June 24, hear free music at Fannie Mae Dees Park, also known as “Dragon Park.” The music starts at 4 p.m. Performers include: May 27… Read More

Two computer science professors and a doctoral student in computer science in the School of Engineering are members of a technical team that has received a 2011 Associate Administrator Award from the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and… Read More

Jim Clarke, professor of the practice of civil and environmental engineering, has been approved for membership in American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) and for Certification by Eminence as a Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES) in the April 2012 inaugural class. Read More

Vanderbilt Public Affairs Officer Ann Marie Deer Owens with TCPRA President Julia Wood at the 2012 TCPRA conference at MTSU. Image courtesy of MTSU News. Vanderbilt News and Communications received five communication awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association at its spring meeting May 17-18. Read More

Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. Read More

New research from Peabody finds that preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Read More

Many all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails officially open over Memorial Day weekend. Doctors with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging both adults and children to stay safe this riding season. Already this week in Middle Tennessee there have been multiple ATV accidents resulting in injuries and death. Read More

HOOVER, Ala. – Coach Tim Corbin and the Vanderbilt baseball team are making a splash in the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week. The fourth-seeded Commodores picked up their second win last night as they defeated No. 2-seed South Carolina 3-2 in a game that came down to the wire. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named the host institution for the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. The five-year appointment will take effect July 1, 2012. AAUDE is a public service organization whose purpose is to improve the quality and usability of information about higher education. More than… Read More

In her nearly 30 years of teaching children's literature at Vanderbilt, Ann Neely has developed a keen sense of what makes a successful children's book. So in 2010, she started "Neely's News," a blog for children's literature enthusiasts devoted to reviewing titles both old and new. Read More

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and a table will be set up in front of the gift shop at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, May 22, in observance of pediatric stroke awareness. Stop by from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to learn… Read More

The Nashville Kids Triathlon is looking for participants and volunteers. The race, to be held June 2 and 3, is geared toward the first-time triathlete, with manageable distances for 5- to 10-year-olds and 11- to 15-year-olds. In the Junior Division (ages 5-10 – turning 6 by Dec. 31, 2012),… Read More

(Vanderbilt University/Daniel DuBois) Vanderbilt’s annual “Symphony on the Lawn” concert – a special performance for the Vanderbilt community presented by Employee Celebration and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra – is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, on The Commons Center Lawn. All faculty, staff, their family members and friends… Read More

Mark Hosford (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Works by four Nashville-area artists – including Vanderbilt Associate Professor of Art Mark Hosford and alumna Kristi Hargrove – will be on view in the Frist Center for the Visual Art’s Conte Community Arts Gallery June 8-Oct. 28. Metamorphoses,… Read More