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The Vanderbilt bowling team took second place at the the NCAA tournament last year (pictured), and first place in 2007. This year will be the team's seventh visit to the NCAA. (Tim Fuller/Vanderbilt) For the seventh consecutive year, Vanderbilt’s bowling team has been selected by the… Read More

Artistic meditations on the last actions of Jesus as created by Vanderbilt Divinity School students, faculty and staff will be featured April 4 at Benton Chapel for "Stations of the Cross: A Holy Week." Read More

Professors Paul Laibinis, Emily Nacol, Sohee Park, Suzanna Sherry and Janos Sztipanovits were recognized for their achievements in and out of the classroom by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at the Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Increases in regulatory burdens combined with reductions in federal support will likely add considerable cost to doing business for research universities, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

William Russell (right) embraces his father, Theodore Russell, during the March 26 endowed chair holder celebration, while his mother, Georgia Russell, and colleague Revi Mathew look on. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored March 26 during a celebration at the Student Life… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Susan Kevra, senior lecturer in French and Italian at Vanderbilt, will lead a second workshop of Jane Austen-era dances from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in Alumni Hall. The event follows a successful dance workshop held in early February that drew more than 100 participants… Read More

The author of a biography of singer James Brown will speak April 6 at Vanderbilt University. RJ Smith, author of "The One: The Life and Music of James Brown," will talk about the book 9 a.m. Friday, April 6, at Vanderbilt’s First Amendment Center. Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will open at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 1, due to the store’s annual inventory. The bookstore will open at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 8, in observance of the Easter holiday. Regular store hours are: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-11… Read More

Jim Redwine (courtesy Jim Redwine) The executive who oversaw the environmental aspects of the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy case, a Vanderbilt alumnus, will speak April 5 at Vanderbilt Law School. James M. Redwine, now senior environmental counsel at RACER Trust, a company working on cleanup and redevelopment… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt University) The annual Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in Langford Auditorium. Opening remarks will be provided by Faculty Senate Chair David Weintraub and Vice Chair Greg Barz. The faculty presentation will be performed… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) With the proliferation of smart phones, portable gaming systems and media players, more children – especially teenagers – are listening to ear buds and headphones at dangerously high volume levels. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to parents and teenagers to… Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) All Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to the Black and Gold spring game at Vanderbilt Stadium beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Head football coach James Franklin will split the Commodores into two teams for a scrimmage. The event will be capped off by a… Read More

“Lassitude” (2011) by Karen Bondarchuk Inspired by John Marluff’s book In the Company of Crows and Ravens, Michigan-based sculptor Karen Bondarchuk is taken with the notion that crows and humans engage in a mutualism of existence, wherein each affects the behavior of the other. Bondarchuk’s sculpture studies this “cultural… Read More

Ben & Jerry’s on 21st Avenue South will celebrate Free Cone Day Tuesday, April 3. The store is encouraging patrons to donate the money they will save on free ice cream to Next Steps at Vanderbilt. All donations between noon and 8 p.m. April 3 will benefit… Read More

(iStockphoto) Human Resources is reminding Flexible Spending Account (FSA) participants about an important upcoming deadline. If you participated in the 2011 Health Care or Dependent Care FSA, the last day to file a claim for reimbursement from your 2011 account is April 14, 2012. FSAs are a use-it-or-lose-it benefit. Read More

At the 2012 American Debate Association National Championship, Xin (Malia) Zhan and Saad Rehman took home the championship in the JV division, with Rehman also winning the Top Speaker Award in that division. (Photo provided by Vanderbilt Debate Team) The Vanderbilt debate team ended its year with some notable… Read More

The massive doors between the galleries of Space 204 will slide back on Friday, April 13, revealing the hard work of Vanderbilt’s graduating studio art majors. Senior Show 2012 will be on display to the public from April 13 to May 11 in Space 204, the second-floor gallery in the… Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Acclaimed Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, in collaboration with the Vanderbilt senior art majors and other volunteers, participated in a campus art project last October, when they planted 4,400 grape hyacinth bulbs, mapping out Campos-Pons’ hometown. Outline of the artist's Cuban hometown, courtesy Google… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The American Heart Association will host National Walking Day April 4, when adults nationwide will wear sneakers to work, take a walk and pledge to live heart-healthy lives. To celebrate National Walking Day on the Vanderbilt campus, Health Plus staff will lead a… Read More

Blair School of Music senior Ryan Korell (left) has written the original musical "Grounded," which Vanderbilt students will perform at Sarratt Cinema March 30. (image by Mike Todd/Vanderbilt) Once you see the original musical Grounded, you’ll never think the same way about a layover at the airport. On… Read More