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The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the American Studies Sustainability Project will sponsor the seventh installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Sarratt 189. Join Julie Berbiglia of Metro Water Services for an up-close look… Read More

Cokie Roberts (image courtesy of ABC News) Emmy Award-winning journalist Cokie Roberts will give a free lecture beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium. Roberts’ talk is titled “An Insider’s View of Washington, D.C.” She is a political analyst for ABC News, a senior news… Read More

The April program for My Health Chat will be the promising world of cancer drug discovery. Panelists will be Lawrence Marnett, director of the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, and Stephen Fesik, director of drug discovery at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. They will discuss… 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… Read More

  Andrea Perry (image courtesy of Bone McAllester Norton) Andrea Perry, a 2000 Vanderbilt Law School graduate and a member at Bone McAllester Norton in Nashville, was honored with the 2012 Athena Young Professional Leadership Award. Perry’s candidacy for the award was sponsored by the Marion Griffin Chapter… Read More

(iStockphoto) The third annual Vanderbilt Dayani Golf Scramble will tee off at 1:30 p.m. on May 10 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin. The event’s purpose is to raise funds for those who suffer from cardiac and pulmonary disease. Contact: Colin Armstrong colin.armstrong@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

Stephanie Holzer with the ball in the first half of Vanderbilt's NCAA Tournament game against MTSU on March 18, 2012. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team overcame the heat and foul trouble to advance to the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Read More

U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. opened the Cecil Sims Lecture at the Vanderbilt University Law School March 16 by congratulating Vanderbilt on its academic – and recent athletic – accomplishments. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Central Library has been awarded gold certification for its environmentally friendly 2010 renovation from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Read More

Sen. Lamar Alexander (Vanderbilt University) IMPACT Symposium will take place March 19-21. This year’s theme is “Rise of the Rest: What is the Future of American Foreign Policy?” Gen. Wesley Clark (Photo courtesy of Greater Talent Network) Delivering public lectures will be United States Sen. Lamar Alexander;… Read More

Students enjoy using the renovated Parkes Armistead Reading Room at Vanderbilt’s Central Library. (Vanderbilt University) A survey that should take only five to 10 minutes for you to complete will help guide future priorities for the Jean and Alexander Heard Library system and all of its libraries… Read More

Diane Neighbors (photo by Ed Rode) Diane Neighbors, director of the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center at Vanderbilt, was honored at the 17th Annual Human Rights Campaign Equality Dinner last month. The event was held at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza. Neighbors received the Community… Read More

In the most recent Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness Wellcast, listen to Julie Rezk from Vanderbilt Dental Services in an interview with with Stacey Bonner, Family Services Coordinator at the Child and Family Center, about basic tooth care tips for children. Listen to more … Read More

A new chapter in the story of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is being told to our community through a series of billboards, television spots, print advertisements and posts in social media. Read More

Jacqueline Schwab (image courtesy of the artist) Drawing on classical, traditional folk and contemporary music roots, pianist Jacqueline Schwab has been heard on a dozen of Ken Burns’ documentaries, including his Grammy Award-winning The Civil War. A dance musician of many years, she plays for numerous different types… Read More

Amy Hollywood, a Harvard Divinity School professor who has a strong interest in the role that religion plays in human life, will deliver the 2012 Antoinette Brown Lecture at 7 p.m. March 22 at Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Benton Chapel. Read More

From the mid-19th century, Indian laborers arrived in the Caribbean on boats, bringing a few belongings and their music with them, launching the beginnings of a remarkable cultural practice. Surabhi Sharma’s documentary Jahaji Music: India in the Caribbean follows pop/rock/Indian/fusion recording artist Remo Fernandes as he travels to the Islands… Read More

Heirloom tomatoes and fresh mozzarella drizzled with a balsamic reduction. (Photo courtesy of Perl Catering) Perl Catering is the invention of husband-and-wife team Robert and Elizabeth Spinelli, who create delicious gourmet catered meals and box lunches using locally grown, organic, restaurant-quality food. During the month of May, Perl… Read More

Dear Colleagues, Traci Nordberg (Vanderbilt University) In just a little over a year as your chief HR officer, I have often heard that our employment policies can be hard to understand, are lengthy and can be inflexible for both employees and managers. As we’ve been rebuilding the Human Resources function,… Read More

(iStockphoto) Kevin Cleveland, a lieutenant on bike patrol with the Vanderbilt University Police Department, will present a lunchtime lecture on bike safety from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 15. The event will be held in Medical Center East, South Tower, Room 8380A. Cleveland will discuss proper… Read More