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The Vanderbilt University Police Department has filed charges against a suspect in the Oct. 6 case involving an intruder to a bathroom in Scales House in Branscomb Quadrangle. Charged with two misdemeanor counts – observation without consent and trespassing – the suspect, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center… Read More

On Oct. 12, Vanderbilt University more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period. From 6:50 a.m. until 2:50 p.m., 12,647 university and medical center faculty, staff and students received free influenza vaccinations at Flulapalooza, a mass vaccination drill and simultaneous attempt to break the current Guinness world record. By the time the event ended around 7 p.m., more than 14,000 total vaccinations had been dispensed. Read More

Image courtesy of josegalvez.com Sarratt Gallery is featuring a new exhibit – the photographs of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer José Galvez. For almost 40 years, Galvez has documented Latino life in the United States. His compelling work, noted for its respect of its subjects with no pretense, captures… Read More

(Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Debate Team) Members of the community will have a chance to see two of Vanderbilt’s top debaters in action Friday afternoon in Buttrick Hall. Vanderbilt sophomores Saad Rehman and Karl Gressly, last year’s American Debate Association national champions in novice debate, will square… Read More

Vanderbilt fans feel the magic at Memorial Gym. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt basketball fans hoping to get a sneak peek at the 2011-12 men’s and women’s teams will get a chance to do so at “Memorial Madness” on Oct. 14 in Memorial Gym. Read More

University of Notre Dame religious historian R. Scott Appleby will be on campus Oct. 20-21 to deliver the 2011 Cole Lectures. Read More

Open Enrollment, the annual opportunity for benefits-eligible employees to choose their benefits and elect the coverage that fits their needs for the coming year, ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. This week is the only remaining time to review insurance and spending account coverage and make… Read More

Husband-and-wife duo Phillip Weaver and Ingrid Von Spakovsky of Consonare will perform Oct. 13. (Image courtesy of Consonare) Blair School of Music will host performances by guest artists and the Blair String Quartet Oct. 13-15. Thursday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. Guest Artist Recital: Consonare… Read More

Several Vanderbilt faculty members will be featured at this year’s Southern Festival of Books, a celebration of authors, writing and reading. The annual three-day event takes place in downtown Nashville at Legislative Plaza and the Tennessee Capitol Building Oct. 14-16. The festival will feature dozens of authors, including novelists… Read More

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks will host a Women’s Wellness Series seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Gina Walton, assistant professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, will discuss “Women Are the Spine of Healthcare: Straight Talk About Back Pain.” The free event will begin with appetizers and refreshments at… Read More

Don’t have tickets to Wicked? A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for each performance of Wicked, which runs Oct. 19 through Nov. 6 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall. Prior to each performance, those… Read More

Adolpho Birch (Image courtesy of the Vanderbilt University Law School) Adolpho Birch, a Vanderbilt Law School alumnus and senior vice president of law and labor policy for the National Football League, will speak about his role within the NFL at the law school Friday, Oct. 21. Birch’s presentation… Read More

Photo courtesy Sony/BMG Books, Bubbles & Blues, the annual fundraiser for Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Loveless Barn. Enjoy champagne cocktails, a fall fashion show, rockin’ blues music and a silent auction that includes international… Read More

Cathey Norton, a physical therapist at the Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute at Vanderbilt’s Bill Wilkerson Center, will present “Vestibular Deficits and Vestibular Rehabilitation” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Light Hall, Room 214. Feel free to bring your lunch to this Geriatrics and Gerontology… Read More

New crosswalk signage is popping up around campus, thanks to some concerned individuals. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt University) Last December, Malcolm Getz was standing at the corner of 21st Avenue and Grand, facing the Mellow Mushroom restaurant. When the light changed and the crosswalk signal indicated it was safe… Read More

The fourth annual DigitalVU month is under way with a great lineup of speakers and events. The month of workshops, open houses, lectures, discussions and more is designed to share information on all things online, from social media, to video, to programming topics and more with members of the Vanderbilt… Read More

"Thinking of It" by María Magdalena Campos-Pons One of the most significant artists to emerge from the Cuban post-revolutionary era will lead a faculty discussion about race in her native country on Wednesday, Oct. 12. María Magdalena Campos-Pons, who is a visiting artist on campus Oct. 9-18,… Read More

(image courtesy of Alfredo Rodríguez) Great Performances at Vanderbilt will host jazz phenomenon and piano virtuoso Alfredo Rodríguez at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Langford Auditorium. The Cuban-born Rodríguez was schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana and is known to call up images of legendary… Read More

(courtesy of VUPD) On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:25 p.m., a female student, while taking a shower in Scales Hall, noticed a cell phone/camera over the top of the shower stall. The student was able to see the intruder. Once seen, he ran out of the restroom, down the… Read More

Health Plus staff Stacey Kendrick and Brad Awalt discuss what’s new about the Go for the Gold program in 2011. A wellness credit of up to $240 is available to benefits-eligible faculty and staff by completing Go for the Gold. The deadline is Monday, Oct. Read More