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Following simple safety procedures will also help reduce the risk of falls, which are the primary cause of most Halloween-related injuries seen each year in Children’s Hospital’s emergency room. Read More

The deadline for the award-winning Go for the Gold program is Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. A wellness credit of up to $240 per year is available to faculty and staff paying for Vanderbilt Health Plan benefits in 2012. Need help with Go for the… Read More

Vanderbilt employee Rosalind Kohl gets a flu shot from Occupational Health nurse Valerie Thayer outside the Eskind Library. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) There’s still time to get a free flu shot at a convenient location near your office or center. Visit the Occupational Health Clinic’s 2011 Flu Shot… Read More

(Image courtesy of Alan LeQuire) Nashville’s Musica statue will be bathed in purple light during the Paint Nashville Purple event for pancreatic cancer awareness at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the roundabout on Demonbreun Street. Linda’s Hope, a local nonprofit organization for pancreatic cancer awareness and… Read More

The historic relationship between patriotism and scripture – formed during wars and refined by preachers and presidents – is the subject of a Nov. 3 community breakfast at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Read More

Kara Cooney Kara Cooney, host of the Discovery Channel series Out of Egypt and an assistant professor of Egyptian art and architecture at the University of California-Los Angeles, will discuss Egyptian burial practices at noon, Thursday, Nov. 3, at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room… Read More

Jim Jirjis (Vanderbilt University) Patients, caregivers and consumers will have a chance Nov. 9 to ask questions about the latest in genomic medicine and heart care innovations during a live online video chat with Vanderbilt University Medical Center experts. The free event, which will be from 1:30… Read More

Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Belk Cool Springs invite Vanderbilt employees to a special shopping night at Belk at the Cool Springs Galleria from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. Attendees will receive a 20 percent discount on purchases within the store, with… Read More

Kathryn Stockett (Photo by Kem Lee) Kathryn Stockett, author of the acclaimed-book-turned-major-motion-picture The Help, will speak at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center ballroom, Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are on sale now. General public tickets are $10 at the Sarratt box office at… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, football coach James Franklin, basketball coach Melanie Balcolmb, and singer, songwriter and author Marshall Chapman, will be appearing at the grand opening event of the new Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt University Friday, Nov. 11. Read More

Vanderbilt University was lauded for combining excellent academics with great economic value by Kiplinger's Personal Finance in its December issue. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 19 in a list of the top 200 private universities. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) My Health at Vanderbilt offered all Flulapalooza participants the opportunity to sign up for the My Health online patient portal. Those who signed up were entered to win a $100 Apple gift card. Pengcheng  Luo was the randomly selected winner. Anyone who is a patient… Read More

Community, Neighborhood and Government Relation's Mary Pat Teague, Mayor Karl Dean and Vice Chancellor for Administration Jerry Fife lead the Senior Leader Walk Oct. 25. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Participating faculty and staff had great fall weather for the Senior Leader Walk Tuesday, Oct. 25. From five starting points, employees walked… Read More

Vanderbilt University has decreased its greenhouse gas emissions per square foot by 18 percent since 2005 despite a 17 percent increase in square footage, according to a new report prepared by Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. Read More

Mobile recycling collection trikes help tailgaters reduce waste at Vanderbilt football games. (Bill Randles/Vanderbilt University) On Oct. 29, Vanderbilt will compete with more than 65 schools across the country in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Game Day Challenge. This is Vanderbilt’s second year taking the challenge. Last year, participating… Read More

(Image courtesy of Doubleday) Journalist Robert Levine will give a lecture titled “The Price of Free: How the Internet is Destroying the Culture Business” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt. The Fall 2011 Curb Creative… Read More

Representatives from Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will discuss the importance of collaboration in assessing the well-being of a vulnerable refugee group. The talk will take place Friday, Nov. 4, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Overton High School, 4820 Franklin… Read More

Electrical engineer and physicist Yaqiong Xu has received a prestigious career development award to study a new class of molecules called nanobiohybrids. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the first health care institution in the state, and the third in the nation, to implement a Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System, designed to deliver coordinated, expedited care for heart patients. Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt employees have a rich tradition of going beyond their daily work to help those less fortunate. Faculty and staff pledged more than $925,000 last year in the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign. This year, employees can give to the community through Dec. 31, 2011, via the new… Read More