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(John Russell/Vanderbilt) You might notice students with bags in hand, packing car trunks or hopping cabs over the next few days. The Vanderbilt campus will be a bit quieter as students enjoy a mini fall break from classes Oct. 6 and 7. All residence halls will remain open throughout… Read More

The Nashville Predators hockey team is offering a special discount this fall to the Vanderbilt community. The Predators normally use a “value-based pricing” system, which means as inventory is sold, the prices for remaining tickets could increase. But the Vanderbilt discounted prices are guaranteed to never increase, regardless of… Read More

Vanderbilt University has teamed with the Electric Power Research Institute and the Tennessee Valley Authority to build an integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station on campus. Read More

UPDATE 10/12/11, 1 p.m. Vanderbilt Medical Center has unofficially beaten the world record! As of 1 p.m. 9,370 faculty, staff, students and volunteers have been vaccinated for influenza. The current world record for the most vaccinations given in an eight-hour period is 6,215, held by Kaiser Permanente. Read More

Make your gift today. 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 in gifts last year to the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities. This year, employees can give to the… Read More

The fourth annual DigitalVU month is under way. 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 community. View a current listing of… Read More

Photo courtesy of Kjell Oberg The Vanderbilt Neuroendocrine Center is hosting talks by renowned endocrine tumor expert Kjell Oberg of Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden, Oct. 17-19 on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus. Oberg, chairman of the Centre of Excellence for Endocrine Tumors, is… Read More

Image courtesy of Human Resources (Vanderbilt University) Open Enrollment is Oct. 1-14 and it is your opportunity to elect the coverage that suits your needs for 2012. This year, we are having an active enrollment, which means that you will need to make benefit elections. Even… Read More

(photo by Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) This year it will be substantially easier for faculty members at Vanderbilt University to sponsor student interns from other universities, local high school teachers and other non-Vanderbilt visitors for educational purposes. That is because the Office of the Provost has adopted a… Read More

Jack Tempchin, Crystal Bowersox and Rivers Rutherford will perform Saturday, Oct. 8 at Dyer Observatory in the final Bluebird on the Mountain concert of the 2011 season. Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Beginning 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, through 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Medical Center Drive will be closed from the south side of the adult emergency room ambulance bay parking to the north entrance at The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) turnaround. The emergency ambulance bay parking will not… Read More

Traci Nordberg Dear Colleagues, Benefits Open Enrollment is Oct. 1-14. Open Enrollment is your opportunity to take charge of your benefits and elect the coverage that fits your needs for 2012. Enrollment is active this year and all faculty and staff need to enroll, even if you’re keeping your… Read More

Ten of Vanderbilt’s new endowed chairs were praised as leaders in their fields and on campus during a Sept. 26 ceremony at the Student Life Center. Read More

A state-of-the-art interactive exhibit on the brain and brain research has opened at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. Read More

TravelVU, a new travel program for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students, will launch Oct. 4. TravelVU is a comprehensive initiative that encompasses all aspects of the travel planning, booking, reporting and reimbursement processes. The program is based on elements specifically tailored to the Vanderbilt traveler. Features include:… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) A look through the photographer’s lens at contemporary Darfur is the subject of a Holocaust Lecture Series event Sunday, Oct. 2. “Darfur/Darfur” will feature a series of projected images set to music to place the brutal realities faced in Darfur in context with the region’s… Read More

The fourth annual DigitalVU month kicks off Oct. 3. 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. View a current listing of events and RSVP. Several… Read More

Wangari Maathai and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on May 12, 2011. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Wangari Maathai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize who spoke as part of Vanderbilt’s Senior Day activities in May, has died following a battle with cancer. She was 71. Maathai founded the Green Belt… Read More

(photo courtesy of Clare Murphy) Clare Murphy, an Irish storyteller, will perform at Vanderbilt Oct. 4 in an event sponsored by the Department of English. The performance, scheduled for 7 p.m. in 126 Wilson Hall, is free and open to the public. A reception… Read More

Michael Moore, Oscar and Emmy-winning director of films "Roger & Me," "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11," will speak at Vanderbilt University, Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Read More