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In anticipation of the opening football game on Aug. 30, visit ESPN.com/CollegeColorsDay and vote for the Vanderbilt Commodores. (Image courtesy of ESPN.com) NOTE: Voting has been suspended due to “inauthentic activity,” according to the ESPN Website. We hope this will be rectified and voting will be resumed, but for… Read More

Vanderbilt cheerleaders meet with young fans at Employee Tailgate. (Vanderbilt University) NOTICE: Registration for Tailgate 2012 is closed. Due to the popularity of the event, all Tailgate 2012 football tickets have been allocated. Any unclaimed football tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:45 am… Read More

"Material Glance (Llambrec Material)" by Antoni Tàpies. Lithograph, 1975. (image courtesy of Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery) Material Glance: A Portfolio of Lithographs by Antoni Tàpies and Poems by Shūzō Takiguchi continues at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery through Sept. 27. Published in 1975, Material Glance (Llambrec Material)… Read More

From "First Spring Thunder," a collection by Hung Liu. Acclaimed painter and printmaker Hung Liu will open the 2012-13 season of StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Liu will lecture on her work from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Wilson… Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to wear black on Thursday, Aug. 30, when Vanderbilt University will kick off SEC football with its nationally televised game against South Carolina on ESPN. Read More

(Vanderbilt) As of Aug. 13, 2012, the Office of Traffic and Parking’s online registration website is open for University Central and School of Nursing faculty and staff. To register or renew a permit, click on the “Register Here” link below, log in, and select… Read More

(l-r) Sara Cederstrand, M.D, Britney Grayson, M.D., PhD., and Stacey Becker, RN, share a laugh at Vandy Chills. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) James Patrick Harty, M.D., enjoys a Nutty Buddy at Vandy Chills. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt)   Vandy Chills, the highly anticipated annual Employee Celebration Month-sponsored event at which free… Read More

The Rev. Mark Forrester, an affiliated United Methodist chaplain and campus minister at Vanderbilt, will now take on the top job as university chaplain and director of the Office of Religious Life. Read More

Food brings people together, creates a sense of place and a feeling of kinship. It sustains not only our bodies, but also our communities and environment. Nowhere are these sentiments more evident than Vanderbilt Campus Dining. Formerly Vanderbilt Dining Services, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is rolling out a… Read More

Vanderbilt’s 2012-13 parking map will be the first campus publication to carry the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC) certified mark and will be printed on paper containing 50 percent recycled content and 30 percent post-consumer waste. Read More

Star gazers – both those who have a telescope and those who don’t – should be happy to learn that the largest-ever three-dimensional map of the universe has been released to the public. Read More

All Vanderbilt faculty and staff can learn about their health risks and take action to reduce those risks by completing Go for the Gold. Faculty and staff on the Vanderbilt Health Plan also are eligible for a wellness credit of up to $240. The deadline is Oct. 31 to receive… Read More

They’re put up on a pedestal, literally. Though Olympic athletes seem like they would be the ideal celebrity spokespersons, new Vanderbilt research shows that true marketing success lies in keeping impressions high and real information about Olympians at a minimum. “For Olympic athletes or any celebrity, ignorance is bliss,” said… Read More

Mary McClure Taylor, beloved Vanderbilt University receptionist who left a lasting impression of warmth, grace and compassion on generations of students and others who visited Kirkland Hall, died Aug. 5 after a short illness. Read More

Every summer the Employee Celebration crew spreads throughout campus (and off-site locations too) setting up ice cream stands to offer a variety of frozen treats. For 2012, Vandy Chills will happen on Wednesday, Aug.8, throughout the day. A tip to all Vanderbilt newcomers – get there early… Read More

2011 Nashville Heart Walk (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) The Annual Nashville Heart Walkwill be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Vanderbilt. Last year, Vanderbilt raised $254,000 to support the cause and was one of the top organizations in the country for the American Heart Association! This year Vanderbilt faculty… Read More

B-cycle is a fee-based program designed for short trips across campus or in the vicinity. Vanderbilt will have two kiosks starting this fall. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) About 75 Vanderbilt staff and faculty stopped by the surface lot at Terrace Place and 21st Avenue South Aug. 1 for a… Read More

The Rev. James Lawson A public conversation between the Rev. James Lawson, a major civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. to implement the principles of nonviolence, and John Seigenthaler, who worked in the United States Department of Justice, is scheduled for noon Tuesday, Aug. 14. Read More

Spirits and self confidence soared as thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered July 25-28 for Camp Hope, a free, annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16. Read More

Commodore football and men’s basketball games will be carried on one of the nation’s strongest radio signals, following a flagship agreement announced between Vanderbilt Athletics and Nashville's NewsRadio 1510 WLAC. Read More