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Give to Community Health Charities of Tennessee and help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and other community agencies Julie Koh (kneeling) and her Team in Training teammates at the Gulf Coast Half-Ironman in Panama City, Fla., in May 2007. (photo courtesy of Julie Koh) Six years ago Julie Koh,… Read More

Employees may want to change their contribution (iStockphoto) Dear colleagues, Each year, the IRS adjusts the limits for retirement plan contributions to reflect price and wage inflation. For 2012, the calendar year 403b limits are: Individuals can contribute up to $17,000. Employees age 50 or older can contribute an… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) is expanding its services to accommodate the growing needs of Vanderbilt researchers. Read More

As parents and others navigate the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to avoid this year’s most dangerous toys. Read More

Douglas L. Christiansen, Vanderbilt University’s vice provost for enrollment, dean of admissions and assistant professor of public policy and higher education is among three new national trustees elected to the College Board. Read More

With the recent addition of the Food for Thought Café in Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, food and drinks in covered containers are permitted now in most library areas. Read More

Americans Elect is participating in a panel discussion hosted by Vanderbilt University 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at The First Amendment Center. Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Zac Stacy ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns and Vanderbilt became bowl-eligible by beating sluggish Wake Forest 41-7 on Nov. 26. Read More

Two western Pennsylvania school systems will use a program developed at Vanderbilt University to encourage young black males to be successful in school and go on to college. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Elisabeth Dykens has announced that four 2011 Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grants have been awarded to interdisciplinary teams led by VKC researchers. Contact: Courtney Taylor, (615) 322-5658 courtney.taylor@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

Twenty-eight of Nashville’s most successful business women are in the running for the 2012 Nashville ATHENA Award. These outstanding candidates represent the best and brightest stars in the metropolitan business community. Three of the nominees are part of the Vanderbilt Community. They are: Glascock (photo: Ed… Read More

An artist's rendering of College Halls at Vanderbilt, the new residential college being constructed at the site of Kissam Quadrangle beginning May 2012. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt is set to begin construction of the next phase of its residential college system – College Halls at Vanderbilt – and… Read More

Vanderbilt received five regional Emmy nominations for excellence in television, the industry’s highest honor, when nominations were announced Nov. 18. Vanderbilt Video in the News and Communications office received four nominations for work appearing on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online network newscast. The video team received nominations… Read More

Traci Nordberg (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Dear colleagues, We had a tremendous response to the Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey. The next phase of the survey will begin Dec. 5, when our survey partner, HR Solutions, will conduct more than 90 focus groups with employees selected at random from the entire… Read More

Give to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and help St. Luke’s Community House’s Restore the Dream center continue to help Nashvillians recover from the flood The aftermath in downtown Nashville of the May 2010 flood. (image courtesy of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville) Denice O’Neill was scheduled to return… Read More

(Image courtesy of Health Plus/Vanderbilt University) On Nov. 13, the Vanderbilt community joined thousands of other Nashvillians to support Mayor Karl Dean’s ongoing initiative to improve health by participating in the Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk Challenge. Nearly 200 Vanderbilt faculty and staff logged training activities for several months… Read More

Exercise caution this holiday season when it comes to holiday lights, candles and activities that might cause accidental burns. (iStock photo) The “most wonderful time of the year” is also one of the busiest for the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center. As the holidays approach, doctors at Vanderbilt University… Read More

The Office of the Dean of Students announced last August a feasibility study to examine repurposing the space vacated by the bookstore. The planning committee included staff members from the Dean of Students offices, Dining Services, and Campus Planning and Construction, as… Read More

About 40 scholars, including two from Vanderbilt, gathered in Southeast China for a conference on folklore. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos greeted the cohorts by way of a prerecorded video message. (Photo by Willie Smythe) Vanderbilt scholars gathered with colleagues in the People’s Republic of China recently to discuss folklore… Read More

Give to the Nashville Public Education Foundation and support the Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program or other community agencies Peabody College Dean Camilla Benbow (front row, center) and Metro Nashville Director of Schools Jesse Register (front row, second from right) and the inaugural class of the Vanderbilt… Read More