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Terrance Hayes and Jaimy Gordon, who each won the National Book Award last spring, will read from their work Sept. 22 at Vanderbilt University as part of the Creative Writing Program’s Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching is celebrating 25 years of excellence in teaching and learning with events Sept. 8 and 9. Read More

A joint opening reception for “The Book as Art: Beautiful Books” and “Reading Pictures: Text and Image in Contemporary Art” is scheduled Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. in two different campus locations. Read More

All benefits-eligible Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees are invited to attend the Employee Health Fair on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a special program to integrate and standardize the care of athletes and others who suffer concussion. Read More

George C. Hill, the Levi Watkins Jr. Professor and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, will step down as associate dean for diversity in medical education, effective Sept. 1. Read More

Patrick Fischer, who helped build the Department of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University, died Aug. 26 in hospice care in Montgomery County, Md. He was 75. Read More

Vanderbilt must continue to develop new revenue streams to ensure its financial health in the face of federal budget deficits that are likely to impact government grants and awards, said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

Mark Lipsey of Peabody was awarded the Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research at Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Curb Scholars and Creative Campus residential fellows convened for a creative practice opening retreat Aug. 19 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read More

Food and fun for the entire family will be served up at Tailgate 2011. Read More

Are you interested in creating change? Solving problems? Taking a novel approach to your work or research? Sign up now for Vanderbilt’s first annual Curb Creative Practice Bootcamp scheduled for Friday, Sept. 2. Read More

Beginning Aug. 28, Kristen Cattoi and fellow members of the Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Society will teach a free CPR/AED/Heimlich certification class each week at the Ingram Commons in cooperation with the Vanderbilt Resuscitation Program. Read More

Should an earthquake happen in Nashville, Vanderbilt Emergency Preparedness and Planning has some simple tips to help the campus community be as safe as possible. Read More

Vanderbilt's season opener against Elon, which marks James Franklin's first game as head coach of the Commodores, will feature a discounted $12 ticket and post-game fireworks. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $4.85 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to manage the newly established MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read More

Malware-detecting service OpenDNS has been expanded to include Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and his wife, Honey Alexander, have donated their pre-Senate papers to Vanderbilt University Library’s Special Collections. Read More

Move in day took place over the weekend. Read More

Alumni Memorial Hall on the Vanderbilt campus has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, one of several sites in Middle Tennessee to recently receive the designation from the National Park Service. Read More