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(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Software Store and SAS Institute will host two free JMP workshops for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Both workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Buttrick Hall, Room 015. The Introductory Session will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m., with a Q&A to follow from… Read More

Health Plus encourages you to participate in Know Your Numbers and be aware of any risk and take action to reduce risk. Read More

The Start! Physical Activity program begins Challenge 4 on Oct. 1. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery opened a new exhibit, "Difficult Art and the Liberal Arts Imagination," Sept. 27. Read More

Elaine Pagels, author of "Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation," will deliver the 2013 Cole Lectures at Benton Chapel Oct. 3 and 4. Read More

Architectural historian and Vanderbilt alumna Mary Anne Hunting will present “Edward Durell Stone, Modernist Architect: From Vanderbilt to Kennedy Center,” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is seeking Vanderbilt employees who are willing to mentor an individual with disabilities through job shadowing on disAbility Mentoring Day 2013, Oct. 16. Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Nic Gonzales of Health Plus recently spoke with Jim Powers, associate professor of medicine and geriatric medicine, about healthy aging recommendations, screenings and resources. Listen here. Listen to interviews, tips and tidbits on a variety of health and wellness topics ranging from choosing child care… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The Game Plan for Your Health video, “Resilience: Turning Challenges Into Success,” will be shown at Health Plus every half-hour from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. Come and watch the 23-minute video and take a short quiz to complete this step of… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host an American Red Cross blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. The event will be held in the Frist Hall Atrium at the School of Nursing. Every two seconds in the United States, someone needs… Read More

Retired Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Kolditz will discuss “Leadership Lessons from the War on Terror” Oct. 4 in Sarratt Cinema. His talk marks the annual National Security Symposium at Vanderbilt hosted by the Vanderbilt NROTC Alumni Association. Read More

The adventures of ancient Maya mythical heroes will be dramatized in a free marionette show that premieres Sept. 26 at Vanderbilt University's Central Library. Read More

Join an upcoming live Facebook Chat in which Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center experts will answer your questions about hereditary cancer risk on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. Read More

As the Go for the Gold deadline of Oct. 31 approaches, Health Plus reminds all faculty and staff to complete the Health Risk Assessment. Read More

The 21st Century Memory and Longing Project, a Curb Creative Campus Initiative and public art project exploring the relationship between memory and longing, invites members of the Vanderbilt community to submit photos. Read More

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Laverne Cox, who plays Sophia Burset, an incarcerated transgender woman of color on the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, will be the featured speaker as part of this year’s National Coming Out Week events at Vanderbilt University. Cox will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in… Read More

Donald Cochran (photo courtesy of Belmont University) Donald Cochran, professor of law at Belmont University, will discuss the prosecution of Bobby Frank Cherry, who was convicted in 2002 for his involvement in the 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church that resulted in the death of… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Catherine Qian, Occupational Health Clinic nurse practitioner and program manager, and Tatiana Pacheco, Occupational Health outreach nurse, discuss this year’s flu season.  Employees can learn about the Peer Vaccinator Program, the exemption request process and Flulapalooza III. Listen here. Listen to interviews, tips and… Read More

On Sept. 18 at 3:38 a.m. and 3:40 a.m., three Vanderbilt students reported being robbed. At 3:38 a.m., two students were walking from Sarratt Student Center/Rand Hall toward Branscomb Quad when two black males approached them and pointed a handgun, instructing them to get on the ground. One student was… Read More