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Vanderbilt University announced today a $20,000 worldwide contest called the Health App Challenge, aimed to transform patient clinical summaries into easy to understand personalized health information. Read More

Voting is now open for Tennessee Employment Idol, which celebrates employment success stories among people with disabilities. The finalists are featured in two- to four-minute videos that should depict: How the employee got the job; Why the job is a great fit; How… Read More

The HOD Nashville Impact Awards will recognize the Vanderbilt HOD student whose Nashville-based internship project is deemed the most impactful. Read More

(Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers academically gifted students in grades K-6 the opportunity to attend accelerated courses at Vanderbilt on Saturday mornings during the 2013-14 academic year through Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Summer SAVY courses also are available. SAVY provides… Read More

Stay physically active this spring with these opportunities in the Nashville area. May 4 – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is challenging all Nashvillians to learn fun ways to get physically active at the Mayor’s Field Day. May 15 – Vanderbilt will celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day. Health Plus is… Read More

John Lachs, the Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has received the 2013 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read More

Shop at Costco without a membership on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thanks to a special promotion for Vanderbilt staff and faculty. The offer is only available at Nashville and Brentwood locations. To participate, bring this flyer and show your Vanderbilt… Read More

The Nashville Kids Triathlon takes place Sunday, May 19. There is still time to Join Team Vanderbilt! Read More

(Vanderbilt University) A sore throat can be a symptom of allergies or a cold virus but if the sore throat persists it may be an early symptom of head and neck cancer. Vanderbilt will hold a free head and neck cancer screening day, Friday, May 3, 9 a.m. –… Read More

Vanderbilt’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal arts honorary society, will hold its annual initiation at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Student Life Center Ballroom. There will be 90 initiates, including six members of the Class of 2014. Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub… Read More

The 2012-13 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University) Would you like to get involved on campus and develop international friendships? The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange program for educational leaders from developing countries, is looking for AmbassaDores for the 2013-14 academic year. Read More

Discounts are now available for Vanderbilt staff and faculty on several popular TPAC shows. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Department of Art has announced this year’s recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award: Hanna Yarbrough Rodgers from Collierville, Tenn. Read More

The Curb Center at Vanderbilt is seeking applicants for its signature Creative Campus Innovation Grant Program, which offers Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to produce original ideas and harness their creativity as a force for positive social change. Read More

Red Cross Blood drive participant (Vanderbilt) American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing on Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Frist Hall Atrium. Please visit the Red Cross website, click sponsor code and enter Vandy19 to schedule your… Read More

Renowned pediatric surgeon, scientist and Harvard Medical School’s first female professor of surgery Patricia K. Donahoe will address the Section of Surgical Sciences’ 55th Barney Brooks Lecture, Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m. in 208 Light Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects. Read More

The deadline is approaching to pre-enroll in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3, a nationwide population research program designed to track cancer risk in individuals and families. Read More

Vanderbilt has been included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013. Read More

The Vanderbilt Executive MBA and Americas MBA for Executives programs at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are hosting an expert panel discussion and preview day titled “Going Global: Ensuring Operational Excellence in the Americas.” Read More