Halloween Archive — Page 1 of 3

Adult in a purple top adjusts a long blonde wig on a smiling young child wearing a pink jacket in a colorful indoor setting.
October 31, 2023

Return of Halloween Costume Shop brings smiles and chills

IT’S BAAAAAACK!

A display on black fabric featuring a painted pumpkin, small white pumpkins, autumn leaves, multicolored corn, and a partially visible sign reading “9. NEUROLOG…” alongside a hand-drawn diagram titled “Anatomy of a Pumpkin Neuron.”
October 27, 2023

Winners of 2023 pumpkin carving/decorating contests announced

Space aliens! Minions! Nerds! A candy corn blowfish! This year’s entries have it all.

Vanderbilt experts say there are potential hazards associated with using glow sticks.
October 27, 2022

Vanderbilt experts urge caution when using glow sticks

Pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge everyone to use caution when using the popular glow-in-the-dark sticks and accessories.

Vanderbilt experts say there are potential hazards associated with using glow sticks.
October 25, 2022

Glow sticks are creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Here’s how to be sure they’re also safe.

Vanderbilt experts urge caution when using the popular items to light the night

Three carved pumpkins displayed on a table, depicting brain anatomy; labels below the front pumpkins read “Typical Brain” and “Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Brain.”
October 21, 2022

Winners of 2022 pumpkin-carving contests announced

The best of this year’s gourd-as-artistic-medium entries from Vanderbilt departments and from Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

A two-story house at night, illuminated with blue lighting along the upper windows and red-and-white lighting across the front porch, with a dark lawn in the foreground.
October 28, 2021

Tips for a spooky and safe Halloween

Vanderbilt experts offer multiple tips to help keep trick or treaters safe this Halloween.