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Chat live online with experts on colorectal cancer, spring allergies
Mar. 19, 2014—Vanderbilt health experts will answer questions live in two upcoming online chats about colorectal cancer and spring allergies. In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Alan Herline, associate professor of surgery, will take questions about colon and rectal cancers from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Herline is a board-certified colorectal surgeon at...
Purchase of Ringling Bros. circus tickets will benefit Children’s Hospital
Nov. 21, 2013—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will present “Built to Amaze,” the 143rd edition of its “greatest show on Earth,” on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Vanderbilt faculty and staff can purchase discounted tickets to the performance, and proceeds will benefit Children’s Miracle Network and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. This is a great...
Lyder, UCLA nursing dean, to give MLK Day lecture
Nov. 19, 2013—Courtney H. Lyder, dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, will present “To Dream Again: Lessons From My Mentors” at noon Monday, Jan. 20, in 208 Light Hall. Lyder’s talk is in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series and sponsored by the School of Nursing and School of Medicine. Lyder is...
Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Nov. 19, 2013—The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates through his or her work the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This service can be in areas...
Make note of modified hours, closings over Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 19, 2013—Most Vanderbilt schools are observing a break from classes Nov. 23-Dec. 1 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, and reopen at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. Classes resume Monday, Dec. 2. Campus Dining locations and all Vanderbilt libraries will modify their hours over Thanksgiving Break. Campus Dining Thanksgiving...
Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Nov. 4, 2013—The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates through his or her work the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This service can be in areas...
Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital urge caution to keep children safe this Halloween
Oct. 29, 2013—Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt want Halloween horrors to be caused by ghosts and goblins, not accidents and injuries.
Graduate of Next Steps program receives 2013 Self-Advocate Award
Oct. 25, 2013—The Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee has honored Will McMillan, a 2013 graduate of Next Steps at Vanderbilt, with the 2013 Self-Advocate Award.
Renowned Book of Revelation scholar to deliver Cole Lectures
Sep. 26, 2013—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.
School of Nursing to host blood drive Sept. 30
Sep. 25, 2013—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 a blood donation. Each donation can help save up to...
Live Facebook chat on hereditary cancer risk
Sep. 20, 2013—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.
Volunteers needed for campus events
Sep. 13, 2013—Sign up today to volunteer for a campus event or fundraiser.
