Vanderbilt University plans to make a green statement on Earth Day when officials announce the carbon footprint.

Angel Chittaphong is like most typical 7-year-old girls. She loves the color pink, dressing up and playing princess.

The Vanderbilt Medical Center recently expanded its clinics into the 100 Oaks outdoor shopping center in South Nashville, bringing with it thousands of new patrons and workers to the center.

In the face of a nationwide nurse shortage, Vanderbilt Medical Center has the highest nurse retention rate of any of its competitors, according to John Hows

Vanderbilt will be conducting an inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions to discover its carbon footprint on the environment.

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $3 million to researchers at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to begin studies on ways to reduce obesity in children age two and under.

The failing economy was the prime focus of the annual State of the Medical Center address given by Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Harry Jacobson, M.D. on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's inauguration last month and a December coal spill in Kingston, Tenn. both may lead to an increased focus on campus coal safety.

Obama's energy plan aims to simultaneously provide short-term relief to American families, eliminate current imports from the Middle East and Venezuela and create green jobs for Americans.

Currently, Obama's policy calls for the implementation of an economy-wide cap-and-trade program, which provides economic incentives to achieve emissions reductions. The president's plans call into question the energy efficiency of Vanderbilt University, which harnesses energy from coal as the means of fueling the campus.

Coal is an extremely cheap and efficient fuel source, according to Mark Petty, assistant vice chancellor of operations, and Mike Vandenbergh, professor of law and director of the Climate Change Research Network.

The nationwide peanut recall has caused all peanut products to be removed from dining facilities and Varsity Markets.

Vanderbilt professor of physics Thomas Weiler received a 2009 Humboldt Research Award for his past innovations in physics and his future ambitions to further a field that used to be considered mere science fiction.