Despite the late start to this year's flu season, the flu has hit Vanderbilt with force. Louise Hanson, director of Student Health, reported that over the past week the Student Health Center has had more than 20 confirmed cases of influenza in addition to 10 to 20 other suspected cases.

With smoking banned from the entire Vanderbilt Medical Center campus, smokers have migrated to the Vanderbilt undergraduate campus and 21st Avenue to light up, to the annoyance of many.

Immediately following the ban in September, an increased number of smokers displaced from the medical center began to congregate on the patio of McTyeire Hall and later in front of the Student Health Center.

Med Center expansions

It’s likely black holes are careening through our galaxy, according to the research being done by Assistant Professor of Physics Kelly Holley-Bockelmann.

An orange alert was called at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center yesterday after a power outage produced an unexpected steam shortage at two hospitals.

Since its launch by an alumna six months ago, a program that helps single mothers complete their higher education degrees has already helped eight women in the metro Nashville area, including four Van

It seems as though flu season has skipped the Vanderbilt campus.

Students for Kenya held a screening of “Sons of Lwala,” a documentary exposing conditions in Lwala and shedding light on the efforts of two Vanderbilt medical students.

The nutritional calculator on the Dining Services' Web site remains under construction due to Dining's summer menu transformation, which added hundreds of new recipes to Rand's and the Commons' meal options.

Vanderbilt students need to get healthier, indicates a nutrition study conducted by School of Nursing Lecturer Jamie Pope in her nutrition class.

According to the study, Vanderbilt students are low in fiber and aren't eating enough servings of fruits and vegetables. Vanderbilt females are low in both calcium and iron.