Dinosaur Rainbow Monarchs
Jun. 28, 2011—The Nonfiction category winner this year is “Dinosaur Rainbow Monarchs” by Nicole L. Baganz of Pharmacology.
The Perils of Small Mammals
Jun. 28, 2011—The Fiction winner is “The Perils of Small Mammals” by Dan Dorset of the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology.
Searching
Jun. 28, 2011—The winner of the Poetry category is Mandy Haynes of the Pediatric Echo Lab for her poem “Searching.”
2011 Fiction honorable mention
Jun. 28, 2011—Pickin’ Up Puppies Off the Side of the Road by Mandy Haynes Pediatric Echo Lab I knowed she was trouble as soon as she came through the door. She couldn’t have been a day over sixteen and had to have been at least six months along. Sashayin’ in, without a speck of decency; no shame...
2011 Nonfiction honorable mention
Jun. 28, 2011—The Landing at Shah-har-adin by Michael Woodard LifeFlight Our flight operations building stood on a gently sloping hill, it was old, sand colored, barely more than a shack, handed down from unit to unit in the years since the American Army arrived here and now we had it. Inside, our ready room was a tranquil...
Bring the Au Bon Pain
Jun. 28, 2011—Vanderbilt’s newest dining option, Au Bon Pain, is now open in the space formerly occupied by McDonald’s on the Medical Center Plaza. The new restaurant features a wide variety of menu options including a salad bar with more than 30 items, hot grab-and-go entrees, soups, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods, a smoothie bar, breakfast items, healthy...
Time to update VU Directory information
Jun. 28, 2011—The annual update process has begun for the 2011-2012 Vanderbilt University Directory. The information for the new edition of the directory is pulled from the online PeopleFinder application. The following information from People Finder will be listed in the directory: Name Email address Department name Department phone number Location Please review your information in People...
The books of our lives
Jun. 28, 2011—What books influenced your life? What have been your most meaningful experiences as a reader? Since this is the Summer Reading Issue of House Organ, I thought it would be fun for some of us to compare notes. I’ll go first. My parents still sometimes talk about what a pain I was to read to...
Holmes assumes presidency of Tennessee Dietetic Association
Jun. 2, 2011—Marilyn Holmes, the manager of Health Plus, the staff and faculty wellness program, and a registered dietitian, assumed the presidency of the Tennessee Dietetic Association (TDA) on June 1. The TDA is an affiliate of the American Dietetic Association, and seeks to improve health and nutrition of the citizens of the state. TDA serves the...
Flood, Sweat and Tears: One Year Later
Jun. 2, 2011—Last year, only days after the floodwaters receded, House Organ published a special issue, “Flood, Sweat and Tears,” examining the 2010 Nashville Flood’s effect on Vanderbilt and its staff and faculty. In this issue, we returned to many of the people profiled in that issue one year ago to check in and ask how they...