Events
2020 HHC Conference Postponed
Mar. 9, 2020—March 10, 2020 Yesterday (3/9/2020), Vanderbilt closed its campus until *at least* the end of March due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), https://www.vanderbilt.edu/coronavirus. As many of you know, many US institutions have now restricted or banned travel to conferences. Given these heartbreaking developments, and with the deepest regret, we’ve been forced to cancel the...
March 12th: MHS Sophomores Immersion Advising Meeting
Feb. 20, 2020—MHS Sophomores: Immersion Advising Meeting Thursday, March 12th, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 102 Buttrick Hall Join us for an Immersion advising meeting for all MHS sophomores and sophomores considering MHS as a major. This is an essential meeting that will cover immersion requirements and opportunities. To learn more about Immersion Vanderbilt, please visit: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/immersion/. All Immersion plan proposals are...
December 3rd: MHS Colloquium with Dr. Kenneth MacLeish
Oct. 23, 2019—Churn: Work and Ex- Military Life Tuesday, December 3rd, 8:30-9:30am, MHS Suite – 300 Calhoun Hall Please join us for a MHS colloquium with our associate professor, Dr. Kenneth MacLeish, PhD. Abstract: Drawing from a new book project on emergent practices and dilemmas of veteran care, this talk explores the fungibility of military lives—the ease with...
November 5th: MHS Colloquium with Dr. Stéphanie Pache
Oct. 23, 2019—Defining ‘healthy relationships’: the politics of sexual violence and consent in contemporary America Tuesday, November 5th, 1:00-2:15pm, MHS Suite – 300 Calhoun Hall Please join us for a MHS colloquium with our postdoctoral visiting scholar, Dr. Stéphanie Pache, PhD, MD. Abstract: One of the aims of second wave feminism in the 1960s and the 1970s was...
October 29th: Faith, Spirituality, and Activism in Men’s Health
Oct. 22, 2019—Faith, Spirituality, and Activism in Men’s Health Tuesday, October 29th, 2:30-4:00pm, 114 Furman Hall Join us for a panel and conversation as our featured speakers discuss the impact of faith, spirituality, and activism on Men’s Health. Featured speakers: Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv (Associate Director, Center for Research on Men’s Health | Director, CRMH Program for...
October 15th: Advising Pizza Party
Jul. 29, 2019—MHS Advising Pizza Party Tuesday, October 15th, 12:00-2:30pm, MHS Suite – 300 Calhoun Hall All MHS Students are invited to attend our semi-annual Registration Pizza Party in the MHS Suite. During this time, students can meet briefly with an advisor and have registration holds removed from their account. Please bring your MHS Major Checklist form with you...
September 24th: MHS 4+1/M.A. Program Information Session
Jul. 26, 2019—MHS 4+1 Information Session Tuesday, September 24th, 4:30-5:30pm, MHS Suite – 300 Calhoun Interested in obtaining your B.A. and M.A. in 5 years? Join us for our MHS 4+1 Information Session. The MHS M.A. in the Social Foundations of Health emphasizes interdisciplinary research and critical perspectives on health and illness. The curriculum includes classes with...
August 27th: MHS Student/Faculty Ice Cream Social
Jul. 26, 2019—MHS Ice Cream Social Tuesday, August 27th, 4:00-5:30pm, Calhoun Portico Interested in global health, medicine, public health, health policies and economies, and more? Come join the students and faculty of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at our Ice Cream Social, catered by Pied Piper Creamery. Open to current MHS students and faculty, anyone interested...
May 9th: MHS Graduation Reception
Apr. 24, 2019—Thursday, May 9th, 3:00-5:00pm, 300 Calhoun Hall MHS is hosting a Graduation Reception honoring the MHS Class of 2019. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Music by Lynn Taylor and the Barflies (recently featured in Rolling Stone). Families and friends are welcome!
March 20th: Adia Harvey Wingfield, Washington University
Mar. 11, 2019—Wednesday, March 20th, 12:15pm, 101 Garland Hall The Vanderbilt Sociology Department will welcome Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. She will deliver a talk entitled Professional Work in a ‘Post Racial’ Era: Black Health Care Workers in the New Economy. Dr. Wingfield’s research examines how and why racial and...