Month: August 2011

Scanning electron micrograph of a Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus colony by Perrin Ireland. Art and science are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, these two important fields of human endeavor often draw from and inspire each other. Think Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin. A 21st century version of this cross-fertilization currently… Read More

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management has launched a new master of accountancy program that focuses on preparing students for a highly sought-after career in valuation services for an international public accounting firm. The MAcc Valuation program is currently recruiting students to join the first class starting in August of 2012. Read More

How the brain is wired to control impulsive behavior differs significantly from what psychologists have thought, new research finds. Read More

In addition to her high school diploma, Aziza Hart earned an unusual honor this spring – her first scientific paper was published in a new Vanderbilt University journal, Young Scientist. Hart, who graduated from Nashville’s Glencliff High School, spent part of her senior year in a Vanderbilt laboratory, studying… Read More

A team led by Vanderbilt University biomedical engineer Michael Miga has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to enhance image-guided surgery techniques for safely removing liver tumors. Read More

The iconic Norman Rockwell painting of a family doctor checking the heart of a young patient’s doll may seem quaint, but it’s far from old-fashioned. Read More

Chantelle Anderson, BS’03, is now—and will in perpetuity be—high above the floor of Memorial Gymnasium. Her jersey, that is. On Feb. 13, Vanderbilt retired her jersey and unveiled it hanging in the rafters alongside the banners that chronicle the best in Commodore basketball. She became just the fourth… Read More

New rules for SEC football and basketball programs emerged from the May meeting of presidents and coaches in Destin, Fla. Most notable among the changes are the dissolution of the east and west divisions in basketball and the reduction of annual signing classes in football from 28 to 25 players. Read More

Both Commodore basketball teams won at least 20 games last season, and each advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The men’s program finished with a 23–11 record, 9–7 in the SEC. They lost to Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard John Jenkins was named the Tennessee… Read More

Rudolph Former professional golfer and Vanderbilt coach Mason Rudolph died April 18, 2011. He had been an integral part of the Vanderbilt golf program since 1992, having spent five years as head coach of the men’s program before being named director of golf. In 2002 his title was amended… Read More

Noori frequently speaks to community groups about nutrition.Not all Vanderbilt coaches are on the sidelines during games, calling plays and devising strategies. Some, like Majid “Magic” Noori, stay behind the scenes, but their jobs are no less important. As Vanderbilt’s food coach, Noori is in charge of the Training Table,… Read More

Kids aged 5 to 15 learned the basics of soccer in June during one of several summer sports camps at Vanderbilt. Baseball Preseason Honors Bode Well for Season Men’s Tennis Players Earn All-SEC, Rookie of the Year Honors Sophomore Ryan Lipman and senior Adam Baker, BA’11, were selected to the… Read More

The antibiotics of the future could take a page from the immune system’s playbook – and “starve” bacteria of the nutrients they need. Read More

A regulatory loop in zebrafish may explain how the right and left sides of our brains take on different functions. Read More

Music and cheerleaders and new ‘Dores – oh my! Check out Founders Walk – a tradition that welcomes new students and gets them in step with the Vanderbilt experience. [vucastblurb]… Read More

It’s become one of the great new traditions of Vanderbilt University. In this VUCast extra, watch as Vandy upperclassmen come together to welcome the class of 2015 to the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons… one box at a time! [vucastblurb]… Read More

Last week when the Nashville Scene’s annual Innovations Issue hit the newsstands, three of its ten “forward-thinking ideas that are pushing Nashville – and the world – into the future” came from Vanderbilt. The three campus projects that impressed the Scene editors were: Digging for Drugs:… Read More

Rebel leaders need to keep in mind what Iraqi leaders did well and not so well after overthrowing Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to Mike Newton, a Vanderbilt University international criminal law expert and adviser to the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Special Tribunal. Read More

See some of the unique items and stories U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander reveals to Vanderbilt from his time as governor. Plus, how one Vandy professor thinks President Obama could fix the immigration issue and why VUMC is cheering! [vucastblurb]  … Read More

For five weeks, Ashleigh Hammer lay tethered to machines and bound in a web of wires and intravenous lines. On a day in early September, she gazed up at the blinking heart monitor beside her hospital bed. Faster, faster, faster the monitor flashed. 120 beats – 200 beats – 250… Read More