Year: 2011

The discovery of new compounds that work in a fundamentally different way than those in existing schizophrenia medications may allow for more normal function of brain cells involved in schizophrenia. Read More

Provost Richard McCarty talks with first-year students and parents during move-in day Thanks to the generosity of more than 1,300 donors, Opportunity Vanderbilt has exceeded its initial goal and raised $108.4 million, as of June 30, 2011. Never has our university placed a more urgent need before our alumni, parents… Read More

  Jeff Balser delivered the State of the Medical Center address Sept. 20. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, presented his State of the Medical Center address in Langford Auditorium Sept. 20. Balser discussed highlights from the previous fiscal… Read More

Resource for physicians and parents created to make routine medical procedures less stressful for children with autism. Read More

The Vanderbilt community will enjoy more bus routes and stops on West End Avenue as of Sept. 25, 2011. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) Improvements to the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority system begin Sept. 25, 2011, with expanded service along the busy West End corridor. Two new routes and… Read More

Best of Show award winner Amina Trotter-Lockett with her mixed media abstract "A Burst of Excitement." (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) A crowd of Vanderbilt staff members, faculty and their families gathered Sept. 20 at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks’ gallery wall, where the winners of the National Arts… Read More

John Stein, BA’73 (left), and Dr. Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, sign the beam with patient Dalton Waggoner. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt officially launched a $30 million expansion project April 7 with a beam-signing celebration. Read More

As part of a major initiative to recruit and retain outstanding scholars and teachers, Vanderbilt is this year announcing 60 new endowed faculty chair holders. Already 34 of them have been honored in a series of events at the Student Life Center, celebrating the achievements of the chair holders and… Read More

Image courtesy of Charles Henry Charles Henry, a leader in the efforts to deepen collaborations among libraries, especially with regards to digital projects, will speak at the Central Library Oct. 4. His talk, “’Negative Capability’ and the New Research Environment,” will be at 2:30 p.m. Read More

Watch Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss 30 to 7!  Now, who you with….VU! [vucastblurb]… Read More

(Neil Brake/Vanderbilt) The Vanderbilt Woman’s Club has announced its board of directors for 2011-12. The board will greet new and returning club members at the annual Opening Garden Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Vanderbilt University Residence, 211 Deer Park Drive, Nashville. Read More

Singer- songwriters Bob DiPiero, Al Anderson and Leslie Satcher will perform at Dyer Observatory Sept. 24 as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series. Read More

Levi Watkins Jr. (Vanderbilt) Levi Watkins Jr., professor of cardiac surgery and dean of postdoctoral programs at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will speak on “Human Defibrillation: History and Evolution” at noon Tuesday, Oct. 11, in 208 Light Hall. The talk marks the 10th annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is co-sponsoring an open house Oct. 13 to demonstrate various types of assistive technology. The Assistive Technology Fair will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Room 241. The fair aims to provide students, health care professionals, educators… Read More

(image courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee) A representative from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee will conduct an informational lunch and learn meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Sarratt Student Center, Room 325/327. A free lunch will be… Read More

Vanderbilt University will host Grammy-nominated artist LynnMarie Oct. 16 as a benefit and fundraiser for The Susan Gray School. Read More

Environmentalist Bill McKibben will kick off a year of nationally recognized sustainability experts who will speak at Vanderbilt University as part of the American Studies Sustainability Project. Read More

Sen Lamar Alexander unveiled his library exhibit "Come on Along! Lamar Alexander's Journey as Governor" to the media on the fourth floor of the Central Library Sept. 16. Pictured here is Alexander with the trombone he played nights at a Bourbon Street club while clerking for Fifth Circuit Judge… Read More

(iSTOCK) Like the Wizard of Oz, computer scientists have largely been happy to perform their magic behind the curtain, out of public view.  However, this reticence has begun causing problems in the digital realm. “Computer scientists face the drawbacks of lacking public awareness,” wrote an international team… Read More

Antonina Gove circa 1970. (Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University Special Collections & University Archives) Vanderbilt Professor Emerita of Russian Antonina (“Nina”) Filonov Gove died on Aug. 29 in Seattle, Washington. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. at St. Read More