Year: 2011

The discovery of a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy could improve diagnostic tools and open the door for new therapies. Read More

Applications are now being accepted for Next Steps at Vanderbilt, a 2-year certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. The second class of Next Steps at Vanderbilt will begin August 2011. Young adults seeking admission to Next Steps at Vanderbilt should be between 18 and 26 years… Read More

Lexu LS 460 (courtesy of Grand Avenue Limo) All are invited to an informative bag Lunch and Learn designed to educate, inform and enhance Vanderbilt ground transportation travel planning. “Transportation Tips 101 – Easiest Class at Vanderbilt,” will be led by Grand Avenue Chauffeured Transportation travel expert and Vanderbilt… Read More

The award-winning Faculty / Staff Health & Wellness Connection Newsletter for April/May is now available online. Enjoy popular features such as Leading by Example, Ask the Dietitian and the Counseling Corner Get the latest on upcoming Faculty/Staff Health & Wellness events and programs Track faculty and staff… Read More

Holly Tucker, an associate professor of French, has written a fascinating early history of blood transfusions that reads like an eerie murder mystery. Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution has implications for modern ethical dilemmas such as cloning and stem cell procedures. Read More

Vanderbilt Heart will soon begin testing the safety of a novel, non-surgical approach to treating aortic stenosis, a common heart problem caused by an abnormal narrowing of the heart's aortic valve. Read More

A new partnership between a Texas school district and the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools at Peabody College aims to identify what factors make some high schools more effective at reaching low-performing students. Read More

Two Vanderbilt University students have been selected as Goldwater Scholars. Each will receive a two-year scholarship worth $7,500 a year for educational expenses. Each year, Vanderbilt and other four-year universities are given the opportunity to nominate up to four outstanding sophomore and junior students in the math, science and engineering… Read More

Kristen Keely-Dinger, BS’98, remembers March snow falling on the streets of New York, the sounds of babies crying and people screaming, and the stench of urine in the housing projects as she carried hot meals up flight after flight of stairs. As a Vanderbilt sophomore who had signed up for… Read More

Legal experts Nancy J. King and Joseph Hoffmann propose a new approach to habeas corpus cases, in this op-ed which ran in the April 17, 2011, New York Times. Read More

On a chilly Friday night last November, the area underneath the wide expanse of the Jefferson Street Bridge in downtown Nashville became a scene of rare opportunity for the city’s homeless. Read More

Kristen Keely-Dinger, BS’98, remembers March snow falling on the streets of New York, the sounds of babies crying and people screaming, and the stench of urine in the housing projects as she carried hot meals up flight after flight of stairs. As a Vanderbilt sophomore who had signed up for… Read More

TAYLOR, Mich. – Vanderbilt’s inspired run at the NCAA Bowling Championship fell just short Saturday as the Commodores fell to Maryland-Eastern Shore in the title match, 4 games to 2. Read More

VU Athletics Lori Alexander speaks with Stacey Bonner about the opportunities Vanderbilt Student Athletics has to offer during the summer. Visit the Vanderbilt Athletics website to view the summer sports camps schedule. View the Child and Family Center Programs for Children and Youth. Read More

iStockPhotography This class considers how we participate in those repetitive conversations which have always turned out to be ineffective.  To break this cycle and create more meaningful interactions with others, we might want to step back from the immediacy of the interaction. This class presents a method of looking… Read More

Come celebrate Earth Day with games, prizes and giveaways Thursday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Medical Center Plaza Across from Langford Auditorium* at the first-ever Vanderbilt Clean Air Fair. This fair is a unique forum for employees and students to learn about alternative transportation and… Read More

The Employee Celebration Picnic for all Vanderbilt employees will be held on Friday, May 20.  Mark your calendars now! Also, the Vanderbilt Family Night with The Nashville Symphony will be held on Tuesday, May 24.  Don’t miss it! More details will be featured on myVU as they are confirmed. Read More

iStockPhotography Babies and You presents “Prenatal Yoga” on April 21 at noon in Room 415 Light Hall. Babies and You Prenatal Education Classes, offered by Health Plus, are a work site prenatal health promotion program available to all Vanderbilt employees, spouses and dependents. The program encourages early and consistent… Read More

Beach season is almost here. Come see what Weight Watchers is all about. A new Weight Watchers at Work Session begins at the Student Life Center on Wednesday, April 20. New members pay $120 for the 8-week session. Returning members pay $110 (payments can be divided).  The group meets… Read More

By Bonnie Arant Ertelt As university traditions go, music has charms to do more than soothe the savage breast. In fact, music has the ability to invoke nostalgia for the old “alma mater,” pump up school spirit at athletic events, and stitch together collegiate memories in ways that override the… Read More