Month: November 2012

There’s been an explosion in the world of RNA — the nucleic acid “copy” of DNA, Nobel laureate Phillip Sharp, Ph.D., told the crowd gathered for his Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

Lynne Maquat, Ph.D., the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics at the University of Rochester, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 6. Read More

Local food initiatives that view urban farming as a path toward a healthier community will be the focus of “Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a philosophical flavor with David Wood” on Dec. 5. The event, which is open to the public, takes place… Read More

Helping school administrators navigate an ever-growing stream of teacher effectiveness data and apply it to their human capital decision-making is the focus of a Vanderbilt University study, which was awarded a $590,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read More

Medical Center Drive (Vanderbilt University) From 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, a steam test will be conducted outside of The Vanderbilt Clinic near the construction area on Medical Center Drive. The test involves discharging steam to the atmosphere, which will create limited noise and a steam plume. Read More

Seventeen members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. Read More

“The more that you read, the more things you will know; the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This line from a classic Dr. Seuss book proclaims what education researchers and advocates have proven true: Reading is not only essential to learning, but also helps forge… Read More

The machinery that builds the characteristic shape of epithelial cells suppresses breast cancer formation and metastasis in a mouse model. Read More

It was, everyone agreed, a horrific end to a beautiful life. Read More

Carol Ann Gavin became critically ill on Super Bowl Sunday in 2010 while vacationing in Florida. But after two surgeries for a bowel obstruction at a Florida hospital, her husband, Charles Gavin III, asked that she be flown home to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he knew she would get unequaled health care at one of finest medical centers in the country. Read More

Vanderbilt employees can get a discount on tickets to "Catch Me If You Can" at TPAC. Vanderbilt employees can receive discounted tickets to these upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Log on to the TPAC website, select your desired show title, and use the password… Read More

David Blackbourn (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Communicating with the departed is something David Blackbourn does on a daily basis. As a scholar of German history and the Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair in History, he sees his life’s work as a way to “get into the heads of dead people.”… Read More

Jie Deng (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) For Jie Deng, the desire to further nursing research and education began with the SARS outbreak in China in 2003. At the time, she was the associate chief nursing officer at Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing. “Our nurses were incredible—the sacrifices… Read More

Peabody professor Ellen Goldring comments on a battle over school reform that could reshape public education in Michigan. Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: How Vanderbilt solved the deadly fungal meningitis mystery Which Vandy alum is now starring on network TV! Bowl game countdown is on! [vucastblurb]… Read More

The Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology was recognized as the "Greenest Group on Campus" at the Vanderbilt football game Nov. 17. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology was the winner of the first Vanderbilt Athletics’ Sustainability Competition. The group celebrated their honor as… Read More

The two-mile walk Dec. 6 will start and end at 2007 Terrace Place. Vanderbilt is stepping up to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s Challenge to Walk 100 Miles. From noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, Mayor Dean will be joined by Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Beth… Read More

Join students, staff and faculty from across the Vanderbilt campus by participating in a diverse array of community service projects during MLK Weekend, Friday, Jan. 18, and Saturday, Jan. 19. Various group leaders will develop projects that address community needs and foster community engagement through service and action. Not… Read More

Learn how research is playing a central role in the development of Nashville Promise Neighborhood’s strategy to improve schools and communities. Kimberly Bess, assistant professor of human and organizational development at Vanderbilt, and Robin Veenstra-VanderWeele, director of Promise Neighborhood, will be presenters. The meeting is scheduled from… Read More

Scene from "It's a Wonderful Life" Attend a special screening of It’s a Wonderful Life Saturday, Dec. 1, and help children who are undergoing cancer treatment. The Wonderful Life Foundation is presenting its annual holiday event beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at War Memorial Auditorium. The event includes a… Read More