Year: 2012

Vanderbilt researchers have combined the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar cells, in a fashion thatproduces substantially more electrical current than has been reported by previous "biohybrid" solar cells. Read More

The School of Engineering looks back. Read More

Vanderbilt University basketball player Christina Foggie, the top scorer, male or female, at her New Jersey high school and the top-rated recruit, came into her freshman season in 2010 doing all it took to make plays, taking the inevitable bumps and elbows from her opponents. At the sixth game of… Read More

James Patty (Photo courtesy of the Department of French and Italian/Vanderbilt) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – James S. Patty, who helped found the W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies at Vanderbilt University, died Aug. 25. He was 87. A reception in Patty’s memory is scheduled 4:30… Read More

Multiple opportunities to experience Brazilian art and culture and learn about outstanding research collaborations between faculty at the University of São Paulo and Vanderbilt are all part of this year’s expanded Brazil Week celebration, Sept. 3 through 7 on campus. Read More

Registration is now open for the 2012 Walk To Cure Diabetes. Join the Vanderbilt team,… Read More

We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our favorite tweets from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow @VanderbiltU today. [View the story "Our favorite tweets… Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Star Power? Why ignorance is bliss when it comes to a star’s selling power. Football Fan Frenzy! We’re anchoring down with the Dores! VUCast takes you to the field Space Odyssey– How you can go on a… Read More

Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members were honored for extraordinary contributions to their respective fields during an Aug. 28 celebration of endowed chair holders at the Student Life Center. Read More

Vandyville opens at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Traffic in and around campus, as well as parking availability, will be affected by tonight’s big football home opener against South Carolina. Read More

Luke Brown, left, celebrates his team’s win in the regional championships, which enabled them to advance to the Little League World Series. When Luke Brown was 5, he slid into second base as a little black box flew out of the back pocket of his baseball pants. The… Read More

Members of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s class of 2016 enjoy the traditional pool party hosted by VUSM Dean Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., above. Below, Scott Rodgers, M.D., associate dean for Student Affairs, gets dunked. (Photos by Anne Rayner)… Read More

(iStock) “Evolution and the Genetic Basis for Human Disease” is the subject of the 13th annual Vanderbilt Genetics Symposium 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Student Life Center. Keynote speakers and their topics are: Sarah Tiskoff, Ph.D., David and Lyn Silfen University Associate Professor… Read More

  (iStock) The latest developments in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition will be discussed Sept. 7-8 during a continuing medical education course at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt. More than 20 Vanderbilt University faculty members and experts from Indiana University, the University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in… Read More

Families gathered Aug. 11 at Arrington Vineyards for its first Harvest Party, featuring a hot-air balloon launch, wine tastings, live jazz and Kix Brooks’ first-ever musical performance at the vineyard. Sponsored in part by WarpSpeed, the event had nearly 6,000 attendees and benefited the Monroe Carell Jr. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to lace up their athletic shoes and get ready to race/walk as members of “Team Vanderbilt” at this fall’s cancer awareness events. This year, for the first time, Nashville will host “Purple Strides,” an event sponsored by the… Read More

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the nonprofit organization that helps fund various Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators, returns to prime time television for its third broadcast Friday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. The hourlong show featuring Hollywood celebrities, recording artists and sports figures will include special performances… Read More

Terri Donaldson, DNP, MSN Terri Donaldson, DNP, MSN, has been named director of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. For the past year, she has served as co-director with Donna McArthur, Ph.D., MSN, who will continue as faculty in the DNP program that… Read More

  Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos leads the Fall Faculty Assembly on Aug. 23. Vanderbilt has succeeded in the face of tough economic challenges thanks to its commitment to excellence, diversity, acceptance and creativity, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told a standing-room-only crowd at the Student Life Center during… Read More

Ana Perez, O.D., right, gives an eye test to 6-year-old Venice Fanning during the PAVE clinic, which offers free low vision services to eligible school-age children in Tennessee. Nothing brings Brandi McRedmond a bigger smile than seeing one of her patients in tears. It’s the telltale… Read More