Year: 2012

Vanderbilt’s Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is looking for Friendship Families for International Fellows during the 2012-2013 school year. The Humphrey Program brings accomplished mid–career leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the United States for an academic year to study, gain professional experience, and… Read More

The Dyer Observatory is calling all science sleuths to help identify an unknown object spotted on June 5. Read More

Special deals are being offered at the Smoothie King In the Student Recreation Center. Purchase a $25 gift card and get a 20 oz. smoothie, free. Renew as often as you wish! In addition, from April 30 to Aug. 31, present your Commodore Card or Medical Center badge and… Read More

Presenters are being sought for the fall World on Wednesday series. (iStock photo) International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is currently seeking presenters who have an international issue, event or academic interest and are interested in collaborating in the upcoming “World On Wednesdays” (WOW) program… Read More

Help pack Greer Stadium July 15 at 6:35 p.m. to raise money for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.When you buy your ticket here, the Nashville Sounds will donate $4 from every ticket to Children’s Hospital. In order for Children’s Hospital to benefit,… Read More

Tom Kimmel and Pierce and Grace Pettis will headline the June 16 Bluebird on the Mountain concert at scenic Dyer Observatory. Read More

Vanderbilt is on track this year to become the number one producer of minority Ph.D. recipients in physics, astronomy and materials science, an area where minorities are grossly underrepresented. Watch the emotional journey of the latest doctoral graduates from the Fisk-Vanderbilt-Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program. [vucastblurb]… Read More

An international study co-led by researchers at Vanderbilt University has uncovered six new “susceptibility loci,” chromosomal regions located in or near genes that may play a role in atrial fibrillation, the most commonly diagnosed heart condition. Read More

A Vanderbilt expert on health policy and economics says that many people who get subsidized private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 could face confusing changes in eligibility and cost sharing, and some will be required to pay the government back after the first year of participation. Read More

Understanding how an environmental hazard damages DNA may shed light on processes of tumor formation. Read More

As a Mormon, Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs have a basis on the American continent.  Assistant Professor of Religious History Kathleen Flake explains how that might affect the Middle East and Israel. View 2012 election expertise information for Kathleen Flake>> Visit ElectionVU to find all Vanderbilt experts on… Read More

A collaborative wind-solar alternative energy project between Vanderbilt University’s mechanical engineering department and Nashville Metro Water Services has picked up speed with the installation of a modest 3kW wind turbine at the Love Circle site close to campus. Read More

Thistle Farms, a social enterprise run by women who have survived lives of prostitution, trafficking and addiction will be collaborating with the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute on its newest venture, the Thistle Stop Café. Read More

Hundreds gathered at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory June 5 to witness the historic transit of Venus across the sun. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) About 500 people gathered at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory June 5 to see the 2012 transit of Venus across the sun, an event that astronomers say won’t happen… Read More

Fast-casual seafood restaurant Captain D’s is working on plans to ramp up the customer experience and they’re turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for innovative ideas. Read More

Noticed an increase of construction workers and equipment in your area? Seen signs that read “Construction Zone” as you make your way across campus? With many students and faculty away, summer is an ideal time to make headway on major construction projects that will improve and transform Vanderbilt’s campus. Some… Read More

Chetan Patil, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to test the ability of an adapted mobile phone to diagnose jaundice in newborns in developing countries. Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the nation’s leaders in pediatric health care in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Hospital (courtesy of Eskind Biomedical Library Archives) VUMC Through Time is a new historical image website from the Eskind Biomedical Library. It contains more than 1,000 images depicting Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s people and places, from the late 19th century to… Read More

The National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools will host a conference on effective high schools and transferring those methods to less effective schools June 10-12. Read More