Month: November 2013

Award-winning scientist, author and educator Sean B. Carroll illuminates the never-before-told account of the intersection of two of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, biologist Jacques Monod and writer and philosopher Albert Camus, during a Nov. 19 Chancellor’s Lecture at Vanderbilt University. Carroll discusses his book Brave Genius:… Read More

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series — Vanderbilt University’s Momentum Dance Company — which took place on November 21. Momentum Dance Company is Vanderbilt’s first student-run dance performance group. All pieces are choreographed, directed, and performed by Vanderbilt undergraduate students. Their… Read More

On Nov. 25, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Emory University President James W. Wagner sent a letter to Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Tom Price (R-GA) regarding the ongoing budget challenges in Washington, D.C. Read More

MRI brain scans reveal that children with autism spectrum disorders respond to a narrower range of familiar rewards. Read More

An iPhone app designed by three members of the VandyMobile club to improve the Vandy Vans experience is now available for free at the iTunes store. Read More

The new Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning is digging into its work to research, innovate and support digital learning with a new website, a new program to fund faculty exploration of digital learning, graduate fellows, a faculty advisory committee and more. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will welcome Cory Basil for a very special Gallery B&N at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. The event will include a discussion and Q&A with Basil about his new book, Perils of Fishboy; a book signing; refreshments for all ages (wine for the adults, cider… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development has named Carol R. Johnson, former superintendent of Boston Public Schools, a visiting professor in its Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations beginning in January 2014. Read More

More than 400 top journalists, scholars, communications professionals and newsmakers from across the country will converge on the Vanderbilt University campus in spring 2014 for the national Education Writers Association’s annual gathering. Read More

(image courtesy of Gilda's Gang) Train with Gilda’s Gang Nashville to walk or run the Country Music Half Marathon on April 26, 2014. Gilda’s Gang is a half-marathon training program sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and serves as a fundraiser for Gilda’s Club Nashville. Inspired by Dr. Gail… Read More

On Oct. 24, Vanderbilt celebrated Food Day with events at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks and the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market. Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Read More

(iStockphoto) Representatives from the Greater Nashville Regional Council Area Agency on Aging and Disability will discuss resources available for those who are caring for a spouse or parent from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Light Hall, Room 437. The talk will cover the Options for Community… Read More

Vanderbilt will continue to support the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities by connecting employees directly with federation partners and specific charities. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Center for Latin American Studies and Blair School of Music will bring to life Misa Criolla – a performance of musical works by the late Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramírez – Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Scarritt-Bennett Wightman Chapel. Read More

For CEO and Vanderbilt mechanical engineering graduate Krista Donaldson, BE’95, revolutionary engineering is about changing the world, one life at a time. Read More

The Office of Traffic and Parking reminds students, faculty and staff of several options when parking on campus after hours, and VUPD offers tips and services to help ensure their personal safety while traveling on campus. Read More

Educators from far-flung lands will share favorite childhood folktales with third- and fourth-graders at Eakin Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Dec. 5. Read More

A study of mitochondrial DNA mutations suggests they result from a process that selects for particular mutations in certain tissues. Read More

A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America’s growing population of English language learners, according to a published study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten classroom may be equally or more important to the future academic development of 4-year-olds than learning letters and numbers, according to Dale Farran, senior associate director of the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. Read More