Month: November 2013

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Mary Kay Foundation Translational Cancer Research Grant program for 2014. These awards provide $100,000 over two years for investigators involved in translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervical cancer. The Mary Kay Foundation seeks to fund innovative research that will provide… Read More

A small fire in an air handler at the Stevenson Center’s Mathematics Building has cancelled math classes for the remainder of today, Nov. 13. Vanderbilt Plant Operations is on site to handle this issue with the building’s ventilation system. There are no injuries, but the incident has resulted in… Read More

Vanderbilt's Campus Rec Center gets national recognition; Vanderbilt-themed weddings are all the rage; and the VU community shares their snapshots. See what's trending on QuickVU -- watch now! Read More

Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development made its way into an episode of Jeopardy! airing Tuesday, Nov. 12. Read More

Bright-colored products and brands do more than just draw attention. They allow people to signal a personal identity that aligns them with elite athletes, explains Vanderbilt marketing professor Jennifer Escalas. Read More

Please take a few minutes to participate in the Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey and give us your opinion about what it’s like to work at Vanderbilt. Read More

A temporary art installation on the Vanderbilt campus is designed to raise awareness and funds to combat homelessness. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have used bioinformatics analysis of gene expression data to describe molecular “circuits” that drive ovarian cancer. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The Medical Center Staff Advisory Council, the University Staff Advisory Council and the Vanderbilt Ticket Office invite you to come out and support the Commodore football team on Saturday, Nov. 16, in its game with Kentucky at Vanderbilt Stadium. Kickoff is at 11:20 a.m. Stop by the… Read More

The Station B post office in Rand Hall. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s Station B post office is ready to assist with your holiday shipping and mailing needs. Station B has holiday stamps including “Holy Family,” “Poinsettia” and “Virgin and Child.” The shipping deadlines for delivery of… Read More

Law school faculties are not changing with the times, and a Vanderbilt Law School professor says it may be time to look at hiring practices. Read More

The iPad you use to check email, watch episodes of "Mad Men" and play Words with Friends may hold the key to enabling children with autism to express themselves through speech. Read More

The Rev. Donald Beisswenger, a retired Vanderbilt Divinity School professor known for his civil rights advocacy and deep concern for others, has been awarded the William Sloane Coffin Award for Peace and Justice. Read More

On Nov. 11 at 5 p.m., a student residing in a town home at The Villages at Vanderbilt contacted the Vanderbilt University Police Department to report that an unknown person(s) entered his residence and stole several items. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining was the grand-prize winner in this year's Game Day Recycling Challenge and will be recognized at the Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky football game Nov. 16. Read More

Nashville startup InvisionHeart is a finalist for the Global Food and Health Innovation Challenge and will compete next week for a $1 million prize. InvisionHeart was created by a group at Vanderbilt University, including biomedical engineering professor Franz Baudenbacher and cardiac anesthesiologist Susan Eagle. Read More

Joe Scarborough and his "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski will share a nuanced examination of the unexpected rise and what Scarborough describes as the "self-inflicted fall" of the Republican Party during a Dec. 2 Chancellor’s Lecture Series event at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Kal Penn, actor and former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 20. Read More

Amish populations are valuable for genetic research because of their isolation, shared ancestry and homogeneous lifestyles. Read More

The Class of 2012 is accustomed to leading the way. As freshmen, they became the first class to live at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. As seniors, they broke a Vanderbilt record at the time by giving back to Vanderbilt at a rate of 48 percent through the… Read More