Year: 2013

The inaugural Run for Our Veterans 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, in the Music Row area of Nashville. Read More

New research by Ron Zimmer may shed some light on the debate among state lawmakers over whether to create a state-level charter authorizer, which could open the door to more charter schools in Nashville and Memphis. Read More

Several events planned in conjunction with an upcoming exhibition at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will feature lectures by Vanderbilt anthropologists and be co-sponsored by Vanderbilt's Center for Latin American Studies. Read More

Vanderbilt Student Government is sponsoring Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day Feb. 28 to say thank you to all who work on campus. Read More

Read about faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

University of Maryland physics professor Sylvester "Jim" Gates will give a free public lecture that traces the important role that the concept of symmetry has played in physics from the time of the ancient Greeks through present-day efforts to create a physical “theory of everything.” Read More

The north end of the new multipurpose facility is taking shape. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) The walkway from 25th Avenue South to the entrance of the Student Recreation Center will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 26, to accommodate construction on the new athletic multipurpose facility. The closure involves the delivery… Read More

A redesign of My Health at Vanderbilt will give users an improved experience that is consistent with other Vanderbilt University Medical Center websites. Read More

After more than 35 years of helping undergraduates in the College of Arts and Science, Associate Dean M. Fräncille Bergquist has announced she will retire at the end of the current academic year. Colleagues, friends, students, alumni and parents are encouraged to submit stories, photos or congratulations for the dean. Read More

Dyer Observatory will open soon for its 2013 season, offering regular open houses and telescope nights from March to November. Read More

Vanderbilt is proud to call Tennessee home. A new economic analysis released Feb. 21 finds the university and medical center had an $8.6 billion positive impact on the state in the last year. Read how folks on social media responded to the news below. What do YOU love… Read More

The state commissioner of education and a social justice advocate at Vanderbilt Law School will discuss education reform during a Feb. 27 forum. Read More

Enjoy a "spring break discount" on the VU vs. South Carolina basketball game on March 9. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Can’t get away for spring break? Take advantage of the Vanderbilt basketball “Spring Break Special!” All Vanderbilt faculty and staff members are eligible to receive a discount on tickets to… Read More

The Office of Religious Life at Vanderbilt has a wide variety of events going on this spring to feed the soul, challenge the mind and revive the spirit. Read More

Disruption in the body’s circadian rhythm can lead not only to obesity, but can also increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. That is the conclusion of the first study to show definitively that insulin activity is controlled by the body’s circadian biological clock. Read More

A careful look at how the body’s natural defenses disarm virulent strains of influenza hints at the possibility of a way to fight the flu. Read More

Blackford Middleton, M.D., MPH, M.Sc., corporate director of clinical informatics research and development at Partners Healthcare in Boston, will join Vanderbilt later this month in the role of assistant vice chancellor for Health Affairs and chief informatics officer for Vanderbilt University Health System. He succeeds John Doulis, M.D. Read More

The Patient & Family Promise will be rolled out to the public next week. Read More

“Brain Blast,” a half-day of free, hands-on activities for children and adults will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 2, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy has named its inaugural class of 34 scholarship recipients to participate in the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety’s (CBPPS) certification program. Read More