Year: 2013

Twelve Vanderbilt faculty members were named in the Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings, which recognize university-based academics who are contributing substantially to public debates about K-12 and higher education. Read More

After several weeks at home soaking up tender loving care from their parents, college students across Tennessee are heading back to campus. Now parents can shift their worries to keeping their students healthy this winter when they’re far from home. Read More

All Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff should log in to AlertVU to make sure their contact information is complete and up-to-date so that they will receive critical information during emergencies. Read More

On Monday, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute became the first heart program in Tennessee to implant the HeartWare ventricular assist system (VAS) as a bridge to transplantation. Read More

Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Bill Frist, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet will headline a working meeting hosted at Vanderbilt to discuss a recent report from the National Research Council of the National Academies titled Research Universities And The Future Of America: 10 Breakthrough Actions Vital To Our Nation’s Prosperity And Security. Read More

Judges that are able to tap into and manage their anger may be more effective on the bench, new research finds. Read More

Noted music journalist Alan Light will discuss the improbable journey of “Hallelujah” from rejected to one of the most performed songs in rock history Jan. 15 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Vanderbilt finance office leaders John McDaniel and Susan Hart have been promoted to new roles. Read More

Through a new educational enterprise called NBR-U, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Stanford and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will offer timely research and expert analysis of top business issues. Read More

All of the free Employee Celebration tickets for the Jan. 24 women’s basketball game have been allotted, but you may not be out of luck: Any unclaimed tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24… Read More

Watch, smile and wear some black and gold as we salute our football team’s Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl victory and win number 9. We can’t wait for 2013. Visit Bowl Central for more news, photos and videos of the Bowl Game. [vucastblurb]… Read More

A new 10-week session of Weight Watchers at Work meetings starts Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at the Student Life Center. This group meets at 11 a.m. in Meeting Room 3, lower level. Pay for the program when you join. You can join any time and the cost… Read More

An opening reception for and an exhibit by Vanderbilt University faculty member Jonathan Rattner, will take place Saturday, Jan. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at COOP Gallery. Read More

Brenda Schulman, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, kicks off the 2013 Flexner Discovery Lecture series on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. Read More

We love hearing from you, our fans, friends and followers, and this week the chatter was all about Vanderbilt’s win at the Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl. Congrats again to the Dores! Anchor Down! Here are just a few of our favorite Tweets and images from the… Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff are eligible for an exclusive discount on tickets to the Nashville Ballet’s production of Attitude. Now through Jan. 31, 2013, save $12 on tickets to any performance of this production with this exclusive discount link. Contact: Chandra Allison, chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness, in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Health Plus Faculty & Staff Wellness Program, offers a holistic approach to promoting healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. Next session begins mid-January. Read More

Matthew Wright (Vanderbilt) Matthew Wright, Vanderbilt University vice chancellor for investments, has announced his resignation, effective Jan. 31. “Matthew led Vanderbilt’s investment portfolio through an exceptionally challenging time,” Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said. “The recession of 2009 took a heavy toll on the endowments of many universities, but… Read More

Vanderbilt University ranked 15th among the “20 Smartest Colleges in America” in a survey conducted by Lumosity, a cognitive training site. Some 60,000 students at more than 400 colleges and universities were evaluated by playing games that measured various cognitive skills including attention, memory, speed of processing, problem solving… Read More

Former graduate students and colleagues of Douglas Knight from around the globe recently surprised the Vanderbilt University professor with a “festschrift,” or book of original essays, on the occasion of his 40th year of teaching. Read More