Year: 2013

Tony Capra, Ph.D., is a new assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and investigator in the Center for Human Genetics Research at Vanderbilt. His goal is to use the tools of computer science to address problems in genetics, evolution and biomedicine. Read More

Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe enter their medical care with no evidence of cognitive impairment but often leave with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that persist for at least a year, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More

While the Framingham Heart Study is often referenced throughout the halls of academia, few know its origin or can fully appreciate the contribution it has made to the understanding and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Read More

The staff of Vanderbilt IT gathered Oct. 2 at the Student Life Center for their second All Hands Meeting since the division launched June 27. Read More

A pair of Vanderbilt graduate students has received a national award of $15,000 to pursue the development of an unique synthetic foam as a new treatment for deep skin wounds such as chronic foot ulcers caused by diabetes. Read More

Two months before graduating with a degree in civil engineering Mason Hickman earned two awards at the 2013 Southeastern Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education for his research on portable structures capable of withstanding blasts from explosives. Read More

A national experiment to develop a new generation of college science and engineering faculty, one equipped to excel in the classroom as well as the lab, is about to shift into high gear. The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, of which Vanderbilt University is a member, has received a three-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. CIRTL is partnering with Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching to offer The Blended and Online Learning Design Fellows program. Read More

Vandy’s supporting role in hit show Nashville Who is that with actor Alan Alda? And the sound of music for the Mighty Sky   All this and more in VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast. Watch now.   [vucastblurb]… Read More

This year, the 36th annual Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt will examine the enduring saga of genocide. Read More

To comply with the Fire Safety Right-to-Know portion of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Vanderbilt publishes an annual safety report summarizing fire incidents in Vanderbilt residence halls and Greek houses. See the report online. Copies also may be requested from the Vanderbilt University Police Department, 111 28th… Read More

Faculty comprising an Executive Committee, four Steering Committees and four Academic Planning Groups have completed a series of retreats to develop strategic initiatives that will leverage Vanderbilt’s strengths as a leading research university in the 21st century. Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the upcoming TPAC shows: Alton Brown Live: The Edible Inevitable Tour Nov. 7, 8 p.m. We Will Rock You Nov. 12,… Read More

The Children’s Miracle Network, of which Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is a founding partner, turns 30 this year. To celebrate, Wishing Well—the blog about child health and wellness hosted by Children’s Hospital—is sharing a special series in October. Called “31 Days of Miracles,” the series… Read More

Policymakers in Washington, D.C., increasingly are earning the distrust of the American people, and the current impasse that led to a government shutdown is no exception, according to Marc Hetherington, a political science professor and author of two books on trust and polarization in American government. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life will host a gathering for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex faculty and staff on Thursday, Oct. 24. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 206. The aim of the gathering is for LGBTQI faculty… Read More

Storyteller and comedienne Tricia Rose Burt, a Vanderbilt alumna, will give a free performance of her acclaimed one-woman show "How to Draw a Nekkid Man" Oct. 21 in Sarratt Cinema. Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Software Store and SAS Institute will host two free JMP workshops for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Both workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Buttrick Hall, Room 015. The Introductory Session will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m., with a Q&A to follow from… Read More

Death of oligodendrocytes, the cells that make myelin, appears to be an early event in the development of multiple sclerosis. Read More

Large urban school districts may need to adopt new strategies to draw prospective teachers to the most disadvantaged and geographically isolated schools, according to research from Vanderbilt University to be published in an upcoming issue of the American Education Research Journal. Read More

Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education (NAE)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Read More