Year: 2013

anet McCutchen of Work-Life Connections/EAP interviews Judith Akin, Work-Life Connections/EAP consulting psychiatrist, about ways to enjoy the Holidays – even if you are spending them away from family and friends Read More

Joshua DuBois, author of The President’s Devotional and a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, spoke at Vanderbilt University Divinity School Dec. 4. Read more >>… Read More

Nelson Mandela, who became the symbol of freedom in a country torn by segregation, died Dec. 5 at 95. Meet an Arts and Science student from South Africa, and watch as she remembers this human rights leader. [vucastblurb]… Read More

The fall 2013 cover story of "Vanderbilt Magazine" explores research projects involving robots that are making us faster, smarter and safer. From bomb disposal to painless colonoscopies, these precocious partners boldly go where man prefers not to. Read More

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series, ­The Role of Art in Pop Culture Through the Works of Norman Rockwell and 30 Americans, which took place on December 3. In partnership with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Vanderbilt… Read More

(images courtesy of Vanderbilt MLAS program) Vanderbilt’s Master of Liberal Arts and Science program will hold an open house and preview of its 2014 spring courses from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Cohen Memorial Hall, Room 203. Meet our distinguished faculty as they present… Read More

A Safe Zone workshop is scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, in Sarratt Student Center, rooms 216/220. The workshop is open to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff and members of the Nashville community. Register for the workshop here. The Safe Zone program aims to… Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of these upcoming TPAC shows: John Tesh Big Band Christmas Dec. 18, 8 p.m. I Love Lucy: Live on Stage Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. Jan. Read More

Brandon Dimmig, a senior mechanical engineering student and president of the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club, and seven other club members spent a Friday in late October at the  Celina K-8 School in Clay County, Tenn., about 100 miles northeast of Nashville. They split teaching duties between fifth, seventh and eighth… Read More

Vanderbilt’s 2013 Holiday Gift Giveaway is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13. A free turkey, tofurkey or Vanderbilt apron will be available for staff and faculty members who present a Vanderbilt ID. Read More

On the evening of Nov. 16, in Washington, D.C., William Stead, M.D., associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs and chief strategy officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, received a welcome surprise. The setting was the National Press Club and the occasion was the annual leadership dinner of the American Medical Informatics Association, where the field’s top awards are presented. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s contributions to the field of diabetes — past and present — were celebrated recently during the annual Diabetes Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read More

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service adjusts the limits for retirement plan contributions to reflect price and wage inflation. Read More

The director of the National Cancer Institute, Harold Varmus, M.D., told an overflow crowd at this year’s Orrin Ingram Distinguished Lecture that he is concerned about the climate for discovery research in the United States. Read More

Commodore football fans are invited to join Coach James Franklin and his Vanderbilt student-athletes on campus this Sunday evening as the team celebrates its third consecutive bowl game invitation. Read More

Jennifer Puck, M.D., an expert on human primary immunodeficiencies at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 12. Read More

Jason MacGurn, Ph.D., a new assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt, is studying how cells make decisions about the protein composition of the cell surface. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Danny Winder, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, is among 15 scientists nationwide to receive NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants this fall for their “cutting-edge” research. Read More

Luda Davies, clinical instructor in Surgery in the outpatient surgery clinic at the Nashville campus of the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, has been named Physician Assistant of the Year by the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alberta in Canada have identified a biomarker for a cellular switch that accurately predicts which prostate cancer patients are likely to have their cancer recur or spread. Read More