Year: 2013

Vanderbilt University engineers in the Institute for Software Integrated Systems have been awarded a $9.3 million contract over two years to continue their work to mature META tools that are part of a flagship Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) program. Read More

The HOD Nashville Impact Awards will recognize the Vanderbilt HOD student whose Nashville-based internship project is deemed the most impactful. Read More

More than 100 prison scholars, activists and practitioners from across the United States and other nations will gather at Vanderbilt University May 3-5 to explore issues ranging from prison rehabilitation and education to the impact of racism, gender and sexuality on incarceration. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt astronomers will play a key role in the planet-seeking space telescope that NASA has just approved and scheduled for launch in 2017. Read More

(Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers academically gifted students in grades K-6 the opportunity to attend accelerated courses at Vanderbilt on Saturday mornings during the 2013-14 academic year through Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Summer SAVY courses also are available. SAVY provides… Read More

Stay physically active this spring with these opportunities in the Nashville area. May 4 – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is challenging all Nashvillians to learn fun ways to get physically active at the Mayor’s Field Day. May 15 – Vanderbilt will celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day. Health Plus is… Read More

The Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics laboratory, located in the basement of Medical Center North, recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Read More

As the weather finally begins to warm across Middle Tennessee, families may be looking for some outdoor diversions, such as visiting a local park. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to keep playground visits safe and injury-free. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a novel algorithm to improve results from proteomic studies. Read More

K-12 teachers across the country will have the opportunity to take a professional development course from Vanderbilt University faculty next spring via the university’s partnership with leading massive online open course provider Coursera. Read More

Economic prospects improved for small mountain farmers in Guatemala when consumers developed a taste for coffee brewed with beans grown at high altitude, according to a new study from the Vanderbilt Institute for Coffee Studies. Read More

Vanderbilt’s dominance has begun to challenge some historic marks on the heels of another weekend sweep — this one against Mississippi State. Read More

John Lachs, the Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has received the 2013 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read More

Eating fava beans increases dopamine in blood and urine, but does not stimulate urinary sodium excretion. Read More

Toni Morrison (Angela Radulescu) Literary legend and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will make an appearance at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt shortly after her Senior Day speech. She will sign books for the first 100 guests. Morrison will appear at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt in… Read More

The University Club of Nashville has announced the 2013 Board of Directors. Read More

On April 8, first-year students in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) participated in the annual “Earth, Wind and Fire” tour to learn about energy production and the sustainable features of Vanderbilt’s campus. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and Plant Operations act as hosts each year. Read More

Shop at Costco without a membership on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thanks to a special promotion for Vanderbilt staff and faculty. The offer is only available at Nashville and Brentwood locations. To participate, bring this flyer and show your Vanderbilt… Read More

The Nashville Kids Triathlon takes place Sunday, May 19. There is still time to Join Team Vanderbilt! Read More

Nostalgia and excitement are in the air this week. Students are ready for finals to be over, but for those who are graduating, it’s a bittersweet time. Below are a few of our favorite Tweets and Instagrams as the semester comes to a close. [View the… Read More