Year: 2013

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and two of its employees have been recognized for contributions to the LGBT business community in Nashville. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects. Read More

Heartfelt songs penned by a group of patients of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt while working with their music therapist are being released May 14 worldwide on a compilation CD featuring some of Nashville’s top recording stars. Read More

This week on VUCast: Watch how students help save a man and his family. Why women with elite educations opt out of full-time work See how new Dores celebrate getting their “fat… Read More

Vanderbilt University scientists have discovered a potential new strategy for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels and stopping atherosclerosis and fatty liver disease. Read More

A new study by Vanderbilt investigators suggests a diet high in trans fatty acids (TFA) may contribute to death from any cause. Read More

After 40 years in basic science working with yeast cells, Nobel laureate Lee Hartwell, Ph.D., has turned his attention in a new direction. Read More

The deadline is approaching to pre-enroll in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3, a nationwide population research program designed to track cancer risk in individuals and families. Read More

Amanda Hachey had just crossed the finish line at Monday's Boston Marathon when she heard the first of two loud explosions. She reflects on her experience, while other members of the Vanderbilt community respond to the tragedy. Read More

Activities to help you think and act "green" will mark Earth Day at Vanderbilt on April 22. Read More

A novel redesign of industrial exhaust stacks that could result in 12% energy savings has earned a Vanderbilt student design team a second-place win in the team division at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region II conference last week. Read More

The power to heal is far more complex than just the use of medications and clinical treatments. That is what Vanderbilt Medical students are learning, along with collaborative partners from the school of nursing, the law school, and local schools of pharmacy and social work.  Together they volunteer as teams… Read More

Vanderbilt has been included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013. Read More

A gene associated with cell survival and longevity may protect the kidney from acute injury. Read More

Information Technology Services at Vanderbilt wants to remind the community of the dangers of email phishing scams, which spike following major news events, such as the Boston Marathon bombings April 15. Read More

Engineering majors will exhibit solutions to real-life engineering challenges proposed by clients with real design needs, including a next-generation vaccum cleaner and a smart car seat that alerts parents to children left in hot cars. Read More

This year the Fisk–Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge program, directed by Keivan Stassun, professor of astronomy, will become the nation’s No. 1 producer of minority Ph.D. recipients in physics, astronomy and materials science. Read More

Vanderbilt researcher David Lewis says that anything that can be done to corral the use of patronage for political appointments would help the federal government to operate more efficiently. Read More

She’s juggling her studies and life as a sci-fi author! Meet writing phenom Kat Zhang.   [vucastblurb]… Read More

The Vanderbilt Executive MBA and Americas MBA for Executives programs at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are hosting an expert panel discussion and preview day titled “Going Global: Ensuring Operational Excellence in the Americas.” Read More