Year: 2014

The Vanderbilt University community is invited to attend “Frontiers in Biochemistry,” a new seminar series that will be held at noon on Fridays in 214 Light Hall beginning this month. Read More

Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center opened a Hearing and Speech Clinic last week at 1670 Main St., Suite 130, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Read More

An enzyme therapy may prevent skeletal abnormalities associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. Read More

More than 300 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students were recognized for completing their programs of study during a pinning ceremony held Sunday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville. Read More

Applicants to the Vanderbilt Medical Scholars Program, a yearlong, in-depth research experience, have been successful in obtaining both internal and external research funding this year. Read More

Researchers in Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology conducted a Phase 3 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new drug to treat patients with end-stage renal disease. Read More

A rendering of the new Engineering and Science Building. (Vanderbilt University) Garland Avenue will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, through the evening on Saturday, Aug. 9, for the placement of an electrical duct bank for the new Engineering and Science Building currently under construction. Read More

The Vanderbilt football season begins Aug. 28 with a nationally televised game against Temple University. As with last year’s season opener, the Thursday-evening game will require some minor adjustments to employee parking. Read More

Vanderbilt IT removed the [External] tag from the subject lines of emails sent by Vanderbilt students through their Vanderbilt Gmail accounts effective Aug. 6, and will remove the tag from all other external emails on the evening of Aug. 11. Read More

Mark your calendars for the closing reception of Space 204’s two summer exhibitions. The reception will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. The group show by Middle Tennessee State University professors Barry Buxkamper, John Donovan, Sisavanh Houghton and Michael Baggarly, as well as a solo show… Read More

The Human Resources Employee Service Center will be closed next Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon for administrative purposes. Read More

The Vanderbilt community is invited to the Diverse Dores Community Jamboree on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the Office of Intercultural Affairs, International Student and Scholar Services, the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life, The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center,… Read More

Harvey Burrell (John Russell/Vanderbilt) The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy will sponsor a special screening Aug. 15 of Endless Abilities, a documentary co-directed by 2014 Vanderbilt graduate Harvey Burrell. Endless Abilities documents the cross-country road trip undertaken by four friends in the spring… Read More

In their final presentations, ISIS summer interns described the projects they completed in the seven-week program. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have found that selenium deficiency may contribute to the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence. Read More

Vanderbilt is asking for fan support to help win the national Spirit Cup award, which includes $10,000 toward the university’s general scholarship fund. Read More

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science have achieved the first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers. Read More

Vanderbilt investigators have constructed a network map that could guide the development of new targeted cancer therapies. Read More

Contrary to popular belief, a prestigious graduate degree does not make up for a less-than-elite undergraduate one, according to new research by law and economics professor Joni Hersch. Read More

Look for free ice cream and frozen treats throughout campus on Friday, Aug. 8, as part of Vandy Chills, an Employee Celebration event. Read More