Year: 2014

When a mass shooting occurs there are often two camps of thought: those who feel the country needs stronger gun laws and those who blame the horrific act on mental illness. Read More

Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems has joined a consortium of prominent tech firms to develop engineering standards for Internet-connected electronics. Read More

World Health Day 2014 Shines Spotlight on Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases Female Ades aegypti mosquito. Photo courtesy of the CDC Image Library. Chikungunya virus, a vector-borne disease that is quickly spread by mosquitoes and causes victims to suffer severe fever and pain, has reached the… Read More

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a strategic planning grant to Vanderbilt University to support the Committee on Coherence at Scale for Higher Education. Read More

Governor Bill Haslam has appointed Judge Jeff Bivins, JD’86, a member of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, to the Tennessee Supreme Court, replacing Justice William C. Koch Jr., who is retiring July 15. Read More

Former Vanderbilt roommates Paul Osetinsky, BS’08 and Hayden Williams, BA’08, are the tech entrepreneurs behind Treatings, a New York City-based startup that allows you to get professional advice from total strangers over a cup of coffee. Read More

Noted journalists and new media pioneers Willie Geist, David Plotz and Nick Thompson will discuss the state and future of their career field April 11 at the First Amendment Center. Read More

The American Psychological Association has awarded Vanderbilt professor Velma McBride Murry a presidential citation for her distinguished research contributions and leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV risk prevention. Read More

While many freshmen students are still deciding which major to pursue, Ryan Sullivan had already made one big decision affecting his Vanderbilt career before setting foot on campus in August: he joined the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program on scholarship. Read More

The Global Health Nurse in Residence Program is open for applications. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services would like you to join us at WOW, where Vanderbilt and the community engage in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Walking Wednesdays with the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center begin this Wednesday, April 9. Join staff from the VRWC for 30-minute walks each Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon from April 9 through May 28. The group will meet outside the Eskind Biomedical Library, rain… Read More

Sarratt Art Studios and the Sarratt Gallery are partnering with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center to present “Courage Unmasked 2014.” Read More

Vanderbilt is a sponsor of a free, inaugural event that will bring together coaches and others who mentor boys and young men to address the important role they play in developing young men of character and reducing violence against women and girls. Read More

Jonathan Metzl of Vanderbilt will speak April 15 at Adventure Science Center about connections that may link guns, mental illness and mass shootings in America. Read More

In the latest VUCast: See how an international student is showcasing the United States in a beautiful way; discover how a "thinking cap" could help you learn; and watch a unique forest grow in just one weekend. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read More

New construction and the start of a new substantial academic venture capital fund were among the topics brought up by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during his address at Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Owen Jones was named winner of the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award at Spring Faculty Assembly. Also honored with awards were Teresa Goddu, Jay Clayton, Marc Hetherington and Leigh Gilchrist. Read More

Obesity is no longer evaluated by just weight. Learn more. Read More

(photo courtesy of Health Plus) A lecture and presentation by Tara Huss, MD will cover the importance of infant safety at home and in the car, April 17, Noon to 1 p.m. at 419 Light Hall. Free. Learn more about Babies & You. Health Plus is part… Read More