Year: 2015

Penny Elizabeth Campbell, a pioneer in the fight for LGBT rights and a strong advocate for justice and equality, died Sept. 3, 2014, at her Nashville home. She was 61. Read More

  The inaugural issue of The Vanderbilt Alumnus, published in October 1915, totaled 20 pages and featured four pages of class notes, a reprint of Chancellor James Kirkland’s address marking the beginning of the academic year, and a half-page section of topical quips called “Impertinent… Read More

For the past few months, much of the nation has donned hats, boots, scarves and gloves as they face brutally cold and icy conditions of winter. As temperatures rise, making outdoor activities more enticing, Vanderbilt ophthalmologists suggest not to be in such a hurry to stop protecting… Read More

There are a few things editor GayNelle Doll and her staff keep in mind when putting together an issue of "Vanderbilt Magazine," read by 131,000 alumni and others and the university’s flagship publication. Read More

For nearly 30 years now, Vanderbilt has enriched my life immeasurably. I am retiring this spring—in the same year that Vanderbilt Magazine celebrates its first 100 years of publication. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found a new way to “dissect” the human immune response following influenza vaccination. Read More

The westbound lane of Highland Avenue will be closed March 23, 24 and 25 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day due to construction at the nearby Science and Engineering Building site, but access to the 25th Avenue Garage will remain open to faculty and staff. Read More

Beginning in April, basic and supplemental retirement contributions will be combined and collectively called “voluntary” contributions in Vanderbilt and Fidelity’s systems. Read More

March 17 marked the 142nd anniversary of the university's founding, and people took to social media to wish us a "happy birthday." Add to this the start of spring, the Impact Symposium, Pi Day and more, and it's been a busy week on social media. Read More

Sarratt Art Studios is pleased to offer a selection of our most popular classes for summer 2015. Read More

Vanderbilt employees can earn up to $1,500 for referring a medical records coder who meets certain qualifications. Read More

As spring arrives and outdoor recreational activities increase, trauma surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are already seeing an increase in serious motorcycle accidents. Last Sunday as temperatures rose across Middle Tennessee, VUMC treated five motorcycle accident victims. Unfortunately, one of these victims sustained injuries that… Read More

At the next WOW, Vanderbilt anthropology student Gloria Clemencia Perez-Rivera will discuss “Rejecting the Return to Rural Lives: Urban Relocated Displaced People Challenge the State Compensation Law in Cartagena, Colombia.” Read More

Rachel Lloyd, founder of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, one of the largest providers of services to sexually exploited and domestically trafficked youth in the United States, will give the 2015 Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society March 24. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt have shown for the first time how a component of streptococci A and C bacteria helps spread the virus so rapidly through the body. Read More

Associate professor of philosophy Lisa Guenther isn't afraid to think hard about the dark side: She studies issues related to mass incarceration, police violence and the death penalty, and facilitates a philosophy workshop with prisoners on death row. Read More

Fifth-year neuroscience Ph.D. student Kale Edmiston is the assistant director of Vanderbilt's Program for LGBTI Health, studies the relationship between stress and autism in teenagers, and is attempting to teach himself Mandarin in preparation for postdoctoral studies in China...and he helms the queer punk record label Nervous Nelly with his partner, Shannon. Read More

Leading up to the National Walking Day event, Health Plus offers tips to encourage you to be active and live well. Read More

Join Health Plus and Vanderbilt leaders for a 20-minute group walk starting at Eskind Biomedical Library and ending on Library Lawn. Light snacks will be served at this celebration of Vanderbilt’s commitment to a culture of wellness. Read More

Health Plus' CORE Nutrition offers practical recipes, healthy samples and reliable nutrition information in a fun, come-and-go atmosphere. Read More