Year: 2015

Vanderbilt University scientists are a step closer to understanding how inflammation in the body can affect mood and behavior. Read More

People with high fitness levels in midlife have significantly lower annual health care costs after age 65 than people with low fitness in midlife, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Read More

Vanderbilt University joined 12 peer universities in filing an amicus brief Nov. 2 with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the continued consideration of race as one factor among many in their admissions decisions. Read More

The League of American Bicyclists has named Vanderbilt University and Medical Center a Bicycle Friendly University for its efforts to create safe and convenient places for the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities to ride and park bikes. Read More

Willis Jenkins will explore the relationship between food and religion, especially in the cultural work being done with everyday food practices, when he delivers the Howard L. Harrod Lecture Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Researchers around the globe who want to customize medical capsule robots won’t have to start from scratch – a team from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering did the preliminary work for them and is ready to share. Read More

With the “Diwali 2015 Showcase: Inside Out” debuting in Langford Auditorium this Saturday, senior Pranjal Gupta is busier than ever. Known on campus for his role as last year’s President of the South Asian Cultural Exchange (SACE), as well as Vice President of Vanderbilt Tour guides, President of Vanderbilt’s American… Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will host a lunch-and-learn event on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 433, discussing self-care tips for family caregivers. Read More

With Open Enrollment recently behind us, Vanderbilt’s HR Communications team would like to know what you think about how it communicates benefits information during Open Enrollment and throughout the year. Read More

For decades, Vanderbilt and its employees have been giving back to the Middle Tennessee community. The Vanderbilt Gives: Building a Community with Hope website offers a convenient way to link to local nonprofit federations. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and School of Medicine, in conjunction with the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series, will present Dr. Rita K. Adeniran on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” November 4, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” November 4, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Vanderbilt chemist helps craft call for major new research initiative to increase our understanding of the invisible world of microbes that surround us. Read More

This December Rick Chappell, research professor of physics and past director of the Office of Science and Research Communications at Vanderbilt, will receive two awards from the American Geophysical Union recognizing his achievements in communicating science to the public and teaching and mentoring students toward careers in geophysics and space physics. Read More

In a series of talks at the Frist, Vanderbilt and Parnassus Books, Quinones will discuss the heroin trade and the effects of drug-related violence. Read More

Vanderbilt mourns the death of biologist, researcher and teacher David E. McCauley, who is remembered as an "inspiring, genuine and incredibly intelligent scientist." Read More

Understanding factors, such as the receptor TLR9, that detect and defend against pathogens may lead to therapeutic approaches that promote an effective immune response to treat infections. Read More

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant to investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) to develop an implantable artificial kidney. Read More

Eric Holder, attorney general of the United States from 2009 to April 2015, will deliver a talk on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of the Vanderbilt University Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More