Year: 2015

In the first game of the season, Vanderbilt’s football program, in conjunction with the Southeastern Conference, is kicking off a campaign to highlight prostate cancer prevention and awareness. Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos accepted the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's highest tribute, the Applause Award, on behalf of the university at the center's Annual Gala on Saturday, Aug. 29. Read More

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Environmental Affairs Judson Newbern will retire from Vanderbilt Sept. 30 after 30 years of contributing his talents to the university’s physical growth while safeguarding and enhancing the campus’s character. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Global Education Office, home of the undergraduate study abroad program, invites the Vanderbilt community to vote for the People’s Choice winner in its 2015 photo contest. Read More

New features have been added to the Faculty Senate website to encourage more feedback and communication between Vanderbilt faculty and the senate. Read More

Watch Vanderbilt's 2015-16 institutional public service announcement featuring four Vanderbilt undergrads showing their #MyVanderbilt spirit. The video will air for the first time during the Sept. 3 Vanderbilt vs. Western Kentucky football game on the SEC Network. Read More

Steve Sanders ’78 loves the hills of eastern Kentucky, where he has spent his entire career advocating for people affected by the coal mining industry. Read More

On Aug. 28 at 9:04 p.m., a Vanderbilt student walking along Broadway near the Center Building was approached by a male person who verbally threatened her and told her to give him her purse. Read More

Vanderbilt Provost Susan Wente speaks Sept. 2 at the downtown Nashville Public Library about the workings of a research institution. Read More

It's never too early to introduce a child to music. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff paying for Vanderbilt Health Plan benefits can earn a Wellness Credit for completing Go for the Gold. Read More

When the conscious or subconscious feelings associated with perfection are fear-based, the results can be far from perfect. Read More

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition is open to young faculty-rank scientists across the United States. Read More

A new study evaluated a group of middle-schoolers to see which incentives were more effective in improving attendance in after-school tutoring program. Read More

Housing vouchers work best, but landlords often are unwilling to accept them in Nashville's strong rental market. Read More

Diversity and inclusion will be the most important issues for Vanderbilt in the coming years, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said during Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement and Thomas Jefferson Award for distinguished service were among those awarded Aug 27 at Fall Faculty Assembly in the Student Life Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will kick off the construction phase of the “Growing to New Heights” campaign to expand the Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Please make note of the following road closures and changes to traffic. Read More

This morning, after being counseled on a work-related issue, an employee chased his supervisor with a kitchen knife in the dining area of College Halls, then left the building and was seen driving away from campus. Read More

Howard Jones III, M.D., Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and chair of the department, will be stepping down as chair on June 30, 2016. Jones will continue his clinical practice as well as serve as a consultant on outreach projects. Read More