Year: 2015

The Vanderbilt football team invites faculty and staff to stop by practice anytime between 7:45-9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, and enjoy free coffee and doughnuts while getting an early look at the 2015 squad. Read More

The Center for Teaching has launched a number of developments for the university’s course management system, including new features and new support options for instructors. Read More

VIDEO» Bruce Morrill discusses the impact and appeal of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit priest appointed Pope in Vatican history. Read More

Vanderbilt employees and their families are invited to an exclusive pre-game tailgate on Saturday, Sept. 19, and the Vanderbilt vs. Austin Peay football game to follow. The annual Employee Tailgate will feature food, games, a DJ and more. Read More

The general runoff election for Nashville and Davidson County is set for Thursday, Sept. 10. Early voting runs Aug. 21 through Aug. 26 at the Howard Office Building, 700 2nd Ave. S., then from Aug. 27 through Sept. 5 at all regular early voting locations. Read More

Recent microbiological research has shown that plants and animals, including humans, are not autonomous individuals but are holobionts: biomolecular networks that consist of visible hosts plus millions of invisible microbes. Read More

Faculty members are encouraged to view and comment on proposed changes to the Faculty Manual. The comment period is from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4. Read More

Do you have a gifted student in grades K-6 who is looking for accelerated coursework? If so, consider enrolling them in Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Read More

Children ages 6 to 14 years with an autism spectrum disorder can have fun learning tennis at the Centennial Sportsplex, thanks to the Vanderbilt Club Tennis Team and the leadership of Vanderbilt student Scott Lancaster. ACEing Autism Tennis will be held Sundays from 3 to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 6. Read More

Students who are the first in their families to graduate from college defy easy categorization. Nearly 40 percent of undergraduates at four-year colleges in the U.S. are the children of parents who did not attend college, transcending clear lines of race, geography and gender. And while the median household income of first-generation students tends to… Read More

Janos Sztipanovits wants to connect the whole world to the internet--and that means not just people, but clothes dryers, traffic lights and smoke detectors, too. Read More

Tennessee's first African American state health commissioner and an internationally renowned scholar on the Old Testament will be honored Oct. 30 by Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion. Read More

A simple quest for new sheets a few years ago led to the creation of an international luxury brand—Boll & Branch—a company as well-known for its ethical practices and philanthropy as it is for the quality of its products. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver his bi-annual address and present several of the university’s highest honors to faculty on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Student Life Center. Read More

Associate Professor of History of Art Betsey Robinson led a conference focused on lessons learned from water practices in the ancient Mediterranean. Read More

Black faculty members are expected to be “entertaining” when presenting academic research, according to a new study that traces modern day racial microagressions to past objectification of blacks. Read More

In the latest VUCast: Learn how researchers behind a life-saving social media campaign are promising #WeWillNotGiveUp; find out how your brain "sees" in the dark; and hear about the No. 1 ranking that's making Vanderbilt students happy. Watch now! Read More

In the latest VUCast: Learn how researchers behind a life-saving social media campaign are promising "We Will Not Give Up"; find out how your brain "sees" in the dark; and hear about the No. 1 ranking that's making Vanderbilt students happy. Watch now! Read More

Vanderbilt researcher Marybeth Shinn will discuss the Family Options Study, an 18-month evaluation of federal homeless housing programs. Read More

Vanessa Beasley became dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt this summer. We sat down with her prior to Move-In Day to talk about what makes The Ingram Commons community and the conversations it fosters so important. Read More