Year: 2015

Vanderbilt defeated Texas Christian 7-1 on Friday to advance to the College World Series final for the second year in a row. In a rematch of last year's championship, the Commodores will defend their national title against Virginia in a best-two-out-of-three series beginning tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Also, learn how head coach Tim Corbin is a strong role model for his players. Read More

Seventeen cross-disciplinary projects involving 153 faculty from all 10 Vanderbilt colleges and schools have been selected for the initial set of awards from the new Trans-Institutional Program initiative. Read More

Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66. Read More

A plan to enhance Vanderbilt's baseball facilities focuses on the full development of student-athletes and would provide space for instruction, team building, coaching and settings that can foster interactions with returning professional players and fellow graduates. Read More

We have commissioned Performance Enhancement Group Ltd. of Houston to conduct an Alumni Attitude Study©, which will measure alumni attitudes and how they impact your engagement with the university. Read More

Anthropologist Sophie Bjork-James can provide context to the white supremacist beliefs believed to have motivated Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. Read More

New staff orientation has been redesigned to ensure new hires get the right learning material in ways that are best suited to applying it on the job. Read More

Your #vandygram photos got a special shout-out in this week’s VUCast – watch below to see if recognize your pics. See more of our favorites » Keep up with all Vanderbilt-related social media tweets, posts and photos on the Get Social website, including a special section devoted… Read More

Dell is offering a free 32” LG TV to students and employees who spend at least $699.99 on a personal computer. Read More

Dennis Dickerson, Sandra Barnes and Jonathan Metzl are available to provide valuable context to the tragedy in Charleston. Read More

Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was a featured speaker at the first forum for MEND, a program to end violence against women and girls by empowering men in the community to be positive role models. Read More

The Vanderbilt-Western Kentucky football season opener at Vanderbilt Stadium has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 3. Read More

Liz and Russ Fleischer are living a Vanderbilt Owen love story. What began as a chance meeting when they were paired as foursome partners at an Owen-sponsored golf tournament in the summer of 1990 soon blossomed into a relationship set against the backdrop of study sessions for finance class and… Read More

In the latest VUCast: Learn about a mosquito-fighter stronger than any on the market; see the creative project for sick kids that sent a VU student to the White House; and do you recognize the faces in our #Vandygram mashup? Watch now! Read More

Vanderbilt’s Meg Rush, M.D., center, with NewsChannel 5 anchors Rhori Johnston and Vicki Yates at this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Telethon. The annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Telethon raised more than $2.2 million in pledges on June 7. All proceeds benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital… Read More

Underserved patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes who were cared for by pharmacists were more adherent to their medication regimen and had better blood sugar control than those who did not have a pharmacist in their care team. Read More

Robert F. Heimburger, M.D., a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1943, died June 9. He was 97. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 50th recent Anniversary Community Celebration celebrated the strides made in half a century and concentrated on steps to be taken for the future. Read More

Vanderbilt University will host a live Twitter question-and-answer session about the Supreme Court and same-sex marriage from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, June 22, featuring Brian Fitzpatrick, FedEx Research Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. Read More

Approximately 300 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows recently attended a symposium at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center to learn about “science careers that put your communication skills to work.” Read More