Year: 2015

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the W.M. Keck Foundation Medical Research Program and one for the Science and Engineering Program for 2015. Read More

The newest member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust is Alexander C. Taylor, an executive with Cox Enterprises. Read More

Vanderbilt's Aerospace Club continued its winning ways at this year's NASA Student Launch Competition held April 11 near Huntsville, Alabama. Read More

Members of Vanderbilt's cohort of Humphrey Fellows attended the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program’s 28th annual meeting at Emory University in Atlanta. Read More

Seth Karp, M.D., professor of Surgery and Ingram Professor of Surgical Sciences, has been named the new chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Surgery. Read More

A new study led by Vanderbilt University investigators found that patients being treated with statins at the time of surgery for kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma, had improved overall survival and disease-specific survival. Read More

A strategy for commercializing a potential new test for colon cancer that can make tumor cells “glow” won top honors at last week’s TechVenture Challenge. Read More

A National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons,” is underway at the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation (DTRF) has awarded Justin Cates, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, with one of its five research grants for his work studying growth/recurrence determinants related to genetic factors in desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF) patients. Read More

Roel Nusse, Ph.D., an expert in the regulation of tissue growth and development by Wnt signaling pathways, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 23. Read More

Two Vanderbilt juniors were selected to be 2015 Truman Scholars, good for $30,000 scholarships for graduate school. Read More

The "100 Miles with the Mayor" events will highlight infrastructure improvements during Karl Dean’s two terms in office that make it easier for people to be active and healthy. Read More

Lenn Goodman, whose philosophical research is being lauded in a book that includes his name in the title, will be honored by academic colleagues at an April 20 public celebration in Buttrick Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center are providing free head and neck cancer screenings Friday, April 17. The screenings are open to the public and no appointments are needed. Read More

In the London School of Economics blog, Paige Marta Skiba writes that most people with outstanding payday loan debt spent or saved a tax rebate instead of using it to pay off debt. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers have found a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension in cattle grazed at high altitude, and which leads to a life-threatening condition called brisket disease. Read More

Donation and recycling locations on campus will be expanded from April 20 to May 10, just in time for student move out and office spring-cleaning efforts. Read More

At the Peabody Research Institute’s annual mini-conference, education researchers addressed different aspects of misbehavior in schools. Read More

Vanderbilt offers interventions for children and families dealing with disabilities and behavior problems. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center's Life Phase Series will present “De-stress with Yoga on the Lawn” from noon to 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Read More