Month: September 2016

Open Enrollment begins at 8 a.m. on Oct. 17 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31. Elections are effective Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2017, unless you have a qualifying event like getting married or having a baby. Read More

Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason and four members of the football team -- defensive lineman Torey Agee, linebacker Oren Burks, wide receiver C.J. Duncan and quarterback Kyle Shurmur -- spoke to local reporters Tuesday at Vanderbilt's regular weekly press conference held on campus. Read More

New discoveries will guide efforts to develop vaccines or antiviral agents for norovirus, the most common cause of infectious diarrhea. Read More

Think you’ve got an idea that could become the next Facebook or Google, but you’re not sure how to get it off the ground? Turning ideas into action is the aim of a new, seven-week Pre-Flight course, developed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and offered in partnership with Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC) and the Wond’ry. Read More

Monica Raye Simpson, executive director of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, will hold a public conversation and workshop at Vanderbilt Divinity School Sept. 29. Read More

Watch video of the 10th Annual Lawson Lecture featuring Perry Wallace, Godfrey Dillard, and Andrew Maraniss. Read More

Vanderbilt astrophysicist Jedidah Isler has joined Beyoncé, LeBron James and Serena Williams as a member of The Root’s 100 List of Black Influencers. Read More

Work has begun at a new universitywide research center with a two-pronged mission to promote men's health and reduce health disparities. Read More

Too much dietary zinc increases susceptibility to infection by Clostridium difficile — “C. diff” — the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Read More

The new Program in Classical and Mediterranean Studies expands the scope of a venerable academic department by building on faculty strengths across disciplines. Read More

Dr. Kevin B. Johnson will deliver the 15th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The event will begin at noon in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

Alternatively certified teachers are more likely to leave the profession than traditionally certified teachers, according to a new study. Read More

Preschoolers are expelled for behavior problems at three times the rate of school-age children. Read More

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “the wrong answer to the right question,” said "New York Times" columnist David Brooks in his appearance at the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series Sept. 22. Read More

Developing an international strategy to support and promote faculty research, scholarship and creative expression is the charge of a new working group appointed by the provost. Read More

Liz Zechmeister of Vanderbilt University is available to comment on the effect of terrorism on the presidential election. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos is quoted in a "Nonprofit Quarterly" article that mentions Vanderbilt's decision to change the name of Confederate Memorial Hall. And following the recent bombings in the New York City area, several news outlets, including "The Washington Post," referenced political science professor Elizabeth Zechmeister’s research about how terror threats impact public opinion. Read More

Vanderbilt's debate team guru, M.L. Sandoz, has been honored for encouraging public debate by students of all ages. Read More

The Center for Latin American Studies co-coordinates the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs' Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Read More

Now is the time to make sure your have your VUnetID and password ready for Open Enrollment 2017. Read More