Year: 2016

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, which gives students, faculty and Vanderbilt community members the chance to engage with other parts of campus through presentations on topics that address and open discussion on a breadth of global issues and experiences. Read More

\ˈgōld\ n. something valued as the finest of its kind. Help make a difference and turn Vanderbilt gold on April 21, the university’s first Giving Day. #give4thegold Read More

Chancellor Zeppos offers his condolences on the behalf of the university to President Garrett's family and the Cornell community. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human antibodies against a type of bird flu that has killed more than 200 people in China since 2012 and which may pose a worldwide pandemic threat. Read More

Julian Barnes, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 for his novel "The Sense of an Ending," will read from and discuss his works on Wednesday, March 23, as part of the Vanderbilt University Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More

Actin and microtubule cytoskeletons are coordinated during cytokinesis – the process that separates one cell into two and is linked to events underlying cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Department of Economics has been ranked first in the South by researchers who study economics education at Columbus State University and the University of New Haven. The ranking measures research competitiveness. Read More

Vanderbilt has led a national drive to ensure that academic achievements, community service and hard work—not ability to pay—determine a student’s path to higher education, writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in an opinion piece March 5. Read More

Robbie K. Melton will discuss and showcase some of the latest smart technologies transforming education when the award-winning TSU professor and administrator speaks at Central Library March 16. Read More

Eleven faculty members from across campus have been invited to serve on the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Council, which will provide input to George Hill, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity offer. Read More

Learn about the difference between palliative and hospice care at a March 16 lunch and learn. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center (VRWC) and Vanderbilt Outdoor Recreation will host “Commodore Climb 2: Chalk to the Hand” on Thursday, March 31. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center (VRWC) is hiring for this summer's youth programs. Several positions are available, and applications are now being accepted. Read More

The VRWC presents its Mobile Massage Giveaway Contest. Enter to win mobile massages for your department. Read More

Shakespeare, transitional justice in South Africa, the Nashville Ballet, and Judaism are among the diverse topics open to all adults 50 and older this spring through the Institute for Lifelong Learning at Vanderbilt. Read More

Are you on track for retirement? Do you need assistance planning for the future? Fidelity NetBenefits can help. Read More

The first African American dean of a Vanderbilt school or college has died. Russell G. Hamilton was 81. Read More

Check out our favorite #vandygram photos of the week on the Get Social website. Have a great photo for us? Tag it #vandygram. Photo by @mikin24seven… Read More

The students of Next Steps at Vanderbilt are this year’s recipient of the Perry Wallace Courage Award. Read More

When Latinos hear tough talk about immigrants and immigration from politicians, their level of political trust is reduced and they start identifying more with their ethnic group than other qualities such as class or religion. Read More