Year: 2016

Meet Danny: mechanical engineering, math and computer science triple major who speaks both Japanese and Russian, has been a committed intern at places like Microsoft and Twitter, and flaunts formerly pink, (but now bright green) hair. Read More

The Shooting Stars, a pre-K class at the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s Edgehill child care location, presented a donation to Work/Life Connections–Employee Assistance Program manager Jim Kendall on Wednesday. Read More

Vanderbilt University is part of a new public-private partnership that has been awarded up to $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore, develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear reactor technologies to help America meet its goals for carbon emission reduction. Read More

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) is expanding its footprint into Alabama with the opening of a satellite pre-transplant evaluation clinic for kidney patients. Read More

A microRNA — a small piece of RNA involved in regulating gene expression — functions as an oncogene to drive the development of lung cancer, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered. Read More

To ease data collection for clinical research and ongoing analysis of clinical processes, teams at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are working to bridge the gap between clinical systems and research systems. Read More

February is National Heart Month. Join in a variety of fun and informative events and programs with Count On Your Heart. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has unveiled a new TrueBeam linear accelerator in the Department of Radiation Oncology on the main campus to provide enhanced radiation therapy for patients. Read More

Are you a musician? Join the Vanderbilt Community Band! No audition is required. Read More

Kornet nearly escaped notice by college recruiters nationwide in 2013. Today he is a top player in the SEC and a likely NBA pick. Read More

The elasticity of a scaffold used for healing skin wounds is a key factor in promoting regeneration versus scarring. Read More

While in residence, Katharine Donato will analyze how race and gender affect how immigrants find their place in the United States. Read More

Educators from far-flung lands will share their favorite childhood games, sports, stories and songs with Eakin Elementary School students Jan. 26-29. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Vanderbilt University has released results from its inaugural Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault. The university also released recommendations developed by its Provost’s Task Force on Sexual Assault based on its analysis of survey results. Read More

A series of public talks by renowned experts on Islam is taking place at Vanderbilt University in conjunction with an interdisciplinary faculty seminar striving to increase understanding and interest in Islam from a global perspective. Read More

The Owen School can say that, too (all our students are talented high achievers), but we tend to not group people together. Each person is individual, unique and vital to the makeup of our student body. Read More

Khin Mon Nyein, a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow through Peabody College, will discuss the changing political landscape in Myanmar for the World on Wednesdays session Feb. 3. Read More

A computer model has been developed that provides new insights into the food-energy-water nexus and can help resource managers around the world do a better job of weighing food and energy tradeoffs when water is scarce. Read More

Brené Brown, a researcher and storyteller, will deliver a talk titled “More Brave, Less Perfect: Creating a Culture of Courage at Vanderbilt” beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. The event will support the launch of a new campus-wide initiative, the Vanderbilt [IM]Perfection Project. Read More