Year: 2016

Godfrey Dillard and Perry Wallace were the first two African American basketball players at Vanderbilt. The lifelong friends endured harsh discrimination on campus as they campaigned for equal rights and diversity. “They wanted to get rid of me because I represented what the future looked like," Dillard said in a recent interview. Read more > Read More

Believing Donald Trump's only constituency is white working class men is an incorrect assumption. Read More

Ronald Alvarez, new professor of obstetrics and gynecology and chair of the department, is a leading expert in the field of clinical gene therapy for ovarian and cervical cancers. Read More

New Associate Professor of Psychology Suzana Herculano-Houzel produced the first accurate count of the number of neurons in the human brain—86 billion, making it simply an enlarged primate brain. Read More

It is important to be aware of resources for those touched by cancer in our workplace. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics will host a special roundtable discussion Oct. 23 featuring five influential women in collegiate and professional athletics. Read More

During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 16 – 22, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services  has awarded $75,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s teen motor vehicle safety program, “Be in the Zone”. The program is spearheaded by the Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Alternative Spring Break program has been named the national Program of the Year for 2016 by Break Away, a nonprofit organization that promotes the development of quality alternative break programs through training, assistance and the connection of campuses and communities. Read More

Open Enrollment for Vanderbilt benefits begins today. Learn more about it from Mr. C. Read More

Lots of help with Open Enrollment is available to you. Mr. C shares some tips to get you started. Read More

A visionary $6 million gift to Vanderbilt from the Eskind family ensures that the Eskind Biomedical Library will support the next generation of scientists, physicians, students and patients. Read More

Thomas B. Walker Jr., a Vanderbilt alumnus, trustee emeritus, and generous supporter of the university's strategic growth, died Oct. 11 at his Dallas home from congestive heart failure. Read More

On Friday, Oct. 14, at 1:30 p.m., a person not affiliated with Vanderbilt reported to Metropolitan Nashville Police that they were robbed in the driveway between Panera Bread and Starbucks on 21st Avenue South. Read More

The discovery by Vanderbilt scientists of a virus carrying the DNA of black widow spider toxin was featured in 'The Washington Post,' while 'Bloomberg' highlighted research by political scientist Larry Bartels in examining the impact Hurricane Matthew might have on the presidential election. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Oct. 10. Read More

Read the October 2016 issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter of the EDI office. Read More

Biomedical sciences graduate student Erica Tross, right, receives a flu shot from Kim Steanson, DNP, at Tuesday’s Flulapalooza mass vaccination event. Organizers say 14,048 employees, students and volunteers received vaccinations at this year’s event. Read More

Vanderbilt women's soccer coach Darren Ambrose sits down with the 'Commodore Insider Podcast' to discuss the final stretch of the regular season and his philosophy for building a program. Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning is offering grant opportunities this fall to faculty and staff in the form of its MacroGrants program, as well as Micro Grants. The MacroGrant deadline is Nov. 4, while Micro Grant submissions are ongoing and reviewed on the 15th of every month. Read More

Starting in spring 2017, following a semester of skill-building workshops, Vanderbilt Robotics will be looking to compete. More than 50 students from across the campus and virtually every undergraduate school and college have signed up as members through the Anchor Link student organizations site. Read More

The Office of Active Citizenship and Service, in collaboration with The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, will celebrate the milestone and recognize founders Edward and Janice Nichols at the annual Nichols Humanitarian Fund Reception on Oct. 20. Read More