Year: 2016

To more inclusively celebrate all employees with significant service anniversaries in 2016, Vanderbilt University’s annual Service Award Celebration is moving from late September to Jan. 18, 2017. Read More

Turning tragedy into triumph is something Khris Downing is learning to do. He’s getting a lot of practice, as he is alive today because of a life-saving organ donation from his older sister, Geraldine Williams, who died on July 26. Read More

Beginning Sept. 26, tickets for RTA express buses and the Music City Star commuter train will be available for purchase over the counter at the Sarratt Student Center box office. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical (VUMC) researchers have received a $2.9 million federal grant to test the effectiveness of a new intervention that aims to help older patients reduce the number of medications they may be taking on a regular basis. Read More

Richard Ho, M.D., MSCI, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Scholar Grant to study ways to reduce long-term side effects of chemotherapy in pediatric cancer survivors and develop more personalized therapies for pediatric oncology patients. Read More

An Opportunity Vanderbilt scholarship made it possible for Jacqueline Machesky to come to Vanderbilt—and to build steel bridges. Read More

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori has been linked to anemia and may be contributing to the incidence and severity of anemia worldwide. Read More

Faculty are invited to attend forums Sept. 30 and Oct. 10 to learn more about the 2016-17 application processes for different internal funding programs. Read More

Early voting for the Nov. 8 presidential and Tennessee general elections will be available at 12 locations across Davidson County from Wednesday, Oct. 19, through Thursday, Nov. 3. Early voting is easy and convenient, so avoid the long lines on Election Day. Read More

Vanderbilt’s newest cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows have arrived and will be officially welcomed Sept. 22. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to a performance event inspired by the 2016 Commons Reading "Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South" that will feature the book's author, Andrew Maraniss, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman. Read More

Vanderbilt University appears on this list of the 26 healthiest colleges in the United States. The annual ranking looks at schools that go above and beyond to create an environment where students have access to not only healthy food, but also top-notch fitness facilities and robust medical and mental health services. Read More

Meet Kathryn Speckles, or “K-Specks” as she’s known to many on campus, though the spellings of her nickname can vary. You may have seen her rap at Spotlight as a part of Vandy Spoken Word, but she can also be found singing in Voce A Cappella, interviewing applicants for the… Read More

The Heinz Family Foundation has named Michelle Alexander, BA'89, the recipient of the 2016 Heinz Award for Public Policy. Read More

More than 15 vendors will be on campus Sept. 28 to share information and answer questions about resources and services for seniors and adult caregivers in our community. Read More

Construction is underway at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a planned four-floor expansion that will advance the size and scope of the hospital’s comprehensive array of specialty and subspecialty pediatric health care programs. Read More

On Oct. 27, a panel of education experts will explore how policymakers, scholars and school leaders are still addressing the pressing questions and concerns raised by the "Equality of Educational Opportunity" study, popularly known as the Coleman Report. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s budgeting system is evolving to give its colleges and schools greater responsibility over their own budgets while maintaining strong central services. Read More

A pastor who is a civic leader and a priest who has been a leader in higher education have been named the 2016 Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read More

Vanderbilt remained No. 15 in the latest “U.S. News” list of top universities in the nation, and Professor William Schaffner discussed the presidential candidates’ health with the Associated Press. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Sept. 12. Read More