Year: 2016

A place to build community and well-being practices that lead to lifelong success is how university officials described the new Center for Student Wellbeing at its grand opening on Wednesday. Read More

The Sept. 15 session of Vandy Walks will be presented by Rachel Eskridge, director of Wellness Programs and Alcohol Education at Vanderbilt. Read More

Benefits decisions during pregnancy is the topic of the Babies and You session scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has welcomed 478 new students from 45 states and three countries into its Master of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nurse Practice and Ph.D. degree programs. Read More

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

Community Research Partners will present the Tennessee Sickle Cell Disease Network on Friday, Sept. 2, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, 1035 14th Ave. N. Read More

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a welcome reception to celebrate the new academic year on Thursday, Sept. 8. All Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Read More

A new report highlights the need to improve college affordability, especially for lower-income families. Read More

High-achieving black students are half as likely as their white peers to be assigned to gifted education. Their teachers’ race may explain why. Read More

The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy will host a public art exhibition inspired by a recent book on some of Nashville's most innovative entrepreneurs. Read More

Read the August issue of "The Open Dore," Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente’s newsletter, which is now available online. Read More

The sphere-forming frequency of neuroblastoma cells is a measure of their proliferative capacity and could help guide treatment strategies for neuroblastoma. Read More

When Tennessee’s governor wanted to develop better principals, he turned to the experts at Peabody College. Read More

Researchers found 28 distinct contributions that IES grants have made to K-12 math teaching and learning. Read More

Jameson Norton, MBA, the current CEO of North Tampa Behavioral Health, a facility in the Acadia Health system, has been named CEO of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH). He will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) on Sept. 12. Read More

Betty Chiles Nixon, a pioneering civil and women's rights activist who left a lasting mark on Vanderbilt University, its surrounding neighborhoods and the community, died Aug. 29. Read More

Vanderbilt University is ranked 22nd in the Best National Universities category in the 2016 "Washington Monthly" college rankings—up from No. 25 last year. Read More

(Terry Wyatt / Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt undergraduate alumni from the Classes of 2007 to 2016 can join the National Commodore Club and receive discounted 2016 Vanderbilt football season tickets. With a per-seat gift of $50 to the NCC, young alumni can purchase season tickets on the sideline at a… Read More

Gerald Schulman, M.D., professor of Medicine, died Aug. 26. He was 65. Read More

Wendell "Sonny" Rawls, Pat Nolan, Vanessa Beasley and Andrew Maraniss will be inducted into the Student Media Hall of Fame for having demonstrated leadership in student media and then distinguished themselves in careers that include journalist, political analyst, Vanderbilt dean, and best-selling author. Read More