Year: 2016

People with Alzheimer’s disease don’t perceive pain as readily as healthy older adults, and this may lead to delays and underreporting of pain. This alteration in pain detection may be one reason that people with Alzheimer’s disease and pain tend to be undermedicated and suffer unnecessarily, a trans-institutional group of Vanderbilt researchers reported recently in BMC Medicine. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services is seeking students, faculty, staff and community members who may be interested in collaborating with ISSS for its upcoming World on Wednesdays (WOW) program during fall 2016. Read More

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died July 7. He was 89. Read More

Robert Vantrease at work (photo by Anne Rayner) Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) died July 7. He was 89. Mr. Vantrease, who retired as the longest-serving employee at the Medical Center, served as director of… Read More

Professor Swain’s views are her own and in no way represent those of the university. Vanderbilt University is committed to diversity, inclusion and freedom from discrimination.  Ensuring that our campus is a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for every member of the Vanderbilt community has been, and will always be,… Read More

Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff gathered on Alumni Lawn July 8 to observe the lowering of the American flag to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers July 7 in Dallas, Texas. Read More

Clifford A. Hofwolt, a longtime professor of science education whose tenure at Peabody College predated its merger with Vanderbilt, died at his home in Nashville on July 5. He was 74. Read More

The Vanderbilt community is invited to come together on Monday to reflect on the recent violent deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. Read More

Join the Vanderbilt football program at Nashville Shores on Friday, July 22, to celebrate summer and kick off the Commodore football pre-season. The fun starts at 11 a.m. Read More

Flags are being lowered to half-staff today, Friday, July 8, across Vanderbilt University’s campus as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers on Thursday, July 7, in Dallas, Texas. Read More

Managing your disability claims just got easier. Unum’s mobile app, Unum Customer, is available to download for free and gives you instant access to manage claims, review correspondence, check payment information and verify or change personal information directly from your mobile device. Read More

Peabody’s 2016 Commencement ceremony took place on Peabody Esplanade May 13, where 629 undergraduate students and 64 graduate students earned their diplomas. Lenora Peters-Gant (Vanderbilt) U.S. security and intelligence expert Lenora Peters Gant received the 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award during Commencement May 13. Gant earned a master’s of… Read More

Gary Henry (Vanderbilt) Evaluating the North Carolina Transformation, a new initiative to turn around 79 of the state’s lowest-performing schools, is the focus of a study led by Gary Henry, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education. The research is supported by a five-year, nearly $5… Read More

Sometimes researchers must face that their work has produced unexpected and counterintuitive results. Read More

When Peabody professors Mark Lipsey and Dale Farran embarked on a study to evaluate the long-term benefits of Tennessee’s multimillion-dollar voluntary prekindergarten program, they fully expected conventional wisdom to prevail. After all, pre-K is known to close the achievement gap, prepare children for school, and jump-start early learning. The numbers should bear that out, right? Turns out it wasn't that simple. Read More

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

Health Plus wants to support you in having a healthy pregnancy by offering Babies and You, an education program to encourage early and consistent prenatal care. Sessions on various topics are offered monthly. Read More

The July 21 Vandy Walks will be presented by Tony Turnbow, past president of the Natchez Trace Parkway Association​. Participants will meet at noon at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More

Complete Go for the Gold Step 1: Compass Health Assessment and receive a Health Plus T-shirt at the Farmers’ Market at VUMC July 14 from 2 to 5 p.m., while supplies and sizes last. Read More

Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree. Read More