Year: 2016
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Vanderbilt’s Susan Gray School honored with national accreditation
The Susan Gray School, part of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development, again has achieved accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the foremost professional association for the field of early childhood education. Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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WOW March 30: ‘Justice After National Trauma – The Case of Cambodia’
International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, which gives students, faculty and Vanderbilt community members the chance to engage with other parts of campus through presentations on topics that address and open discussion on a breadth of global issues and experiences. Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Use these tips to promote positive medical experiences among children
March is Child Life Month. In celebration, MySouthernHealth.com has featured a series of stories by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt specialists, who share their expertise with parents in putting children at ease. Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Vanderbilt expert offers eye care tips for windy spring days
For the past few months, most of the nation has donned hats, boots, scarves and gloves as they have faced brutally cold and icy conditions of winter. As temperatures rise, making outdoor activities more enticing, Vanderbilt ophthalmologists suggest not to be in such… Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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John Sawyers, a steady hand in the operating room and as head of Surgical Sciences, dies at 90
John Sawyers, M.D., whose decades-long career as a surgeon culminated in the chairmanship of the Vanderbilt Section of Surgical Sciences from 1983 to 1995, died Friday, March 18. He was 90. Dr. Sawyers was known for his surgical skill and his steady manner both in the operating… Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning calls for faculty working group proposals
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning announces a call for proposals to initiate experimental working groups in digital innovation. These small working groups should provide faculty the resources for open-ended experimentation with a novel digital tool, pedagogic approach or research avenue. Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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‘The Women of Selma’ panel discussion at Black Cultural Center March 24
Three women who were civil rights activists during the 1960s will reflect on their roles in the movement during the March 24 panel discussion "At the Forefront of Freedom: The Women of Selma." Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Peabody team’s storybook app wins first-round funding in federal competition
“Read With Me, Talk With Me,” a project of the Early Development Lab at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development, has received a Phase 1 award from Bridging the Word Gap Challenge, a contest run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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New treatment for Crohn’s disease
A new biological therapy, ustekinumab, improves markers of disease activity in patients with severe Crohn’s disease. Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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No Biz Like Show Biz: Vanderbilt Alumni Are Ubiquitous in New York Theater
Vanderbilt alumni are making a splash on Broadway, as evidenced by several recent graduates currently working both behind the scenes and in front of the lights in New York City productions. Many of them worked together as members of Original Cast, Vanderbilt on Broadway and Vanderbilt University Theatre. Some are… Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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SkyVU to provide cloud-based support for university business applications
The university's financial, administrative and research support systems will be supported centrally in the future using an Oracle-based solution dubbed "SkyVU." Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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Putting schizophrenia to bed
A new compound developed at Vanderbilt treats multiple symptoms of schizophrenia in an animal model, without causing sedation. Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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Vanderbilt community remembers Owen student Taylor Allen Force
The normally jubilant sounds of a warm Friday afternoon on Vanderbilt’s campus were punctured by grief, as family, friends, classmates, faculty and staff filled Benton Chapel March 18 to mourn the death of Taylor Allen Force, a first-year MBA student at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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SECURITY NOTICE: Attempted sexual assault on campus
On March 20, a female student reported to VUPD that on March 19 she was assaulted by a male student acquaintance after she said she did not consent to having sex. The assault occurred in a campus dormitory. Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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James H. Hill is one of the youngest African Americans to become a tenured professor in computer science
James Hill, an associate professor of computer and information science at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, is one of the youngest African Americans to become a tenured professor in computer science at a research university in the United States. He gained the distinction last August, when his tenure appointment in the… Read MoreMar 20, 2016
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Ryan Seacrest Foundation Open Seacrest Studios, a New Multimedia Broadcast Studio
Taylor Swift Surprises Patients for the First Broadcast with Seacrest Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, in partnership with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF), today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art, multimedia broadcast studio, named Seacrest Studios, inside Children’s Hospital. The launch… Read MoreMar 18, 2016
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Upcoming Nashville Symphony concerts only $15 for employees
For just $15, Vanderbilt employees can purchase tickets to the Nashville Symphony’s Mozart & Ravel concerts March 25 and 26. Read MoreMar 18, 2016
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New Vanderbilt scholarship for military academy graduates honors Taylor Force
A new scholarship named in honor of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management student Taylor Force will honor his contributions to both the university and to his country by supporting graduates of the U.S. military academies attending Owen. Read MoreMar 18, 2016
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Spring has arrived on the Vanderbilt campus. Take a look at some of our favorite photos of the week, and share yours with us on social media by tagging them #vandygram. Read MoreMar 18, 2016
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Education Department official and Peabody alum speaks at Vanderbilt conference
Mohamed Abdel-Kader, deputy assistant secretary in the International and Foreign Language Education Office at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education, spoke at Vanderbilt March 18. Read MoreMar 18, 2016