Month: August 2017

Peabody College will host a vigil beginning at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, with the theme of “celebrating our shared humanity.” All members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to attend. Read More

“The Resilient Souls Project,” a photo exhibition of portraits and writing celebrating women’s perseverance through life’s challenges, will be on display in the Kissam Center from Sept. 11 through Oct. 6. The exhibition is part of the university’s ongoing initiative to support holistic and inclusive approaches to mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt. Read More

Each fall Vanderbilt welcomes students from around the world to our campus and community. To help these students feel welcome and to ease the transition to American culture, International Student and Scholar Services offers the First Friends program. Read More

The School of Nursing welcomed 474 new master of nursing science, doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and Ph.D. students in a series of orientation events Aug. 16-28. The new class included the school’s first cohort of eight Executive Leadership-track DNP students. Read More

When it comes to getting a stellar makeover, Mr. Commodore goes straight to Vanderbilt fashion design professor Alexandra Sargent-Capps. Read More

Carlos F. Lopez, assistant professor of biochemistry and biomedical informatics, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University's liaison to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center will celebrate the Outdoor Recreation program’s 20th anniversary from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, with a free cookout. Read More

A celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Churchwell Sr. is planned for Saturday, Sept. 9, at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read More

The theme for the day will be: "Opiates - their impact on our state and the neurobiology of their actions." Read More

All members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to submit a poster for the upcoming research symposium honoring Dr. Hal Moses. Read More

The Nashville Frontotemporal Dementia Caregivers Support Group, along with Vanderbilt's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neurology, welcomes Dr. Bruce Miller for a Q&A event Oct. 5. Read More

Understanding ISIS is the first step toward defeating it, says Vanderbilt professor David Wasserstein. Read More

Next-generation heating, cooling, lighting and filtering systems make the Engineering and Science Building the most energy-efficient research building on campus. Read More

Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain has named an Advisory Accessibility Task Force to help develop accessibility and inclusion plans related to campus land-use strategies. Read More

The Office of the Provost will host an open house Tuesday, Sept. 19, to showcase Vanderbilt’s internal funding programs and professional development initiatives available to faculty. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos offers comfort and support to Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and their families affected by the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast. Read More

Vanderbilt University employees and their families are invited to an exclusive pregame tailgate party and the Vanderbilt vs. Kansas State football game Sept. 16. Read More

University News and Communications publishes "VUToday," a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, each weekday. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Aug. 21. Read More

Vanderbilt’s latest massive open online course (MOOC), presented by the Divinity School, addresses a central ethical challenge in American society today: mass incarceration. Read More

SkyVU will host its third Flight Check-In on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 4:10 to 5:10 p.m. in the Student Life Center’s Board of Trust Room. Read More