Year: 2017

Named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan, Nouman Ali Khan is the founder and CEO of Bayyinah. Nouman served as a professor of Arabic at Nassau Community College until 2006, since then he has taught more than… Read More

A discussion centered around issues of trade and migration with Mexico was held on Monday, Feb. 27, at the First Amendment Center in Nashville. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, the Vanderbilt International Legal Studies Program, and the Turner Family for Social Ventures. The discussion… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos was honored Saturday as part of the Les Gemmes 10th annual Literary Luncheon for his efforts as a community leader. Read More

Vanderbilt recently celebrated Equality Weekend, a two-day event that honored 21 of Nashville’s civil rights leaders and marked the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt breaking the SEC’s color barrier with men’s basketball players Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard. The 21 leaders were honored at the Commodores’ men’s basketball game on Feb. 18 and the women’s game on Feb. 19—both Vanderbilt victories. Read More

Genes used by the insect parasite Wolbachia to control its hosts' reproduction can be used to help control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and malaria. Read More

New algorithm can help identify vulnerable polling stations and spot tampering after the fact. Read More

On Feb. 23, approximately 75 SkyVU project participants gathered to learn more about Vanderbilt’s partnership with Oracle Cloud Solutions and Huron Consulting Group. Read More

Since Thursday, Feb. 16, users have been reporting ongoing issues with their Vanderbilt email accounts on mobile devices and while using Outlook Web Access. Read More

Information and resources about eating disorders are available to Vanderbilt employees through the Work/Life Connections-Employee Assistance Program. Read More

Vanderbilt Printing Services has been named winner of the 2017 Vanderbilt basketball sustainability competition, laying claim to the title of “greenest group on campus.” Read More

Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Feb. 20 include research about storms in space, as well as inquiries into Trump's higher-ed task force. Read More

The August total solar eclipse, digital humanities and moral intelligence are among the diverse topics covered during the spring term of Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read More

Karen Page, a department administrator in the School of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named Vanderbilt University’s most recent Commodore Award winner at the 2016 Service Award Ceremony in January. Read More

The campus sidewalk leading to 24th Avenue South adjacent to the Community Partnership House (Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life) and the Branscomb Quad will be repaved beginning Monday, March 6. Read More

The Community Scholars Program is sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core to support community-engaged research. The program provides support for two graduate or postgraduate trainees. Read More

Read the February 2017 issue of "The Open Dore," Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente’s newsletter, which is now available online. Read More

DNA replication is an extraordinarily complex multi-step process that makes copies of the body’s genetic blueprint. It is necessary for growth and essential to life. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Vanderbilt University have found evidence that one of those steps may involve the telephone-like transmission of electrical signals regulated by a chemical “switch.” Read More

When Jessica Biggs first met Esther Kim, M.D., associate professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, the 33-year-old burst into tears. Read More

The inaugural class of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program is making a big impact on patient care and research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

People who have problems with their sense of smell or taste and don’t know the cause have a new treatment option at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center. Read More