Year: 2017

Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Feb. 13 include the university's urging of the courts to rule against Trump's travel ban, along with research on the wisdom of double-majoring. Read More

The Caribbean Philosophical Association will honor English professor Hortense Spillers with a lifetime achievement award at its June conference. Read More

The Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Committee on Mental Health and Wellbeing invites staff, faculty and students to share their thoughts at a series of targeted town hall-style listening sessions in February and March focusing on how the university can create a holistic and inclusive approach to supporting mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt. Read More

Alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices. Read More

A small number of mumps cases have been confirmed on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present “Vandy Cooks with Chef Aaron Dilts” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. Read More

Fidelity Investments is adding an extra layer of security to the NetBenefits website in the coming months to better ensure the safety of your personal and account information. Read More

Wallace will update the campus on the state of graduate education in the United States and how Vanderbilt is leading the way in re-envisioning the role and goals of a graduate school in the 21st century. Read More

Vanderbilt University employees and students could be saving up to 17 percent on the monthly service charge of qualified wireless plans at AT&T. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced today that Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has appointed Nathan Green as interim vice chancellor for public affairs. Read More

The Faculty Working Group appointed to analyze and assess the results of a faculty survey conducted last spring has prepared a preliminary report on the survey’s topline findings and will seek faculty input at two town hall meetings this spring. Read More

Vanderbilt Central Library will host a panel discussion on the current state of news, fake news, propaganda and more to be moderated by political scientist John Geer Feb. 22. Read More

Neat stacks of paper are lined up on the desk of Timothy Geiger, M.D., with each stack representing a challenge. For example, one sheet has a flow chart sketched on it — Geiger’s musing on ways to more efficiently use Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) operating rooms, matching the best locations with case types and surgical teams. Read More

Last fall, the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center became the second facility in the country and third in the world to use a fully endoscopic surgical technique to remove an acoustic neuroma, a rare benign tumor on the balance and hearing nerves. Read More

Complications related to opioid abuse occur in 54,000 pregnancies annually in the United States, and Tennessee ranks among the top 10 states in the number of opioid-dependent pregnant women. Read More

Patients are coming to the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center from around the globe, discovering the center’s world-class services through social media. One such person is Sophia Pafitis, who traveled to Vanderbilt last year from the Australian island of Tasmania. Read More

Recently, two Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) colleagues — Karen Hughart and Jerry Batte — were recognized with the LEAP Award, which honors people making extraordinary contributions to EpicLeap’s success. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University eavesdrops on gene expression in human immune system cells before and after vaccination against bird flu. Read More

Due to a point-of-sale equipment upgrade, the Station B post office outgoing mail window will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 22. The post office will be unable to process any USPS transactions or stamp sales. Read More

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., renowned for his studies of immune disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 23. Read More