Year: 2017

Health Plus wants to support you in having a healthy pregnancy by offering Babies and You, a prenatal education program to encourage early and consistent prenatal care. Dr. Sunny Bell will discuss "Caring for Your Newborn" from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 17 in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

New findings could explain the link between chronic stress and reduced survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer, and could lead to new strategies to improve treatment outcomes. Read More

Retired history professor Samuel T. McSeveny has died at the age of 86. Read More

Miranda Pepin, an Arts and Science rising senior, performs two roles in the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's double feature, "The Winter's Tale" and "Antony and Cleopatra," at Centennial Park. Read More

Using bioinformatics approaches, Vanderbilt investigators have identified gene expression networks that are deregulated in mouse and human stomach cancers. Read More

The 2017 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum will feature more than 25 nationally recognized Vanderbilt researchers presenting their translational science, as well as a special guest speaker. Read More

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, Medical Center Drive will be reduced to one southbound lane of traffic. The lane reduction will extend from the intersection of Medical Center Drive and 21st Avenue South to the crosswalk at the west exit of East Garage. Read More

Once again, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been named among the country’s finest providers of adult specialty care by U.S. News and World Report, and has also been named as the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee and the Metro Nashville area for the sixth consecutive year, having topped these rankings since they were introduced in 2012. Read More

Stuart Dill, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) entertainment industry liaison since 2015, has been named director of the newly created Office of Engagement. Read More

A new committee has been named to lead a national search for the Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Read More

Developed at Vanderbilt, VU319 is designed to precisely target a specific neuron receptor associated with cognitive function while avoiding potentially dangerous side effects. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Professor of French Holly Tucker, author of "City of Light, City of Poison," on "The Zeppos Report." Read More

Grammy-nominated songwriter Odie Blackmon demystifies the world of songwriting for aspiring writers who may not read traditional music. Learn to write songs and have your songs critiqued by Music Row’s finest songwriters, publishers, producers and performers in Deanna Walker’s “Hit Songwriters Series.” Read More

New students of all ages are welcomed at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. Play an instrument, sing in a choir, play and dance at Kindermusik classes, or study songwriting, music theory or history. Read More

Composition professor Michael Kurek’s new album "The Sea Knows" has held the top position on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Albums chart for three weeks, since its July 14 release. Read More

Vanderbilt hosted the annual Dore Jam fan event Saturday afternoon at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center's Multipurpose Facility. The football and soccer teams were on hand to sign autographs and interact with fans, and this year 's event featured games for kids. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics announced its 10-member Hall of Fame class for 2017 on Friday, Aug. 4. The 2017 class is the seventh since the Hall of Fame was established in 2008. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate up to two faculty for the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics. 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 July 31. Read More

Architectural treasures, Broadway plays on film, and a first-time preview of a Nashville Ballet performance are among the rich subjects offered this fall by Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read More