Year: 2017

Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Head Coach Stephanie White and Associate Coach Carolyn Peck will lead a discussion as part of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s weeklong celebration of Equal Pay Day. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School, in partnership with Gideon’s Army and the Nashville community, will host four Truth and Reconciliation Hearings on Policing. We will invite all ethnicities to tell and listen to personal stories of police abuse and dehumanizing local policing practices. Those giving testimony will help uncover the experience of policing,… Read More

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series which took place on March 28. Part one of The Ugly Truth behind Mass Incarceration and Recidivism. Food for Thought is a community lunchtime program. Read More

The Masters of Laboratory Investigation program is holding two information sessions for any Vanderbilt University lab employee who wants to develop their research skills while earning a master’s degree. Read More

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has identified Jason Jarrell Williams, 31, as the man suspected of raping, kidnapping and robbing a woman in the Belmont area. Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read More

This summer, Vanderbilt plans to offer an experience to its student-athletes that is unique among SEC universities. Unlike similar opportunities at major universities, Vanderbilt's trips will be funded solely by the athletic department. Read More

Vanderbilt will celebrate National Walking Day on Wednesday, April 5, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Join Health Plus and Vanderbilt leaders for a 20-minute group walk. Read More

View these short videos and download the handouts to gain valuable tips on making small changes in your nutrition habits that can add up in big ways. Read More

The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health program has a full slate of free campus events planned for National Public Health Week. Read More

Faculty experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development share their perspectives on education policy as the 100th day of the Trump Administration draws near.  … Read More

A natural signaling molecule that activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain plays a critical role in stress-resilience — the ability to adapt to repeated and acute exposures to traumatic stress, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Some 300 boxes containing the rarest and earliest portions of the J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana, which documents centuries of Colombian history, have been acquired by Vanderbilt Libraries. Read More

Watch video of A “TED-style” talk by Dr. Andrew van Schaack – “Online Learning Communities: A Vision of the Future of Vanderbilt.” Through cross-departmental exchange, Peabody Common Ground seeks to enrich our educational experiences and strengthen our profession.  … Read More

More than 40 students, staff and faculty gathered at the Wond’ry March 25 to learn about human-centered design and put it into practice through a series of exercises. The half-day event was the inaugural DIVE Boot Camp, one of several opportunities for members of the Vanderbilt community to participate in Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience, the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Read More

Four women from the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their leadership, mentoring and contributions to the advancement of women during the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s annual Cuninggim Lecture and awards ceremony March 23 at the Student Life Center. Read More

A Vanderbilt law professor's argument that the Constitution requires an economy with a strong middle class is among the national Vanderbilt news stories for the week of March 20. Read More

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center together contributed $9.5 billion to Tennessee’s economy during 2015–16, according to a biennial independent analysis. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host an in-depth look at the effort to fill the current vacancy to the United States Supreme Court. The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 30, as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More