Year: 2019

Though neurological activity is generally associated with the brain's gray matter, Muwei Li and colleagues have now measured it in white matter as well. Read More

Vanderbilt is among seven universities awarded a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to foster library collaborations supporting learning needs of students with print disabilities. Read More

New research into the enzyme topoisomerase II sheds light on how it helps DNA replicate properly. Read More

Stimulating the vagus nerve triggers certain epigenetic changes involving learning and memory. Read More

The existing federal cap on monetary damages for workplace sexual harassment is far too low to incentivize firms to take stronger measures to prevent the behavior, finds Vanderbilt economist and law professor Joni Hersch. Read More

Check out the live construction camera, download the VandySafe app, and get updates on construction, parking and mobility in the March issue of the West End Neighborhood e-newsletter. Read More

In the decade since Opportunity Vanderbilt began, more than 10,000 students have benefitted from the program. Read More

A special lecture by Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director FAU Brain Institute kicks off activities celebrating Brain Awareness Month at Vanderbilt. Blakely’s talk, “When Cocaine Just Won’t Do: ADHD and Serotonin-Dopamine Crosstalk,” will be held Thursday, March 14, 10 a.m., in 214 Light Hall. Vanderbilt graduate students worked with… Read More

The award amount is up to $1,625,000 and the single nomination may be for only one of three award types: Initiator Award for researchers in postdoctoral training, Accelerator Award for early-career diabetes investigators, and the Visionary Award for established investigators, new to diabetes. Read More

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one nominee per major school/division for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. Read More

In this week's column, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discusses President George W. Bush's recent visit to campus and the lessons to be learned by engaging in civil discourse. Read More

Melissa Gresalfi, an innovator in examining and designing equitable classroom practices in learning environments, has been named the next dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, effective July 1. Read More

Regularly scheduled maintenance is completed in Vanderbilt’s Oracle Cloud beginning on the third Friday of each month starting at 9 p.m. and ending the next day. Read More

A two-day science communication event sponsored by the AAAS, Vanderbilt Graduate School, Russell G. Hamilton Leadership Institute and Communication of Science and Technology Program. Read More

Abstract submissions are due April 1. Read More

Angela Brown, outreach coordinator for Alive Hospice, will discuss “Preparing an Advance Directive in 7 Steps.” Read More

President George W. Bush surprised a Vanderbilt University history class and visited a student veterans club before enthralling a capacity crowd at Langford Auditorium on Monday, discussing economic policy, last year’s deaths of his famed parents, and his newly developed love, painting. Read More

Vanderbilt continues to earn high marks in the "U.S. News & World Report" best graduate schools rankings. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development is ranked 6th among education schools in America. Read More