Year: 2021

The latest Vanderbilt Child Health Poll finds that many Tennessee parents are worried about the mental health of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 80 percent of parents had concerns about their children attending school remotely. Read More

A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Harvard University’s graduate school of education explored how using a basic learning process—comparison—could lead to stronger outcomes for K-12 students in mathematics, and analyzed different approaches for incorporating comparison into curriculum. Read More

Ashley Brown, who has strong experience in social justice education and student engagement, has been named the new director of the Student Center for Social Justice and Identity. Read More

The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology hosts a weekly seminar series most Mondays at 12:15 p.m. CT via Zoom. The weekly seminars are on cutting-edge topics in cell or developmental biology as well as stem cell and epithelial biology. Visiting speakers are invited from a variety of institutions throughout the U.S. Read More

Combating the significant health effects of cyberbullying is the focus of an upcoming Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network webinar on Thursday, Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and its severe, life-threatening consequences. Read More

Thanks to major funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made major inroads in understanding how high-density lipoprotein (HDL), commonly known as good cholesterol, in some cases may... Read More

Brain inflammation links genetic and acquired epilepsy — providing new clues about epilepsy development and pointing to potential treatments. Read More

William Tansey and colleagues identified proteins that interact with the cancer drug target WDR5 and are important for cancer cell growth. Read More

Vanderbilt Occupational Health has created a COVID-19 frequently asked questions page to answer employees’ queries about what to do if exposed to COVID-19, as well as provide information about the COVID-19 vaccination. Read More

Michael Ashley Stein, co-founder and executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and visiting professor at Harvard Law School, will present “Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment, Legal Capacity and Human Rights” on Friday, Feb. 5. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to welcome students back to campus for the spring semester, the university is sharing some updates and reminders with staff about plans to bolster community safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to welcome more members of its community back to campus for the spring semester, the university is sharing some updates and reminders with postdoctoral scholars about plans to support the Vanderbilt community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Vanderbilt looks forward to welcoming undergraduate students back to campus. The university is working hard to prepare and help undergrads have as healthy and safe a semester as possible. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to welcome students back to campus for the spring semester, the university is sharing some updates and reminders with faculty about plans to bolster community safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Vanderbilt is sharing updates and reminders with graduate and professional students about its spring semester plans to support the university community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.    Read More

On Feb. 15, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) will transition to the portfolio of André Christie-Mizell, the new vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School. Moving forward, he will assume the title of director of the office. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has appointed a new advisory task force comprised of faculty from across the university to holistically review the Trans-Institutional Programs initiative. TIPs completed its sixth and final award cycle last academic year as part of the university’s $50 million strategic investment. Read More

Faculty and students found themselves teaching and learning in new contexts last fall, from online courses to hybrid classrooms. In October and November, the Center for Teaching in the Office of the Provost conducted a series of focus groups with students to better understand their experiences learning in these environments. Read More

Franklin Ellis Jr., who has devoted his career in higher education to helping students of diverse backgrounds and identities succeed at the university level, is the new director of the Vanderbilt Posse Scholar Program. Read More