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Having lost 1-0 to North Carolina State on Monday at the College World Series, the Commodores need to beat Stanford at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha to keep their season alive. A victory would earn the VandyBoys a rematch with North Carolina State on Friday. Read More

Student leaders of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Asian American Pacific Islander Student Nurses organization have published an article that summarizes and provides recommendations for the treatment of AAPI health care professionals, including nurses. Read More

An indirect comparative effectiveness study using published data suggests that the targeted therapy olaparib should be re-evaluated for treating metastatic prostate cancer. Read More

Five monoclonal antibody “cocktails,” including one developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), are protective in animal studies against several variant strains of COVID-19, according to a report this week in the journal Nature. Read More

NSF funding will support the development of new techniques to search for signatures of exotic interstellar phenomena. Read More

The Office of Faculty Affairs, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Press, invites faculty to participate in a panel discussion focused on the faculty responsibilities of research, teaching and service and how Vanderbilt’s location in Nashville can impact all three areas. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two applications from each school for the Procter & Gamble Higher Education Grant Program. The program provides support for efforts that will better prepare students for success in business. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate two candidates for the 2022 Searle Scholars Program, which supports the independent research in chemistry and the biomedical sciences of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read More

The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board will welcome three new alumni leaders for three-year terms, beginning July 1: Shantell Hinton Hill, BE’06, MDiv’16; Bill Jung, BA’80; and Heiki Miki, MBA’96. Read More

The sedative dexmedetomidine, when administered during or after heart surgery, is associated with postoperative delirium and adverse outcomes. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining launched a pilot program this summer with Nashville State Community College to offer a culinary skills training course for select university dining staff, part of Campus Dining’s commitment to continuous improvement. Read More

Vanderbilt secured a 7-6 win over Arizona in 12 innings at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha on Saturday in the Commodores' opening game of the 2021 College World Series. The VandyBoys next play North Carolina State Monday at 6 p.m. CT. Read More

Vanderbilt joins the nation in celebrating President Biden’s historic decision on Thursday, June 17, to immediately establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Vanderbilt will remain in session and will continue events that have been scheduled throughout the week commemorating the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. University leaders look forward to engaging with the Vanderbilt community around future observances of the Juneteenth holiday. Read More

Vanderbilt University has become the newest member of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium as part of its reinvigorated commitment to confront racial injustice while working toward a more inclusive and welcoming campus community. Read More

The VandyBoys make their 2021 College World Series debut Saturday at 6 p.m. CT against Arizona. The game will be televised live on ESPN. Stay tuned to VUCommodores.com for information on fan events in Omaha, Nashville-area watch parties, where to get CWS gear and more. Read More

Owen Graduate School of Management professor Kelly Goldsmith will host bestselling author and former Best Buy Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly, and Owen professor Kimberly Pace will discuss "What it Takes to Land a Position in the C-Suite," in a pair of virtual events on Wednesday, June 23. Register now. Read More

Join the Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative for a special World Microbiome Day seminar and Q&A session on Wednesday, June 23, featuring Yale University's Benjamin Chan. World Microbiome Day celebrates the importance of understanding and deploying microbial communities and their products for positive outcomes in a sustainable manner. Read More

Healthcare Bluebook, an online price comparison tool for health care services that is free for Vanderbilt benefits-enrolled faculty, staff and their dependents, is now protected using multi-factor authentication. MFA provides an additional layer of security for users logging in to a secure environment. Read More

Applications are now being accepted for the Vanderbilt Leadership Enrichment program, designed to develop key leadership skills and competencies for staff who are managers or operational leaders demonstrating high potential. Read More

Access to barge-delivered fuel reduced the impact of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown in Nashville compared to other cities. Read More