Amy Wolf
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From Antarctica to The Ingram Commons
Dan Morgan, faculty head of Memorial House and principal senior lecturer of earth and environmental sciences, leads with optimism. Read MoreOct 22, 2019
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Find Your Impact: English major mixes silly with serious in musical tackling climate change
Junior Foster Swartz is pursuing his passions for writing and directing with “Global Warming: The Musical,” which will be performed Oct. 11 and 12 in Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreOct 7, 2019
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Vanderbilt by the numbers
Vanderbilt is a thriving academic and social community helping to develop the next generation of leaders, with education and research that is focused on collaboration and discovery. Read MoreSep 30, 2019
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Find Your Impact: HOD major expands music dreams with immersion capstone
Human and organizational development major William Hall is taking his music dreams to the next level with a capstone immersion experience at Nashville's acclaimed Blackbird Music Studio. Read MoreSep 9, 2019
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Nashville legend teaches Vanderbilt students the art of ‘slow fashion’
Vanderbilt students took a hands-on look at the history of fashion and sustainability with the help of Nashville fashion icon Manuel Cuevas, best known for creating couture "rhinestone cowboy" designs for Elvis, the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and more. Read MoreAug 27, 2019
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Celebrate Vanderbilt Move-In 2019 at The Ingram Commons
Watch as the newest Vanderbilt students from the Class of 2023 join the amazing tradition of Move-In at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read MoreAug 19, 2019
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Vanderbilt students dive into U.K. theater world of ‘Harry Potter,’ Shakespeare
Earlier this summer, a group of Vanderbilt students immersed themselves in the world of "Harry Potter" and the thriving performing arts scenes of London and beyond in a special Maymester theater class. Read MoreJul 25, 2019
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‘Research squad’ propels student during two summer immersions
Chemistry major Puxin Xuanyuan put her creativity to work this summer while splitting time between an immersion experience at a medical biotech startup in Toronto and conducting cancer-fighting research on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreJul 19, 2019
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Chancellor lauds Vandy Boys’ ‘character, integrity, intelligence’
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos sent a special message to Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin and team, lauding them for exemplifying “the Vanderbilt way” at the College World Series and beyond. Read MoreJun 27, 2019
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New dean of The Ingram Commons changing mindsets around math learning
Vanderbilt professor and Dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons Melissa Gresalfi wants people to stop hating math. She's researching and teaching new ways to embrace the subject's potential for creativity. Read MoreJun 25, 2019
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Walking the red carpet at Cannes … for class credit!
A group of Vanderbilt students from a diverse array of majors took part in “the experience of a lifetime” when they participated in a faculty-led Maymester class that took them across France, including a stop at the Cannes Film Festival. Rising junior Caroline Crawford reflects on the experience. Read MoreJun 20, 2019
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Watch: Experience Vanderbilt in 360-degree virtual reality
Experience Vanderbilt University in 360 degrees using a virtual reality headset or the YouTube app on your smart phone (make sure to move your phone around!). Read MoreJun 4, 2019
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Recent Peabody graduate transforming lives of the sight-impaired
James Boehm, who earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Peabody College in May, turned a life-changing incident into a mission to help others recovering from traumatic injuries and blindness. Read MoreMay 29, 2019
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Wellness Influencer and Entrepreneur: Sloane Chmara, BA’19
What does it take to run a growing health brand with a positively focused social media presence while excelling at academics and maintaining a social life? For Los Angeles native Sloane Chmara, it’s all about wellness. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Great App for Great Apes: Ben Scheer, BS’19
Ben Scheer jumps imagination-first into big projects, and he’s not afraid of a lot of trial and error. The human and organizational development and economics double major has worked on dozens of entrepreneurial endeavors that focus on solving problems through technology. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Find Your Impact: Student empowers women through tech
Vanderbilt engineering student Miti Joshi took a leap of faith when declaring her major. She ended up falling in love with computer science and launching Vanderbilt Women in Computing. Read MoreMar 27, 2019
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Jonathan Metzl examines how hot-button political issues impact health
Professor Jonathan Metzl isn’t afraid to tackle society’s most controversial issues, like guns, mass shootings, health care, race, politics and mental illness. Read MoreMar 11, 2019
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Find Your Impact: Student creates app for orangutans
A coding hobby led Vanderbilt HOD and economics double major Ben Scheer on a wild immersion, building an app for orangutans at Zoo Atlanta. Read MoreFeb 22, 2019
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International dream comes true for Blair composition major
Vanderbilt sophomore Jacob Beranek loves music and his Czech heritage. These passions recently converged in an incredible opportunity for the talented music composition major. Read MoreFeb 7, 2019
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Student pushing boundaries to impact the Earth, and people in it
What is more daring—camping in a remote part of Antarctica for a month doing field research, or directing and performing in a musical revue about the environment? For Earth and Environmental Sciences major Andrew Grant, pushing boundaries to positively impact the Earth, and the people who call it home, are equally thrilling. Read MoreJan 30, 2019