Communications And Marketing

Bruce Compas, holder of the Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair of Psychology and Human Development and professor of psychology, won the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished Professor Award this spring. The award, created to honor Chancellor Joe B. Wyatt upon his retirement in 2000, is given to a full-time faculty member… Read More

Commencement took place on Friday, May 13, this year and was forced indoors because of rainy weather. Rebecca Barden of Nashville, shown above with Dean Camilla Benbow, left, and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, right, was the Founder’s Medalist for Peabody, graduating with a bachelor of science in human and organizational… Read More

At first glance, these alumni do not seem to share much beyond their undergraduate major, human and organizational development. Read More

Mary Louise Hemmeter, associate professor of education, is the lead Peabody researcher for the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning. Peabody is one of seven institutions that will compose the center. Helping foster children’s learning and readiness for school through the federal Head Start program is the goal of… Read More

Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up to 90 percent, new research indicates. Advanced analyses of the brain activity images are significantly more accurate in driving predictions than standardized reading tests or any… Read More

Watch Vanderbilt’s Super Regional title win over Oregon State. We’re going to Omaha and our first College World Series, so tears of joy are allowed. [vucastblurb]    … Read More

Former linebacker Shelton Quarles coordinates pro scouting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shaiza Rizavi is a New York portfolio manager who previously worked in international aid and development. Entrepreneur Jeremy Werthan runs a granite company in his native Nashville. Ryan Pickens teaches business at a small liberal arts college in… Read More

A couple of hours south of Nashville lies a place inhabited by manned rockets and moon rocks that gives witness to America’s stellar past and beckons young and old to come and contribute to its future. It is the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama’s No.1 tourist attraction,… Read More

The abbreviated lives of Emily, BS’03, MEd’05, and Lauren Failla, BS’07, bear witness on an all-too-personal basis that out of tragedy comes triumph. The sisters, alumnae of Peabody’s human and organizational development program, died in tragic accidents, four years and half a world apart from each other. Their lives are… Read More

What does it take to be a winner in baseball? Watch this VUCast Extra highlighting Vandy’s Coach Tim Corbin during a U.T. game and our recent win over Belmont in the NCAA Regional title game. Vanderbilt advances and hosts Oregon State in the NCAA Super Regional and the winner of… Read More

Anthony Gomez (Vanderbilt University/Joe Howell) The Vanderbilt athletic department will offer free streaming webcasts for all games of the NCAA Baseball Regional through vucommodores.com‘s All-Access. Read More

The monthly test of the Vanderbilt outdoor warning sirens will be Saturday, June 4, immediately following the monthly test of the Metro sirens at noon. Read More

Terrie Barrow has found health, hope and healing in her "urban garden." Read More

Having a baby is all about handling the unknowns; go inside a new reality TV series focusing on baby’s first day. Plus, get on the field with ‘Dores baseball coach Tim Corbin, and snazzy new digs are coming for Vandy students. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Vanderbilt opened the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 10-0 run-rule win over Georgia Wednesday night at Regions Park. Read More

Market impact. It is part of the very fiber of the Owen Graduate School of Management’s finance department. Members of the school’s finance faculty are not only contributing to the industry’s intellectual underpinnings and analytical tools but also training students who, as Vanderbilt alumni, are putting theory into practice worldwide. Read More

The Commodores will be the fourth seed in the SEC Tournament, which began on Wednesday with a win over Georgia.  … Read More

Rain didn’t dampen the spirit of Commencement 2011. Relive the graduation magic through the eyes of students, family and friends. Warning: Watching may cause a sudden smile and a possible tear. Commencement news: Watch Faculty Seminar: Bruce McCandliss: Educational Neuroscience: How Education Shapes Brain Development Watch Faculty… Read More

Watch video of Bruce McCandliss, the Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair of Psychology and Human Development, speaking at the Commencement 2011 Faculty Seminars. McCandliss carries out research that seeks to connect our understanding about changes in children’s brain structure and function to specific aspects of education. This work asks questions… Read More

Watch video of G. Kane Jennings, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, speaking at the Commencement 2011 Faculty Seminars. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University in 1993, his M.S. in Chemical Engineering Practice from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996, and his Ph.D. in Chemical… Read More