Communications And Marketing

Watch video of an April 24 talk, "Life in the Universe," by Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research. Read More

An Environmental Commitment Statement has been adopted by Vanderbilt, and the university has completed its first greenhouse gas inventory. Read More

Vanderbilt University's new Peabody Research Institute and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced a partnership to conduct the first statewide evaluation of the effectiveness of Tennessee's Voluntary Pre-K Program. Read More

Listen to Taylor Stokes, the first African American scholarship football player, advising graduates. Read More

See which teen star is tweeting about Vanderbilt, and scanning your brain for criminal thoughts. (4:31) Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development is the best graduate school of its kind in the nation, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Read More

A new national survey of high school writing instruction finds it lacking, with 50 percent of teachers reporting they are not prepared to teach students how to write well and rarely assign complex writing tasks. Read More

Vanderbilt University seniors Kathryn Moreadith and Rob Whiting will spend a year traveling the world after graduation this May as the recipients of the university's Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. Read More

Watch video Tom D. Dillehay, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, addressing the question of how the origins of religious and ideological practices in ancient civilizations without writing systems are studied and inferred. Read More

Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Donald Kohn and other economic heavyweights came together to talk about the current financial crisis at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management on April 18. Read More

Current issues surrounding the national HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the Nashville community will be explored at an April 25 conference at the Edgehill United Methodist Church. Read More

Paul Volcker talks about the economic crisis at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

The Vanderbilt University SustainVU office, in conjunction with Plant Operations and Housekeeping staff, will construct a one-day exhibit – Mt. Trashmore – for Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, on Alumni Lawn near the flagpole. Read More

Urban school districts across the country have shifted back to managing segregated schools following the recent lifting of court-ordered desegregation plans, a new book finds. Read More

Traffic patterns in and around Vanderbilt University will be modified on April 25 because of several events taking place, including the Country Music Marathon, a concert by the Dave Matthews Band, a tennis tournament and a baseball game. Read More

How a “smart helmet” could help troops, why Vanderbilt went dark and remembering School House Rock! Read More

Watch video of Steve Graham offering guidance for teachers to help improve writing instruction. Read More

Cecelia Tichi, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, is this year's Hubbell Medal winner, given by the American Literature Section. Read More

Watch video of an April 14 class on "Fundamentals of Morality" taught by John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University. Read More

A team of synthetic chemists at Vanderbilt University report in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have created an efficient way to make a naturally occurring alkaloid that could have anti-cancer properties and may combat memory loss from scratch. Read More