Communications And Marketing
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Vanderbilt physicians named among best in U.S.
Best Doctors in America, an annual listing of the nation’s physicians who are peer selected for inclusion, is again acknowledging the expertise of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) faculty. Read MoreNov 11, 2015
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VUCAST: Digging for history in the middle of campus
In the latest VUCast: See why undergrads are digging on campus and what they're finding in the ground; hear actress Reese Witherspoon discuss her new venture in Nashville; and watch the student video asking people to rethink stereotypes. Watch now! Read MoreNov 10, 2015
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Sexism rules in the ballot booth unless voters have more information
Female candidates have to be more qualified than their male opponents to prevail in an election because many people don’t see women as leaders, according to research that reveals hidden bias that can emerge in the voting booth. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
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InsideOut of the Lunch Box series – City of Songs
Watch video of the most recent presentation in the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series, City of Songs¬ which took place on November 5. Vanderbilt University’s Theatre Department presented City of Songs an original play created by the director and members of the cast, is about a quirky Albanian American… Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Miles and Music for Kids
Country music singer Dierks Bentley held his 10th annual "Miles and Music for Kids" benefit for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Sunday at Ascend Amphitheater. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Rascal Flatts keep support rolling
Country music group Rascal Flatts hosted a special performance for patients and their families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, and afterward visited patients in their rooms. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Update on CS 2.0 from Kevin Johnson
In Town Halls, Conversation with Leaders, and Leadership Assemblies, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees are hearing the theme of “Make Care Seamless.” Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Cancer Survivors Day
Cancer survivors, family and friends rock to tunes performed by Soul Incision during the annual cancer Survivors Day celebration. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Pranjal Gupta, VUCeptor/ tour guide/ Bhangradore/ engineer, aspires to be the next Dr. Sanjay Gupta
With the “Diwali 2015 Showcase: Inside Out” debuting in Langford Auditorium this Saturday, senior Pranjal Gupta is busier than ever. Known on campus for his role as last year’s President of the South Asian Cultural Exchange (SACE), as well as Vice President of Vanderbilt Tour guides, President of Vanderbilt’s American… Read MoreNov 4, 2015
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Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare 11.4.15
Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” November 4, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read MoreNov 4, 2015
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Who Was Nelson Mandela? 11.4.15
Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” November 4, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read MoreNov 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt Students Digging Into The Past
Vanderbilt students are stepping back in time by digging in the dirt and getting class credit for it. They are doing an archaeological dig behind an on-campus 1870’s home of a Vanderbilt University professor and his family. Students are searching in the dirt to find items from the servants who… Read MoreNov 2, 2015
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Special Delivery: VUMC Partners with Cara Osborne’s, MSN’01, Baby+Company to Open Nashville Birth Center
Pregnancy doesn’t necessarily require hospital care. That simple premise is what led Cara Osborne, MSN’01, to co-author a landmark study demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of giving birth outside a traditional medical setting. It’s also an idea that she’s put into practice as the founder of Baby+Company, a group of… Read MoreOct 30, 2015
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Vandy Goes Pro: Impressive Numbers of Commodores Are Playing on Professional Teams
In recent years there has been a noticeable trend in Vanderbilt student-athletes making it to the pros. The Fall 2015 issue of Vanderbilt Magazine highlights these athletes—that have gone pro in seven different sports—and the impact their success has on Vanderbilt athletics. Read MoreOct 30, 2015
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Rocky Mountain Hi-Tech
Just south of Denver, the vision for a futuristic development is coming to reality. The new community is called Sterling Ranch and Brock Smethills, BE’13, is the chief operating officer. In the next 20 years, the five-square-mile, $4.3 billion planned community will take shape as a futuristic city—and Vanderbilt students… Read MoreOct 30, 2015
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Holiday Project party
The Holiday Project, now in its 42nd year, features art by children — patients and siblings — whose lives have been touched by Children’s Hospital. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Buena Vista CHAMPs
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School leaders, students and community recently celebrated the opening of a new outdoor classroom and garden. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Photo: value-based care seminar
Michael Porter, Ph.D., MBA, of Harvard Business School, a leading authority on organizational strategy, spoke recently at the Owen Graduate School of Management during the opening session of the First Annual Value-based Health Care Delivery Seminar. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Program gives undergrads from Peru lab experience
There’s a little bit of Peru in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Alum Q&A: OptioLabs’ director of research talks software, Vandy life, fun office space
Hamilton Turner didn’t require much assistance while recruiting at the fall Engineering & IT Industry Career Day – the 2010 computer engineering alumnus knows his way around just fine. But his ties to Vanderbilt University run deeper than that. As a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech, his doctoral adviser was… Read MoreOct 23, 2015