Communications And Marketing

Unbeknownst to many, Professor Jungmoo Woo, a political science professor, served as an intelligence officer in the South Korean Air Force from 2005-2008. He immigrated to the United States to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky, and joins Vanderbilt faculty after teaching for four years at Western Kentucky… Read More

A wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) system invented at Vanderbilt University and marketed by a Nashville company, InvisionHeart, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health program has added a health policy track, with four new MPH students (class of 2017) joining the track in this initial semester. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” October 21, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” October 21, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” October 21, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Read a wrap up of the Oct. 20 #AskVU Twitter Q&A on financial aid. Brent Tener, director of Vanderbilt’s Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, and a team from the financial aid office answered questions about financial aid and scholarships on Twitter. John Gaines,… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers could be one step closer to finding a way to fight the deadly Ebola virus – thanks to two Ebola victims from Nigeria, who faced death and survived. Vanderbilt researchers developed a unique method of isolating potent Ebola-fighting antibodies from survivors’ blood and they believe these newest… Read More

In the latest VUCast: Hear from Ebola survivors helping a Vanderbilt researcher fight the deadly virus; see the high-tech way an art exhibit is bringing VU students face to face with people across the world; and find out which country music star shot his latest video with Mr. Commodore! Watch now. Read More

Drugs that inhibit the Wnt signaling pathway can regenerate injured skin and may be useful in treating fibromatosis, degenerative joint disease and cancer. Read More

As the heat of summer fades away and we welcome the cooler days of autumn, I write to share thoughts about our work together in the coming days. Read More

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, fourth from left, recently met with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center leadership and Next Steps at Vanderbilt students to celebrate VKC’s 50th anniversary. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Boo to the Flu vaccination event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sarratt Cinema. Read More

Ingeborg Hochmair, Ph.D., co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant, discussed her pioneering work and future challenges for engineering and research during her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

Vanderbilt Home Care Services recently celebrated 30 years of helping patients to receive care in their own home environments. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” October 14th, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Wild Hundreds, the first book published by Nate Marshall, BA’12—much of it written while he was a Vanderbilt student—offers a portrait of life in West Pullman, his home town on the south side of Chicago. Chicago Magazine profiles Marshall in its October 2015 issue. Read More

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series which took place on October 13. During our first Food for Thought program the panel presented a brief overview of the exhibition’s highlights. The program focused on dispelling misunderstandings about Islam by introducing the audience to… Read More

Friday, October 9, 2015 in Benton Chapel A Young Black Woman Shimmy & Shakes a Flagpole and Finally Brings the Confederate Flag Down After One Hundred Years: Thoughts on Climbing, Not Waiting on the Calvary, Faith, and Manners, in the Contemporary South Poet Nikky Finney helped start the Affrilachian Writers… Read More

An office/living room designed by Havenly that can be used for working or entertaining. (Julia Brenner/COURTESY OF HAVENLY) The Washington Post featured Havenly, co-founded by Emily Motayed, BA’10, and her sister Lee Mayer in the article “Two companies target millennials with quicker, more affordable design help.” Havenly… Read More