Ryan Underwood
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Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell to headline first Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series event for 2020-21
Madeleine K. Albright and Colin L. Powell—the 64th and 65th United States secretaries of state, respectively—will discuss the future of U.S. global relations as part of Vanderbilt University’s first Chancellor’s Lecture Series event of the 2020-21 season. Read MoreNov 9, 2020
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Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery names Craig Lindsley as director
Craig Lindsley, the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair and University Professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, will become director of Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, effective Dec. 1, 2020. Read MoreOct 20, 2020
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Incarceration of family members negatively impacts mental health outcomes for African American women
A new study sheds new light on the challenges facing African American women. More than half of all African American women in the United States report having at least one family member who is incarcerated, causing higher levels of depressive symptoms and psychological distress than previously understood. Read MoreSep 2, 2020
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Vanderbilt appoints Olatunji as interim dean of Graduate School, launches search committee for graduate education leadership role
Vanderbilt has named Bunmi Olatunji, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, as interim dean of the Graduate School. Olatunji currently serves as associate dean of academic affairs for the Graduate School and takes over as Dean Mark T. Wallace returns to the faculty starting Sept. 1. Read MoreAug 26, 2020
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Michael Ainslie, BA’65: ‘A Nose for Trouble’
Michael Ainslie has a knack for seeking out—and solving—difficult problems, as he writes in his new book A Nose for Trouble: Sotheby’s, Lehman Brothers, and My Life of Redefining Adversity. Read MoreAug 4, 2020
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Vanderbilt University partners with ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to develop novel treatments for central nervous system disorders
Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement with San Diego-based ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop treatments for disorders like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Read MoreJun 16, 2020
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Vanderbilt establishes Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship with $8 million gift
Vanderbilt University has received an $8 million commitment to create the Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship, honoring the institution’s eighth chancellor. The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation made the gift to recognize Zeppos’ extraordinary tenure as Vanderbilt chancellor from 2008 through 2019. Read MoreMay 22, 2020
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Vanderbilt receives $20 million from The William K. Warren Foundation to further treatments for brain disorders
Vanderbilt University has received $20 million from The William K. Warren Foundation, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to establish the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery to support pharmaceutical breakthroughs. Read MoreMay 5, 2020
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Vanderbilt’s Next Chancellor: Daniel Diermeier becomes the university’s ninth chancellor
Daniel Diermeier, an internationally renowned political scientist and management scholar, has been elected Vanderbilt University’s ninth chancellor, Board of Trust Chairman Bruce Evans announced on Dec. 4. Read MoreFeb 17, 2020
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Vanderbilt Magazine: Backyard Boom
Nashville has emerged as a cultural hotspot—with plenty of Vanderbilt alumni taking part in the city’s transformation. Read MoreJan 29, 2020
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Vanderbilt alumnus makes $5M gift to advance Commodores basketball program
Vanderbilt University today announced that Seattle-area businessman and Vanderbilt alumnus George B. Huber, BA’79, and his wife Cathy have made a $5 million gift to support the men’s basketball program. The gift will be used to enhance facilities and support services. Read MoreJan 17, 2020
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Chancellor’s Lecture panelists Little, Pinker and Zimmer explore why divisions persist in an age of abundant data
Amanda Little, Steven Pinker and Carl Zimmer joined moderator Jon Meacham for the final Chancellor’s Lecture Series of 2019. The panel discussed how expanded access to data has changed human approaches to every part of our lives. Read MoreDec 6, 2019
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Value-Added Mentorship
Bethany Rittle-Johnson’s 20 years of investigating how to improve learning outcomes for students, particularly in mathematics, has launched a new generation of scholars pursuing similar lines of inquiry. Read MoreNov 8, 2019
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Crawford Lecture and dean’s dinner mark first Patterson Fellowship events of 2019-20
A lecture by human rights activist and author Supriya Vani on Oct. 30 and a Dean’s Dinner with an acclaimed theater and education professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Erica Halverson, on Nov. 5 marked the first visits by Patterson Fellows for the 2019-20 academic year. Read MoreNov 8, 2019
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Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus helps celebrate alumnus’ military career at Alumni Hall ceremony
Maj. Gen. William "Bill" Busby Hickman, BS'83, MBA'92, was recognized for his 36 years of service in the U.S. Army at a ceremony held Oct. 17 in Alumni Hall and attended by former CIA Director and Ret. Gen. David Petraeus. Read MoreOct 22, 2019
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Combat Veteran and Future Trauma Surgeon: Kathleen Gallagher, MD’19
Like many medical students, Kathleen Gallagher knew by the time she’d finished high school biology that she wanted to become a doctor. It was the tragedy of Sept. 11, however, that launched her journey into trauma surgery. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Cal Turner Family Foundation commits $2 million to expand Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt University
The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt, housed within the Owen Graduate School of Management, is a student-driven, interdisciplinary organization focused on developing entrepreneurial, market-based solutions to alleviate poverty around the world. Read MoreFeb 26, 2019
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Vanderbilt University launches the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
A $10 million gift from alumna Jennifer R. Frist, BS’93, and husband William R. “Billy” Frist will endow a new center focused on supporting and developing the neurodiverse talents of individuals with autism at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering. Read MoreNov 8, 2018
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Vanderbilt Magazine: VU ‘bytes’ into data science
Learn how new programs in a revolutionary field are fostering discovery, collaboration and learning across campus. Read MoreSep 26, 2018
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Chancellor extols virtues of higher education in speech to Nashville business leaders
In a speech to the Rotary Club of Nashville, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos emphasized the broad, enduring benefits of higher education—to individuals, society and the city of Nashville itself. Read MoreAug 29, 2018