Vanderbilt honors Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos with official portrait unveiling
In commemoration of Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos' legacy at Vanderbilt, the Board of Trust commissioned an official portrait of Zeppos that was unveiled on May 7. The portrait has been installed at the front entrance of Zeppos College.Read More
BOARD OF TRUST
Vanderbilt Board of Trust names four new members
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected a slate of new trustees during its annual spring meeting in early May. William H. “Hal” Hess, JD’90, Keith Hoogland, BA’82, and John Ingram, MBA’86, will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. Ingram has already served on the board for a total of 20 years, with his first tenure from 2003 to 2013 and again from 2014 to 2024. Allison “Allie” Hall Eagles, BA’16, will serve a two-year term as the young alumni trustee.Read More
RESEARCH
Julia Velkovska: Solving the world’s minuscule mysteries
As Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Physics and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Julia Velkovska studies the tiny particles that form our universe. She focuses on how nuclear matter behaves when confronted with extreme density and temperatures—similar to the conditions existing microseconds after the big bang, right as the universe was starting to take shape. This year, Velkovska and her team of physicists were awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, along with 13,508 colleagues across four landmark CERN experiments. The prize honors decades of work expanding our understanding of the physical universe.Read More
After winning the 2025 SEC Tournament on Sunday, Vanderbilt baseball has been been awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. The Commodores will host the Nashville Regional this weekend featuring Louisville, East Tennessee State and Wright State. Anchor Down, Dores ⚓
Vice: Sitting is quietly killing your brain, even if you exercise Research from Angela Jefferson, professor of neurology, Kelsie Full, assistant professor of medicine, Panpan Zhang, assistant professor of biostatistics, Bennett Landman, Stevenson Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Keith Cole, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, Corey Bolton, assistant professor of medicine, Katherine Gifford, adjunct assistant professor of psychology, Timothy Hohman, professor of neurology, and Dandan Liu, associate professor of biostatistics, is cited.
The Atlantic: COVID shots for kids are over Buddy Creech, Edie Carell Johnson Professor and professor of pediatrics, is quoted.
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