Dupree Hatch, M.D., shrugs off the sleep deprivation from a night taking care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and launches into a discussion of his efforts to describe — and reduce — adverse events associated with intubation in the NICU. Read More
For people with diabetes, watching their waistline is an important way to help control their blood glucose and lower the risk for complications from the illness. Read More
Developing a three-year roadmap for the implementation of the Academic Strategic Plan was the aim of a one-day faculty retreat held Feb. 3 at the Student Life Center. Read More
Beginning Feb. 4, Vanderbilt IT will increase safeguards against malware, spyware and viruses, along with phishing sites and sites containing inappropriate material. Read More
College tennis champ Eric Honert is focusing on a new challenge as a graduate student in mechanical engineering: building a better prosthetic toe. Read More
Renowned scholars Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda and Abdelrehman Murphy will discuss the causes of terrorism around the world and the misalignment of terrorism with Islam at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 for a Project Dialogue event. Read More
The Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School has been started to prepare students for 21st-century legal practice. Read More
On Thursday, Feb. 12, the series will feature Col. Joseph LeBoeuf, U.S. Army (Ret.); former vice chair in the Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership, United States Military Academy; and professor of the practice of leadership and management, Fuqua School of Business, Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics, Duke University. Read More
"Silent Epidemic: Eating Disorders on College Campuses, A Conversation with Johanna Kandel" is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, in The Kissam Center Multipurpose Room. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of these upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More
Vanderbilt's Laurie Cutting was one of a select group of experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology and other disciplines invited to take part in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy workshop. Read More
As part of Vanderbilt’s efforts to comply with federal ethics regulations, each year the Office of Federal Relations distributes a reminder to the Vanderbilt community regarding federal lobbying contacts made using university resources, as well as gifts, meals and travel sponsorship for covered federal officials—namely, members of Congress and their staffs. Read More
Minor differences in language can have a large effect on how children think about learning materials, including the objects that make up a pattern. Read More
James H. Littlejohn and Mark L. Reuss will be inducted into the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, while Kenneth F. Galloway and James J. Truchard are the inaugural members of the school’s Circle of Distinguished Friends. Read More
Vanderbilt is among four colleges and universities joining the Consortium on Financing Higher Education. COFHE is an organization of private colleges and universities that share a commitment to excellent undergraduate education and affordability. Read More
Vanderbilt political scientist Cecilia Mo has won a $1 million grant from the Labor Department to fight human trafficking. Read More
The Vanderbilt Institute for Coffee Research will bring together a panel of experts to discuss the Third Wave coffee revolution and its impact on fair trade and other issues for workers. Read More
The discovery of a new "reset" button for the brain’s master biological clock could eventually lead to new treatments for seasonal affective disorder, reduce the adverse health effects of working the night shift, and possibly even treat jet lag. Read More
Vanderbilt University won a regional Emmy from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the awards ceremony Jan. 31 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Read More
Active employees can now choose the funds their contributions will be directed to beginning in April when Vanderbilt transitions to its new retirement plan structure. Read More
