Piper Hendricks, BS’99
Piper Hendricks is founder and president of p.h. balanced films, a nonprofit organization that makes awareness-raising documentary films. Read More
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Alternative Spring Break: The Sequel
Five years ago Washington, D.C., alumni began hosting Alternative Spring Break students for a potluck dinner while the students were in town for their projects. The gatherings—simply intended to connect similarly service-minded students and alumni—have spread nationally in popularity, as 13 chapters welcomed students for potlucks or game-watching parties in 2014. Read More
Mellon Grant Forms Humanities Alliance
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded Vanderbilt University more than $1.475 million to form the Mellon Partners for Humanities Education initiative, a partnership with Tennessee State University, Tougaloo College and Berea College. Read More
Silicon Alley Alumni Tell All
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association’s New York City Chapter brought together 84 alumni and guests in February for a technology entrepreneurship panel featuring alumni involved with six tech startup companies. Read More
Passages: Martha Stelling Christian, BSN’43
Martha Stelling Christian of Fripp Island, S.C., died Oct. 22, 2013. She was 92. Read More
Passages: Wendell G. Anderson, BA’49
Fourth-generation engineer Wendell G. Anderson of Medford, N.J., died Dec. 22, 2013, at the age of 96. Read More
Passages: Roger Richman, JD’68
Roger Richman, a celebrity agent who represented the heirs of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Mae West, Sigmund Freud, the Marx Brothers and many others, died Oct. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles. Read More
Stroop Effect
If you look at the word “red” written in green letters, it is significantly easier to say “red” than it is to say “green.” That is the essence of the Stroop effect, which was discovered in the 1930s by John Ridley Stroop as part of his doctoral thesis at George Peabody College for Teachers. Read More
May 9, 2014, Memorial Gym, by John Russell
Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony, which moved indoors this year because of rain, capped two days of activities for graduates and their guests. Read More
Milestones of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center’s First 25 Years
In 1988, Dr. William Frist and Dr. Harold Helderman are named surgical and medical directors of the newly developed Vanderbilt Transplant Center, centralizing transplant programs within a single entity. Read More
Children face heat stroke danger as outside temperatures rise
With temperatures rising in Middle Tennessee, safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stress the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles. Read More
Four simple tips for avoiding child heat stroke
These four tips could keep your children safe this summer. Read More
Commodores play in College World Series today
Commodores are within a win of next week's championship round. Read More
Consumers like a ‘partner in crime’ whether they indulge or resist temptation
People are natural accomplices who like to conspire together to enjoy a small indulgence, and conversely to resist temptation together when the stakes are higher, finds Associate Professor of Marketing Kelly L. Haws in a new study. Read More
My VU Benefits website will experience outage June 21-22
Due to planned upgrades, Vanderbilt’s benefits enrollment website, My VU Benefits, will be unavailable June 21-22. Read More
Sarratt Art Studios announces new classes, instructors for fall 2014
Sarratt Art Studios has hired new instructors, designed new classes and revamped its schedule for the fall 2014 semester. Read More
Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series presents Steven A. Lieberman
The Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series presents Steven A. Lieberman, senior dean for administration and the John P. McGovern Distinguished Chair in Oslerian… Read More
Young alumni rise to GOLD Challenge 2.0 and help secure another $100,000 gift to Opportunity Vanderbilt
Members of the classes of 2004 through 2013 have once again made Vanderbilt history by rising to the university’s challenge specifically for graduates of the… Read More
Check out our favorite Father’s Day stories and photos
Check out our favorite Father’s Day stories and photos from Vanderbilt’s social media channels. Share yours with us on our Facebook page, or on… Read More
Open houses set for Warren and Moore Colleges
Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to get a firsthand look at Warren and Moore colleges at a series of open houses scheduled in June and July. Read More
