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Vermund lands alumni award from Columbia

Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, has received the 2014 Allan Rosenfield Alumni Award for Excellence from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Read More

Gratitude fuels graduates’ scholarship creation efforts

When October’s Reunion 2014 rolls around at Vanderbilt University, alumni from Vanderbilt’s Schools of Nursing and Medicine will gather not only to renew enduring friendships, but also to celebrate the successful fundraising that many classes have undertaken to fund scholarships for deserving students who might not otherwise be able to attend the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. Read More

VICC debuts novel neuroendocrine tumor treatment

A retired elementary school principal has become the first patient at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to receive an investigational cancer therapy for the treatment of his neuroendocrine tumor. Read More

Event honors lives of those impacted by organ donation

When Renee Coats retrieved a packet from her mailbox she was not sure how to feel. Read More

VICC research takes center stage at national meeting

Research led by Joan Garrett, Ph.D., research instructor in Hematology/Oncology, reveals a molecular mechanism that may explain why some forms of breast cancer become resistant to therapy. Read More

New view of neurotransmitter transport

Dynamic measurements of the bacterial leucine transporter shed light on the transporters that play roles in neuropsychiatric and addiction disorders. Read More

Memorial celebration honoring John and Marjorie Compton set for June 14

A memorial celebration in honor of John and Marjorie Compton is planned for Saturday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. in Benton Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

Vogue highlights alumna fashion designer

While studying abroad in China as a Vanderbilt student, Hart Hagerty, BA’09, marveled at the embroideries made by the agrarian Miao minorities. That experienced still… Read More

Class of 2014: Megan Piphus uses puppetry to entertain and mentor

Megan Piphus dreams of stardom, but more importantly, success. Read More

Journey to Discovery: From Aspirnauts to the Class of 2014

Watch the inspiring story of two members of the Class of 2014 and the science program that changed their lives. VUCast followed Cody Stothers and Domonique Bragg through the twists and turns each faced from high school to seniors at Vanderbilt. Read More

Abu Dhabi educators attend leadership institute at Vanderbilt

Eleven female vice principals from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates recently completed a 10-day professional development institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Listen: ‘Syriac Gazetteer’ preserves endangered Middle East cultures

Key moments in the development and interaction of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions are being preserved through Syriaca.org, an international collaboration edited by scholars at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities. Read More

Cougars’ diverse diet helped them survive the mass extinction that wiped out the saber-tooth cat, American lion

Cougars may have survived a mass extinction that took place about 12,000 years ago because they were not particular about what they ate. Read More

Class of 2014: Domonique Bragg and Cody Stothers are Aspirnaut pioneers

Seniors Domonique Bragg and Cody Stothers, who both hail from rural Arkansas, followed a similar path to Vanderbilt. Read More

Event celebrates products of student learning

The Center for Teaching's Celebration of Learning featured students and the products of their learning experiences in courses at Vanderbilt this year. Read More

Cornfield named 2013 Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow

The LERA Fellows Award recognizes labor scholars and professionals who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field over the course of 10 years or more. Read More

Mason welcomed by Metro Council

Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was honored by the Metro Council April 15 with the reading of a resolution welcoming him to Nashville. Read More

International Student Wins Video Contest

Khairul Kamarulzaman, an Engineering student at Vanderbilt, won a video contest with his video that explores the beautiful landscape of America. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Class of 2014: Khairul Kamarulzaman sees college through a unique lens

Khairul Kamarulzaman has taken advantage of semester and holiday breaks at Vanderbilt to travel east and west, north and south across the United States. Read More

Class of 2014: Amanda Palmer is exploring the complexities of autism

Amanda Palmer discovered a love of working with children with autism during high school. That made the decision to attend Peabody College, with its top-ranked program in special education, easy. Read More