Reminder to enroll for 2014 benefits
Open Enrollment for 2014 benefits ends at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31 and all benefits-eligible employees should enroll. If you don’t enroll, you may lose valuable credits or pay for coverage you do not want. Read More
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Fitzgerald marks 55 years of service in 2013
Melvin Fitzgerald (John Russell/Vanderbilt) When Melvin Fitzgerald first came to Vanderbilt, he was 22, fresh out of the U.S. Army, and seeking work just… Read More
Join Mayor Karl Dean and Vanderbilt leaders for Senior Leader Walk
Mayor Karl Dean will join in the annual Senior Leader Walk, scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 1, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Read More
Go for the Gold deadline is Oct. 31
Don't wait until the last minute. The time to complete is now! Read More
Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
[View the story "Our favorite fall #vandygram photos, Oct. 18-25" on Storify]… Read More
150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address to be marked at Vanderbilt
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss and First Amendment Center founder John Seigenthaler will lead a conversation about the Gettysburg Address to mark its 150th anniversary. Read More
National Robotics Initiative grant will provide surgical robots with a new level of machine intelligence
Providing surgical robots with a new kind of machine intelligence that significantly extends their capabilities and makes them much easier and more intuitive for surgeons to operate is the goal of a major new grant announced as part of the National Robotics Initiative. Read More
Graduate of Next Steps program receives 2013 Self-Advocate Award
The Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee has honored Will McMillan, a 2013 graduate of Next Steps at Vanderbilt, with the 2013 Self-Advocate Award. Read More
Troubleshooter – Smartphones could help pinpoint snipers
A team of computer engineers from Vanderbilt University’s Institute of Software Integrated Systems (ISIS), including Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Akos Ledeczi,… Read More
Targets of SIN drive cell division
Vanderbilt researchers have identified a key regulator of cell division. Read More
A student and a soldier
Jae Lee, a senior majoring in political science and philosophy, may at first glance look like any other student at Vanderbilt. But at 24 years… Read More
Vanderbilt professor awarded Roland H. Bainton Book Prize
Paul C.H. Lim, a Vanderbilt University religious historian, has received the 2013 Roland H. Bainton Book Prize for Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England. Read More
Peabody professor Velma Murry to receive Beckman Award
Velma McBride Murry has been named recipient of the Beckman Award for her tireless work to inspire students to be agents of change in their communities. Read More
Service of remembrance for Akhilesh Pathak Oct. 25
The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life will conduct a nonsectarian service of remembrance for Akhilesh Pathak this Friday, Oct. Read More
Grad students help achieve key discovery
A multidisciplinary study conducted by the combined efforts of Vanderbilt University graduate students has led to the first evidence that abnormal messenger RNA export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm can cause human disease. Read More
College of Arts and Science 2013 Undergraduate Teaching Awards announced
The College of Arts and Science recognized six faculty members with excellence in teaching and advising awards at its September faculty meeting. Read More
Transplant Center sees surge in volumes
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, one of the largest organ transplant programs in the Southeast, is on pace to surpass last year’s transplant totals with 254 solid organ transplantations to date. Read More
Teleneurology services coming to Williamson Medical Center
Neurologists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and patient care teams 18 miles away at Williamson Medical Center (WMC) will take advantage of network technology to provide remote neurological patient examinations on an urgent basis. Read More
Multi-agency emergency drill happens Nov. 7
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be one of several area hospitals and federal, state and local agencies participating in the 2013 Regional Hospitals Fall Severe Weather Exercise on Thursday, Nov. 7. Read More
New process for patient handovers from ED to units
Beginning Oct. 29, Vanderbilt University Hospital will use a new process for patient handovers between nurses in the adult Emergency Department and nurses on inpatient units. Read More