Office of LGBTQI Life to host faculty-staff gathering Oct. 24
Vanderbilt’s Office of LGBTQI Life will host a gathering for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex faculty and staff on Thursday,… Read More
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Acclaimed storyteller Tricia Rose Burt to give free performance
Storyteller and comedienne Tricia Rose Burt, a Vanderbilt alumna, will give a free performance of her acclaimed one-woman show "How to Draw a Nekkid Man" Oct. 21 in Sarratt Cinema. Read More
Workshop on data analysis using JMP statistical software Oct. 16
(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Software Store and SAS Institute will host two free JMP workshops for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Both workshops are scheduled… Read More
Early cell death in MS
Death of oligodendrocytes, the cells that make myelin, appears to be an early event in the development of multiple sclerosis. Read More
Attracting effective teachers may require new strategic initiatives
Large urban school districts may need to adopt new strategies to draw prospective teachers to the most disadvantaged and geographically isolated schools, according to research from Vanderbilt University to be published in an upcoming issue of the American Education Research Journal. Read More
Cho receives prestigious National Academy of Education fellowship award
Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education (NAE)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Read More
TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professor calls government shutdown ‘policy extortion’
Political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer is available to talk about the government shutdown. Read More
October Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Laurel Schneider
Laurel Schneider, a professor of religious studies and gender and women's studies, will speak on "Animal-Vegetable-Mineral: How Do We Think About Relationality After the Genome Project?" at the Oct. 2 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box event. Read More
Finding the place where the brain creates illusory shapes and surfaces
Neuroscientists have identified the location in the brain's visual cortex responsible for generating a common perceptual illusion: seeing shapes and surfaces that don't really exist when viewing a fragmented background. Read More
Gene interactions and cavities
Vanderbilt researchers used existing genome-wide association study datasets to identify gene interactions that contribute to tooth decay. Read More
SECURITY NOTICE: Burglary
On Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m., students residing in two of the townhomes of the Villages at Vanderbilt contacted VUPD to report that an unknown person entered at least two residences and stole items. Read More
Heart Health: Know Your Numbers
Health Plus encourages you to participate in Know Your Numbers and be aware of any risk and take action to reduce risk. Read More
Start! Challenge 4 begins Oct. 1
The Start! Physical Activity program begins Challenge 4 on Oct. 1. Read More
VU achieves 60 percent increase in recycling
The amount of materials recycled at Vanderbilt rose from 3 million pounds to 5 million pounds last year—that's a 60 percent increase. Read More
“Nashville,” Flulapalooza catch our eye on social media
[View the story "Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week" on Storify]… Read More
Space 204 exhibit: Susan DeMay career highlights
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art will host an exhibition celebrating four decades of art by Susan DeMay, the art department's long-time senior lecturer in ceramics. Read More
‘Difficult art’ aims to challenge, confront
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery opened a new exhibit, "Difficult Art and the Liberal Arts Imagination," Sept. 27. Read More
Vanderbilt Divinity art exhibit inspired by Rilke’s poetry
"Duino Suite: Drawings Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's First Duino Elegy," an exhibit of charcoal drawings by artist Ken Procter, is presented by Divinity's Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture from Oct. 2 through Dec. 4. Read More
Metabolic profiling of vision loss
A panel of metabolites – small molecules that are part of metabolic processes – that are unique to macular degeneration will shed light on the disease and aid diagnosis. Read More
Memorial service for Clyde Walker Sept. 28
Joseph “Clyde” Walker Jr., associate director of the Office of Student Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships at Vanderbilt, died suddenly Sept. 23 after suffering… Read More