On Track: Student-athlete Kristen Findley
Kristen Findley (JOHN RUSSELL) If Kristen Findley had gotten her wish, she might never have set foot on a track, or at least… Read More
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Horsepower
Helen Tuel and Sgt. Dan Stein with “Imp,” Dan’s four-legged therapist. Dan, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the Army, now… Read More
Pig and Plume
Credit: SIMON PEMBERTON By Will Tarnell, Class of 2015 Let me tell you what happened to all the other pigs, how I… Read More
Havana | March 5, 2013
PHOTO BY STEVE YOUNG During our Vanderbilt Alumni Association-sponsored “Cuba Libre” trip in March, we visited an organic farm—they even cultivate their… Read More
High Noon
Credit: John Russell Eagle-eyed observers and Luddites accustomed to marking time by a campus landmark were the first to notice something amiss… Read More
Top Brass
Three of Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools have new deans. M. Eric Johnson rejoins Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, while… Read More
Lights Out for Coal
The old coal smokestack will be dismantled as Vanderbilt moves to a natural-gas power plant. (Credit: Joe Howell) Vanderbilt will replace its… Read More
Street Smarts
Pastor Rob Taylor, center, poses with Mark Schoenfield, chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of English, right, and his son, Michael. The Schoenfields performed… Read More
First in IT
Credit: DOUG ROSS John Lutz began work at Vanderbilt April 15 and hasn’t come up for air since. Lutz, an information technology… Read More
Vote for Vanderbilt, help win $10,000 scholarship for school
Vanderbilt is participating in the second annual College Colors Day spirit competition and is asking for fan support to help win the national Spirit Cup award, which includes $10,000 toward the university’s general scholarship fund. Read More
Bright Eyed
Capt. Joseph “Dick” Robertson, a barge pilot on the Mississippi River, has worked for Ingram Barge Co. for 41 years. The Vanderbilt… Read More
Matters of Opinion
Tennesseans strongly support charter schools, but their feelings about school vouchers are more divided, according to a poll from the… Read More
‘Work/Work’ by sculptor John Watson opens at Space 204
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes to Space 204 an exhibition of repurposed wood sculptures by local artist and educator John Watson. Read More
We Heart Guatemala
Guatemala has become a hub for service-learning opportunities that benefit both Vanderbilt students and the local population. (Credit: Armen Henderson) Vanderbilt’s expanded… Read More
Paper Trail
During Sasser’s stint as ambassador to China, he was trapped in the embassy for four days after Beijing erupted in violence following… Read More
Institute Explores MOOCs and More
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other digital learning platforms are the focus of a new institute being launched this fall. The Institute for Digital… Read More
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Credit: SUSAN URMY Vanderbilt Libraries and two student groups that help adoptable dogs teamed up between final exams last spring. Read More
Patient Songs
Everybody Has a Story is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, FYE, iTunes and Walmart, as well as at Children’s Hospital in… Read More
Nashville Scene Innovations 2013: In the Wake
A partnership with Vanderbilt University and Nashville-based Ingram Barge was formed in order to study sleep deprivation in Ingram’s employees and address the issues of pilot fatigue and public safety on the waterways. Patience Bridges, sleep program coordinator at the Vanderbilt Sleep Center, is quoted. Read More
Nashville Scene Innovations 2013: True grit
Fisk and Vanderbilt's Bridge Program mentors talented minority students pursuing advanced science degrees. Keivan Stassun, professor of astronomy and director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, is quoted. Read More
