Thirty years ago John Elkington stood near the Mississippi River and looked east down historic Beale Street. The legendary jazz district, where blues pioneers W.C. Read More
Lu Zeph believes people with disabilities have both a civil and a human right to develop their abilities in an inclusive community. “The disability rights… Read More
Experts from around the world will come to Vanderbilt June 18-21 for the seventh international summer research conference to discuss the role of… Read More
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Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates for the Searle Scholars Program for 2014, which supports the independent research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read More
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Workforce Performance Operations (WPO) is expanding the organization’s capabilities to provide a centralized repository for effective, personalized workplace learning on July 1. Read More
As a core activity of Vanderbilt's employee celebration efforts and to thank faculty and staff for their continued commitment, the Employee Celebration Picnic will be held Friday, June 21. Read More
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read More
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read More
Children with autism spectrum disorder are better at perceiving the motion of certain objects than are typically developing children their age. Read More
photo by Cathy Wilson/Vanderbilt Vanderbilt’s Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care held the first in a series of free… Read More
From left to right: Kevin Nooner, operations director; Brick Baker, pilot; Dylan Wilson, flight paramedic; Kirk Krokosky, flight nurse; Keith Evans, chief… Read More
Indigenous Yoreme dancers from Sinaloa, Mexico, constructed a ceremonial hut on Library Lawn and performed songs and dances in a sacred ceremony to mark World Environment Day June 5. Read More
When it comes to reading, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos can’t get enough of it, and his tastes tend to run toward history, politics and any story that provides a new or opposing perspective on well-established lore. Read More
Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., deputy assistant director for Health at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), will become chair of the new Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in late August. Read More
Individuals who provide annual philanthropic support for key areas at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were recognized at the Canby Robinson Society Reception on May 21. Read More
When Melissa and Luke Allen of Cookeville learned that their five-year-old daughter, Annie Lou, needed eye surgery in addition to surgery to repair double hernias, they were overwhelmed. Read More
Puck Ohi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, has received the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society SCHOLAR award for his research on the role of enzymes that affect cell division, which has implications for treating cancer and blood disorders like leukemia and lymphoma. Read More
On Tuesday, award-winning country music star Martina McBride and a group of her fans presented a check for $40,550 in support of cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read More
Vanderbilt University Hospital recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Score from the Leapfrog Group, placing VUH among the safest hospitals in the nation. Read More