Women’s golf advances to fourth straight NCAA championship
The top eight teams from the 24-team regional advance to the finals May 21-24 in Athens, Ga. Read More
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Follow women’s soccer in Brazil
The Vanderbilt women's soccer team has embarked on an eight-day tour of Brazil. Read More
No. 1 baseball ties SEC mark for league victories
No. 1 Vanderbilt held off a late rally en route to a 7-6 win over Alabama at Hawkins Field to push the Commodores win streak to 14 games. Read More
VU family night with Nashville Symphony to include food trucks May 21 (moved indoors)
Don't forget! Vanderbilt's Family Night with the Nashville Symphony is Tuesday, May 21, and this year gourmet food trucks will be part of the fun. Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt Poll on General Assembly to be released May 21
Josh Clinton and John Geer will present results from the latest Vanderbilt Poll of public opinion in Tennessee on May 21 in the Student Life Center. Read More
Copyright Act needs updating, Vanderbilt law professor testifies before Congress
Daniel Gervais of Vanderbilt Law School told Congress that the copyright system of the United States requires “a comprehensive review and modernization" during testimony May 16. Read More
Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read More
Education Week: MOOCs provider in higher education targets K-12 teacher professional development
Coursera, a major provider of open online courses, is attempting to court a new audience by offering professional development to K-12 teachers. Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development is mentioned among the list of higher education institutions partnering with Coursera in its new initiative. Read More
World’s smallest droplets
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, may have created the smallest drops of liquid made in the lab. Read More
Vanderbilt expert available for comment on Supreme Court’s college affirmative action decision
Peabody's Stella Flores is available for comment on the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision on Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that could alter the way universities consider race in the admissions process. Read More
National Geographic: The mystery of risk
What exactly pushed Christopher Columbus to embark on a voyage across the Atlantic, or Edward Jenner to test his theory for an early smallpox vaccine on a child, or Henry Ford to bet that automobiles could replace horses? David Zald, professor of psychology, studies risk-taking and is quoted. Read More
VU Divinity Riverbend classes help transform prison culture
Amy-Jill Levine forgot "after about the first 12 minutes" that she was inside a prison back in 2005 when she first taught at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Read More
Grant targets new therapies for Ebola, Marburg viruses
Vanderbilt’s James Crowe Jr., M.D., and a collaborator in Texas have been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study new ways to treat and prevent Ebola and Marburg viruses. Read More
Renewal project set to upgrade VUH air handlers
Beginning June 1, Medical Center faculty and staff will notice the addition of a fenced-in area at street level in front of the north tower of Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH). Read More
Study finds disagreement on the role of primary care nurse practitioners
While physicians and nurse practitioners agree on general principles, survey reveals differences on specific policies (Vanderbilt University) Primary care physicians and… Read More
Photo: Steeplechase
The 72nd annual running of the Iroquois Steeplechase last Saturday drew nearly 25,000 spectators to Nashville’s Percy Warner Park. Read More
School for Science and Math graduates urged to ‘find the good’
During his remarks to the third graduating class of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) on Saturday, May 11, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., didn’t give an address — he told a story instead. Read More
Address highlights VUMC Nursing
Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., presented the 2013 State of Nursing address to a packed audience in Light Hall Tuesday, and the key message was that all Vanderbilt nurses will play an important role in helping the organization navigate through the puzzle of health care delivery. Read More
Medical students help reunite family
Medical students at the free, student-run Shade Tree Clinic may have saved a patient’s life, but not using traditional medicine. The man had become distraught… Read More
VUSM’s class of 2013 ready to take on new challenges
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Class of 2013 will enter health care at a time of great change. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will begin the bulk of its health reform changes Jan. 1, 2014. New providers will enter a rapidly changing system of care. Read More
