VUCast video goes to new format to reach burgeoning demographic
The popular VUCast newscast featured on the Vanderbilt homepage has gone to a new format to reach a previously untapped campus audience –… Read More
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Vanderbilt Chancellor Marks 5-Year Anniversary
Nicholas S. Zeppos was named Chancellor of Vanderbilt University on March 1, 2008. What were the challenges and what lies ahead? Read more at… Read More
Wuerth elected to membership in American Law Institute
Ingrid Wuerth (Courtesy of Vanderbilt Law School) Ingrid Wuerth, professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School, has been elected to… Read More
Impact Symposium: Sen. George Mitchell
Watch a conversation with former Sen. George Mitchell, who served as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace from 2009 to 2011 and as independent chairman of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks, facilitated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss at Vanderbilt University March 18, 2013. Read More
Diagnostic Management focus of live video chat April 3
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s initiatives in diagnostic management will be highlighted during a live video chat with VUMC experts on Wednesday, April 3. Read More
Black and Gold football game and festivities April 13
All Vanderbilt staff and faculty are invited to join Head Football Coach James Franklin at the annual Black & Gold Spring Game which will be held on April 13 at 1 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Stadium. Read More
Our favorite Tweets, Instagrams and Facebook posts: Vanderbilt Class of 2017
Regular Decision letters were mailed this week, and the excitement from the new class of ‘Dores – and their families, friends, and Vanderbilt… Read More
Department of Art Senior Show 2013
Senior Show 2013 will be on display to the public from Friday, April 12 until Friday, May 10, in Space 204, the second floor gallery in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 25th and Garland, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More
It’s ‘Vogue meets moonshine’ at Appalachian Celebration April 20
Soulful country singer Elizabeth Cook will headline the Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013, scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Read More
New report offers road map for Nashville public schools
Addressing demographic shifts, revamping school governance and improving public communication are among the recommendations made for Metro Nashville Public Schools by Claire Smrekar, associate professor of leadership, policy and organization, Vanderbilt senior Hilary Knudson and Candice McQueen, dean of education at David Lipscomb University, in a new report. Read More
The Atlantic: The touch-screen generation
Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development? Georgene Troseth, associate professor of psychology, has studied how toddlers interact with screens and is quoted. Read More
The Hill: Remembering the chemical atttacks against the Kurds
Twenty-five years ago this March, Iraqi forces coordinated a calculated campaign of genocide against the Kurds, an atrocity that should remind the world that it must rally to the aid of those who suffer from brutal regimes, writes Michael Newton, professor of the practice of law. Read More
The Tennessean: Preschool effects greatest for those who need it most
While critics of expanded preschool argue that their cognitive effects fade out after the first few years of schooling, they ignore a body of longer-term evidence that indicates impoverished students who experience a high-quality preschool program are less likely to repeat grades, to spend time in special education, to become teen parents or to get arrested, writes Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development. Read More
LiveScience: ‘Mind-blowing’ bacteria reveal inner workings of some infectious diseases
According to Seth Bordenstein, assistant professor of biological sciences, studying Wolbachia has yielded some surprising new insights on microbial evolution that could help us understand, treat and prevent certain infectious diseases. "It's what gets me up every day and keeps me excited about doing this work." Read More
Study aimed at keeping executive expertise in government
Losing experienced employees from federal service jobs can have serious consequences, and there's a good way to lessen the chances of that happening, a new study shows. Read More
Plant compound stops colon cancer cells
Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be useful in colon cancer therapy. Read More
Technology transfer efforts bolstered by recent agreements
Last month, Vanderbilt University announced a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading pharmaceutical and consumer health care company, to develop potential new drugs for severe obesity. Read More
Surveillance network tracks shift in cause of childhood diarrhea
A national vaccine surveillance program that Vanderbilt University is a part of has identified a significant shift in the most common cause of childhood diarrhea. Read More
Moses named to inaugural class of AACR fellows
Harold L. (Hal) Moses, M.D., professor and acting chair of Cancer Biology and professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, has been named to the first class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. Read More
Children’s after-hours clinic debuts in Mt. Juliet
Bumps, bruises and sore throats don’t keep regular business hours, and that’s why the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened an after-hours clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Read More