Vanderbilt Offers Online Courses
Vanderbilt makes its first institution-wide foray into digital course offerings—both for credit and not for credit—in 2013. Read More
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Doctor Isolates Cause in Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak
A Vanderbilt physician’s determination to find the cause of a patient’s illness provided the crucial discovery in a meningitis outbreak that has sickened 704 people in 20 states and has led to 46 deaths. Read More
Oak Leaf Society honors loyal donors
This past spring Vanderbilt launched a new donor society to recognize the more than 28,000 Vanderbilt alumni, parents, friends and community members who demonstrate loyalty to the university by renewing their charitable gifts each year. Read More
Jennifer Bailey combines her passions for divinity study and feeding the hungry
Jennifer Bailey never imagined herself living in Nashville, Tenn., but her passion for addressing issues of hunger and poverty brought her to Music City in 2009. She hasn’t left yet. Read More
School of Medicine Debuts New Learning Model
This past summer medical students began implementing an innovative four-year education model called Curriculum 2.0. A deeply integrated system requiring flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty, it allows students greater influence over their learning. Read More
Common Antibiotic Poses Increased Heart Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the antibiotic azithromycin after a Vanderbilt study shed light on a rare but important risk. Read More
Chimpanzees Demonstrate ‘Endowment Effect’ Trait
It turns out that chimpanzees behave much like humans in displaying the controversial trait known as the “endowment effect,” which has implications for law. The endowment effect causes people to consider an item they have just come to possess as higher in value than the price they would have paid just a moment before. Read More
John Johnson to deliver 2013 Seyfert Lecture Jan. 17
Caltech's John Johnson will discuss the success of NASA’s Kepler mission, which has identified hundreds of potentially habitable Earth-sized and smaller planets in the Milky Way, and Project Minerva, an innovative observation facility that uses an array of small telescopes rather than a single large telescope. Read More
Newest undergrads give thumbs-up
Students receiving bachelor’s degrees last May left Vanderbilt overwhelmingly satisfied with their university experience, results of an annual survey indicate. Read More
Vanderbilt Libraries add iPads to list of circulated items
Vanderbilt Libraries have just added iPad2s to the list of items that the university's current students, faculty and staff can check out. Read More
Maiello shares passion for music history with students in Blair precollege program
For James Maiello, assistant professor of musicology and ethnomusicology at the Blair School of Music, teaching and research are two sides of the same coin. Read More
Our favorite Tweets and Instagrams of the week, Jan. 4-11
Happy New Year, Vanderbilt fans and followers! The start of a new semester has students – both high school seniors and current ‘Dores – thinking… Read More
Be a Wellness Commodore and promote better health
iStockphoto Do you have a passion for wellness? Join over 170 faculty and staff and become a Health Plus Wellness Commodore! A… Read More
Dayani offers fitness package for nonmembers
(Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center is now offering a group fitness class punch card for nonmembers to purchase. The punch card… Read More
Zeppos welcomes Tennessee legislators; lawmakers praise Vanderbilt’s impact on state
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos officially welcomed the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, including 50 new lawmakers, at a special reception held at the Tennessee State Museum Jan. 9. Read More
Re:VU 2013 now available
The 2013 edition of the Re:VU brochure, a concise summary of Vanderbilt’s vital statistics featuring the most commonly requested facts and figures pertaining to the university, is now available. Read More
Wired: DARPA opens source code for building your own amphibious tank
The DoD’s DARPA group plans to release open-source software that will let anyone design and run virtual tests on their own amphibious vehicle. Darpa’s software — built in part by researchers at Vanderbilt University — is called Meta. Read More
Vanderbilt named healthiest employer, gets mayor’s gold award
Vanderbilt has been recognized for its commitment to employee health and wellness. Read More
Listen: Computer scientist Doug Schmidt discusses MOOCs
Listen to Doug Schmidt, professor of computer science and of computer engineering, discuss the impact and implications of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, on this episode of the Software Engineering Radio podcast. Read More
Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer revealed
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic “hotspots” linked to colorectal cancer. Read More
