Enzyme counters stomach acid attack
Dysfunction or loss of an “antioxidant” enzyme may lead to higher risk for esophageal cancer in patients with gastric reflux disease. Read More
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Get discount to ‘Anything Goes,’ ‘Clybourne Park’ at TPAC
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is offering discounts to the Vanderbilt community for upcoming performances of three acclaimed stage works. Read More
Get discounts on Predators tickets
Members of the Vanderbilt community can receive discounted tickets to upcoming Nashville Predators home games, including: Preseason Sept. 25 vs. St. Louis Blues Sept. Read More
Owen Graduate School of Management appoints new admissions director
Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management has named Christie St-John as its new director of admissions, effective Oct. 1, 2012. Read More
Yale University’s Joan Steitz awarded 2012 Vanderbilt Prize
Joan Steitz The 2012 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science has been awarded to Yale University professor Joan Steitz, Ph.D., whose pioneering work… Read More
Ants have an exceptionally high-def sense of smell
Ants have four to five times more odor receptors than most other insects, a team of researchers have discovered. Read More
VUCast: Driving Design
This Week on VUCast: How engineering students are driving the next big idea for the U.S. military. Why is Vanderbilt seeing… Read More
Pierce-Baker to read from memoir this week
Pierce-Baker (Vanderbilt) Charlotte Pierce-Baker, a professor of women’s and gender studies and of English at Vanderbilt, will appear at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. Read More
Renowned Vanderbilt Old Testament scholar dies
Distinguished New Testament scholar and former Vanderbilt Divinity School dean has died. Read More
Our favorite tweets of the week, Sept. 1-7
We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our… Read More
Use your discount on Vandy gear at home football games
Your faculty/staff discount is now good at retail spots at Vanderbilt home football games.(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt University now honors… Read More
Google Research Award goes to engineering team
A novel approach to improve location information to centimeter scale accuracy using the global positioning system has earned a Google Research Award for an engineering professor and his team. Read More
Don’t miss the Love Your Heart Expo Wednesday
(iStock) September is National Cholesterol Education Month and Health Plus is encouraging faculty and staff to get cholesterol checks if recommended, and… Read More
Holocaust Lecture Series examines enduring saga of genocide
The Holocaust Lecture Series will examine the enduring saga of genocide through insightful and provocative lectures and films. Read More
Parkinson’s therapy may impact language
Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests. Read More
Dayani offering group fitness class package for nonmembers
The Vanderbilt Dayani Center is now offering a group fitness class punch card for nonmembers to purchase. The punch card gives… Read More
Tech talk on Mathematica 8 is Sept. 13
A representative from Wolfram Research, the maker of Mathematica, will give a free tech talk about Mathematica 8 on Thursday, Sept. 13. Mathematica is… Read More
Gather for a Sept. 11 ceremony of remembrance
The Vanderbilt community created a remembrance tree on Alumni Lawn in the days following the tragedy of 9/11. (Vanderbilt) Gather on Sept. 11 to… Read More
Check out Blair School’s September line-up of free musical events
The Blair School of Music has a full schedule of free music events this month. (Vanderbilt) Welcome back to another amazing semester of concerts… Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tennessee sustainability report to be released Sept. 11
The effects of climate change will have widespread impact on the state, but there are opportunities to offset it by incorporating “climate-friendly” and “climate-resilient” actions into routine management decisions, say scientists from Vanderbilt and other major Tennessee research institutions in a new report. Read More
