Vanderbilt mourns loss of Frances Williams Preston
Frances Williams Preston, member of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers, died June 13. (Vanderbilt) Frances Williams Preston, one of the most successful… Read More
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Sengupta receives NSF CAREER award
Peabody's Pratim Sengupta has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Read More
Heat index, lightning alerts and more from Vanderbilt’s ‘CoachSmart’ app
A new Vanderbilt Sports Medicine smartphone application for coaches puts an athletic trainer, a personal assistant and a meteorologist all in the palm… Read More
Roots of childhood brain tumors
Cells in the back of the developing brain can give rise to brain tumors, suggesting they may be a target for treatment. Read More
Celebrate summer at the Employee Celebration Picnic
To celebrate the end of the academic year and to thank university and medical center faculty and staff for their commitment, hard work… Read More
365@VU: Kissam demolition continues
Pardon our dust: Kissam quadrangle's six building are in the process of being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art living-dining experience for… Read More
Alumnus to sign new Fred Russell biography
Fred Russell and family (archive photo) Meet Vanderbilt alumnus Andrew Derr at a book reading and signing of Life of Dreams: The Good Times… Read More
Panel: Libraries and the impact of Internet technology
Vanderbilt's Jean and Alexander Heard Library (Central Library), as seen from 21st Avenue South. (Photo by Jon Erickson) Internet technology (IT) in 21st century… Read More
New leadership for Vanderbilt Divinity model program
The Rev. Jaco Hamman, a professor of pastoral care and counseling who studies the confluence of theology and psychology in people’s lives, is the new director of Vanderbilt University Divinity School’s Program in Theology and Practice. Read More
“Extremely little” telescope discovers pair of odd planets
A small telescope with a lens no more powerful than a high-end digital camera has discovered the existence of two very unusual exoplanets. Read More
200th Wellcast: Wright Pinson on active lifestyles
Pinson (Vanderbilt) This week’s Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness Wellcast, titled “The Wright Stuff,” is the series’ landmark 200th podcast. Read More
Mixed results define 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for men in Tennessee and cancer deaths continue to move further away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People 2020 goal, according to the 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card. Read More
Rare NEA research grant to fund Vanderbilt study on art-making and quality of life
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt will use $10,000 from the NEA to study correlations between art-making and quality of life. Read More
Be a ‘First Friend’ to an international student
International students at Vanderbilt are in need of friendship and support when they arrive. Help make their transition smooth by participating in First Friends… Read More
Sign up for paycheck direct deposit at C2HR
To reduce paper usage and data entry time, enrollment for direct deposit of paychecks is now on the… Read More
Jarman’s ‘Bone Fires’ wins Balcones Poetry Prize
'Bone Fires: New and Selected Poems' has earned Austin Community College's annual Balcones Poetry Prize. Read More
Making order out of ordinal data
A new statistical tool developed by Vanderbilt biostatisticians will help medical researchers make sense of a commonly encountered – but hard-to-analyze – type of data. Read More
Vanderbilt identifies genes linked to breast cancer chemo resistance
A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators has identified a gene expression pattern that may explain why chemotherapy prior to surgery isn’t effective against some tumors and suggests new therapy options for patients with specific subtypes of breast cancer. Read More
Help identify unknown object detected during Venus transit
On Tuesday, June 5, Dyer Observatory trained its solar telescope onto the sun to observe the Venus transit. In addition to capturing… Read More
Love Circle alternative energy showcase project nears completion
The wind turbine stands next to the wind monitoring station (right) and frames are ready for solar panels on the hill atop Love Circle… Read More
