Trauma nurses initiate pledge against distracted driving
Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Level-1 Trauma Center are taking a pledge to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving. These caregivers,… Read More
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Proposals sought for Creative Campus Innovation Grants
For the second year, the Curb Creative Campus Initiative is seeking proposals for its Creative Campus Innovation Grant program. Creative Campus Innovation Grants enable… Read More
Faculty Seminar: Privacy in America – Glimpses of a Modern History
Privacy has become a flashpoint of contemporary American life. But it would be a mistake to treat “privacy” as an abstraction, unmoored by time, circumstance,… Read More
Faculty Seminar: Re-engineering Surgery – The Rise of Robots in the Operating Room
Watch video of Robert J. Webster III’s talk which covers several examples of novel surgical robots, ranging from “tentacle-like” robots that are the diameter of… Read More
Faculty Seminar: Creating Chaos in Haydn’s The Creation
Watch video of Melanie Lowe’s talk that explores the aesthetics of the impossible in Joesph Haydn’s most sublime work. In 1797 Haydn completed what was immediately… Read More
Faculty Seminar: Why College? – Education and Citizenship in Modern America
College produces good citizens, right? Yes, but not for the reasons most people think. Watch video of Christopher P. Loss’s talk about the role of… Read More
‘Material Glance’ unites prints and poetry at Fine Arts Gallery
"Material Glance (Llambrec Material)" by Antoni Tàpies. Lithograph, 1975. (image courtesy of Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery) Material Glance: A Portfolio of Lithographs by Antoni… Read More
New clue to ADHD
A rare genetic change adds support to the idea that altered dopamine signaling is a key risk factor for ADHD. Read More
Visit the Frist for free May 18 and 19
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, will offer free admission on Friday, May 18,… Read More
Bluebird on the Mountain series launches new season May 19
Singer-songwriters Lionel Cartwright, Allen Shamblin and Chuck Cannon will be the featured performers at the season opener of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series at Dyer Observatory May 19. Read More
Intestinal artillery launches anti-bacterial attack
The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial "bullets" into the gut. Read More
Free activities offered on National Employee Health and Fitness Day May 16
Employees enjoy a free fitness class at Health Plus (Steve Green/Vanderbilt University) National Employee Health and Fitness Day, dedicated to increasing awareness… Read More
Live video test page
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Remembering Senior Day 2012
VUCast Extra: Seniors hear from NBC veteran journalist Tom Brokaw, and remember their place in Vanderbilt history. It all started four years ago… Watch… Read More
Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement
Top scholars from Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate and professional schools are being honored with Founder’s Medals during Commencement on Friday, May 11. Read More
Register now for 2012 Geriatric Update Conference
Register now for the Geriatric Update Conference June 16. Read More
Stedman receives Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Distinguished Alumnus Award
Clinical and developmental psychologist Donald J. Stedman received Peabody's Distinguished Alumnus Award during Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 11. Read More
Space 204 welcomes Quintin Owens’ ‘Aesthetic Predicament’
"The Aesthetic Predicament." Image provided by Quintin Owens Vanderbilt’s Space 204 welcomes Quintin Owens’ Aesthetic Predicament, a sculptural exhibition on Friday, May 18, and… Read More
Chancellor urges Vanderbilt grads to embrace complexity
Vanderbilt graduates got some advice from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during Commencement May 11. Read More
Vanderbilt University honors 19 as emeriti faculty
Nineteen Vanderbilt professors were honored as emeritus or emerita faculty during Commencement exercises May 11. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Nineteen retiring faculty members were recognized during… Read More
