VUCast Newscast: Free Degree
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: How focusing on inner city kids could earn… Read More
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Life without engineers
In his talk titled “Engineering Excitement,” Norman Fortenberry, executive director of the American Association for Engineering Education outlined the changes in U.S. engineering education that he believes are necessary for the profession to adapt to the economic and social changes that are currently sweeping the globe. Read More
Critical election issues focus of Cal Turner Program event
Key issues at the intersection of religion and American society – including health care, taxation and immigration – will be explored March 29 during “Religion and Politics 2012,” a symposium sponsored by the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership. Read More
Marilyn Friedman: “Can Bad People Live Well?”
Watch video of Vanderbilt University Marilyn Friedman presenting “Can Bad People Live Well?” on March 22. Her presentation was part of The Berry Lectures in Public Philosophy series… Read More
Risk of secondary tumors from melanoma drug studied
A new study offers clues on why melanoma patients who are treated with oral drugs inhibiting the BRAF gene are at increased risk for developing secondary skin cancers. Read More
HHMI announces 2013 investigator competition
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is accepting applications for investigator positions from outstanding scientists who have demonstrated originality and substantial accomplishments… Read More
‘Doctors of the Dark Side’ screens March 28
"Dr. Observing" by Susan Crile The documentary film Doctors of the Dark Side will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28,… Read More
Listen: From barbecue to Burt, Southern lit conference covers the gamut
Michael Kreyling (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Approximately 150 professors and graduate students from across the nation with expertise in Southern writing and related topics will gather… Read More
Williams, others elected to Frist Board of Trustees
Gail Carr Williams (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Associate Director of Community, Neighborhood and Government Relations Gail Carr Williams and others with ties to the university… Read More
Smoking stokes cells’ cancer capacity
Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk. Read More
Sustainable landscaping and gardening focus of Green Bag lunch March 28
The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the American Studies Sustainability Project will sponsor the seventh installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series from noon… Read More
Conference offers support, guidance for siblings of adults with disabilities
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will co-host the fourth annual Tennessee Adult Brothers and… Read More
Journalist Cokie Roberts gives free, public lecture March 28
Cokie Roberts, ABC News political analyst and National Public Radio senior news analyst, will give a talk March 28 as part of Vanderbilt's Project Dialogue series. Read More
Founder of ‘Knowledge is Power Program’ to speak at Vanderbilt
The founder of the Knowledge is Power Program will speak on the completion results and growth of this national network of public schools. Read More
Vanderbilt Theatre presents David Ives’ adaptation of ‘The Liar’
The Vanderbilt University Department of Theatre will present David Ives’ adaptation of The Liar beginning at 8 p.m. April 6 at Neely Auditorium. Read More
Implications of prenatal testing examined at Grand Rounds event April 13
(iStockphoto) It is now possible to receive a noninvasive prenatal test for Down syndrome that can be administered at 10 weeks of gestation and… Read More
Become citizen documentarian through Frist photo project
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will distribute 1,000 disposable cameras, inviting the Nashville public to photograph aspects of their community… Read More
Baby photo contest, more to raise money for Children’s Hospital
(Neil Brake/Vanderbilt) Nashville’s Most Photogenic Baby 2012 contest begins March 29, with proceeds benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt,… Read More
Minds Wide Open
In a suite of laboratories atop a gleaming glass-walled tower, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are designing radical new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia,… Read More
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Healing Hands
Bass guitarist and keyboardist Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts poses with young fans Emma Watson (left) and Gracelyn Mansfield before a sold-out 2007 Rascal Flatts… Read More