The researchers, including Vanderbilt’s team led by Kari Hoffman, focused their efforts on the detection of hippocampal ripples, which are considered biomarkers of memory and are affected by epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Ilana Horn Bethany Rittle-Johnson Chezare Warren Mariah Harmon Following Ilana Horn’s selection… Read More
The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the appointment of 188 Guggenheim Fellowships to a distinguished and diverse group of culture creators working across 52 disciplines. Jefferson Cowie, the James G. Stahlman Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, was named to this 99th class of Guggenheim Fellows. Read More
Vanderbilt is committed to keeping the university community safe and informed. Information, resources and avenues of support are now available on the Health and Wellness website for people living with or caring for someone with Long COVID. Read More
Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressed transgender health and policy during a visit to… Read More
By Jenna Somers Infancy is the age at which someone is most likely to live in a homeless shelter. If that sounds surprising, consider… Read More
WATCH: Lacrosse student athlete Emily Gaven came to Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management with big goals. Hear why she chose Vandy and what's next! Read More
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the First Horizon Grants for Good Campaign. Read More
Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one associate or full professor to submit a Letter of Intent for the 2025 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award (SIA). Read More
The distinguished faculty members and deans representing eight colleges and schools were presented with medallions that symbolize the attainment of their positions and will become part of their official academic regalia. Chair holders contribute their expertise to real-world challenges, including climate change, political inequality and access to justice, artificial intelligence and ICU trauma. Read More
Logan Glazier’s (Class of 2025) experience is what many educators might call the ideal result of education: the ability to take what’s learned in a classroom—be it something specific, like how to build a roof rack, or general, like critical thinking skills—and apply it in the outside world. That ideal is exactly why, when Vanderbilt rolled out a strategic plan in fall 2014, it put a greater focus on experiential learning. That plan emerged as Immersion Vanderbilt. Read More
Faculty and staff have a unique way to help Opportunity Vanderbilt students: When 500 faculty and staff members make a gift of any size for Giving Day, $25,000 from Suzanne and Patrick McGee will be unlocked for Opportunity Vanderbilt. Read More
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation has announced its 2024 call for membership, which allows Vanderbilt faculty and staff to apply to become affiliates or fellows of the Center. The work of current fellows and affiliates has resulted in multi-million-dollar grants and was highlighted nationally on CBS’s 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper. Read More
A new paper by Farhang Heydari chronicles what started as an attempt to promote traffic safety that evolved quickly into a tactic to ferret out drug traffickers, criminals, and even terrorists, straying far from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's mission to “save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes.” Read More
All Vanderbilt University staff are invited to attend the Spring Staff Assembly, either in person or virtually, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 in Langford Auditorium. Please note the new day, time and location. Read More
THINGS TO KNOW: Vanderbilt University now has 25 LEED certified buildings Vanderbilt has PETAL and… Read More
New research from Jen Riley discusses the impact of power shifts, competition, and evolving technology on U.S. higher education. Read More
Gabe Horton is executive director of Pawster, a Nashville-based nonprofit that works to ensure that a pet owner’s temporary problem doesn’t lead to permanent loss of their pet. Pawster’s clients are pet owners in crisis, and the organization offers pets a foster home while their owner gets back on track. Ninety percent of pets are reunited with their owners. Read More
WATCH: He's graduating with a degree in medicine and divinity. See the path that brought Matthew Nettles to Vanderbilt and how he plans to use both degrees to better treat those in need. Read More
WATCH: See how student-athlete Haley Bishop is using her gift of communication and connection to help others. Read More
