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VUToday: Opinions on Confederate monuments in weekly roundup of VU news stories

University News and Communications publishes "VUToday," a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, each weekday. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Aug. 21. Read More

Divinity School MOOC course addresses ethical challenge of mass incarceration

Vanderbilt’s latest massive open online course (MOOC), presented by the Divinity School, addresses a central ethical challenge in American society today: mass incarceration. Read More

SkyVU Flight Check-In on grants management scheduled for Sept. 19

SkyVU will host its third Flight Check-In on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 4:10 to 5:10 p.m. in the Student Life Center’s Board of Trust Room. Read More

Students and faculty experience what life is like when you’re poor

Health care providers, community leaders, and faculty and students from the School of Nursing and other area universities explored the challenges of poverty during a recent simulation pilot project. Read More

Vanderbilt now home to extraordinary gaming collection

Vanderbilt has acquired the George Clulow and U.S. Playing Card Co. Gaming Collection—one of the world's premiere collections of books about card games, games of chance, playing cards and chess. Read More

Vanderbilt invests $30 million and issues chair challenge to boost faculty support

Vanderbilt University has announced to alumni and supporters the Chancellor Chair Challenge, a yearlong, $30 million investment by the university designed to create 30 new endowed chairs. Read More

Chancellor commits Vanderbilt to a big, bold future at fall assembly

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos cemented Vanderbilt's commitment to excellence with initiatives that drive innovation and discovery, unveiling a $30 million investment in faculty at the Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

Bartels wins $10,000 research award at Faculty Assembly

Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty award for accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative expression was given to Larry Bartels during the 2017 Fall Faculty Assembly on Aug. 24. Read More

New research on Fragile X syndrome reinforces importance of early detection

New insights into the long-lasting effects of Fragile X syndrome on connections in the brain during early development highlight the importance of early detection and treatment. Read More

Vanderbilt Primary Care–Williamson County expands, accepting new patients

Vanderbilt Primary Care in Williamson County has expanded its practice, and several clinic providers are now scheduling new patient appointments for all your primary care needs. Read More

Vanderbilt joins NASA in eclipse balloon launch

Vanderbilt University researchers joined a national NASA weather balloon project giving scientists and people around the world a view of the total solar eclipse from the edge of space. Read More

AlertVU test scheduled for Sept. 7

Vanderbilt will conduct a test of its AlertVU emergency notification system on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 2:30 p.m. AlertVU sends emergency messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Racing the eclipse, School of Engineering weather balloon sends striking video

A high-altitude weather balloon rose yesterday from a Vanderbilt garage rooftop to the edge of space to live-stream the eclipse from above Nashville and record the temporary atmospheric changes it caused. Read More

Eclipse at The Ingram Commons

Watch as the class of 2021 join together to experience a once in a lifetime full solar eclipse on The Ingram Commons. Follow Vanderbilt on… Read More

Eclipse Timelapse Montage

Enjoy this montage of time-lapsed videos from across the campus of Vanderbilt University during Eclipse 2017. Read More

Vanderbilt University community gathers for VU Eclipse 2017

Vanderbilt University students, faculty, and staff joined together to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event: a total solar eclipse. Read More

Council formed to support early career physicians

A physician council has been established to recognize excellence among early career clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and to create dialogue between leadership and faculty regarding obstacles to ongoing success. Read More

Drug discovery efforts may lead to new Rett syndrome treatments

Vanderbilt University research-ers have relieved symptoms of Rett syndrome in a mouse model with a small molecule that works like the dimmer switch in an electrical circuit. Read More

Huntington’s Disease Clinic lands Level 1 designation

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Huntington’s Disease Clinic is one of only four in the nation to receive a Level 1 Center of Excellence designation. Read More

Eclipse VIPs

Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated Monday’s solar eclipse with its smallest patients. Babies Read More