bar

Anonymous $10 million gift to Vanderbilt University will support College Halls

An anonymous $10 million gift to the College Halls program continues the momentum that is transforming the undergraduate experience at Vanderbilt University through living–learning communities. Read More

VUToday: Music’s impact on language development in 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 May 29. Read More

Nashville Symphony concert slated for Centennial Park Thursday

The annual Vanderbilt Family Night with the Nashville Symphony will be at the Musicians Corner in the southwest area of Centennial Park on Thursday, June 8. Festivities begin at 5 p.m., and the symphony's performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Read More

Better models predict weather disaster outcomes, help plan recoveries

Bayesian modeling can include hundreds of data points and present a range of potential events and options for dealing with them. Read More

Vanderbilt event benefits Nashville immigrant community

The Office of the Chancellor hosted “Food from Inside the Travel Ban,” a fundraiser for TN Justice for Our Neighbors, June 1 at the Wyatt Center Rotunda. The event featured food inspired by Syria, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Iran and Somalia. Read More

Web-based tool will help government realistically plan for climate change

Researchers are studying how commerce and flood control on inland waterways and the residents along them must change. Read More

Climate change took away ancient animals’ food supply; holds implications for today’s wildlife

Analysis suggests that climate change had a significant impact on megafauna diets and was a primary factor in their extinction. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers studying Bangladesh for harbinger of climate change impact

An island off the nation's coast demonstrates land use mismanagement can be far more damaging than rising sea levels. Read More

Expert: Private industry, better messaging can help overcome damage from Paris withdrawal

Vanderbilt University law and earth science professors contend initiatives that reduce carbon emissions from corporations and households can fill some of the gap. Read More

Finding ‘Calm:’ Lowry Wins 2016 World Projects Composition Competition

Inspired by last year’s flooding in Louisiana, Chris Lowry wrote his winning composition, which premieres in June in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of Christopher Lowry… Read More

Met Bet: English Ph.D. Leads to NYC Museum Fellowship

Lucy Mensah is completing a prestigious fellowship at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lucy Mensah, MA’12, PhD’16, who graduated with a doctorate in… Read More

Brëw-hilde: Blair Alumnae Bring Opera to Nashville Bars

Soprano Kelsey Onwuzuruigbo sings at Nashville’s inaugural Opera on Tap event, held at Harpeth Brewing Co. in September 2016. Photo by Nduka Onwuzuruigbo Nashville… Read More

Art Speaks: Kennedy Center exhibit invites understanding and conversation

“Day Boy Night Girl” by Sarah E. Vaughn is on view at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center exhibit “Breaking Ground” through June. Whether we… Read More

Teen pregnancy reduction campaigns in Brazil may be backfiring

Discussing the potential for depression in young pregnant women is not an effective way to curb young women from getting pregnant, according to a new study of Brazilian mothers Read More

Conference to feature national leaders on youth sports safety

People committed to making youth sports safer will meet in Nashville July 13-14 for a biennial event that has become one of the nation’s premier conferences on the topic. Read More

University implements summer flex schedule, giving many staff Friday afternoons off

Summertime gets a little sweeter for Vanderbilt University staff on June 9, when the university’s new summer schedule goes into effect. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced the plan for staff today in a message to the community thanking the staff for their unflagging support of Vanderbilt. Read More

A message from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announcing new summer flex schedule

Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced a new summer flex schedule for the university campus June 1. Read More

Faculty committee proposes plan for investment in graduate education and research

Following a collaborative rapid cycle process, an ad hoc faculty committee has released a report identifying four proposed thematic areas for future investment in graduate education and research at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt joins with the Preds for #UnitedInGold Day

Commodore Nation is standing with our Nashville Predators by declaring June 2 “United in Gold Day.” Limited-edition T-shirts are available at the bookstore. Read More

Construction re-routes walkway near School of Nursing

Fencing around the new School of Nursing expansion project construction area was put up Wednesday, May 31. Read More