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Read the latest issue of ‘iNCLUSIVE’
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read More
Male adults needed for hearing study
The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is seeking male adults to participate in a research study. The study will explore how the brain processes linguistic sounds. Read More
Media advisory: Latest Vanderbilt Poll to be released Tuesday, May 30
Topics include health care, immigration, bipartisanship and President Trump. Read More
Numerous ATV trauma admissions concern providers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
iStockphoto Vanderbilt University Medical Center has already treated nearly 50 victims of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents in 2017, a number that has medical providers concerned,… Read More
International exhibit unites students, faculty and staff in celebrating mapping technology
Vanderbilt's recent hosting of the "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" exhibition proved to be not only intellectually enriching, but also socially unifying, according to several leaders across campus. Read More
Novel nanotube approach earns grad student coveted spot in ORNL innovation program
An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Read More
Overbeck named to USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team
Vanderbilt rising sophomore Kayla Overbeck has been named to the 2017 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team. Read More
Women’s tennis heads to Final Four to face Florida
For the third season in a row, Vanderbilt women's tennis is Final Four-bound. Their Sunday victory sets up a Final Four match-up between the Commodores (24-5) and the top-ranked Florida Gators for the third time this season and sixth in NCAA tournament history. Read More
International Strategy Working Group issues draft Executive Summary
The International Strategy Working Group, charged by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente last September with developing a plan to strengthen Vanderbilt’s international research, scholarship and creative expression efforts while raising the global profile of the university as a research institution, has produced a draft Executive Summary of its work. Read More
How to manage one of Vanderbilt’s most important assets: its brand
The Vanderbilt brand is one of the university’s most valuable assets, so it is important that all members of the Vanderbilt community understand how and when Vanderbilt’s name and logo should be used. Read More
VUToday: Blair School piano phenom 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 May 15. Read More
Planning a family getaway? Check out these employee discounts
Are you planning a summertime vacation or getaway with your family? Vanderbilt University employees have access to hundreds of discounts that include some fun-filled vacation destinations. Read More
My Southern Health: What to ask your doctor about prostate cancer screening
In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that men of all ages should not be routinely screened for levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). That group now recommends that men ages 55 to 69 should talk with their doctors and make well-informed individual decisions about the potential harms and benefits of PSA screening, and treatment if cancer is found. Read More
My Southern Health: Why young adults should pay more attention to heart health
Here’s what you need to know to boost your heart health and reduce heart attack risk. Read More
Save the date: Second School of Medicine Research Enterprise Forum is May 30
The second School of Medicine Research Enterprise Forum is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, in Light Hall, Room 208. Jennifer Pietenpol, Vanderbilt University Medical Center executive vice president for research, will host the event. Read More
Vanderbilt-sponsored Dragon Music Sundays series continues
The 2017 Dragon Music Sundays series, sponsored by Vanderbilt University, runs May 21–June 11 at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Read More
Vanderbilt community invited to June 22 open house for Aertson Midtown
Aertson Midtown, the newly opened mixed-use development across from campus at the corner of Broadway and 21st Avenue, invites the Vanderbilt community to a June 22 open house and tour, including lunch prepared by James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper. Read More
Life in the Precambrian may have been much livelier than previously thought
An interdisciplinary study suggests the strange creatures that lived in the Garden of the Ediacaran more than 540 million years ago may have been much more dynamic than experts have thought. Read More
Puffy planet provides opportunity for testing alien worlds for signs of life
Astronomers from Vanderbilt, Lehigh and Ohio State universities have discovered a “puffy planet" with the density of Styrofoam that is an excellent test-bed for probing exoplanets for signs of life. Read More
