May issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
Read the May issue of "The Open Dore," Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente’s newsletter, which is now available online. Read More
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Campus Dining offers faculty and staff meal-plan discounts for limited time
Vanderbilt Campus Dining is offering employees a discounted meal plan: 15 meals for the price of 10. Read More
Keeping up with the Commodores in Jamaica
Vanderbilt student-athletes are in Jamaica this week for a service trip In partnership with Soles4Souls. The students and Vanderbilt staffers are visiting schools and distributing shoes and other items to local children. Read More
Portrait unveiling honors three medical pioneers
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) honored three pioneers for their historic contributions to education, science and medicine during a formal portrait unveiling at Langford Auditorium this week. The event, hosted by the Office of Diversity Affairs, was held as part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) commitment to diversity and inclusion. Read More
Alexopoulos named chief of liver transplantation program
Sophoclis Alexopoulos, M.D., has been named chief of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation. Read More
Glowing receptors help find and track cancerous growth
Under the microscope, they sparkle like emeralds, these molecules that may hold a key to understanding — and stopping — cancerous growth. Read More
Eavey honored by Saint Joseph’s University
Ron Eavey, M.D., Guy M. Maness Professor and chair of Otolaryngology and director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, received the 2017 Edward C. Bradley S.J., M.D., Medical Alumni Award from the Saint Joseph’s University Medical Alumni Chapter at its annual awards event on its Philadelphia campus on April 23. Read More
VUMC’s Barocas honored by Society of Urologic Oncology
Daniel Barocas, M.D., associate professor of Urologic Surgery, recently received the Society of Urologic Oncology’s (SUO) Young Investigator Award at the group’s 2017 annual meeting in Boston. Read More
Vanderbilt Women in Surgery
The Section of Surgical Sciences recently hosted an inaugural Vanderbilt Women in Surgery event that featured a panel discussion with three prominent female Nashville surgeons: Bonnie Miller, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education and Executive Vice President for Educational Affairs; Gretchen Jackson, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Pediatric Surgery; and Jeanne Ballinger, M.D., general surgeon with Saint Thomas Health. Read More
Challenges, opportunities ahead for VUSM graduates
In his message to the class of 2017 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), spoke of challenges caused by the rapid pace of change in health care and eroding public trust in the U.S. health care system. Read More
Alternative graduation recognizes VU student-athletes
On Tuesday, Vanderbilt hosted an "alternative graduation" for a dozen student-athletes who missed last week's Commencement ceremonies due to athletic obligations. Read More
Nursing graduates ready to begin health care journeys
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) and Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing, told the Class of 2017 during Investiture ceremonies last week that they have chosen to become nurses at the best point in history. Read More
Biomedical Sciences graduates driven by pursuit of discovery
When Allison Norlander was visiting biomedical science graduate programs in 2011, she nearly crossed Vanderbilt off her list before she even visited. After six interview trips, she was worn out. Read More
‘Space Stations’ help introduce EpicLeap system
Cheryl Blackwell walked into a room with her reading glasses propped atop her head and was greeted by people wearing wacky antennas adorned with rocket ships and planets. Read More
Oxidative stress in tumors
Vanderbilt investigators have developed a new method for measuring oxidative stress in human tumors, which provides insight into cancer development. Read More
School for Science and Math students graduate; new cohort named
The program graduated its 2017 class and named the new cohort for this fall. Read More
Thousands celebrate at Employee Appreciation Picnic
Thousands of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees celebrated at the annual Employee Appreciation Picnic Tuesday on Library Lawn. Read More
Discounts available for university employees
Have you visited the employee discounts page lately? There are tons of great deals for you and your family. Read More
24th Avenue South to close for paving
24th Avenue South is scheduled to close the week of May 21 for a paving project. Read More
Vanderbilt Equestrian Team member wins IHSA National Championship
Caroline Biggs, a rising junior from Knoxville, Tennessee, studying human and organizational development, won the 2017 National Championship for Individual Novice Flat at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competition in Lexington, Kentucky. Read More
