Participants will learn strategies to help prevent youth sports-related injuries, protect the health of pediatric athletes, and improve their physical literacy. Health professionals, coaches, teachers and parents are invited to attend. Read More
Vanderbilt's award-winning three-step Go for the Gold program can help you achieve a healthier and more productive life by identifying health risks and taking action to reduce those risks. Complete all three Go for the Gold steps by Oct. 31 by logging in to your Health Plus Health Guide. Read More
From desk-side yoga poses to 5K training for beginners, find the online workout that's right for you, or try them all. Read More
H. Floyd Dennis, professor of special education, emeritus, died April 17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 89. As a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher, Dennis was founding director of the Kennedy Center Institute on Youth and Social Development. Read More
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Latino and Latina Studies and the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students presented Sí Se Pudo 2017, Vanderbilt’s inaugural Latinx graduation ceremony, on May 11 in the Central Library Community Room. Read More
The innovative program addresses the acute need for greater diversity in the professoriate by offering a specialized postdoctoral program for scholars from underrepresented backgrounds. Read More
Alumni who helped start the paradigm-changing Appalachian Student Health Coalition will present a panel discussion from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 19, in the Heard Library Community Room. The coalition was founded by Vanderbilt medical, law, nursing and undergraduate students in 1970 to reach out to medically underserved communities in upper East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. Read More
Blood type A was associated with longer ovarian cancer survival in a recent Vanderbilt-led study. Read More
For ten straight years, Vanderbilt has soared to success with innovative rocket designs and payloads, and this year is no exception. Read More
Survival rates continue to rise for children living with once-fatal chronic pediatric health conditions, but their survival comes at a cost. Read More
Gilman Whiting, whose areas of research include psycho-social educational resilience, race and fatherhood initiatives will co-lead a Belcourt Theatre film series for black teenage boys. Read More
RSV infection reduces the risk of infection with human rhinovirus, which could have implications for vaccine development and prevention strategies for viral respiratory tract infections in infants. Read More
On May 12, a global “ransomware” cyber attack was launched that has now reached computers in 150 countries, including the United States. The cyber attack continues to present an ongoing threat for computers and systems that have not yet been protected. Vanderbilt needs your help to further protect its network and your files. Read More
In partnership with Soles4Souls, Vanderbilt Athletics is spending the upcoming week on a service trip to Jamaica. Student-athletes and Vanderbilt staffers are slated to visit local schools and distribute shoes and other items to children. Read More
Facebook's founding engineer and Vanderbilt alumnus Jeff Rothschild discusses the company's earliest days in the latest episode of "The Zeppos Report." Read More
(iStock image) Last Friday, a global “ransomware” cyberattack was launched that has now reached computers in 150 countries, including the U.S. The cyberattack continues to… Read More
Damp weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of Class of 2017 members on Friday, May 12, when Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presided over Commencement exercises and nearly 4,000 undergraduates, graduate and professional students received diplomas. Read More
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 8. Read More
According to the latest national assessment, 85 percent of the people in Bangladesh have access to safe drinking water. However, a new study raises serious questions about the nation's water security. Read More
