A bulletproof vest that calls for backup when injured officers can’t emerged as one of the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day’s most fascinating offerings, holding promise to move from undergraduate project to life-saving purchase. Read More
Marc Chen wants to use data to make cities work better for everyone. Chen, a math and economics major, believes there’s a wealth of untapped data out there waiting to be mined that could help public policymakers understand how their decisions affect the well-being of city residents. Read More
Distinguished fiction writer and professor Lorrie Moore has been awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Read More
Two brain signaling pathways have overlapping functions in regulating anxiety, suggesting that therapeutics aimed at one or the other will impact both. Read More
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present Vandy Cooks: Korean Cuisine on Friday, May 19. Read More
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral alumni in biomedical science are invited back to campus for their first-ever reunion June 1–2. Read More
Vanderbilt investigators have identified an unexpected link between cell survival and the polarized delivery of proteins to the surface of mammary epithelial cells. Read More
“The Science of Violence and Compassion” is the subject of a panel discussion that will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Adventure Science Center. Read More
Four appraisers from the American Nurses Credentialing Center are visiting Vanderbilt University Medical Center this week as the final step toward the Medical Center earning a third Magnet Designation. Read More
Richard Abramson, M.D., will engage in creative program development as the Department of Radiology’s first Vice Chair for Innovation. Read More
Leading cancer investigators from several prominent universities and laboratories will headline the 2017 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Annual Scientific Retreat, to be held Thursday, May 4. Read More
Infectious diseases specialist David Aronoff, M.D., recently became one of 73 new fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society of Microbiology. Read More
Joey Barnett, Ph.D., has been named co-chair of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Admissions Committee, effective July 1. Read More
Vanderbilt University biochemist Billy Hudson, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2017 Carl Brändén Award by The Protein Society for exceptional contributions to science, education and service. Read More
Two Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students were recently recognized with national awards for their accomplishments. Read More
Nobel laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., renowned for his studies of learning and memory, will give the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 4. Read More
A new protein structure may guide the development of Alzheimer's therapeutics. Read More
Philippe Fauchet has been reappointed as dean of the School of Engineering for a five-year term, beginning July 1. Read More
Vanderbilt joined 29 other top universities in filing a joint amicus brief April 20 urging the U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold the injunction against the Trump administration's travel ban. Read More
A unique Vanderbilt class focusing on philanthropy will end the semester with students presenting checks totaling $75,000 to service organizations tomorrow. Read More
