Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have isolated a human monoclonal antibody that in a mouse model “markedly reduced” infection by the Zika virus. Read More
Hale Woodruff, an African American painter who worked to reinvent abstraction into a more pluralistic cultural practice, will be the focus of the Nov. 10 Goldberg Lecture by John Ott. Read More
Following a multi-committee review process that included both faculty and staff representation, students in the four undergraduate schools, the Graduate School and Vanderbilt Divinity School will utilize a new software system to complete their end-of-semester course and teaching evaluations beginning Dec. 2. Read More
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has appointed faculty from all 10 colleges and schools to the inaugural Vanderbilt University Research Council. Read More
Vanderbilt experts in political science, sociology, history and law are available to discuss the all-important first 100 days of the new presidency. Read More
'Time' highlighted the work of a team of Vanderbilt engineers who created a high-performance battery using junkyard metal scraps and laundry detergent salt, while professor Lisa Fazio’s research examining how liars create the “illusion of truth” was featured by the BBC. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Oct. 31. Read More
Overhaul of how political federal employees are appointed is urgently needed, says Vanderbilt Professor David Lewis Read More
Vanderbilt Athletics is offering a Friends and Family promotion with discounted tickets to the Nov. 19 Vanderbilt–Ole Miss game. Read More
Vanderbilt researchers have identified cocaine-induced modifications at specific neuronal connections, which could aid the development of new therapies for substance abuse disorders. Read More
VUTheatre, in partnership with the Holocaust Lecture Series,will perform the emotional drama "A Shayna Maidel" for two weekends, Nov. 4 - 12, at Neely Auditorium. Read More
Regina Jose Galindo has invited Nashville's Latino community to participate in the creation of 'Comunidad,' which will celebrate the spirit of mutual support that pervades immigrant community. Read More
Do your holiday shopping and support local artists and businesses from the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. This year’s festival will run two weeks beginning Nov. 28, with new items introduced each week. Read More
Vanderbilt Swimming is hosting in-state rival Tennessee on Friday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at Centennial Sportsplex. Read More
On Nov. 16, Tabitha Satterfield with the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability will offer tools to help caregivers learn to care for themselves so they can effectively care for their loved ones. Read More
The most recent Credo Award, Five Pillar Leader, and Elevate Team Award winners were announced at this week’s Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. The awards are conferred on a quarterly basis. Read More
In his State of the Medical Center address on Wednesday, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, described a “Strategic Compass” to help the Medical Center continue to “grow and shine” in the years to come. Read More
When Kelly Davis woke up one morning in April, she told her husband Anthony that she dreamed her face was moving; then she looked in the mirror and saw that it really was. Read More
The World on Wednesdays series presents 'Morocco on the Move' on Nov. 16. Read More
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus — two pathogens that frequently co-infect the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis — appear to cooperate with each other, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. When pseudomonas is starved for metal by the host, it shuts down the production of factors that would normally kill staph, promoting a co-infection. Read More
With the end of daylight saving time, ophthalmologists at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute want to focus on a real issue—dim-light driving situations that can endanger drivers and pedestrians. Read More
