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VUToday: Pre-K expansion, minority students in STEM featured in weekly roundup of VU stories in the news

New research from Peabody faculty Dale Farran and Mark Lipsey was the focus of an "Atlantic" story about pre-K expansion in the United States, while professor Ebony McGee and sociology doctoral student Stacey LaMar were featured in a "Christian Science Monitor" story about minority students in STEM graduate programs. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Oct. 24. Read More

Vanderbilt Television News Archive launches new website

Visitors to the Vanderbilt Television News Archive website can enjoy major enhancements to the video, thanks to a complete redesign and updated infrastructure. Read More

VU Inside: Giving surgical robots a human touch

Bioengineer Nabil Simaan is taking robotic surgical tools to the next level by making them incredibly flexible and situationally aware. Read More

Workshop: Can there be common ground in Palestine–Israel?

Join Shaul Cohen for a workshop, 'Can There Be Common Ground? Environment, Identity and Community in Palestine–Israel,' on Friday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. Read More

Zeppos named to AAU board

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has been named to the 11-member board of directors of the Association of American Universities, a nonprofit organization of 62 leading public and private research universities in the United States and Canada. Read More

Trans-Institutional Programs pre-proposals due Nov. 28; University Courses proposals due Dec. 12

The Office of the Provost is issuing a call for proposals for Trans-Institutional Programs and University Courses for the 2017 fiscal year. TIPs awards and University Courses are open to university- and Vanderbilt University Medical Center-employed faculty. Read More

Vanderbilt alum who launched edge computing company is BOV chair; energetic recruiter

Gary Butler, MS’94, founder, president and CEO of Camgian Microsystems Corporation, only attended the School of Engineering for two years, but the experience played a… Read More

Education Equity Fifty Years After Coleman

On Oct. 27, a panel of education experts explored how policymakers, scholars and school leaders are still addressing the pressing questions and concerns raised by… Read More

Vanderbilt by the Numbers 2016

Here's a look at Vanderbilt 2016 by the numbers—statistics, rankings, student information and more. Read More

Bioluminescent sensor causes brain cells to glow in the dark

A team of Vanderbilt scientists have genetically modified luciferase, the enzyme that produces bioluminescence, so that it acts as an optical sensor that records activity in brain cells. Read More

Vanderbilt by the Numbers 2016

Here's a look at Vanderbilt 2016 by the numbers—statistics, rankings, student information and more. Read More

Life Phase Series: Celebrating Native American heritage

November is Native American Heritage Month. Pazetta B. Mallette presents the culture, contributions and current issues facing Native Americans on Nov. 15 in 428 Light Hall. Read More

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores sets new record for Children’s Miracle Network, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores – a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® partner since 1998 – set a new fundraising record in its… Read More

Local company supports ‘Growing to New Heights’

Derksen Portable Buildings hosted a “Tool Shed Party” and golf tournament Sept. 16-17 in Cottage Grove, Tennessee, in support of Monroe Carell Jr. Read More

Protect yourself from malicious or compromised websites

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Vanderbilt IT has launched its second-annual campaign to make the Vanderbilt community aware of various security issues and how to respond to each through a series of blog posts. Read More

A Decade of Digital Humanities at Vanderbilt

This panel discusses some of the trials and triumphs of our international team who for longer than a decade have worked to preserve the oldest… Read More

SkyVU steering committee provides update on initiative to upgrade, improve university systems

More than 350 faculty and staff participated in a town hall meeting Oct. 25 to learn more about SkyVU, the new cloud-based Oracle solution that will provide support for many of the university’s financial, administrative and research support systems effective July 1, 2017. Read More

Zeppos appointed to Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has been appointed to the Knight Commission, a national organization dedicated to promoting a reform agenda that emphasizes the educational mission of college sports. Read More

Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosted a “Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty” with a pet therapy dog show, a “PUParazzi” photo booth with hospital mascot Champ, and a stuffed dog giveaway courtesy of the MINI of Nashville car dealership. Read More

Pinson, Ferguson lauded by Tennessee Hospital Association

The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) honored two people from Vanderbilt University Medical Center with Awards of Excellence at the group’s annual meeting in Nashville last week. Read More