Reminder: Open Enrollment ends Oct. 31
Open Enrollment, your annual opportunity to choose or update the benefit options that best meet your and your family’s needs for 2017, ends Monday. Have you enrolled yet? Read More
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Galloway receives Gagarin Award for contributions to radiation effects research
Distinguished Professor of Engineering Kenneth F. Galloway received the 2016 Yuri Gagarin Award at the 2016 RADECS conference in Bremen, Germany. Read More
Kudos: Read about faculty awards and achievements
Read about the latest faculty awards and achievements. Read More
WOW Nov. 9: ‘Water and Food Security in Sri Lanka and the United States’
Embark on a journey with Thushara Gunda, an environmental engineering Ph.D. student, as she discusses what she has learned about the water and food management of each country through the lens of the other. Read More
New Faculty Development and Diversity website, mentoring program launched
The Provost’s Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs has launched a new website and a new mentoring program to support faculty development and diversity. Read More
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair sees record attendance, presentations
With more than 140 poster presentations, the fair experienced a 40 percent increase in student presentations from the previous year. In addition, more than 330 Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and community members were in attendance. Read More
High School seniors advance in prestigious Siemens competition
Three MNPS seniors were recognized for projects they completed as part of their participation in The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt. Read More
Child pedestrian deaths increase on Halloween night
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers safe trick-or-treating tips Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt know Halloween… Read More
Single-cell study of tumor samples
A new method for analyzing cells in fixed biopsy tissues from patients by guide personalized treatment strategies for cancer. Read More
Spending more on pre-K doesn’t guarantee success: Report
Many U.S. states have been quick to invest in pre-k without a clear strategy for success. Read More
Henderson, Krauthammer to join Zeppos, Meacham for post-election talk Nov. 15
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer and Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham for a discussion Nov. 15 exploring the 2016 presidential election. Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: Farran to discuss new pre-K report at Brookings panel
Vanderbilt professor and pre-K expert Dale Farran will discuss her latest pre-K research Oct. 26. Read More
New faculty: Mattias K. Polborn studies the economics of political polarization
New Professor of Economics Mattias K. Polborn is interested in how political institutions affect the “political equilibrium”—in particular, the competition between candidates in elections. Read More
New faculty: Susanna Rudy is developing a national fellowship standard for ENPs
New Instructor in Nursing Susanna Rudy brings to Vanderbilt a wealth of experience. She’s a board-certified nurse practitioner in emergency, family and adult-gerontology acute care who earned a master’s degree in forensic science before earning master of science in nursing and doctor of nursing practice degrees, the latter two from Vanderbilt. Read More
Steps to protect yourself when using public Wi-Fi
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) campus has a secured vuNet Wi-Fi connection that requires a valid VuNetID and an ePassword to access. In addition to authentication, all traffic on the vuNet Wi-Fi network is encrypted. The Medical Center Wi-Fi network is very secure, but that is not the case for many public Wi-Fi access points. Read More
EpicLeap Space Stations reach thousands of VUMC employees
Ten EpicLeap Space Stations were launched in Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) inpatient areas, outpatient clinics and other locations in September, and they provided a unique way for employees to learn more about the sweeping technology initiative to implement VUMC’s new clinical, administrative and billing software. Read More
‘Spook Show’ exhibition open at Ingram Art Center
Just in time for Halloween, a “Spook Show” has arisen in the Student Gallery on the first floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read More
Vandy Cooks: ‘Happy Hour’ Nov. 3
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center, Health Plus and Rooted Community Health present “Happy Hour,” the next installment of the Vandy Cooks cooking demonstration series, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the VRWC demonstration kitchen. Read More
Sleep issues in children with diabetes
Lengthening sleep duration and reducing sleep disturbances in children with type 1 diabetes may improve diabetes outcomes and reduce parental stress. Read More
Building stronger, more diverse pipeline of future faculty is aim of new postdoctoral program
An ambitious postdoctoral training initiative designed to prepare recently graduated doctorates for competitive academic careers will launch later this year, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced Oct. 24. Read More
