Blasting for new Vanderbilt Barnard residential college begins Sept. 12
Construction crews working at the site of the university’s new Vanderbilt Barnard residential college will begin blasting at the location on Monday, Sept. 12. Read More
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Zeppos shares vision for ‘inclusive excellence’ at Vanderbilt during Fall Faculty Assembly
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos shared his vision for a Vanderbilt campus that stresses inclusive excellence through its people, places and culture at the fall faculty assembly on Aug. 25. Read More
Reminder: Labor Day time reporting
As a reminder, employees who do not work on Labor Day, Sept. 5, should report their time off as PTO. Vanderbilt University’s enhanced program, which separates holidays from PTO, takes effect Oct. 1. Read More
Columnists Noonan, Robinson to join Zeppos, Meacham for presidential election talk Sept. 14
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a panel discussion Sept. 14 exploring the 2016 presidential election and the United States’ future in the first installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series for 2016-17. Read More
Fidelity one-on-one consultations now available at Baker Building
Scheduling a Fidelity on-one-on consultation just got even easier. The free sessions, available to all employees, are now being held in the Baker Building, located at 110 21st Ave. S. Read More
VUToday: A weekly roundup of Vanderbilt stories in the news
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 Aug. 22. To subscribe to the daily VUToday newsletter, visit news.vanderbilt.edu/vutoday. Read More
Piedmont Natural Gas and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt create partnership for utility’s 63rd Annual Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Tootsie’s
Grammy Award winning artist Kelly Clarkson announced as Grand Marshal for Dec. 3 parade Officials from Piedmont Natural Gas, joined by Nashville Mayor… Read More
Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum set for Oct. 14
Vanderbilt's annual Translational Research Forum will feature early career VU and VUMC researchers presenting their recently funded translational science. Guest speaker Dr. Richard Platt of Harvard Medical School will give the keynote speech. Read More
The BonnaGrannies: They are the coolest grannies at Bonnaroo—and the twenty-somethings love them
For the past four years, Vanderbilt alumnae Alice Ann Barge, BA’48, and Mary Niederhauser, BS’64—along with their friends Laddie Neil (widow of alumnus Albert B. Read More
Cave study designed to solve puzzle of prehistoric megadroughts in the western U.S.
Paleoclimatic cave study in California is designed to identify the factors that made megadroughts commonplace in the western U.S. from 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. Read More
Mimi Engel featured on kindergarten math podcast
Engel is featured on "Mathematics content coverage and student learning in kindergarten." Read More
Study: Self-explanations don’t always enhance math learning
New research from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College looks at the constraints of a popular teaching practice. Read More
New breast cancer driver
Vanderbilt investigators have demonstrated that a certain protein complex drives tumor progression in aggressive breast cancers. Read More
Chancellor presents top prizes, including new award for excellence in equity, diversity and inclusion research, at fall assembly
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented seven faculty research awards, including two new awards for efforts that advance understanding of diversity, at the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 25. Read More
AlertVU test scheduled for Sept. 7
Vanderbilt will conduct a test of its AlertVU emergency notification system on Wednesday, Sept. 7. AlertVU sends emergency messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read More
Enrollment Bulletin website gathers academic resources in single spot
The Office of the University Registrar has created the Enrollment Bulletin, a new website intended as a singular source for students, faculty and staff to find useful information related to enrollment policies and procedures at Vanderbilt. Read More
Next Steps at Vanderbilt receives grant, will become 4-year program
A nearly $2 million grant has been given to a program offering students with intellectual and developmental disabilities the chance to go to college. Jamal Underwood and Amber Cameron are students in the Next Steps program at Vanderbilt, which teaches independent life and social skills, gives students the opportunity to audit Vanderbilt undergraduate courses, and complete internships to land a full-time job. Read More
Like parents, Tim Shriver lauds Vanderbilt’s disabilities work
In the Shriver home, when Tim Shriver was young, the refrain often went like this: "Peabody. Vanderbilt. Peabody. Peabody. Vanderbilt." Read More
Students with special needs easing into college life
Second semester classes began Monday for many Middle Tennessee college students. At Vanderbilt University, that includes some 12 students with special needs who are part of the Next Steps program. Read More
Reflections in Collage/Reflections in College: Arts and Disabilities Panel and Reception at Vanderbilt
In Spring 2010, Next Steps at Vanderbilt students worked with artist-in-residence Elizabeth Garlington at Vanderbilt's Sarratt Art Studios to create collages that expressed their unique selves and their aspirations. Read More