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Message from Chancellor Zeppos on Memorial Hall resolution

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today that Vanderbilt University will remove the inscription "Confederate Memorial Hall" from one of its residence halls, following decades of input and concern from many students, faculty, staff and alumni. Read More

Vanderbilt to remove ‘Confederate’ inscription from residence hall

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today that the university will return a donation made 83 years ago so it can remove a controversial inscription from one of its residence halls. Read More

Recent Books, Summer 2016

Check out the latest book offerings from Vanderbilt alumni and faculty. Read More

Foundation’s support speeds search for new schizophrenia drugs at Vanderbilt

Research in the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD) aimed at developing innovative new treatments for schizophrenia just received a powerful assist from The William K. Warren Foundation. Read More

Chancellor announces new committee to provide ongoing recommendations regarding university policing

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos today announced the creation of the Community Oriented Result and Expectation (CORE) Committee—a group that primarily will comprise Vanderbilt University community members who will meet regularly to make recommendations to the university’s police department regarding safety and security on campus. Read More

In search of new asthma therapies

A peptide molecule relaxes airway smooth muscle and may be a potential therapeutic for asthma that has become resistant to standard therapies. Read More

Congressman Cooper honors Hamilton and Ramayya for superheavy element discovery

U.S. Representative Jim Cooper honored nuclear physicists Joe Hamilton and A.V. Ramayya Aug. 12 for their role in the discovery of the new superheavy element 117 that has been provisionally named Tennessine. Read More

Action needed to correct name, SSN discrepancies

HR is contacting employees that the IRS has identified as having differences in their or their dependents’ information by email. If you are contacted, it’s imperative you act to correct this issue by Aug. 22. Read More

Join your colleagues and family members for annual Employee Tailgate Sept. 10

Vanderbilt employees and their families are invited to an exclusive pregame tailgate Saturday, Sept. 10, before the Commodores take on MTSU. The annual Employee Tailgate will feature food, games, a DJ and fun. Read More

Babies and You Aug. 18: Preparing for labor and birth

Bethany Sanders, a certified nurse midwife at the West End Women’s Health Center, will discuss preparing for labor and birth from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

Restoring Humanity: The Interconnectedness of Life Is Illustrated in Shimmering Glass Tiles

It has been 47 years since Ben Shahn’s mosaic Peabody—1968 was dedicated in the Hobbs Human Development Laboratory on what was then the campus of George Peabody College for Teachers. The effort to commission Shahn, an artist well known for his advocacy for the poor, was spearheaded by Susan Gray, professor of psychology, emerita, and an advocate for children, particularly those held back developmentally by poverty. Read More

Covering All Basses: Alumnus Michael Rinne Shows Up for Some Big Gigs

Michael Rinne (far right) as bassist Lum York, with actor Tom Hiddleston (center) as Hank Williams and members of the film version of Williams’ band, The… Read More

Accolade: In High Esteem

Vanderbilt boasts two winners of Guggenheim fellowships this year: Beth Bachmann, writer-in-residence in English, received a fellowship in poetry, and John Powers, BA’01, assistant professor of sculpture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received a fellowship in the fine arts division for his sculpture. Read More

The Met Connection: Parent Leader Rich Miller Keeps Opera Streaming from New York to Vanderbilt

A tenor who studied with Metropolitan Opera star John Alexander and currently studies with Robert White of Juilliard, Rich Miller is in his sixth year as president of the Metropolitan Opera Guild and is an advisory director of the Metropolitan Opera Association. As a Blair parent and member of the Vanderbilt Parents Leadership Committee and the Parents and Family Advisory Board, he and his wife, Carol, have made it possible for the Blair and Vanderbilt communities to access live streaming of the Met through a subscription service. Read More

Well Balanced: Hamblet Award Winner Depicts Wellness in Cut Paper, Sand and Lights

Vibhuti Krishna, BA’16, who majored in art and in health, medicine and society, was presented the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award for 2016. Hailing from Solon, Ohio, she received $25,000 for a year of art research and travel, which will culminate in a solo show at Vanderbilt next year. Read More

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