Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on
We’re now more than a month into the new year, and those optimistic resolutions… Read More
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‘Understanding the Slow Road to Alzheimer’s Disease’ Feb. 23
The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center will present “Subtle Neural Pathology in Healthy Adults: Understanding the Slow Road to Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Pathologies” from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More
Creator of high-tech teddy bear to deliver engineering lecture Feb. 25
Jerry the Bear, an interactive teddy bear, helps hundreds of kids diagnosed with type 1 diabetes learn to take care of themselves. Jerry’s co-creator, Hannah Chung, will deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 25. Read More
VUMC study may offer answers for treating depression in alcoholics
A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence is hounded by stubborn, difficult-to-treat depression. Read More
Get free healthy recipes for the whole family
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new consumer health and wellness website, MySouthernHealth.com, is offering free healthy recipes for you and your family. Read More
Registration for Sarratt’s Summer Youth Art Institute now open
Plan your child's summer with the Sarratt Youth Art Institute held on the Vanderbilt campus. Children explore clay, painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and textile arts while making new friends and learning about the wonderful world of art. Read More
Get discount on Broadway favorites ‘Phantom,’ ‘Chicago’ at TPAC
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More
Can pre-K be fixed?
New analysis of Tennessee's state-funded pre-K is prompting reevaluation and change. Read More
Successful entrepreneur and innovator chosen to lead new Innovation Center
Startup veteran Robert Grajewski has been chosen as the inaugural executive director of the newly created Vanderbilt University Innovation Center. Read More
A healthy corridor grows in Nashville
Action research by Peabody College students helps Nashville developers and neighborhoods envision a healthier future. Read More
Blair undergraduates perform on WPLN’s ‘Live from Studio C’
Eleven undergraduate acts were given a chance to perform solo and chamber music on Jan. 29 in Ingram Hall. Kristin Whittlesey, Blair’s director of external relations, brought a handful of students to Nashville Public Radio’s "Live in Studio C" on WPLN’s Classical 91.1 FM last Tuesday to give a preview of the show. Read More
Feedback requested on QEP finalist proposals
The Office of the Provost is soliciting campus feedback on three proposals under consideration for selection as Vanderbilt’s 2017 Quality Enhancement Plan. The QEP is focused on Immersion Vanderbilt and will serve as a critical piece of the university’s reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Read More
Parents and children needed for research study on reading development
Participants are needed for a research study investigating reading development in children. Read More
Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
In honor of the NHL All Star game taking place at the Bridgestone Arena, the Stanley Cup visited Rand this week, leading to some of… Read More
Tennessee Poison Center warns about dangers of ‘dewshine’
A lethal concoction of racing fuel and Mountain Dew claimed the lives of two Tennessee teens and has sparked the Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) to… Read More
Seeking the human element, Fulbright Scholar Carol Eid finds her niche
When Fulbright Scholar and former computer programmer Carol Eid decided to change her life, she chose Peabody as the best avenue for studying learning design. Read More
Meacham to discuss Bush 41 biography joined by Alexander, Zeppos Feb. 15
Vanderbilt University Distinguished Visiting Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will discuss Meacham’s latest book, "Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush," on Feb. 15 in the next installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More
James Auer honored by prominent Japanese newspaper
James Auer, who while teaching at Vanderbilt has worked for nearly three decades to strengthen U.S.-Japanese relations, will be honored March 7 in Tokyo by the Sankei Shimbun newspaper. Read More
January issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
"We are midway through the academic year, and this time of year brings a flurry of activities to recruit new faculty," writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente in the January issue of "The Open Dore." Read More
Host families needed to give international students taste of American culture
International Student and Scholar Services is planning its next Experience American Tastes (EAT!) event for Feb. 21. Read More
