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Country music artists Maddie & Tae recently performed for patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Eskind Biomedical Library home to Civil War medicine exhibit

A traveling exhibit, “Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War,” will debut next week in… Read More

Vanderbilt Class of 2019 most selective, academically accomplished and diverse in school history

The Vanderbilt University Class of 2019 is finishing up its first semester on campus this week, and it does so as the most selective, academically qualified, and ethnically and geographically diverse entering class in school history. Read More

Immune response in transplantation

Thirty-three percent of pediatric heart transplant patients developed antibodies against the donor heart, which can lead to rejection, a new Vanderbilt study reports. Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers safety tips for holiday decorating

(iStockphoto) Holiday lights and decorations are a special part of the season but also bring an increased potential for injury, especially to… Read More

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office hosts holiday gathering

The Vanderbilt Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted a holiday gathering Dec. 14 at the Student Life Center. Read More

VUIT heard you: Faculty, staff 2015 satisfaction survey a success

Last winter, Vanderbilt IT released its inaugural faculty and staff satisfaction survey. With more than 400 responses, the survey instructed IT how it could improve its support over the 2015 calendar year. Read More

Vanderbilt MBA student awarded $25,000 Sohr Grant for startup

A second-year business student at the Owen Graduate School of Management has won an annual $25,000 Sohr Grant for her idea to start a ticketing company focused on tour operators. Read More

Vanderbilt psychiatrist renews call to find the place ‘between Hallmark and heartache’ during the holidays

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt psychiatrist Judith Akin, M.D., who frequently counsels people who are having a hard time through the holidays,… Read More

Tennessee Poison Center offers a quick summary on the dangers of holiday plants

Along with the hustle and bustle of the season come the displays of the seasonal foliage. How toxic… Read More

Bring stuffed animals to women’s basketball game Dec. 21 for annual Teddy Bear Toss

The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team will take on UT-Martin beginning at noon Monday, Dec. 21, in Memorial Gym. The game will feature the annual Teddy Bear Toss. Read More

December issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available

"With the dedication and hard work of everyone in our community, we have focused on making progress in advancing our strategic initiatives in discovery and learning, charting the future of the university and Medical Center, expanding our support of diversity and inclusion, and prioritizing open dialogue," writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente in the latest issue of The Open Dore. Read More

Make note of modified hours over Winter Break

Vanderbilt schools are observing Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 8. Read More

Jack Rutledge builds career with talent for music and business

Learn how Jack Rutledge, BMus’03, MBA’09, turned his talent for music and business to become head of catalog and selection for Amazon Music. Learn how… Read More

Working for Play: Erin Sullivan, MBA’04

Would working at a toy company really be all fun and games? Erin Sullivan can tell you. She has worked at Mattel since landing a… Read More

Ann Marie and Greg Brink’s personal partnership inspires their investment in nonprofit management

Greg Brink, EMBA’03, is a senior risk manager at Fannie Mae and has spent his career working with commercial mortgages. His wife, Ann Marie, is… Read More

Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.” Read More

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