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VUMC pulmonary team launches study of rare lung disease

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a research study for a rare disease called Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), an inherited disorder that causes albinism, decreased visual acuity and susceptibility to bleeding due to platelet dysfunction. Read More

Employees celebrate, enjoy treats at Vandy Chills

Vanderbilt employees celebrated with co-workers while enjoying frozen treats at Vandy Chills on Aug. 7. Read More

Find out which homeless housing programs work best at Aug. 21 forum

Nashville's homeless services community is invited to participate in a discussion of important new findings that could have policy implications close to home. Read More

Auditions for Blair youth orchestra programs underway

The Curb Youth Symphony, Philharmonia and Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra are now scheduling auditions. Read More

Register your Kroger Plus card, give to Vanderbilt employee hardship fund

When you use your Kroger Plus card at area stores, a percentage of your total purchase can benefit Vanderbilt’s Faculty and Staff Hardship Fund. Read More

Origins of neuroblastoma

Vanderbilt researchers are exploring how neuroblastoma tumors begin and progress, knowledge that could provide new treatments for this pediatric cancer. Read More

Get discount on Nashville Sounds tickets Aug. 17–19

The Nashville Sounds will host a trio of appreciation nights for Vanderbilt employees on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Read More

VU researcher hosts Twitter dialogue on homelessness Aug. 18

Vanderbilt University researcher Marybeth Shinn has studied homelessness interventions and policy for more than 30 years. Read More

Meet Vanessa Beasley, new dean of The Ingram Commons

VIDEO» As dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Beasley serves as the academic leader, mentor and senior administrator of the first-year student experience at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt Student-Designed App Unites Coffee Community

You may like your coffee in the morning, but chances are you don’t savor it as much as Sam Reilly, an intern at The Vanderbilt… Read More

Forum for Metro Council at-large runoff candidates set for Aug. 20

Vanderbilt and three other Nashville organizations will join forces Aug. 20 to host a forum for the 10 at-large runoff candidates vying for five open seats on the Metro Council. Read More

Jean Crawford, former ‘Vanderbilt Alumnus’ editor, dies

Jean Bass Crawford, former editor of the "Vanderbilt Alumnus" and director of the Office of Alumni Publications, died Aug. 7 in Nashville. Read More

VU, top business schools develop best practices to expand opportunities for women in business

Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management was one of 45 top business schools that visited the White House Aug. 5 to announce that it was committing to a new set of best practices for helping women succeed in business school and throughout their careers. Read More

Vanderbilt Baseball renovations to focus on student-athlete experience

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved a $10 million project to provide enhanced space in Memorial Gym for instruction, team building, coaching and settings that can foster interactions with returning professional players. Read More

Drug combos enhance ovarian cancer cell death

Drugs that target DNA damage improve ovarian cancer cell response to platinum chemotherapies, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities. Read More

Kate Lupton: Vanderbilt’s First Female Graduate

On June 20, 1877, just two years after it opened its doors to students, Vanderbilt University granted its first undergraduate degrees during a grand Commencement… Read More

Listen: Vanderbilt Divinity partnership addresses affordable housing need

Vanderbilt Divinity School is a partner in a new Nashville affordable housing initiative in which students and young adults with intellectual disabilities form friendships and share activities together. Read More

Maraniss to receive 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award for ‘Strong Inside’

Vanderbilt alumnus and first-time author Andrew Maraniss will receive the 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award for his acclaimed work "Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South." Read More

Vehicle registration now open for University Central, School of Nursing

Online vehicle registration for the 2015-16 academic year is now open. Please register or renew registration on your vehicle before the current permit expires on Aug. 31. Read More

Mindfulness-based stress reduction available at Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Vanderbilt’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine will offer its next training session on mindfulness-based stress reduction Sept. 1–Oct. 27. Read More