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Get discount on sessions of Owen Executive Development Institute

The Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive Development Institute offers a 25 percent discount to all Vanderbilt faculty and staff members for its open enrollment programs. Read More

Educational journey begins for new medical students

For the 91 members of the 140th class at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the first day of medical school began on July 15. Read More

Singer’s selfless gift benefits lung cancer program

In a town full of amazing singers, Nashville songstress Dawn Sears’ voice was something special. Read More

New session of Weight Watchers at Work begins Aug. 5

Weight Watchers at Work is an opportunity to invest in yourself and your health. A new session of the 12-week program begins Wednesday, Aug. 5. Read More

VUSN video workshop helps teens cope with type 1 diabetes

A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library last week for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to write, edit and produce a video about managing their type 1 diabetes. Read More

Hyundai Hope On Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer fight

Debra Friedman, M.D., director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Pediatric Oncology, has received a $50,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Impact grant recently for her track record in providing excellent patient care to families affected by pediatric cancer and to support a pediatric cancer program aimed at developing innovative therapies. Read More

Philanthropy allows professional student to lead at Divinity and Law schools

To describe James Alexander Jr. as a self-motivated achiever doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of this remarkable young man who is taking part in the dual degree program offered by Vanderbilt Law and Divinity schools. Read More

Triple ’Dore’s Vanderbilt journey made possible through generosity of others

Ali Sevilla de Cocco began her Vanderbilt journey in 2004, and thanks to the generosity of others and her passion for learning, she’s still here today. Read More

School of Nursing debuts new video

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has debuted a new brand-identity video, "What it Takes to be a World-Class Nursing School." Read More

Deadline for VKC Science Day poster submissions extended to Aug. 3

The Call for Abstracts is open for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's 2015 Science Day, set for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Vanderbilt University's Student Life Center. Read More

Owen and School of Medicine leaders co-chair international conference on analytics in health care July 29-31

Experts from Owen, Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will present and host sessions at the third INFORMS Healthcare 2015 Conference July 29-31 in Nashville. Read More

In a zebrafish’s eye

Vanderbilt investigators demonstrate that a certain eye lens protein is evolutionarily conserved between zebrafish and rat, suggesting that zebrafish can be used as a model system to understand eye lens disorders such as cataracts. Read More

When being an immigrant makes it more–not less–likely to have a job

Among U.S. job-seekers who identify as black, those born in the Caribbean and Africa are more likely to be working than those born here--but a college degree nearly erases that difference. Read More

The Band Perry, Third Eye Blind to play 2015 Commodore Quake

Tickets for Vanderbilt faculty and staff are $35 each for this year's Commodore Quake, set for Friday, Oct. 23, in Memorial Gym. Read More

Enterprising Interns: Students pursue unique internships of their of their own making

From Deloitte to Oscar de la Renta to Big Machine Label Group, Human and Organizational Development majors choose from a wide array of business for their capstone internships. Read More

HuffPost Live: ‘Are there racial imbalances in special ed?’

Donna Y. Ford discusses a new report that challenges the long-held notion that minorities are overrepresented in special education. Read More

Anticancer olive compounds

Compounds found in olives and olive oil have anticancer activity, which may contribute to the cancer preventive properties attributed to the Mediterranean diet. Read More

Experts address promises and problems of 3D printing large structures

The prospect that 3D printing will transform the way we construct the concrete structures that dominate the built environment brought a group of experts to campus to discuss the research opportunities this creates. Read More

Vanderbilt hosts symposium and exhibition on traditional Chinese architecture

An exhibition from a traditional Chinese architecture photography competition is on display through July 31 at Cohen, Sarratt and Buttrick in conjunction with an international symposium organized by Professor Tracy Miller. Read More

Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week

See more of our favorite photos taken by the Vanderbilt community on the Get Social website. To share your pics with us, just tag… Read More