Fowl Deeds Will Rise
Even turkeys can’t resist a good photobombing op. Read More
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Vanderbilt Cancels Classes for Only Fifth Time in History
Vanderbilt canceled classes for only the fifth time in university history when sleet and snow blanketed Middle Tennessee, and students made the most of it. Read More
How to excel under pressure: Expert advice from Vanderbilt’s Psychological and Counseling Center
Drawing upon his background in sports psychology, David Sacks, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, often teaches students not just how to cope but how to excel under pressure, much like high-performing athletes. Read More
In Wake of Assault, Focus Turns to Prevention, Bystander Intervention
Preventing sexual misconduct and encouraging all members of the Vanderbilt community to stand up, not stand by, when they see someone at risk are the aims of programs underway across Vanderbilt. Read More
A Winter’s Tale
Vanderbilt students enjoyed a rare couple of snow days Feb. 16–17 as Nashville dug out from its worst ice storm in 20 years. Read More
Blair Senior Wants to Increase Campus Safety
Kelby Carlson serves as secretary for the Vanderbilt Disabilities Awareness Partnership, a student organization founded last year to raise awareness about disabilities and improve accessibility. Read More
Vanderbilt Establishes Biophotonics Center
The growing field of biophotonics explores the interaction of biological systems and light, with the aim of finding ways to use light in medical breakthroughs. Funding in biophotonics research at Vanderbilt totals nearly $25 million. Read More
Students Hone Writing in Cryptology Course
Vanderbilt students taking a course in cryptography have contributed a series of essays on professor Holly Tucker’s Wonders & Marvels website. Read More
Vanderbilt Earns ‘A’ in Patient Safety
Vanderbilt University Hospital earned the highest possible grade recently in a nationwide survey of hospital patient safety. Read More
Small Particle, Big City
For 20 years the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, in sponsorship with the Nashville Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, has put together an annual exhibit of work by artists with a wide range of ages, abilities and disabilities called Creative Expressions. Read More
Blair Premieres New Works at National Conference
As the Blair School of Music wrapped up its 50th anniversary celebrations, 2015 kicked off with several world premieres and a major national conference. Read More
Hersch Composition Draws on Visual Arts
On Feb. 26 the Blair School of Music gave the world premiere of American composer Michael Hersch’s Zwischen Leben Und Tod. Read More
Women’s Cross Country Wins NCAA South Region
Placing three runners among the top 10 finishers, the women’s cross country team won the NCAA South Region Championship in Tallahassee, Florida, on Nov. 14. Read More
’Dores, Soles4Souls Partner in Costa Rica
During Christmas break, Vanderbilt athletics sent 13 student athletes and two support staff on an eight-day service trip to Costa Rica. Read More
Baseball Opens Season as Nation’s No. 1 Team
In February, Vanderbilt baseball became the first men’s team in school history to open the season as No. 1 in the nation. Read More
Predatory Eels Deliver Taser-Like Jolts
The electric eel—the scaleless Amazonian fish that can deliver a jolt strong enough to knock down a horse—possesses an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Taser. Read More
3-D Culturing Predicts Cancer Drug Efficacy
New “tumor in a dish” technology is poised to assess rapidly how effective specific anticancer cocktails will be on an individual’s cancer before chemotherapy begins. Read More
Game Theory Can Help Predict Crime
About a decade ago, the hit movie Minority Report featured a police force that could predict crimes and swoop in before they happened. That kind of crime fighting may not be far off if a team headed by Eugene Vorobeychik, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, has its way. Read More
Everywhere @ Once: Oliver Luckett’s influence on social media reaches far and wide
A tireless entrepreneur, Luckett has made a career of diving headfirst into challenges, launching a string of tech startups all intent on shaking up the status quo in one way or another. His latest one, theAudience, is the world’s largest social media publishing company. Based in Los Angeles, it produces thousands of unique pieces of content on behalf of its clients each year. Read More
All In: As veterans seek to enter the business world, Vanderbilt emerges as a leading choice
As more soldiers leave the military and seek to enter the business world, Vanderbilt has emerged not only as a leading choice by military students but as one of the elite B-schools that has embraced those students most enthusiastically. Read More
