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Tufts Names John Morris, BA’90, JD’93, of CSU as Next Athletics Director

Tufts University has named John G. Morris, BA’90, JD’93, currently interim director of athletics at Colorado State University, as its next director of athletics, effective… Read More

Alumnus, retired CIA chief tech officer talks wearables

A Vanderbilt engineering graduate who retired from the CIA discussed recently what wearable technology can do — including hand valuable information about users to hackers. Read More

Study shows poor heart function could be major Alzheimer’s disease risk

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Problematic behavior in schools topic of Vanderbilt forum April 2

Three leading education research scholars will speak at the Peabody Research Institute’s spring mini-conference. Read More

Next-generation advanced composite materials topic of Hall Engineering Lecture

A globally recognized polymer sciences researcher will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture March 30. Read More

Alumni continue passion for community service through Vanderbilt chapters

Service is an important part of the Vanderbilt student experience, and it is only natural for alumni to seek opportunities to continue those efforts. Regional Vanderbilt chapters provide the perfect opportunity by combining networking and fellowship with community service. Read More

Venezuelans down on president, tolerant of his detractors

A poll taken by the Latin American Opinion Project at Vanderbilt University has bad news for Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro. Read More

March is National Nutrition Month

The following tips can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Read More

Nobel laureate to discuss ‘Irrational Exuberance Revisited’ March 12

Yale University professor Robert J. Shiller, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics, will discuss the new third edition of his book "Irrational Exuberance" on March 12 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Sleep specialist: Start preparing now for this weekend’s time change

When Daylight Saving Time takes effect on Sunday, March 8, it doesn’t have to mean a miserably groggy Monday morning. Start planning now to ease your body into the transition, says Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center specialist Kelly Brown. Read More

Get discount on ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at TPAC

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," playing at TPAC in April. Read More

Vanderbilt sleep specialist says begin preparing now for this weekend’s change to daylight saving time

iStock When daylight saving time takes effect on Sunday, March 8, it doesn’t have to mean a miserably groggy Monday morning. Start… Read More

Have you updated your AlertVU settings?

It's important to regularly update your settings in the AlertVU system to ensure you are receiving emergency messages on the device of your choosing. Read More

Report contributions to outside retirement plans by April 1

Employees who contribute to a non-Vanderbilt retirement plan through outside businesses in which they are at least a 50 percent owner need to report their contributions to Human Resources by April 1. Read More

Ebola patient and VUSM alum shares his story of survival

In early September 2014, Ian Crozier, M.D.,’97, supervised the jet evacuation of a critically ill patient from Kenema, the epicenter of the raging Ebola epidemic… Read More

VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases

If you’re looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts. Read More

Sophisticated application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery

A team of Vanderbilt engineers is using magnetic force to design new and improved instruments for minimally invasive surgery. Read More

Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information

A new brain imaging study challenges conventional wisdom about how and where in the brain the processing of visual orientation information first occurs. Read More

Update on website service outage

As of Friday, Feb. 27, Vanderbilt IT and its partners have successfully restored 119 websites and Web services affected by the Feb. 23 outage. Read More

Security Notice: Fatal shooting near campus

On March 1 at approximately 3:16 a.m., VUPD received a call of possible shots fired in the area of West End Avenue and 18th Avenue South. Responding officers located two non-affiliated male victims with injuries from apparent gunshot wounds. Read More