AlertVU: Shooting reported near campus
Shooting occurred at 1809 West End Ave. Suspect at large. Stay clear of area. Updates will be posted to alertvu.vanderbilt.edu when they are available. Read More
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Next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction session begins March 24
Mindfulness is a way to consciously and systematically manage the stress and demands of life. Read More
British Consul General discusses Marshall Scholarship at campus event
Vanderbilt’s Office of Honor Scholarships was the host for a reception and informational session about the Marshall Scholarship featuring British Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford of the British Consulate General in Atlanta on Feb. 25. Read More
Pedestrian deaths are up in Tennessee: Be safe on campus
Despite new crosswalk signage installed around Nashville in 2014, Davidson County experienced a 20 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities over the year before. Read More
Test of emergency notification system postponed until fall semester
A test message will be sent to all contact points in the AlertVU system, which can include cell phones (voice or text), land lines and email. Read More
Stephen Sanders, JD’78 is Law School’s 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow
Stephen Sanders, JD’78, has built a successful law career advocating for people affected in some way by the coal mining industry in Eastern Kentucky. The… Read More
Deadline to make changes to retirement contributions before transition is March 31
Employees who want to change the percent of their salaries they contribute to Vanderbilt’s retirement plan to take effect in April should submit the appropriate forms to HR by March 31. Read More
Make note of modified hours over Spring Break
Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the Vanderbilt libraries and the Sarratt Student Center will modify their hours of operation over Spring Break. Read More
Supreme Court ruling makes licensing boards vulnerable to antitrust suits
Vanderbilt law professor Rebecca Haw Allensworth says a recent Supreme Court decision leaves states three options to stave off antitrust lawsuits. Read More
Former Owen associate dean Joel Covington dies
Joel Bell Covington Jr., who held a number of key roles at the Owen Graduate School of Management during the 1980s and 1990s, died Feb. 21 at his home. Read More
Vietnam War symposium March 9-10 at First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt
A book by visiting Vanderbilt professor David Maraniss will be the basis of a symposium on the Vietnam War March 9-10 at the First Amendment Center. Read More
Occupational Health offers immunizations, TB skin tests
Occupational Health nurses will be available at several Vanderbilt locations over the next week to provide immunizations and TB skin tests. Read More
Paralyzed by accident, grad student engineers his future with exoskeleton
Andrew Ekelem, who has used a wheelchair since a college snowboarding accident, brings an invaluable perspective to the lab of mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb. Read More
Amy Grant, ’82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community
As singer Amy Grant figures it, there’s no greater blessing than being part of a community that cares, and the least she… Read More
Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus
Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola. Read More
Engagement, trust critical to VUMC’s future success: Balser
Engage. This was the challenge and the promise extended to those in attendance during Tuesday’s winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More
Awards recognize dedication to service excellence
Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Tuesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. These Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff and faculty awards are bestowed on a quarterly basis. Read More
Respiratory viruses are main childhood pneumonia culprit: Study
Respiratory viruses, not bacterial infections, are the most commonly detected causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children, according to new research released Feb. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More
Cancer survival improvements vary by age, race
Improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment have led to longer survival for most cancer patients in the United States. However, the improvement in survival was substantially greater among younger patients and those who are white in most of the cancers studied, according to new research by Vanderbilt University investigators. Read More
Former postdoc managing NIH career training initiative
Five months ago D’Anne Duncan, Ph.D., was a third-year postdoctoral fellow in ophthalmology and visual neuroscience at Vanderbilt University. Today she’s program manager of a national consortium that is helping scientists-in-training prepare for today’s broad sweep of career options. Read More
