External Story
VU soccer seeks record 11th straight win; help ‘Pack the Plex’ Sunday
Sep. 25, 2018—Vanderbilt Athletics is seeking to break a soccer attendance record this Sunday, Sept. 30, when the SEC-leading Commodores face Georgia while also looking to match the longest win streak in program history.
Nursing taps Rolanda Johnson as new assistant dean for diversity, inclusion
Sep. 24, 2018—Rolanda Johnson, assistant dean for academics and associate professor of nursing, has been named assistant dean for diversity and inclusion for the School of Nursing.
September issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
Sep. 24, 2018—Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente discusses the recently launched Faculty Gateway and Shared Governance at Vanderbilt websites, designed to make searching for information easier and more intuitive, in this month's newsletter.
October is Depression Awareness Month; take the online self-assessment
Sep. 23, 2018—October is Depression Awareness Month. It serves as a reminder that clinical depression is a common medical illness affecting more than 16 million adults in the United States each year. Like screenings for other illnesses, depression screenings should be a routine part of health care.
Occupational Health offers online animal allergy screening
Sep. 23, 2018—Did you know that researchers who work with animals run the risk of developing allergies to them? Occupational Health conducts screenings to identify people who are starting to develop allergies to their animals and can intervene to protect the worker from overexposure and prevent asthma.
Flulapalooza is this Wednesday
Sep. 23, 2018—Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center's annual free mass flu vaccination event, is set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the area between Light Hall and the Veteran's Administration Hospital.
Memorial service for emerita VUSN professor Virginia George set for Oct. 8
Sep. 23, 2018—A memorial service for Virginia Maxwell George will be Monday, Oct. 8, at the School of Nursing.
Larry Dowdy, emeritus computer science professor, dies
Sep. 21, 2018—Larry Dowdy, former chair of the Department of Computer Science who served as Vanderbilt Dean of Students from 1998 to 2001 and long supported the university's Alternative Spring Break program, died Sept. 11.
Vanderbilt Coding Boot Camp launched for adult learners
Sep. 21, 2018—Vanderbilt University and Trilogy Education have launched the Vanderbilt Coding Boot Camp, an intensive web development program geared toward adult learners and working professionals in Nashville.
Diabetes drug may prevent liver cancer
Sep. 21, 2018—A new study by Harvey Murff finds that diabetics who take metformin have lower rates of liver cancer than those who take other diabetes drugs.
New histoplasmosis risk map
Sep. 21, 2018—Stephen Deppen and colleagues have developed an updated map showing new areas of increased risk for a common lung infection.
How microvilli form
Sep. 21, 2018—Research led by Matthew Tyska gives new insight into the formation of the lining of the gut that helps us absorb nutrients and guard against illness.