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Low expectations, peer pressure, lack of role models and lack of opportunity to pursue advanced study keep black males who are good at math out of STEM fields when they grow up, writes Ebony O. McGee in The Conversation. Read More

Matt Belsante, BS’06, an engineering science and economics major at Vanderbilt, didn’t grow up planning to be a professional musician, but he ultimately followed his love of jazz. Now he is a critically acclaimed writer and singer of jazz, pop and swing music similar in style to the crooners of… Read More

Vanderbilt University achieved Diamond Level in the Healthy category of the 2014-15 Mayor’s Workplace Challenge. Read More

Deborah Sutherland, nurse specialist for Occupational Health's Infectious Disease Program, discusses the importance of promptly reporting and following up with exposure injuries. Read More

The first two steps of Go for the Gold are now available in the new Health Plus Health Guide. Log in and get started today. Read More

Join Pam Schneller, associate dean, Blair School of Music, for an inspirational walk and celebration of wellness on Wednesday, May 13, at 11:30 a.m. Read More

"As we near graduation, there is a bright light shining on the tremendous talent we have on campus – from the students celebrating well-earned degrees, to the faculty reflecting on a year filled with achievements in scholarship and promotions, to the staff knowing the immeasurable gratitude for their day-in, day-out service," writes Provost Susan Wente in the April 2015 issue of The Open Dore. Read More

Just in time for college move-out season, two Vanderbilt University computer science seniors are introducing an app that should make selling all those textbooks, beanbag chairs and outdated laptops a lot easier. Read More

Seven faculty members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration April 22 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Explainer: the mysterious dark energy that speeds the universe’s rate of expansion Read More

A memorial service celebrating the life of Levi Watkins Jr., renowned cardiac surgeon, champion of racial equality and diversity, and the first African American to be admitted to and graduate from Vanderbilt's School of Medicine, will be held Thursday at Benton Chapel. Read More

An organization devoted to increasing the number of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American undergraduate and graduate students who major in science and engineering has been chartered at Vanderbilt, the first in the state. Read More

Bob O'Dell reflects on the challenges of building the Hubble Space Telescope, launched 25 years ago. Read More

Siradji Mahamane, a 2014-15 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow from Niger, will discuss and answer questions about his home country on Wednesday, April 22, at the next World on Wednesdays gathering. Read More

With the school year coming to a close, students were feeling sentimental on social media this week and shared their photos using #vandygram. Read More

The "100 Miles with the Mayor" events will highlight infrastructure improvements during Karl Dean’s two terms in office that make it easier for people to be active and healthy. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center are providing free head and neck cancer screenings Friday, April 17. The screenings are open to the public and no appointments are needed. Read More

In the London School of Economics blog, Paige Marta Skiba writes that most people with outstanding payday loan debt spent or saved a tax rebate instead of using it to pay off debt. Read More

The Youth Sports Safety Conference and Gala is scheduled for July 16 and 17 at Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The conference is presented by the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports at Vanderbilt. Read More

Karen Fleming, a professor of biophysics at Johns Hopkins University and author of the blog "Achieving Gender Equity in Science," will speak on "Bias and Barriers Facing Women in STEM: How Can Women Move Beyond Them?" from 1 to 2 p.m. April 23 in Light Hall, Room 202. Read More