Winter 2013
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‘Tumbleweed’ Sculpture Installed on Campus
A signature piece of art created by renowned American sculptor Mark di Suvero was acquired by Vanderbilt and installed April 30 between the Student Life Center and the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Building. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Vanderbilt Offers Online Courses
Vanderbilt makes its first institution-wide foray into digital course offerings—both for credit and not for credit—in 2013. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Doctor Isolates Cause in Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak
A Vanderbilt physician’s determination to find the cause of a patient’s illness provided the crucial discovery in a meningitis outbreak that has sickened 704 people in 20 states and has led to 46 deaths. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Oak Leaf Society honors loyal donors
This past spring Vanderbilt launched a new donor society to recognize the more than 28,000 Vanderbilt alumni, parents, friends and community members who demonstrate loyalty to the university by renewing their charitable gifts each year. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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School of Medicine Debuts New Learning Model
This past summer medical students began implementing an innovative four-year education model called Curriculum 2.0. A deeply integrated system requiring flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty, it allows students greater influence over their learning. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Common Antibiotic Poses Increased Heart Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the antibiotic azithromycin after a Vanderbilt study shed light on a rare but important risk. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Chimpanzees Demonstrate ‘Endowment Effect’ Trait
It turns out that chimpanzees behave much like humans in displaying the controversial trait known as the “endowment effect,” which has implications for law. The endowment effect causes people to consider an item they have just come to possess as higher in value than the price they would have paid just a moment before. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Newest undergrads give thumbs-up
Students receiving bachelor’s degrees last May left Vanderbilt overwhelmingly satisfied with their university experience, results of an annual survey indicate. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Fencing Team’s Glory Years
Fencing has always had few spectators and only a few participants. Yet it has a proud history and continues as a club sport at Vanderbilt after 78 years. Read MoreJan 2, 2013