MyVU News

Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66. Read More

A plan to enhance Vanderbilt's baseball facilities focuses on the full development of student-athletes and would provide space for instruction, team building, coaching and settings that can foster interactions with returning professional players and fellow graduates. Read More

Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was a featured speaker at the first forum for MEND, a program to end violence against women and girls by empowering men in the community to be positive role models. Read More

The Vanderbilt-Western Kentucky football season opener at Vanderbilt Stadium has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 3. Read More

Vanderbilt University will host a live Twitter question-and-answer session about the Supreme Court and same-sex marriage from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, June 22, featuring Brian Fitzpatrick, FedEx Research Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. Read More

Starting July 15, members of the Vanderbilt community will need to dial full 10-digit numbers when making calls to local off-campus numbers. Five-digit dialing will still be in effect for on-campus calls. Read More

A new experiment shows that auditory melodies can enhance a musician's visual awareness of written music, particularly when they match. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Japan Alumni Chapter held its inaugural meeting June 12 at the Tokyo American Club with approximately 50 alumni in attendance. Read More

A rain-delayed, come-from-behind victory in their opening game against Cal State Fullerton and stellar pitching and a critical home run against Texas Christian have propelled Vanderbilt through the winner's bracket at the College World Series. The Dores play again on Friday. Read More

Jeren Kendall launched a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift Vanderbilt to a 4-3 comeback victory over Cal State Fullerton in the College World Series Monday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park. Read More

The American Political Science Association announced it will award a prestigious honor to a book on Congress co-written by Vanderbilt's Alan Wiseman. Read More

Sunday night's Vanderbilt-Cal State Fullerton game at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha was suspended due to rain. Vanderbilt trails 3-0 in the bottom of the 6th. The Commodores and Titans are scheduled to resume play at 11 a.m. Monday on ESPN2. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos visited with members of Congress last week to discuss the recommendations of the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education and to encourage members to reach a budget agreement that allows for additional discretionary funding for important priorities such as research and education. Read More

The White House has recognized Gokul Krishnan, a Ph.D. student in learning sciences at Vanderbilt's Peabody College, for his Makerspace project at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

When doing math, some children do worse on subsequent problems after receiving feedback. Read More

A series of immersive reality experiments has confirmed that the human brain’s internal navigation system works in the same fashion as the grid cell system recently found in other mammals. Read More

United Way executive Meagan Flippin has been selected for a full-tuition scholarship to Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive MBA program. Read More

Vanderbilt’s University Staff Advisory Council wrapped up its year by recognizing council members for their service during 2014-15. Read More

Astronomer Keivan Stassun has received "INSIGHT into Diversity" magazine's 2015 Diversity Visionary Award, called "the only national individual honor in higher education of its kind." Read More

Vanderbilt fans are invited to a send-off celebration as Head Coach Tim Corbin and the baseball team depart for Omaha. The team will depart on Thursday, June 11, at 8 a.m. (fans can begin arriving at 7:45 a.m.) from Parmer Field House. Read More