MyVU News
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Commodores advance to Super Regionals
The top-seeded Commodores advanced to the Super Regionals when freshman Ro Coleman slapped a bases-loaded, walk-off single to left field. Read MoreJun 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt rocketeers win NASA Student Launch Competition — again
For the second year in a row, the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club is the overall winner of NASA’s annual Student Launch Competition, a nine-month contest that consisted of much more than simply designing and building a model rocket. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt professors reflect on legacy of Maya Angelou
Alice Randall, Emily Townes and Tiffany Patterson reflect on the legacy of the late poet. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Marnett named to lead VUMC Research
Lawrence J. “Larry” Marnett, Ph.D., the Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research and University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s next associate vice chancellor for Research and senior associate dean for Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 1. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Faculty meeting highlights VUSM achievements
Despite a challenging health care landscape, Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to advance the highest-quality patient care, train the next generation of physician leaders and push forward the frontiers of biomedical science. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Walk-in clinic in Cool Springs set to debut June 4
Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center will open a Walk-in Clinic in Cool Springs on Wednesday, June 4. Read MoreMay 29, 2014
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Ben Folds featured at ‘Music and Mind’ symposium
Ben Folds is featured at “Music and the Mind,” a free symposium sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute June 12. Read MoreMay 28, 2014
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Vanderbilt allergist offers tips on managing dust and dander allergies during Spring cleaning
Cleaning house can stir up the dust and dander winter left behind—and pose significant issues for allergy sufferers. Read MoreMay 27, 2014
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Russell the Robot goes to Washington
Russell the Robot, the two-foot humanoid that has demonstrated robots can help young children diagnosed with autism spread disorder learn basic social skills, was featured at the 20th annual Coalition for National Science Funding exhibit. Read MoreMay 23, 2014
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Twenty-one Vandy grad students snag prestigious NSF fellowships
This year 21 Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt hosts national Green Dot training
Vanderbilt hosted a Green Dot Violence Prevention Strategy instructor certification training, drawing 44 participants. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s David Owens joins Clinton, Tutu for YaLa Mideast peace conference
Business professor David A. Owens is part of a star-studded on-line conference that seeks to continue efforts where peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have fallen short. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Arne Duncan on achievement gaps: ‘Where is the outrage?’
Outrage is the proper response to the achievement gaps in America, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told education reporters gathered for the Education Writers Association’s annual seminar, held at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt benefits news: beneficiaries, unpaid leave, more
There are a variety of things you should know about your Vanderbilt benefits, including how to change beneficiaries and how your dependent care account is affected by a leave of absence. Read MoreMay 21, 2014
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Voters overwhelmingly support Tennessee Promise Program
In the new Vanderbilt Poll, 86 percent of Tennessee voters said they approved of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise Program, which makes community and technical colleges free to high school graduates. Read MoreMay 21, 2014
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Changes to email message size
On Friday, May 29, the maximum message size for an email sent through Vmail, the Vanderbilt email system for most faculty and staff powered by Microsoft Exchange, will decrease from 30 MB to 25 MB. The maximum message size includes the size of the email and any attachments combined. Read MoreMay 19, 2014
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Box content sharing service increases mobility for collaboration
More than 1,450 campus users have logged on to Vanderbilt's enterprise version of Box, a secure content sharing and collaboration service, and accessed 755GB of aggregate storage since the tool's launch last month. Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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Pre-K ‘best practices’ goal of PRI, MNPS team
Vanderbilt’s Peabody Research Institute will collaborate with Metro Schools’ newly appointed director of early learning innovation, Lisa Wiltshire, to create and document a preschool curriculum rooted in play, experimentation and discovery. Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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Children’s Hospital: Follow these tips for lawn mower safety
Injuries from lawn mowers are among the most traumatic seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. They are devastating to patients and their families. Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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Family Night with Nashville Symphony to be held at Centennial Park
The annual concert on the lawn for Vanderbilt employees and their families moves to Centennial Park this year in a cooperative effort with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Read MoreMay 16, 2014