MyVU News
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Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway
Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC. Read MoreSep 18, 2013
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Robert Penn Warren Center celebrates 25th anniversary Sept. 19-20
The Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University kicks off its 25th anniversary Sept. 19-20, with scholarship and celebration, including the premiere of a documentary, a reception and a series of panel discussions with former Warren Center fellows. Read MoreSep 18, 2013
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Exodus of physicians to America causing ‘brain drain’ in Africa
The past decade has seen a dramatic rise in the number of physicians trained in Sub-Saharan Africa emigrating to the United States, resulting in a “brain drain” on nations in the greatest need for affordable and accessible health care. Read MoreSep 18, 2013
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Constant innovation helped early MOOC course succeed
Constant innovation helped make one of the first massive open online courses, or MOOCs, at Vanderbilt more like a “real class” and benefited faculty and students by improving on-campus teaching, according to Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science and of computer engineering at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 17, 2013
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Global hunger activist and expert to speak at Vanderbilt
Roger Thurow, whose reporting on famine in Africa has received international accolades, will speak at the Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Lecture Series Sept. 18. Read MoreSep 16, 2013
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements
Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreSep 16, 2013
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Vanderbilt dedicates position to protection of minors on campus
Dawn Riddle, hired in June as director for the protection of minors, will provide training and education, develop and disseminate best practices and coordinate the response to any incidents. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Commodore Award winners, work milestones recognized at campus celebration
The Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor, was presented to two staff members during the Service Awards Celebration Sept. 10 in Langford Auditorium. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Great Performances at Vanderbilt announces 39th season
Great Performances at Vanderbilt’s 39th season brings a three-event lineup offering a touch of soul-stirring musical fusion, theater excellence and the best of jazz innovation. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Vanderbilt named No. 17 national university by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
"U.S. News & World Report" ranked Vanderbilt's undergraduate experience No. 17 among national universities. Vanderbilt jumped five spots, moving from 16th to 11th in the “great school at a great price” category. Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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Vanderbilt remembers 9/11
Several campus activities were planned for Wednesday, Sept. 11, to mark the anniversary of terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Deborah Eisenberg leads off Vanderbilt Visiting Writers
Acclaimed short fiction writer Deborah Eisenberg will read from her latest work Thursday, Sept. 12, as part of the Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series, which is sponsored by the English Department’s Creative Writing Program. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Vanderbilt University and University of Maryland join forces to offer MOOC sequence on mobile app development
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to introduce a new approach to massive open online courses, or MOOCs – a two-part, sequenced course offered through the digital learning platform Coursera. Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Read the latest issue of ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’ online
Read about Vanderbilt alumni making waves in the video game industry and more in the new summer issue. Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Our favorite images and tweets of the week
[View the story "Our favorite images and tweets of the week" on Storify]… Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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New lunchtime series will explore how to teach writing
“Teaching. Writing. Learning," a monthly lunchtime conversation series, is open to anyone who teaches writing at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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See winning photo in Global Education Office contest
The grand prize winner of the 2013 Global Education Office photo contest is a fun one: Nisha Khorasi’s “Making Camel Friends at the Great Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt.” Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Two Vanderbilt professors part of PBS series ‘Brains on Trial’ Sept. 11 and 18
Research conducted at Vanderbilt is featured in "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," a two-part televised series airing Sept. 11 and Sept. 18 on PBS that explores how the growing ability to separate truth from lies may radically affect the way criminal trials are conducted in the future. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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‘Vicar of Baghdad’ to speak at VU on extraordinary ministry
Canon Andrew White, pastor of one of the largest churches in Iraq, will discuss "Faith and Leadership Under Fire in the Middle East" Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt University Divinity School as part of the Cal Turner Program Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Free online course using online games to examine literature and new media launches Sept. 9
A new, free massive open online course, or MOOC, from Vanderbilt University launching Sept. 9 uses J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings Online” to explore what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Read MoreSep 5, 2013