MyVU News
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Dance Marathon seeking ‘10K in a Day’ on Thursday
Dance Marathon, Vanderbilt’s largest student-run philanthropic organization, is marking 100 days until its Big Event by attempting to raise $10,000 in a single day for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 11, 2015
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Hillsboro Village dragon mural gets new coat of paint
A refresh of the iconic dragon mural on the side of a Hillsboro Village building is now complete. Read MoreNov 10, 2015
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Alumni Hall earns LEED Gold certification
Alumni Hall has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its recent renovation and addition. Read MoreNov 10, 2015
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Relevant Religion class looks at connection between faith and social justice
How to sustain movements for social change is the focus of a Nov. 14 Relevant Religion class open to the community at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreNov 10, 2015
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Chancellor launches University Courses trans-institutional initiative; proposals due Dec. 14
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos today launched the University Courses initiative, a key component of Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan, to promote new and creative trans-institutional learning at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
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Holder launches 2015-16 Chancellor’s Lecture Series
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appeared at Vanderbilt’s Benton Chapel Friday evening in his first public speaking engagement since stepping down as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer in April 2015. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
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Thickness of grey matter predicts ability to recognize faces and objects
The thickness of the cortex in a region of the brain that specializes in facial recognition can predict an individual's ability to recognize faces and other objects. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
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Wcislo receives 2015 Chancellor’s Cup
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented the 2015 Chancellor’s Cup to Associate Professor of History Frank Wcislo during a surprise ceremony Nov. 6 in Kirkland Hall, with many of Wcislo’s friends and colleagues from across the university in attendance. Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
See more of our favorite fall-themed #vandygram photos on the Get Social website. Photo by @emmamagid… Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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Emeritus English professor Leonard Nathanson has died
Leonard Nathanson, an emeritus Vanderbilt English professor noted for his expertise on British poet John Milton, died Oct. 27. Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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New curriculum brings more science and math to pre-K
A new curriculum developed by Peabody College's Mary Louise Hemmeter and others and launching in January closes the gap on math and science education in pre-k classrooms. Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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Alumni lecture caps Engineering Day slate of learning and fun
A pair of lectures featuring Morris Morgan III and Carolyn Morgan, Vanderbilt Class of 1969 graduates and now both professors at Hampton University, highlighted a full slate of Engineering Day activities Nov. 5 at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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Hear VU Baseball’s Corbin, EAD’s Jenious discuss workplace civility Nov. 17
“Workplace Civility: Think Before You Speak” is the topic of a Nov. 17 lunchtime discussion featuring Coach Tim Corbin and EAD Director Anita Jenious. The event is sponsored by the campus group Civility, Appreciation and Respectful Environments. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Symposium begins yearlong campus planning process by asking big questions
As Vanderbilt plans for its growth over the next decades, what are the core philosophic and humanistic values that should underpin its major building projects? This and other weighty questions were discussed by faculty, administrators and other members of the campus community at a Nov. 2 symposium led by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos to usher in a yearlong land use planning process. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Vanderbilt joins Supreme Court amicus brief supporting use of race in admissions
Vanderbilt University joined 12 peer universities in filing an amicus brief Nov. 2 with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the continued consideration of race as one factor among many in their admissions decisions. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Vanderbilt designated a Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists has named Vanderbilt University and Medical Center a Bicycle Friendly University for its efforts to create safe and convenient places for the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities to ride and park bikes. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Leading scholar on religion and ecology to deliver Harrod Lecture
Willis Jenkins will explore the relationship between food and religion, especially in the cultural work being done with everyday food practices, when he delivers the Howard L. Harrod Lecture Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s medical capsule robots’ hardware, software goes open-source
Researchers around the globe who want to customize medical capsule robots won’t have to start from scratch – a team from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering did the preliminary work for them and is ready to share. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Rick Chappell honored for science communications contributions
This December Rick Chappell, research professor of physics and past director of the Office of Science and Research Communications at Vanderbilt, will receive two awards from the American Geophysical Union recognizing his achievements in communicating science to the public and teaching and mentoring students toward careers in geophysics and space physics. Read MoreNov 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt biologist David McCauley has died
Vanderbilt mourns the death of biologist, researcher and teacher David E. McCauley, who is remembered as an "inspiring, genuine and incredibly intelligent scientist." Read MoreNov 4, 2015