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On March 1 at approximately 3:16 a.m., VUPD received a call of possible shots fired in the area of West End Avenue and 18th Avenue South. Responding officers located two non-affiliated male victims with injuries from apparent gunshot wounds. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of Honor Scholarships was the host for a reception and informational session about the Marshall Scholarship featuring British Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford of the British Consulate General in Atlanta on Feb. 25. Read More

Despite new crosswalk signage installed around Nashville in 2014, Davidson County experienced a 20 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities over the year before. Read More

Joel Bell Covington Jr., who held a number of key roles at the Owen Graduate School of Management during the 1980s and 1990s, died Feb. 21 at his home. Read More

A book by visiting Vanderbilt professor David Maraniss will be the basis of a symposium on the Vietnam War March 9-10 at the First Amendment Center. Read More

Andrew Ekelem, who has used a wheelchair since a college snowboarding accident, brings an invaluable perspective to the lab of mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb. Read More

Certain Vanderbilt departmental websites and Web services have been experiencing an outage since Feb. 24. Some websites have been restored to normal operations, and VUIT is working with Web administrators and departments to restore the remaining sites. Read More

Education researchers and thought leaders from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College will take a deeper look at the issues surrounding Tennessee’s K-12 testing and standards. Read More

Vanderbilt University will implement a new system for numbering courses across all 10 of its undergraduate and professional schools. This change will take effect in March, when registration for the fall 2015 term begins. Read More

Historically, the spring months are the most active for severe weather throughout Middle Tennessee. A number of resources are available to help members of the Vanderbilt community prepare and have a plan in place should severe weather threaten campus. Read More

Oversight of higher education has expanded to the point of undermining the ability of colleges and universities to function in a dynamic economy, testified Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Feb. 24. Read More

Vanderbilt University Police has implemented security measures and initiatives to address concerns following a fatal shooting Feb. 21 at Wesley Place Garage. Read More

Provost Susan Wente; Meg Rush, chief of staff at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt; and Capt. Scott Kraverath, professor of naval science with Vanderbilt's Naval ROTC, will discuss building trust in the workplace at a campus-wide event March 25. Read More

During the predawn hours last Monday, Vanderbilt University Medical Center activated its Emergency Operations Center and initiated an Orange Alert for inclement weather in response to the worsening ice storm. Read More

The cancellation of classes doesn't mean a campus shutdown. Many of the university’s vital services, including Vanderbilt Campus Dining and the Office of Housing and Residential Education, remained in operation during the winter storm. Read More

Researchers have reconstructed the climate in the Western United States 21,000 years ago and are using the data to improve climate models that forecast future precipitation patterns. Read More

A lot of information goes into the decision to hold or cancel classes when a storm hits the Nashville area. Here's an inside look at the decision process. Read More

On Feb. 21 at approximately 11:40 p.m., Vanderbilt University Police Communications received a call of possible shots fired in the area of Wesley Place Garage. Responding officers located a non-affiliated male victim with injuries from an apparent gunshot wound. Read More

Update: 3:30 a.m. Feb. 22 Police confirm that one person was killed. The victim is not affiliated with the university. The shooter is not believed to be affiliated with the university. Update: 2:09 a.m. Feb. 22 Confirmed shooting at Wesley Place Garage. The suspect… Read More

The week brought snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee, and for some, the opportunity to experience campus in whole new ways. Check out how Vanderbilt documented the winter weather on social media. Read More