MyVU News
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Discounted basketball season tickets now available
Vanderbilt employees who want to experience the thrill and excitement of the upcoming basketball season can now purchase discounted season tickets for men’s and women’s basketball. Read MoreOct 1, 2014
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Are you the greenest group on campus?
Vanderbilt Athletics, Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office and Waste Management, Inc. are looking for the greenest group on campus during this year’s football sustainability challenge. Read MoreOct 1, 2014
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New faculty: Miahky celebrates continuum from teacher to student
More than most professions, music celebrates the line of succession from teacher to student. Stephen Miahky understands the importance of this time-honored approach. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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New faculty: Disney explores role of neurotransmitters in attention
When Anita Disney was growing up in Adelaide, Australia, friends and family assumed she would follow her biologist father into science. But she wasn't hooked until she took a biological psychology course in college. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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New Medical Faculty 2014
View a complete list of new School of Medicine and School of Nursing faculty for 2014. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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Leadership, diversity, academic talent define newest Vanderbilt class
Vanderbilt University’s newest class is the most academically prepared and the most ethnically, economically and geographically diverse in Vanderbilt’s history Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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New University Faculty 2014-15
View a complete list of new university faculty for the 2014-15 academic year. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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Clean up of legacy OAK courses effective Oct. 3
As a significant step in Vanderbilt IT’s efforts to improve OAK performance, only courses from fall 2013 onward will be available in OAK, effective Friday, Oct. 3. Read MoreSep 29, 2014
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Are the world’s religions ready for E.T.?
David Weintraub's new book explores how leaders in the world's major religions will react to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Read MoreSep 29, 2014
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Annual reports on crime statistics, security and fire safety available Oct. 1
In compliance with the law, Vanderbilt publishes an annual report to provide information on security-related services offered by the university. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Negative political ads focus of October (Lunch) Box talk
A talk at the Nashville Public Library Oct. 1 will feature Vanderbilt's John Geer and spotlight research on negative political ads. Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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Shanghai teacher collaboration model catches on in Tennessee
A teacher collaboration model used in Shanghai is proving useful to Tennessee teachers. Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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SEC Symposium focused on obesity prevention
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost Susan Wente and several Vanderbilt experts joined colleagues from across the Southeast to discuss obesity at the second annual Southeastern Conference Symposium Sept. 21-23. Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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Alexander’s visit highlights efforts to confront Ebola
Don’t panic over Ebola. But don’t ignore it, either. That was the take-home message for U.S. citizens from a “mini-hearing” held by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday with researchers and health officials from Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee. Read MoreSep 24, 2014
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Valdastri wins $1.5 million to develop magnetic capsule endoscope
Mechanical engineering professor Pietro Valdastri and colleagues will continue to develop a capsule endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease with the support of a 4-year, $1.5 million NIH grant. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Dyer Observatory presents Music on the Mountain with The Mables
The Mables will perform a special concert under the stars at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory on Saturday, Sept. 27, to benefit scholarship students attending the Dyer Observers Summer Science Camps. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Powwow dance performance highlights Constitution and Citizenship Day
Vanderbilt observed Constitution and Citizenship Day with an exhibition of pottery from the Catawba Indian Nation, a panel discussion on Indian sovereignty, and a powwow dance performance on Currey Field. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Curb Center exhibition features work by Vanderbilt art faculty
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy presents “On the Edges: Works from Vanderbilt Department of Art Faculty and Staff.” Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Documentary celebrates 20 years of Ingram Scholarship Program
A new full-length documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the Ingram Scholarship Program at Vanderbilt University will be screened Oct. 11 in Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Person of interest sought in attempted abduction on Vanderbilt campus
Vanderbilt University and Metro Nashville police departments are continuing their investigation into what is believed to have been an attempted abduction early Sunday morning of a visitor as she walked along a public street that runs through campus. Read MoreSep 22, 2014