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Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering cochlear implant collaboration
The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering is an interdisciplinary, trans-institutional structure designed to facilitate interactions and exchanges between engineers and physicians. Engineering expertise includes modeling, robotics, imaging, image processing and analysis, devices, system integration, and instrumentation. A significant VISE clinical application has been the development of minimally invasive,… Read MoreFeb 25, 2021
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Case Western’s Jain to discuss age-related disorders at next Discovery Lecture March 11
Mukesh Jain, MD, vice dean for Academic Affairs and Medical Sciences and professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss the discovery of aging-related disease genes and pathways during the next web-based Discovery Lecture. Read MoreFeb 25, 2021
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Vanderbilt-developed obesity treatments will be advanced through collaboration with Soleno Therapeutics
A new partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics will further research into new clinical treatments for multiple obesity syndromes. Read MoreFeb 25, 2021
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Welch to give next Law School Dean’s Lecture on Race and Discrimination March 4
Kimberly M. Welch, assistant professor of history and of law, will deliver the next lecture in Vanderbilt Law School’s Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrimination. The online event will be Thursday, March 4, beginning at noon CT. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Return to Campus update for faculty for Feb. 24
The latest information about Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines and the VU community, and the reopening of outdoor tents on campus are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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What led to the U.S. Capitol insurrection: Vanderbilt political scientists examine social, psychological, legal foundations of Jan. 6 riot
A panel of Vanderbilt political science faculty explored the factors that led to the Jan. 6 riot in a virtual event, “Dissent, Disorder and Democracy: What Led to the U.S. Capitol Insurrection.” Hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, the panel also engaged with the event’s serious implications for the strength of the nation's democracy. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Evidence suggests climate whiplash may have more extremes in store for California
Vanderbilt paleoclimatologists deploy first calcium isotope analysis of North American stalagmite to show how past weather extremes may predict events in California. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core seeking applicants for Community Scholars Awards
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core has announced a new round of Community Scholars Awards for the 2021-22 academic year. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Despite limitations of pandemic, research continues in Basic Sciences, Engineering
During the Research Ramp-up process, more than 3,000 Vanderbilt research personnel have returned to in-person research activities, while many others have continued remotely through perseverance and ingenuity. The efforts of the School of Medicine Basic Science's Danny Winder and the School ofEngineering's Ethan Lippmann are highlighted. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Vanderbilt University spotlights 2020 Service Award recipients
Vanderbilt University is honoring all employees who reached a service milestone anniversary during calendar year 2020. Read MoreFeb 24, 2021
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Removing the stigma of HIV and AIDS
In Tampa, Florida, in the early 1980s, young men were coming home to their parents to die. As a registered nurse, Julie Barroso cared for many of these AIDS patients in their final days. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Two-day virtual event celebrates, supports Black trans faith community
The co-editors of "The Black Trans Prayer Book," an interfaith collection of stories, poems, prayers, meditations and more about the experiences of trans and nonbinary Black people, were the featured guests during a two-day virtual event hosted by the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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In the thick of it: COVID fighters with the Navajo Nation
Vanderbilt alumni Annie Moon, MSN’03, and Dr. Jill Moses, MD’91, confront a continuing COVID-19 crisis as they deliver health care to the Navajo Nation. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Enrolled in the CDHP plan? Don’t forget to open your Health Savings Account
If you selected the Choice CDHP as your medical plan during Open Enrollment for 2021 benefits, your Health Savings Account must be activated before you can receive the Vanderbilt seed and Go for the Gold dollars. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Master of Public Health program info session set for Feb. 25
Learn about Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health program from faculty members, current students and program staff at an information session on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 8:30 a.m. CT. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Jen Ellis, maker of Bernie Sanders’ ‘inauguration mittens,’ discusses ‘Making Meaningful Change’ March 2
Jen Ellis, the Vermont schoolteacher who made the now-famous mittens Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration in January and have since been immortalized in countless internet memes, will discuss the story behind the mittens and how she decided to use the moment in history for good in a fireside chat with the Vanderbilt community on Tuesday, March 2. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Musical Arrangements: Vanderbilt Blair School of Music adapts practices and performances to navigate COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the entire Vanderbilt community to change its routines. But because of the live-performance nature of music schools, the Blair School has implemented numerous precautions to ensure that faculty and students remain safe—all while maintaining a semblance of the highly personalized instruction for which Blair is known. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Owen faculty reflect on GameStop stock price surge and the future of community retail investing
As the SEC opens its investigation into the GameStop stock price surge, Vanderbilt researchers caution retail investors against taking large market risks in the name of “making a point.” Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Microbiome pioneer Ruth Ley featured in virtual lecture Feb. 24
The Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative Postdoc Association, in association with the Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative and VI4 research communities, will host Dr. Ruth Ley of the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at noon. Read MoreFeb 22, 2021
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10 ways to take a break and recharge on campus
With mental and physical wellness at the forefront of this extraordinary year, here are some ways to recharge and reenergize on campus in the coming days. Read MoreFeb 22, 2021