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Vanderbilt’s Humphrey Fellows will travel to east Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains for the Festival of Nations. Read More

An astrophysicist and an aerospace engineer who are members of the team developing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018 – will give a free public lecture March 31. Read More

Dr. André Churchwell, senior associate dean for diversity affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will share his personal insights on the role of art in all of its creative forms and its relationship to applied physics in the solution of humankind’s medical woes when he delivers the next installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series April 11. Read More

Read the statement from Vanderbilt Athletics Director David Williams on former men's head basketball coach Kevin Stallings. Read More

Read Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' statement regarding the deaths of Vanderbilt alumni Justin and Stephanie Shults as the result of a March 22 terrorist bombing in Brussels, Belgium. Read More

Vanderbilt University has received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a new Center for Digital Humanities. The trans-institutional initiative will further Vanderbilt’s commitment to becoming a national hub of innovative digital humanities scholarship. Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos issued the following statement after learning of the deaths of Vanderbilt alumni Justin and Stephanie Shults as a result of a terrorist bombing in Brussels, Belgium March 22: We are saddened to learn that the deaths of Vanderbilt alumni Justin and Stephanie Shults have… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Vanderbilt students welcomed the newest class of Commodores in our favorite #vandygram image of the week. See more on the Get Social website. Read More

Vanderbilt will conduct a test of its AlertVU emergency notification system on Wednesday, March 30, at 2 p.m. The test is rescheduled from last week, when the threat of severe weather on March 24 necessitated its postponement. AlertVU sends emergency messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Historian D. Fairchild Ruggles will deliver two lectures on the Vanderbilt campus related to her expertise on Islamic gardens and landscapes. Read More

Sarratt Art Studios has planned a full lineup of exciting studio art programs and classes for all ages this summer. Read More

Vanderbilt and Health Plus will celebrate National Walking Day with a 20-minute group walk April 6, concluding with light snacks and a chance to win prizes. Read More

Community Research Partners presents the 2016 Davidson County Community Health Needs Assessment from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, April 1, at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, 1999 Meharry Blvd. Read More

April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is preparing a series of events to increase autism awareness and promote acceptance and inclusion in the community. Read More

Four women from the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their leadership, mentoring and contributions to the advancement of women during the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s annual Cuninggim Lecture and awards ceremony March 22. Read More

The 10th annual Health Professions Graduate School Fair will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the Vanderbilt Student Life Center Ballroom. Read More

Vanderbilt University has taken another step in fostering a culture that encourages reporting incidents of sexual assault on campus. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response will become a limited confidential resource for students. Read More

Dean of the College of Arts and Science Lauren Benton has announced the appointment of two senior faculty members as divisional deans in the college. The new positions will facilitate academic planning in departments and programs within the three Arts and Science divisions: humanities, social sciences and sciences. Read More

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join in a walking tour of campus on National Walking Day, April 6, at 2 p.m. The policy tour event will highlight bike and pedestrian safety efforts on campus. Read More

Mike Schutz, associate professor of music cognition and percussion and founding director of the Music, Acoustics, Perception and LEarning (MAPLE) Lab at McMaster University, will discuss “Exploring the Communication of Emotion in Music” from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More