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Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. Read More

New research from Peabody finds that preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Read More

Many all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails officially open over Memorial Day weekend. Doctors with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging both adults and children to stay safe this riding season. Already this week in Middle Tennessee there have been multiple ATV accidents resulting in injuries and death. Read More

HOOVER, Ala. – Coach Tim Corbin and the Vanderbilt baseball team are making a splash in the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week. The fourth-seeded Commodores picked up their second win last night as they defeated No. 2-seed South Carolina 3-2 in a game that came down to the wire. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named the host institution for the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. The five-year appointment will take effect July 1, 2012. AAUDE is a public service organization whose purpose is to improve the quality and usability of information about higher education. More than… Read More

In her nearly 30 years of teaching children's literature at Vanderbilt, Ann Neely has developed a keen sense of what makes a successful children's book. So in 2010, she started "Neely's News," a blog for children's literature enthusiasts devoted to reviewing titles both old and new. Read More

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and a table will be set up in front of the gift shop at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, May 22, in observance of pediatric stroke awareness. Stop by from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to learn… Read More

The Nashville Kids Triathlon is looking for participants and volunteers. The race, to be held June 2 and 3, is geared toward the first-time triathlete, with manageable distances for 5- to 10-year-olds and 11- to 15-year-olds. In the Junior Division (ages 5-10 – turning 6 by Dec. 31, 2012),… Read More

(Vanderbilt University/Daniel DuBois) Vanderbilt’s annual “Symphony on the Lawn” concert – a special performance for the Vanderbilt community presented by Employee Celebration and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra – is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, on The Commons Center Lawn. All faculty, staff, their family members and friends… Read More

Mark Hosford (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Works by four Nashville-area artists – including Vanderbilt Associate Professor of Art Mark Hosford and alumna Kristi Hargrove – will be on view in the Frist Center for the Visual Art’s Conte Community Arts Gallery June 8-Oct. 28. Metamorphoses,… Read More

The first two steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold Program are now ready to complete. The deadline is Oct. 31 to receive the wellness credit in January 2013, so start now! Step One Complete your yearly Health Risk Assessment to learn more… Read More

A majority of the nation’s top women’s collegiate golf teams, including Vanderbilt’s will make the trip to the 2012 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship May 22-25 in Franklin, Tenn., with the Vanderbilt Legends Club’s North Course serving as the host course. Read More

Image courtesy of Soma.com Visit Soma Intimates at the Mall at Green Hills May 26 and 27 for its Get Gorgeous event. Show your Vanderbilt employee or student ID, and 10 percent of your purchase will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt,… Read More

Members of the Nashville Opera will be the featured performers at the third Opera on the Mountain concert Saturday, June 2, at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory. The performance will include selections from Guys and Dolls, Camelot and Phantom of the Opera. Read More

Haley (Vanderbilt) John Owen Haley, professor of law at Vanderbilt, has been honored with the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to friendship between Japan and the United States. The decoration was conferred by His Majesty the… Read More

Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Women's Basketball All Vanderbilt faculty and staff can receive a 15 percent discount off the total price of a girls’ basketball camp session. The university’s basketball camps for girls feature quality instruction with current and former Vanderbilt players, with an emphasis on basketball fundamentals and… Read More

From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 18, Vanderbilt Place will be used exclusively to accommodate the arrival of the Tennessee Special Olympics Summer Games. University, medical center and public traffic will be re-routed along 24th and 25th avenues during this time to allow for the safe arrival of more… Read More

For Nashville Bike Month, Mayor Karl Dean invites commuters to meet up at several locations around town and bike to work on May 18. Read More

Vanderbilt University Writer-in-Residence Alice Randall credits the school’s creative and interdisciplinary approaches to obesity-related diseases like diabetes with providing “fertile ground” for her new novel, Ada’s Rules (Bloomsbury USA). Read More

Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Level-1 Trauma Center are taking a pledge to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving. These caregivers, who treat hundreds of seriously injured patients each year due to distracted driving, want to see an end to behind-the-wheel activities taking attention away from… Read More