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The Leadership and Organizational Performance (LOP) master’s degree program held its 8th annual White Paper Symposium at the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center on November 14. Faculty, alumni, and business leaders as well as family and friends gathered to watch students present highlights from their capstone projects. The Symposium… Read More

Eleven current Vanderbilt University faculty members, 10 of whom are investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, are included in the 2024 list of “Highly Cited Researchers” around the world whose papers have been cited most frequently by other scientists. Read More

Researchers at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, a clinical stage biotech within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, have detailed the successful drug discovery of a Phase I Single Ascending Dose clinical trial of VU319, a drug for memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Read More

A new peer-reviewed study shows that a back-relieving exosuit can simultaneously increase lifting endurance and reduce injury risk. Read More

In a new innovative study conducted by the Vanderbilt Climate, Health, and Energy Equity Lab, four undergraduate students and three faculty researchers identified a new approach to reduce the health inequalities of energy cost burdens and greenhouse gas emissions. Read More

The agreement, signed by university and Canadian officials during a Dec. 3 ceremony at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives, marks the second five-year collaboration between the two organizations and reaffirms their shared commitmen... Read More

Climate change affects us all; however, disadvantaged communities are often the most vulnerable and negatively impacted. Low-income households have limited material and financial resources to build resilience to heat and other weather events. Low-incom... Read More

The new scholarship will support advanced study by public school professionals who work in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Vanderbilt University Peabody College, one of the nation’s top colleges of education and human development, is now offering a partial-tuition scholarship for public school educators in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Read More

The fully-funded experience for history teachers is named for former Senator Lamar Alexander. Imagine being a high school history teacher and being given the opportunity to improve your teaching skills and classroom strategies through a one-week immersive experience featuring lectures by nationally known scholars of history and education, visits to… Read More

Like the best holiday gifts, Vanderbilt knows how to give—especially when it comes to research, innovation, creativity, collaboration and growth. Read More

This year at Vanderbilt, social media accounts from all across campus shared content that made us laugh, feel, think and learn. Here’s a look back at a few of the most creative must-see social posts we shared this year.  1.) Gen Z Writes the Script—Residential Colleges  Residential faculty lowkey… Read More

People, Culture and Belonging is excited to introduce Quincy, our new chatbot. Quincy is designed to provide quick answers, helpful guidance and support to make your experience smoother and more efficient. Read More

Wellington Pham has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. Read More

Directly north of The Hermitage, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek, investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a cemetery where an estimated 28 bodies of enslaved individuals who lived on the property during the Jacksonian era are interred. Part of the research came from efforts by the Vanderbilt Institute for Spatial Research, directed by Steve Wernke, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Vanderbilt. Read More

Sonja Fulmer, a graduate of Chemical and Physical Biology Program who is now the deputy director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence, sat down with us to discuss her experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in her successful career. Read More

Researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences have uncovered the first example of activity-dependent development of hypothalamic neural circuitry. Read More

The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization has honored five faculty members as 2024 Master Innovators for their groundbreaking research and transformative innovations. These pioneers, recognized for achievements spanning patents, startups and impactful technologies, exemplify Vanderbilt's dedication to translating academic excellence into societal advancements. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust approved updates to the Code of Bylaws during its fall meeting, affirming and underscoring its commitment to the university’s guiding principles of excellence, academic freedom and free expression, and growth and development.  Read More

Conquer and Prevail Pale Ale, a beer made by Vanderbilt alumni-founded Jackalope Brewing Company in partnership with the university, is now available for shipping to 46 states and Washington, D.C. Read More

By Jenna Somers Autumn Kujawa Children of parents with depression are two to three times more likely to develop anxiety and depressive disorders than children whose parents never experience depression, and some evidence indicates that these effects are particularly pronounced for maternal depression. That’s according to researchers at Pennsylvania… Read More