1,000 Words
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To Honor and Educate: Equality Weekend
As part of Black History Month, Vanderbilt’s basketball teams suited up in specially made jerseys for their winning games on Feb. 18 and 19. The back of each uniform featured the name of an individual who played an influential role in the civil rights movement. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Small World: HeLa Cell Photomicrography
This magnified image of a cancer cell dividing into two daughter cells placed 12th in the international 2016 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Read MoreMar 7, 2017
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Onward and Upward: Vanderbilt Barnard Residential College under Construction
Although generations of alumni may be lamenting the passing of the old Vanderbilt and Barnard residence halls along Alumni Lawn, there’s plenty of interest and excitement about the new facilities under construction. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Kosher Canteen: Aryeh’s Kitchen Food Truck
With a five-person crew, and after a year of planning, Aryeh’s Kitchen launched in May and is set for a larger debut when students return to campus in August. Read MoreAug 10, 2016
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Bubble Bonanza: Alternative Spring Break Trip to Jamaica
This year a total of 491 Vanderbilt students participated in Alternative Spring Break projects, which spanned 42 U.S. cities, as well as Panama, Nicaragua and Jamaica. Read MoreMay 12, 2016
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The Snowmen Cometh
Vanderbilt enjoyed a rare snow day Jan. 22 as Nashville got hit with 8 inches of the white stuff—the most snow that had fallen in the city since 2003. Read MoreFeb 29, 2016
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Running of the Freshmen
Before Vanderbilt football’s home opener each year, first-year students gather for a tailgate and then take off running across Dudley Field for the annual Anchor Dash. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Godspeed
The Commencement ceremony capped two days of activities for graduates and their guests, including the Senior Day speech by Walter Isaacson, author and former chairman and CEO of CNN. In all, the university awarded 1,644 undergraduate and 2,212 graduate and professional degrees this year. Read MoreJul 31, 2015
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ALS Clinic Staffers Take Ice Bucket Challenge
Staffers at the Vanderbilt ALS Clinic endured a good soaking during the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon that swept the nation like a tsunami last August. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Aerospace Club Wins NASA Rocketry Competition
For the second year in a row, students from Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Club won NASA’s annual Student Launch rocketry competition, beating out teams from 31 other universities, including Cornell, Northwestern and Notre Dame. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Born to Run
The Iroquois Steeplechase is one of several Nashville traditions that draws huge crowds and help to support the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Through a Glass, Darkly
The earthquake that rocked the Washington, D.C., area Aug. 23, 2011, left the National Cathedral with $26 million worth of damage, which will take years to fix. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Heavenly Daze
Bosley Jarrett’s shot of the night sky in Franz Josef, New Zealand, was one of 12 finalists in Vanderbilt’s 2013 Global Education Office photo contest. Read MoreDec 2, 2013
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Fishy Business
Attorney Chris Frohlich, BS’06, has parlayed a lifelong love of fishing into a thriving charter company based in Punta Gorda, Fla. When he’s not catch-and-release tarpon fishing for his own pleasure, he’s taking others out on the water or overseeing his staff of eight fishing guides. Photo by Perry James… Read MoreAug 9, 2013
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1,000 Words: Nashville Shines
Photo by John Russell Named America’s friendliest city for three years running, Nashville has suddenly become a media darling, garnering rave reviews from The Today Show, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, GQ, Condé Nast Traveler and more in recent months. Music City is also the setting for the ABC… Read MoreMay 7, 2013
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Vanderbilt Football Celebrates Victory against Ole Miss
In the final 52 seconds of the Nov. 10 contest against Ole Miss, Vanderbilt took the lead for the first time in the game, winning 27–26. Read MoreJan 14, 2013
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Shots Heard Round the World
“Flulapalooza,” a drill of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mass vaccination plan, broke the Guinness world record for most vaccinations given in an eight-hour period. Free flu vaccines were given to 12,850 Vanderbilt faculty, staff, students and volunteers during the October event—more than doubling the previous record. Forty-four nurses at a… Read MoreMar 22, 2012
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Bend It Like Barnes
Junior linebacker Archibald Barnes makes working out in 90-degree heat look easy during an early August football practice. For schedules, tickets for Vanderbilt’s first season under Head Football Coach James Franklin, and more, go to http://vucommodores.cstv.com. Photo by John Russell. Read MoreSep 6, 2011
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Darkness Visible
A week after the March tsunami that devastated Japan, students gathered for a candlelight vigil in Benton Chapel. The Asian American Student Association, Asian American Christian Fellowship, Korean Undergraduate Student Association, Vanderbilt University Chinese Association and Vanderbilt Hillel organized the event. PHOTO BY MARY DONALDSON… Read MoreApr 8, 2011