publications
Influx of major NIH grants fuels growth of research enterprise
Jul. 14, 2016—During the past two weeks, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have brought in a number of new research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that together achieve $137 million in new funding. The funding is a trans-institutional accomplishment of the Schools of Engineering and Medicine and the College of Arts and Science.
Rising Star: Jedidah Isler is forging new paths in astrophysics—and diversity among aspiring scientists
Jun. 22, 2016—As a little girl growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Jedidah Isler was obsessed with the sky. “I really just thought it was beautiful,” she says, “and I remember feeling a sense of calm whenever I looked up.” Today that same sense of calm and wonderment continues to help fuel Isler’s research on blazars, supermassive black...
The importance of nurturing literary talent
Mar. 15, 2016—I was homeless the summer before grad school. Living on the coast of Lake Michigan in the same town where I had gone to undergrad, I was too poor even to pay rent on a $200 room. I spent days working at a local brewery, just trying to save up enough money to buy a laptop...
Bitter Pill: Allergic reaction to over-the-counter drugs almost cost a woman her life
Mar. 12, 2016—On the evening of June 12, 2015, Donna Emley took two acetaminophen (Tylenol) for a slight muscle ache and went to bed. The next day, she and her husband drove to Kentucky, where they were planning to spend a week at an organic farm. She awoke at 2 a.m. the following day and noticed that...
10 Questions with improv comedian Megan Ward
Feb. 3, 2016—Meet Megan Ward: the actress behind Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s Elle Woods. Well known on campus as an improv comedian, Pi Phi President and VP of the Business Careers and Entertainment Club, she dons a blonde ‘do and pink heels for her starring performance this weekend. Amidst a crazy rehearsal schedule, the Hustler sat down with Megan...
10 Questions with Danny McClanahan, mechanical engineering, math and computer science triple major
Jan. 27, 2016—Meet Danny: mechanical engineering, math and computer science triple major who speaks both Japanese and Russian, has been a committed intern at places like Microsoft and Twitter, and flaunts formerly pink, (but now bright green) hair.
Rocky Mountain Hi-Tech
Oct. 30, 2015—Just south of Denver, the vision for a futuristic development is coming to reality. The new community is called Sterling Ranch and Brock Smethills, BE’13, is the chief operating officer. In the next 20 years, the five-square-mile, $4.3 billion planned community will take shape as a futuristic city—and Vanderbilt students and faculty will have helped...
Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Sep. 4, 2015—The start of both the school year and football season had the Vanderbilt community sharing their tweets, posts and photos on social media.
Advocating justice for both miners and mountains
Aug. 30, 2015—Steve Sanders ’78 loves the hills of eastern Kentucky, where he has spent his entire career advocating for people affected by the coal mining industry.
First In: First-Generation College Graduates Share Their Stories
Aug. 18, 2015—Students who are the first in their families to graduate from college defy easy categorization. Nearly 40 percent of undergraduates at four-year colleges in the U.S. are the children of parents who did not attend college, transcending clear lines of race, geography and gender. And while the median household income of first-generation students tends to lag behind their classmates at...
Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Aug. 16, 2015—You can see more of our favorite photos of the week on the Get Social website, and share yours by tagging them #vandygram.
Tim Corbin looks for character in recruits
Aug. 4, 2015—Recruiting student athletes may seem like a no-brainer: Find the most talented players on the field, then make sure they can manage a demanding academic load. But for Vanderbilt baseball’s head coach, Tim Corbin—“Corbs” to his players—desirable stats and good grades aren’t quite enough. Corbin, who was named College Baseball Coach of the Year after leading...