Arts And Science
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VUCast: Fossil Finds – see the ancient discoveries these kids are digging up
See the ancient discoveries these kids are digging up; learn about major progress in Parkinson’s research; and a throwback video! See Johnny Cash’s connection to Vanderbilt. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast. Watch now. Read MoreApr 16, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt professors awarded 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships
Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science professors Ken Catania and Helmut Smith are among 178 scholars, artists and scientists named 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellows. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Graduate students compete to present the best “Three Minute Thesis”
Brain symmetry, woman warriors and malaria were among the research topics featured by the winners of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Rosenthal named winner of 2014 SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Vanderbilt's Sandra Rosenthal is a recipient of the 2014 SEC Faculty Achievement Award, which recognizes faculty members from every Southeastern Conference university who demonstrate outstanding records of teaching, research and scholarship. Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Vanderbilt expert: Mental illness is often not to blame in mass shootings
When a mass shooting occurs there are often two camps of thought: those who feel the country needs stronger gun laws and those who blame the horrific act on mental illness. Read MoreApr 8, 2014
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Vanderbilt panel on changing media to feature Geist, Plotz, Thompson
Noted journalists and new media pioneers Willie Geist, David Plotz and Nick Thompson will discuss the state and future of their career field April 11 at the First Amendment Center. Read MoreApr 4, 2014
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America the Beautiful: See an international student’s prize-winning video of the United States
In the latest VUCast: See how an international student is showcasing the United States in a beautiful way; discover how a "thinking cap" could help you learn; and watch a unique forest grow in just one weekend. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read MoreApr 4, 2014
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Listen: Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere
Lenn Goodman (Steve Green, Vanderbilt) Lenn Goodman, professor of philosophy and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, has a new book, Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere (Cambridge University, 2014), in which he argues that our commitments to our own ideals and norms need not mean… Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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Vanderbilt forum on the politics of childhood vaccines is April 9
A Center for Medicine, Health and Society forum titled "The Politics of Childhood Vaccines" is set for April 9 in Light Hall. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Significant progress toward creating “benchtop human” reported
Vanderbilt physicist John Wikswo reported significant progress toward creating “homo minutus” – a human-on-a-chip that can be used to test drugs and toxins – on Mar. 26 at the Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Vanderbilt students named 2014 Goldwater winners
Three Vanderbilt students have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. The scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Read MoreMar 25, 2014
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Irish contemporary storyteller to perform at Vanderbilt
Dynamic storyteller Clare Murphy returns to Vanderbilt April 1 for a free performance sponsored by the Vanderbilt Department of English. Read MoreMar 25, 2014
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Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
By shifting evolution into reverse to produce an expensive HIV drug out of a simple sugar, Vanderbilt chemist Brian Bachmann has shown that it may be possible to manufacture exotic and expensive synthetic drugs as easily as brewing beer. Read MoreMar 24, 2014
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VUCast: See why this giant helicopter is the first step in creating a massive lab
See what a Vanderbilt researcher is doing with a military helicopter in his lab, and hear the first-ever Vanderbilt Star. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read MoreMar 24, 2014
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Electric “thinking cap” controls learning speed
Vanderbilt psychologists show it is possible to selectively manipulate our ability to learn through the application of a mild electrical current to the brain, and that this effect can be enhanced or depressed depending on the direction of the current. Read MoreMar 21, 2014
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Listen: Eastwood embodies America’s moral quest, says Vanderbilt professor
Vanderbilt Professor of English Sam Girgus traces the career of Clint Eastwood in a new book that lauds the director's more recent films for showing a keen insight into Americans' search for meaning and purpose. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Partisan conflict can muddle administrative reforms
Researchers analyzed data from the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) used by the George W. Bush administration to grade the effectiveness of federal programs. Read MoreMar 17, 2014
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Brain mapping confirms patients with schizophrenia have impaired ability to imitate
A brain-mapping study of patients with schizophrenia has found that areas associated with the ability to imitate are impaired, providing new support for the theory that deficits in this basic cognitive skill may underlie the profound difficulty with social interactions that characterize the disorder. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles. Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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Alumna Patton is executive director of Girls on the Run Nashville
Tiffany Patton, BA’03, is the executive director of Girls on the Run Nashville, an after-school program that runs for 12-weeks each spring and fall, teaching girls how to form positive relationships and live active lives. Read MoreMar 12, 2014