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When Martha R. Ingram steps down June 30 after 12 years as chairman of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust, she will leave behind a diverse and lasting legacy – including the hiring of two chancellors and the development of a residential college system at Vanderbilt, of which the newly named Martha Rivers Ingram Commons was the crucial first phase. Read More

The university will break ground in May 2012 on Kissam College Halls, two colleges that will each house about 330 upperclass students--a mixture of sophomores, juniors and seniors--and be led by faculty directors in residence. Read More

Faculty and graduate students who participated in Vanderbilt Center for Teaching programs this academic year were recognized. Read More

Photo courtesy Jean Kang   Vanderbilt art students Jean Kang and Will Rigby won awards from the Department of Art worth $25,000 and $10,000, respectively. Their work and that of other students is currently on display at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center. Kang,… Read More

Auburn University has set up an online relief command center for all those interested in helping those affected by the storms in Alabama. Read More

On April 30, (pictured from left to right) David Rehse of the Association of Energy Engineers and the Center for Energy Efficiency at MTSU presented Mark Petty, assistant vice chancellor for Plant Operations; Darren Bevill, campus energy manager; and Mitch Lampley, director of Engineering and Technical Support,… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s class of 2011 will be advised and inspired by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai during Commencement and Senior Day activities May 12-13. Read More

Information Technology Services at Vanderbilt wants to remind the community of the dangers of email phishing scams, which spike following major news events, such as the death of Osama Bin Laden. ITS cautions all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to exercise additional caution and to stop and think before clicking… Read More

The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has named the university’s living-learning community for first-year students for Martha R. Ingram. Read More

Now that spring is well underway and the weather is warmer, thoughts turn to freshening up your surroundings.  Spring cleaning is a time-honored tradition, and can result in simplifying and organizing your home and/or office without impacting the environment by following some simple strategies. “Spring cleaning is a… Read More

The role of language and books in current culture and the impact of reading material on personal experiences are among the themes for the installations, titled “heard mentality.” Read More

Surgeons, nurses and staff at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt helped open a long-awaited and much-needed surgical facility during a recent mission trip to Guatemala. Read More

Alan Bentley, director of Commercialization for Cleveland Clinic Innovations with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, has been named assistant vice chancellor of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development. Read More

Senior engineering students shared the results of their two-semester design courses with their clients and more than 100 visitors from the Vanderbilt community at Senior Design Day. Read More

The Curb Center's Creative Campus Innovation Grant Program seeks proposals from students, faculty and staff. Read More

Vanderbilt University officials are exploring a proposal from the government of Abu Dhabi to create a school of education that would train teachers, education leaders and researchers to strengthen the country’s K-12 education system. Read More

Representatives of the Vanderbilt University faculty have passed a resolution supporting the continued ban of firearms on college campuses in Tennessee. Read More

The RecycleMania competition is now over and has official winners for 2011.  RecycleMania is a friendly recycling competition among colleges and universities across the country  sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Keep America Beautiful. Together, participating colleges and universities recycled or composted… Read More

Angel Carter and Joey Spann, along with other responders at the game. As the wife of Lipscomb High School’s basketball coach, David Carter, Angel Carter counted herself rivals with Joey Spann, basketball coach for Goodpasture Christian School. Read More

(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) For 33-year-old Crystal Thornton, of Lyles, Tenn., Tuesday evening’s Lady Gaga concert in Nashville was one she had looked forward to for five years. As she and her best friend, Christina Tugman, settled into their seats in section 103 at the Bridgestone Arena, they… Read More