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(Vanderbilt University) The Commodore football team will launch its season Thursday, Aug. 30, with a nationally televised game on ESPN against Southeastern Conference rival South Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game is a great opportunity for the university to gain national attention and a chance to… Read More

HR Express (Vanderbilt University) Human Resources announces two new, enhanced HR Express locations at Medical Center North and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Starting Aug. 1, employees can get assistance with human resource needs and take advantage of discounts and offerings from the Commodore Concierge service. Read More

Dieter H.O. Sevin, professor of German and former chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages at Vanderbilt, died July 29 after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer. Sevin taught German language and literature at Vanderbilt for more than 44 years. Read More

(Photo Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted… Read More

(image courtesy of B-cycle) Nashville is expanding its bike-share program to include a fee-based, automated kiosk system called Nashville B-cycle, and two kiosks will be located on the Vanderbilt campus – one at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place, and the other in the park near… Read More

Gerges Abdelmeseh (John Russell/Vanderbilt) April 19, 2007, is a date etched in Gerges Abdelmeseh’s memory. On that day more than five years ago, Gerges, his wife Sheren and two young sons, Bishoy and John, left their native Egypt and settled in Nashville. The family came to the United States… Read More

The Vanderbilt campus is home to more than 7,500 trees – that adds up to a lot of leaves. But did you know that Vanderbilt Plant Operations’ grounds program has been harnessing nature’s own processes to help trees on campus weather the record heat this summer? Plant… Read More

The Class of 2012 reported high levels of satisfaction with their Vanderbilt experience, according to a new survey. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Students receiving bachelor’s degrees in May 2012 left Vanderbilt overwhelmingly satisfied with their university experience, results of an annual survey indicate. The survey found that 2012 graduates reported high… Read More

The Center for Student Professional Development, formerly the Vanderbilt Career Center, is rolling out a new mission and a new name that reflects its holistic approach to preparing students to be resilient in these uncertain times. Read More

Creating a device out of human cells that simulates brain chemistry is the goal of a $6.4 million grant which is part of major new federal initiative to develop a series of “organs on a chip” designed to improve the drug development process. Read More

Mia Bransford, R.N., EMT, a nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was attending a family reunion and was at the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colo., last Friday just after midnight to enjoy the new Batman movie. Read More

(l-r) Quarterback Jordan Rodgers, tailback Zac Stacy, Coach James Franklin and cornerback Trey Wilson at SEC Media Days. (Vanderbilt) Head Football Coach James Franklin and seniors Jordan Rodgers (QB), Zac Stacy (RB) and Trey Wilson (DB) made a stylish impression at SEC Media… Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is launching a redesigned website this week that will give parents, visitors and health professionals easier access to hospital and health information. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a redesigned Website that gives parents, visitors… Read More

The amount of damage that radiation causes in electronic materials may be at least 10 times greater than previously thought, say Vanderbilt scientists using a combination of lasers and acoustic waves to pinpoint the size and location of defects buried deep inside. Read More

If not for their daughters’ illnesses, Laura Meador and Amy Hamilton probably would never have met. But their paths crossed in an unlikely venue — the sixth floor of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt — and a burgeoning friendship was born. Read More

John “Jack” H. Venable, who ably served Vanderbilt University as a teacher and administrator for more than three decades, has died. He was 74. Read More

The installation of a new lighting system at Vanderbilt Stadium will close part of Natchez Trace July 23-27. (Brandon Barca/Vanderbilt) Renovation continues on Vanderbilt’s football field, with an upgrade to the lighting system the next step in the process. A crane will be used to install new lights on… Read More

Print this flyer, distribute to co-workers and hang in your area! At Vanderbilt, celebration is an essential part of how we create community and honor the hard work and dedication behind all of our success. We invite you to participate in this series of events dedicated to celebrating… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of health care services by U.S. News and World Report in the publication’s 2012-13 Best Hospitals edition. Read More

(iStockphoto) Each fall, Vanderbilt welcomes students from around the world to our campus and community. This year, 360 international students from 55 countries – Armenia to Zambia – will arrive in Nashville to study at Vanderbilt. Many of these students have never been to the United States or may not… Read More