Graduate School
Pen pal project unites graduate, middle school students
Apr. 17, 2014—More than 100 sixth graders from Wright Middle School met the Vanderbilt graduate student pen pals with whom they have been corresponding and were treated to a tour of Vanderbilt University Medical Center facilities on April 16.
Graduate students compete to present the best “Three Minute Thesis”
Apr. 9, 2014—Brain symmetry, woman warriors and malaria were among the research topics featured by the winners of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards and achievements
Jan. 10, 2014—Read about faculty and staff awards and achievements in the latest edition of "Kudos."
Five alumni named to ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list
Jan. 9, 2014—Five Vanderbilt alumni have been named to Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30.” The third annual list recognizes rising stars across the fields of energy, education, entertainment, marketing and more.
‘Poets & Writers’ ranks Vanderbilt MFA Program in top nine
Oct. 9, 2013—Vanderbilt’s MFA Program in Creative Writing moved up one notch to ninth in the United States in a survey conducted by "Poets & Writers" magazine and reported in its September/October issue.
Community mourns death of former Graduate School dean
Aug. 1, 2013—Ernest Campbell, who was instrumental in revitalizing Vanderbilt's Department of Sociology and Anthropology and known nationally for his research in race relations, desegregation and education, died July 28.
Promise of discovery drives Biomedical Sciences graduates
May. 16, 2013—Vanderbilt awarded 66 Ph.D. degrees to an accomplished group of students in Medical Center-related departments and programs.
Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement
May. 10, 2013—Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented Founder’s Medals to the university’s top scholars during Commencement on May 10.
Deans offer outlook on Vanderbilt’s teaching landscape at Celebration of Teaching event
May. 6, 2013—Changes in instructional technology as well as changes among the student body present opportunities and challenges in today's university classrooms, said three Vanderbilt deans at a recent Celebration of Teaching event.
New doctoral students welcomed
Sep. 6, 2012—Vanderbilt University Medical Center welcomed 109 new doctoral students into the scientific community last week in the third annual “Simple Beginnings” ceremony.
Record number of Vanderbilt grad students score prestigious NSF fellowships
Jun. 19, 2012—This year a record number of Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships.