Tennessee

Christian Ketel and Carrie Plummer, both associate professors of nursing, were recognized by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for their stewardship and successful outcomes of the Vanderbilt Mobile Vaccine Program. Since its start in March 2021, the mobile clinic has administered 15,000 COVID-19 vaccines to more than 6,500 people in Nashville and Bedford, Coffee, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties. Read More

Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected as a contributor to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a quadrennial report on the varied impacts and risks presented by global climate change across the country. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been recognized by "Forbes" magazine on its 2021 list of Best Employers in Tennessee. Read More

Vanderbilt School of Nursing professors Ginny Moore and Marci Zsamboky will expand programs and education for nurse practitioner specialties in sexual assault and behavioral health. Read More

Men’s health across Tennessee is trending toward improvement, according to the 2020 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card, but racial and geographic disparities persist. The report card is compiled by Vanderbilt’s Center for Research on Men’s Health in cooperation with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Tennessee Department of Health, Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Men’s Health Network. Read More

Janey Camp leads an analysis of rural transportation constraints that prevent people from receiving regular substance abuse treatment. Read More

Through a record $11.9 billion in annual economic impact, Vanderbilt University’s deep and broad connections to Tennessee and its people continue to be key and growing drivers of the state’s economy and to the vitality and well-being of its citizens and communities. Read More

MoveVU, Vanderbilt's mobility strategy for faculty, staff and students, has a received a major boost from a $4.5 million federal grant, which the university will match. Read More

Come for a box lunch and hear how you can help others sign up for the Affordable Health Care Act. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt are partnering with colleagues at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to research the effectiveness of initiatives developed under the state’s “Drive to 55” campaign. Read More

There's good and bad news in the new Tennessee Men's Health Report Card. Read More

The Vanderbilt Poll surveyed a demographically representative sample of 1,000 Tennesseans about a variety of important issues related to state and federal government across two weeks in May, 2017. Read More

Survival rates continue to rise for children living with once-fatal chronic pediatric health conditions, but their survival comes at a cost. Read More

Mark Lipsey presented a pre-K consensus report, a joint effort by several institutions to inform lawmakers and other education thought leaders. Read More

Five graduating students will be recognized at the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education. Read More

Teacher merit pay programs have been associated with a statistically significant positive effect on student outcomes. Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering recently hosted its 100th group of Middle Tennessee high school students for a daylong field trip to the VINSE laboratories, giving the students hands-on experience in science and technology. Read More

Vanderbilt’s eighth cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows will visit the Great Smoky Mountains and meet with colleagues at Vol State. Read More

The SLLA may not be the right measure for hiring principals. Read More

Both ASD and IZone schools are recruiting effective teachers, but the iZone schools are doing a better job of retaining them. Read More