Strategic Plan

boy arranging colorful objects with therapist
June 17, 2015

Grant significantly expands Vanderbilt’s autism training for Tennessee educators

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded a five-year, $10 million training grant to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), continuing a 16-year partnership to provide education and training opportunities for school personnel throughout the state.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 11, 2015

Study: Why one kidney can work as well as two

Vanderbilt University researchers have come closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than a century: after the loss of one kidney, what causes the growth of the remaining kidney to take up the slack?

By Bill Snyder
May 7, 2015

Task force named to prioritize Academic Strategic Plan health initiatives

A new faculty task force has been appointed to prioritize and refine the eight health-related initiatives in the Academic Strategic Plan and to inventory existing health-related interdisciplinary centers and institutes at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2015

Vanderbilt community invited to Strategic Plan town halls April 6, 7 and 16

Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in town hall meetings to learn more about progress and provide input on key initiatives of the Academic Strategic Plan.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 19, 2015

Data management MOOC educates students worldwide

By Paul Govern
February 12, 2015

Inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows named

Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor’s Faculty Fellows program.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 3, 2014

Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions

Using the same mechanism that causes evaporating coffee to leave a ring behind, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt researchers is designing a simple blood test to diagnose malaria in the developing world without electricity or special training.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt’s neurovascular chip project moves into new phase

Vanderbilt researchers will play a key role in the second phase of the federal "tissue chip for drug screening" program.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2014

Vanderbilt team examines human factors in nuclear power plant operations

A multidisciplinary Vanderbilt team with deep experience in improving patient safety and technology usability has received a three-year, $800,000 Department of Energy grant to help nuclear power plant operators better perform their jobs.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2014

Members named to Academic Strategic Plan committees

Two committees tasked with fleshing out key initiatives in Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan are now staffed and ready to begin work.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2014

Vanderbilt begins academic year in position of strength, despite challenges

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the opening Faculty Assembly on Aug. 21 that Vanderbilt begins the academic year in an exceptionally strong position—academically, financially and culturally.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 7, 2014

Bringing Cancer to Light: Radiology’s invisible energies play lead role in cancer care

By Leigh MacMillan
June 5, 2014

Pet Therapy Research Aimed at Children with Cancer

By VUMC News and Communications