The 2026 rookie class spent a morning uplifting children and families through games, laughter and hands-on activities at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Upperman, who joined Vanderbilt in 2019, is one of 52 individuals from business, government, education, medical and nonprofit sectors across the state to make up the 2026-2027 cohort.

How coordinated, compassionate care helped one child overcome extraordinary medical challenges.

The 53 Babies campaign gave babies born on May 3 at three Vanderbilt Health hospitals $1,053 toward a 529 college savings plan.

As the popularity of micromobility devices surges, E-Ride Ready aims to help parents better understand the risks associated with e-bikes and e-scooters.

The Tennessee Department of Health, through the Opioid Abatement Council Community Grant program, recently awarded $1.2M to The Naloxone Project, a nonprofit dedicated to patient-centric care for individuals with opioid use disorder.

Opportunity is measured by the Child Opportunity Index 3.0, a publicly available, multidimensional metric that captures neighborhood conditions that influence children’s health, like education, housing, access to healthy food, environment and societal factors.