David C. Miller chosen to succeed Jeff Balser as Vanderbilt Health’s President and CEO and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
David C. Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Michigan Medicine and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs for the University of Michigan, has been chosen to succeed Jeff Balser as the next President and CEO of Vanderbilt Health and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Miller will assume the role at Vanderbilt on Jan. 1, 2027. Earlier this year, Balser announced plans to retire on Dec. 31, after serving Vanderbilt in both leadership roles for nearly two decades. Read More
RESEARCH
Ege Kavalali: From circuits to synapses
Ege Kavalali, chair of the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, wants to know how the billions of cells in our brains talk to each other all day.Read More
ATHLETICS
Five Commodores selected in the 2026 MLB Draft
Five Commodores were selected in the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday: Mike Mancini (San Francisco Giants), Braden Holcomb (Chicago White Sox), Alex Kranzler (Boston Red Sox), Luke Guth (Chicago Cubs) and Connor Fennell (Chicago White Sox). There have been multiple Commodores taken in every MLB Draft since 2004 with five or more Dores being selected in six consecutive drafts. Vanderbilt has produced 164 draft picks since 2003. Read More
In engineering and in fashion, the key to success is found in human-centered design. These disparate disciplines overlapped in a wonderful way when a group of mostly mechanical engineering students—with little or no sewing experience—took on an extraordinary challenge. They created a garment for a highly acclaimed artist to wear in one of the most prestigious art festivals in the world, La Biennale in Venice, Italy. Click the image above to read more.
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