The University that was at the heart of the research to discover the vaccines for the pandemic pens the story of how it all happened.




The University that was at the heart of the research to discover the vaccines for the pandemic pens the story of how it all happened.
In 2020, as COVID-19 threw U.S. higher education into turmoil, university administrators around the country debated whether it was prudent-or even possible-to teach students in person or conduct laboratory research amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. For the leadership at Vanderbilt University, the answer to the question was a resounding Yes. Viewing residential education and collaborative research as essential to its academic and societal mission, Vanderbilt was one of a small number of America's top universities to put rigorous safety protocols in place to allow students, faculty, and research personnel back to campus in the fall.

Told with recollections and insights from Vanderbilt's leaders, students, faculty, and staff, and moving at a pace matching the events it describes, A Year Like No Other takes readers...