Faculty Senate
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Psychopathologist elected fellow of Association for Psychological Science
Associate Professor of Psychology Bunmi Olatunji is one of 45 members elevated this year to the status of fellow by the Association for Psychological Science. Read MoreJul 26, 2016
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Patriotism among themes of Ziegler’s ‘Flag Exchange’ installation
The Tang Teaching Museum is featuring Mel Ziegler's multiyear project "Flag Exchange," with 50 weathered American flags and the colorful stories behind them, through Jan. 1, 2017. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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VIDL awards funding to enhance teaching, learning through digital technology
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) distributed more than $46,000 in grants and awards this spring as part of its Innovation Programs initiative. Read MoreJul 1, 2016
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Kudos: Read about faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreJun 29, 2016
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13 cross-college collaborative projects win TIPs funding
Thirteen interdisciplinary projects, ranging from cellular processes and smart cities to global health care issues, have been selected as the 2016 awardees of the Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) initiative. Read MoreJun 2, 2016
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Hetherington, Mo win American Political Science Association awards
Marc Hetherington and Cecelia Mo will collect prestigious awards in September for their research in political science. Read MoreMay 27, 2016
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Kudos: School of Nursing faculty, alumna recognized
Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty have been recognized as fellows by several professional associations. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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School of Nursing faculty and staff recognized with spring awards
Linda Norman, Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, announced faculty and staff awards during the school’s spring faculty meeting May 17. Read MoreMay 23, 2016
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Vanderbilt University honors 24 as emeriti faculty
Twenty-four retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 13, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read MoreMay 13, 2016
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Special education researcher honored by White House
President Barack Obama honored Christopher J. Lemons during the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers at the White House May 5. Read MoreMay 6, 2016
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Faculty awards honor clinical, teaching, research excellence
Less than a week has passed since the reorganization that separated Vanderbilt University from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) became effective April 29, but early signs are very positive, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of VUMC and dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said Tuesday during his Spring Faculty Meeting and Awards Program. Read MoreMay 5, 2016
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Douglas Perkins earns community psychology research award
Vanderbilt professor Douglas Perkins has been named among the Society for Community Research and Action’s 2015-16 award recipients. Read MoreApr 19, 2016
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Four new faculty heads join The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
First-year students will not be the only new faces at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons this fall. Four new faculty heads of house have signed on to live in the first-year student community and help further its mission of easing the transition to university life and extending learning outside the classroom. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Farran named ‘Children’s Champion’ by NAAEYC
Vanderbilt education researcher Dale Farran was honored by the Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children April 10. Read MoreApr 12, 2016
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Vanderbilt poet awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Beth Bachmann, a Vanderbilt writer-in-residence who has published two poetry collections, has been selected from a group of nearly 3,000 applicants for a 2016 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Read MoreApr 9, 2016
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Gender awareness and inclusion forum scheduled for April 12
The second of two forums discussing gender awareness and inclusion at Vanderbilt sponsored by the Faculty Senate and Vanderbilt Student Government will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Moore College, Room A117. All faculty, students and staff are invited to attend. Read MoreApr 7, 2016
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Wilson receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development award. The five-year, $500,000 grant will allow him to develop new synthetic materials for “encoding” immunological messages and tightly regulating their delivery to the organs, cells and pathways of the immune system. Read MoreApr 4, 2016
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Chancellor reviews a year of dialogue, change and renewed energy at Spring Faculty Assembly
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discussed the implementation of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan, the university and Medical Center transition to two separate legal and financial entities, groundbreaking research, and the university's examination of what community looks like at Vanderbilt in his Spring Faculty Assembly address. Read MoreApr 1, 2016
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Sealy wins first faculty diversity award; five others recognized
The first winner of a Vanderbilt award to recognize faculty who contribute to diversity went to Linda Sealy of the School of Medicine. Read MoreMar 31, 2016
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMar 31, 2016