Month: March 2016
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VIDL calls for proposals for innovative projects in digital learning
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning calls for proposals for innovative projects in digital learning ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Read MoreMar 2, 2016
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What’s your story? Meet the student behind #halfthestory
A Vanderbilt University student and entrepreneur is spearheading a social media campaign aimed at helping people be more authentic. Meet Larissa May and #halfthestory. Read MoreMar 2, 2016
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Train with half-marathon and Couch to 5k clinics
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center is offering half-marathon and Couch to 5k clinics starting March 7 through April 23. Read MoreMar 2, 2016
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How to make electric vehicles that actually reduce carbon
Scientists from Vanderbilt and George Washington universities have worked out a way to make electric vehicles that not only are carbon neutral but carbon negative. Read MoreMar 2, 2016
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Law school to host conference with top minds in artificial intelligence
Vanderbilt Law School will host a conference on the role of artificial intelligence in the legal profession April 13-14. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Vanderbilt wins two regional Emmys
Vanderbilt University won two regional Emmys from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the awards ceremony Feb. 27 at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Vanderbilt’s Gary Henry named AERA Fellow
Vanderbilt education professor Gary Henry is among 22 scholars selected as 2016 fellows by the American Educational Research Association. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Glencliff High sweeps ASCE bridge competition in 7 of last 8 years
Glencliff High School has won the American Society of Civil Engineers bridge-building competition for the seventh time in the last eight years, with Glencliff students taking first, second and third places in the contest held at Vanderbilt's Laboratory for Systems Integrity and Reliability for the second consecutive year. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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SEC facilities officers meet at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University Plant Operations was host of the fifth annual SEC Chief Facilities Officers Meeting held Feb. 24-26. The meeting convenes chief facilities officers from Southeastern Conference universities to discuss the latest topics in facilities management and share best practices. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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NIH S10 programs announced
The ORIP S10 program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instrumentation or an integrated system. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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School of Engineering recognizes students in athletics, Army and Navy ROTC
For a third year, Dean Philippe Fauchet honored engineering student-athletes and Army and Navy ROTC students with a special dinner at the University Club, where they heard from alumni Perry Wallace and Sandra Cochran. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Get discount on tickets to ‘Janis Joplin,’ ‘Mamma Mia’ at TPAC
Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with lectures, films, workshops, more
March is Women's History Month. Celebrate with the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center as it sponsors a series of lectures, films, panel discussions, workshops and more. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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10 Questions with flutist Rama Kumaran
Meet Rama Kumaran, a sophomore who was the winner of the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition this summer and was featured on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” series at age 16. He talks Harry Potter fan fiction, his strategies to connect with an audience and what drew him… Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Graduate students compete in fourth annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Vanderbilt graduate students demonstrated that they can summarize their 80,000-word theses in less than three minutes using terms that members of the public can understand during this year's Three Minute Thesis competition. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Next Steps program to receive Perry Wallace Courage Award; bloggers on hand to join celebration
The Vanderbilt University athletics will present the Next Steps at Vanderbilt program with the Perry Wallace Courage Award on Tuesday. Read MoreMar 1, 2016