Year: 2019

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a vortex—and this one has nothing to do with icy, polar weather. Working with the Nashville Fire Department and Davidson County Information Technology Services, a team of Vanderbilt computer scientists and engineers analyzed more than three years of NFD incident data. The team looked at location, time and type of incidents... Read More

A new Vanderbilt study funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to construct a new platform and reliable approach for future studies into organophosphate compounds, such as pesticides, insecticides and similar nerve agents. Read More

Blair School of Music Senior Lecturer Ryan Middagh was awarded the 2019 Chancellor’s Cup by Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente in a surprise presentation during a Blair Big Band rehearsal on Oct. 15. Read More

Gear2Go, a new technology-lending service available to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff, is now available at the Stevenson Science and Engineering Library. Read More

The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary during Reunion Weekend. The center, which was dedicated in April 1984, will mark the milestone with numerous events and programs. Read More

The Vanderbilt Programming Board Homecoming Committee presents its annual block party featuring the recording artist JoJo this Thursday, Oct. 17, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the University Club lot behind Branscomb. Read More

Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente has announced that Monday, Dec. 23, will be an administrative closure day, extending the winter break for university staff. The administrative closure day is a one-time paid holiday for 2019. Read More

Steve Baskauf will present "Ghost Trees and Urban Legends" on Thursday, Oct. 31, for Health Plus' Vandy Walks series. Read More

Prospective students interested in a master’s or doctor of education degree will have the opportunity to learn more about the specific program options available and hear about the admissions process while mixing and mingling with current Peabody College students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Read More

Join Health Plus for a pumpkin carving contest in celebration of the final week of this season's Vanderbilt Farmers Market. Carve or decorate a pumpkin with others in your department and bring it to the farmers market on Medical Center Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 31, for voting.  Read More

Dr. Lilian Cheung from the Harvard School of Public Health will present "Alleviate Stress Through Mindfulness" on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 202. Read More

The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology will present a special seminar on Thursday, Oct. 24.  Annarita Scaramozza, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California-San Francisco, will present “Muscle Stem Cell Under Stress” beginning at 12:15 p.m. in MRB III, Room 3131. Read More

The next Work-Life Workshop is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 28, at noon in Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220. Read More

The Vanderbilt Career Center hosted its annual Law School Fair and Graduate School Fair at the Student Life Center Oct. 10. Read More

A multiyear, collective effort among engineers, surgeons and scientists led by the School of Engineering's Michael Miga has resulted in a $2.3 million four-year grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health to improve laparoscopic liver surgery and liver cancer ablation therapy. Read More

Vanderbilt's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows volunteered at LP Pencil Box in September and the Nashville Zoo in October as part of the 2019-20 cohort's monthly service initiative. Read More

A Vanderbilt mechanical engineering professor is leading an ambitious pilot project that will develop prototypes of new AI-based technology and tools to train, connect and support people with autism spectrum disorders in finding jobs and succeeding in the workforce. Read More

Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to update or choose the benefits that best meet your needs. All benefits-eligible employees must complete Open Enrollment, even if they don’t plan to make changes or waive coverage. Read More

Vanderbilt University released on Tuesday the findings of two surveys conducted earlier this year assessing student, postdoctoral fellow and faculty experiences with sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Read More

Vanderbilt University has released the results of its first-ever sexual harassment survey of Vanderbilt University-employed faculty and postdoctoral fellows. Read More