Year: 2020

Stephen Trzeciak, chief of medicine at Cooper University Health Care and professor and chair of medicine at Rowan University's Cooper Medical School, will discuss "Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference" on Nov. 16 at noon as part of the Flexner Deans' Lecture Series. Read More

Mindful Breaks are now offered via Zoom teleconferencing. Health Plus offers Mindful Breaks, where faculty and staff can join in guided stretching and breathing to feel relaxed, rejuvenated and renewed. Read More

Watch "How Food Connects Us: A Healthier You Presentation." Health Plus is part of Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness. Health Plus' mission is to advance healthy lifestyle practices for faculty and staff. Read More

Vanderbilt University Information Technology continuously strives to increase the security posture of Vanderbilt systems while also enhancing accessibility. VUIT is excited to announce upgrades to the Zoom and Box user experience, with updates coming soon. Read More

Over the next several weeks, Vanderbilt Human Resources will host information sessions outlining details of a new career and compensation framework and answering any questions staff may have. Read More

November is Native American Heritage Month. The Student Center for Social Justice and Identity is hosting a series of events under the theme #LandBack, meant to focus on the importance of land and sovereignty for native and indigenous communities. Read More

On Election Day, employees who are registered to vote may be absent from work for a reasonable paid period of time, not to exceed three hours, to exercise their right to vote. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grants program. The CFH seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Read More

On Oct. 30, 2020, a male undergraduate student reported to a Campus Security Authority that he had been sexually assaulted by another male student in a residence hall on campus. Read More

H. Carl Haywood, professor of psychology, emeritus, and former Kennedy Center director, died Oct. 12 in Nashville. He was 89. Read More

Vanderbilt University is urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a new proposal that would limit the duration of international student visas to either four or two years, depending on a student’s home country or country of birth. Read More

A widespread phishing campaign is currently targeting Vanderbilt University. It has been confirmed as malicious. The phishing email subject is “Heal Torture AID (Part-Time).” Do not respond to the email or open any links. Read More

Angelika Amon, PhD, a pioneering cell and molecular biologist and winner of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, died Oct. 29 from cancer. She was 53. Read More

Vanderbilt will be migrating its staff recruiting and onboarding activities from Taleo into Oracle Cloud as the 2021 calendar year begins. With this upgrade, hiring managers will be able to recruit new team members and manage new hire onboarding in the same system they are already using to manage their current teams. Read More

The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation has announced its 2020 call for membership, which allows Vanderbilt faculty and staff to apply to become affiliates or fellows of the center. Read More

Nominations are now open for Vanderbilt’s top faculty awards, which demonstrate the university’s appreciation for and commitment to excellence. Read More

Classes in the Master’s in Leading Organizations program are tailored to apply each student’s work experience and prepare them for leadership in for-profit, nonprofit, government, educational and startup organizations. The new program will be delivered online. Read More

On Saturday, Oct. 31, Vanderbilt football will host Ole Miss with a 3 p.m. CT kickoff at Vanderbilt Stadium. Earlier this fall, Vanderbilt Athletics announced a number of new fan engagement initiatives for the 2020 season. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) has the opportunity to nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program for 2021. This award provides $80,000 (direct costs) over two years to support new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health or other outside funding sources. Read More

Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for you to elect the benefits that best meet your needs. All benefits-eligible employees should complete Open Enrollment by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, for calendar year 2021 benefits. Read More