Year: 2020

Ambassadors Susan Rice and John Bolton agreed during the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Wednesday evening that significant improvements are needed in the current decision-making process on national security issues, but the two sharply differed in their opinions on the recent presidential impeachment process. Read More

Kayla Graff, CEO and co-founder of SweetBio, will discuss "Million Dollar Lessons: Attracting Capital to Fuel Your Biotech/Scientific Startup" at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Light Hall, Room 512. Her talk is part of the School of Medicine's Enabling Innovation Initiative seminar series. Read More

A classroom of curious 4- and 5-year-olds produces a lot of wiggly, exuberant energy. But it’s no match for Marybeth Briney, an early childhood educator at The Acorn School's 19th Avenue location. Read More

Employee Appreciation will host “A Night of Music: Moonrise and Aurora” on Thursday, March 12, at the Blair School of Music's Ingram Hall. Vanderbilt University employees and their families are invited to attend a pre-concert reception at 7 p.m. followed by the performance at 8 p.m. by the Vanderbilt University Orchestra and the Vanderbilt University Singers. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one nominee per major school/division for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. The award amount is $350,000 distributed over five years, and the goal of the program is to support career development for promising early career researchers. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2021 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. This program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2021 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to human health. Read More

Follow along with Health Plus’ body weight exercise video to experience a quick, effective workout anywhere, anytime. No special clothes or equipment are required. Read More

Marissa Wertheimer, a health educator with Health Plus, and Marilyn Holmes, assistant director of the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center, will present "The Good, the Fad and the Ugly" on Thursday, March 5, from noon to 12:45 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 202. Read More

Roger Colbran and colleagues have discovered new molecular details about the function of an enzyme with a key role in shaping learning and memory. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute will co-host the first joint VU-VUMC Neuroimaging Symposium on Friday, May 22, at Vanderbilt Law School.  Read More

John A. Rogers, the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University, will give a VINSE Colloquium Series lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Read More

Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM), a common complication of immunosuppressive drugs that are given to prevent transplant rejection, may be reversible and at least partially preventable, researchers at VUMC report. Read More

A disease-associated mutation in a transporter protein causes cells to increase energy production, as if they are starving, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

Qualitative Data Collection Tools: Design, Development, and Applications, (2020, Sage Publishers) by Felice D. Billups, EdD’91 This unique supplementary text will guide students and new researchers to design, develop, pilot and employ qualitative tools in order to collect qualitative data. Templates of interview protocols, focus group moderator guides, content analysis… Read More

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges. Read More

Throughout 2020, Vanderbilt University will mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees women’s constitutional right to vote. Vanderbilt will recognize the anniversary through a new website, educational programming, lectures, community events, historical exhibits, art displays and more. Read More

LGBTQI Life will host Zach Stafford, co-host of the “Buzzfeed News Morning Show AM to DM,” for a moderated conversation on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. The program is free and open to the general public. Read More

The Vanderbilt Woman's Club invites female faculty and staff members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities to join the organization. Read More

Zack Eagles, a videographer in Vanderbilt’s Division of Communications, received two Emmy Awards from the Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the organization’s annual gala at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Feb. 15. Read More