Year: 2020

Vanderbilt University Public Safety will conduct a test of the AlertVU emergency notification system on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 1:30 p.m. AlertVU rapidly sends notification messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Philippe Étienne, the French ambassador to the United States, will discuss “French-American Relations in 2020” at a lunch-and-learn event open to all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff on Friday, Feb. 21. Read More

The Chancellor’s Lecture Series event on Feb. 17 with America Ferrera is canceled. Ms. Ferrera had to withdraw from the event due to unforeseen circumstances. Read More

“Terrorism, Healthcare and Displacement in the West African Sahel,” the second event in a series of workshops hosted by the GlobalVU initiative, will take place Feb. 21 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Mazalit Haim, assistant professor of the practice of Jewish Studies, will present “The Netflix-ization of Israeli and Middle Eastern Cultures: Israel, the Arab World and the Globalization of Television” on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 306. Read More

Finalists for the 2020 Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will present their Ph.D. research from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Alumni Hall, Room 206. These presentations are open to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Liaisons Educating and Advocating for Psychological Support is a group of undergraduate students who work with the Center for Student Wellbeing as peer educators to promote positive mental health and well-being on the Vanderbilt University campus through outreach activities. Read More

Over the last two weeks, our Social 'Dores have captured beautiful campus photos—both during sunny, 70 degree weather and with snow on the ground—attended events during Haiti week, and watched VIBE's showcase. See more highlights at the link. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two letters of intent for the Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant. The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. Read More

The Next Steps at Vanderbilt Summer Institute is an inclusive higher education preparatory experience for young adults with intellectual disability, ages 17-25. NSSI is now accepting applications for counselors. All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Read More

Participate in Know Your Numbers, a cholesterol and glucose screening (while supplies last), and have an opportunity to speak with a Vanderbilt cardiologist and registered dietitian at the Love Your Heart Expo on Feb. 26. Read More

Welcome to VWell Connect, a place to connect with the Vanderbilt community over shared activity interests. Read More

Hugo Fruehauf, the chief engineer for design and development of the Global Positioning System and its atomic clocks, will visit the School of Engineering as part of 2020 National Engineers Week events Feb. 17-21. Read More

"AAC Out of the Box: Programming Tips and Tricks for Effective Communication" will be held from 8 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. This workshop is for speech-language pathologists, special educators, other professionals in related fields, students, parents and family members. Read More

The Vanderbilt community can access award-winning news stories in "The New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal" through the “News Desk” portal on the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries homepage. Read More

As a Vanderbilt employee, you can take advantage of hundreds of additional perks, benefits, events and discounts throughout the year. Read More

There's still time for Vanderbilt University staff to participate in the 2020 Staff Engagement Survey, a confidential way for university leaders to collect feedback in order to recognize what Vanderbilt is doing well and where improvements are needed. The survey remains open through Friday, Feb. 21. Read More

A five-year partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Space and Defense Electronics will leverage the expertise of ISDE engineers and faculty members within the Vanderbilt School of Engineering to create a ready source of technological updates for all L3Harris radiation effects engineers. Read More

Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform an acclaimed translation of Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy "Uncle Vanya" Feb. 14-22 at Neely Auditorium. Read More

A new algorithm for artificial intelligence-assisted calcium scoring can accurately determine cardiovascular risk across a range of CT scans and in a racially diverse population. Read More