Month: September 2021

There are numerous things to do around Nashville, so we have narrowed down our top 10 recommendations for you to check out. Given its rich history and hospitality, and its diverse culture and rapid growth, it’s no surprise that so many people choose to call Music City their home. Read More

The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program aims to fuel the development of female STEM²D leaders and feed the STEM²D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their research careers in each of the STEM²D disciplines: science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design. Read More

This is the second in a series of communications to advise departmental research administrators about upcoming deadlines for the soft launch of the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver hosted a virtual town hall for faculty focused on Vanderbilt’s health and safety protocols and an update from VUMC medical experts on the current COVID-19 landscape. Read More

Patients with schizophrenia have functional changes in the white matter of the brain, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered, which may contribute to impaired working memory and processing speed. Read More

The billing codes in electronic health records are useful for counting skin cancers over time — an important metric for cancer risk assessment and prevention. Read More

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib, in combination with the standard of care including corticosteroids, died less often than those receiving only the standard of care, according to a study released this week. Read More

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is mutated in more than half of all human cancers. Several drugs that potentially can restore mutant p53 to its normal cancer-killing function are in clinical investigation. Read More

Dan Work, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is leading the technical element in collaboration with Vanderbilt, the Tennessee Department of Transportation and transportation consulting firm Gresham Smith to build the smartest roadway in the world along a six-mile stretch of Tennessee's Interstate 24. Read More

When a drug or combination of drugs causes different responses in different people, genetic variation is often at play. Pharmacogenomics, through discovery of genetic risk and use of clinical genotyping, aims to reduce trial-and-error approaches to drug prescribing. Read More

Diverse ’Dores Day is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9, from noon to 4 p.m. The event is open to all Vanderbilt students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral scholars. Read More

As officials take stock of the damage caused by Hurricane Ida, our thoughts are with the people of Louisiana and Mississippi as well as those members of our community who are from these areas and have loved ones affected by this tragedy, write Chancellor Diermeier and Provost Raver. Read More

Affecting athletes, military and 25 percent of Americans over 45, Craig Duvall and his team build nanoparticles targeted to mitigate osteoarthritis. Est. reading time: 3.5 mins. Read More

The Office of the Provost established two internal funding programs in April 2021, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline to submit for the upcoming second round of funding is Oct. 15. Read More

On Monday, the European Union recommended that its 27 member states reimpose travel restrictions on travelers coming from the United States. The guidance is non-binding and up to each member state to decide which restrictions to impose. At this time, the… Read More

This is the first in a series of communications to advise departmental research administrators about upcoming deadlines related to the soft launch of the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system. Read More

Faculty can learn about research-related IT resources at a pair of upcoming virtual information session hosted jointly by Research IT Services and VUIT. Read More

Join Employee Learning and Engagement for the next installment of its Thought Leader Series on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Communications strategist Aerial Ellis will present “The Intergenerational Approach: From Opposition to Optimistic” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More