Year: 2021

On Saturday, Oct. 2, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., 21st Avenue will be closed between Wedgewood and Acklen avenues for the Celebrate Hillsboro Village event. Read More

Health Plus provides many great resources on campus and in person to Vanderbilt faculty and staff. From mindful stretch breaks to Know Your Numbers biometrics, VU employees are encouraged to take advantage of these benefits to maintain or improve their health. Read More

Susan Amara, PhD, scientific director of the Intramural Research Program at the NIMH and an expert on the biology of neurotransmitter transporters, will deliver Vanderbilt's next Discovery Lecture via Zoom at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7. Read More

WeGo Public Transit has adopted a service plan change for fall 2021 that will expand pre-pandemic service levels in two phases. The changes reflect transit system customer feedback and include expanded hours and improved frequency of service with more buses on select routes. Read More

Change takes time, but it’s happening all the time. After her most recent travels around Commodore Nation, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee reflects on how the spirit at the heart of Vandy United's long-term vision are imbued in new basketball locker rooms that are already nearing completion.  Read More

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Peabody College of education and human development faculty Melissa Gresalfi and Anita Wager to support their research titled “Supporting Playful Learning in Elementary Mathematics Classrooms.” Read More

Journalist and author Sasha Issenberg will speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 11 for a special on-campus event discussing the policy and political battles that led to legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States. Issenberg is the author of "The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage." Read More

Producing actionable, innovative and scalable research to address racial and social inequities in Pre-K-12 schools is the goal of a new partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metro Nashville Public Schools. Read More

Michelle Wachter has been named assistant director of Sponsored Programs Administration, and Janiece Harrison, formerly the full-time director of SPA before retiring in December 2018, has been named interim director while the office launches a national search to find a new full-time director. Read More

To prepare for foundational blasting at the Residential College C construction site, Layton Construction will be surveying buildings in the vicinity beginning Wednesday, Sept. 29. Read More

Open Enrollment for 2022 benefits is right around the corner. One thing you can do now is get your VUnetID and password ready. Read More

Campus is beautiful this time of year! Take a look at photos of the Vanderbilt campus adorned in gold, and share your own using #vandygram. Keep up with the latest news from Vanderbilt University on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok. Learn more about social… Read More

We can’t get enough of these stunning colors over campus 😍 Use #Vandygram to share your best campus photos. Repost from @brandoneicher on Instagram. Keep up with the latest news from Vanderbilt University on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and… Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier anchors down with the baseball team before attending a Vanderbilt football game. Follow Chancellor Diermeier on Twitter and Instagram today. Keep up with the latest news from Vanderbilt University on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok. Learn more about… Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community are being asked to share their stories, artifacts and memories of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a new archive project designed to chronicle this era for future generations. Read More

Houra Merrikh, professor of biochemistry, and Teru Nakagawa, associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, have both been selected to receive one-year research awards from the Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund. The awards will support groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting research. Read More

Join global coffee entrepreneurs and experts throughout October and November for discussions on the socio-economic factors contributing to the coffee industry’s growth. Read More

Four-time Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell spoke about the impact of COVID-19 on addiction and sobriety and the intersection of sobriety, addiction and music in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences' Lab-to-Table Conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at noon CT. Read More

The next event in the ’Dores in Dialogue series, “A Conversation About the History of Hispanic Heritage Month,” will be on Friday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read More

Join Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement for “Dealing with Change at Work” on Tuesday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CT. Read More