Year: 2021

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, continuing safety protocols in warmer weather, and a reminder to verify My Health at Vanderbilt preferences are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, continuing safety protocols in warmer weather, and a reminder to verify My Health at Vanderbilt preferences are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The Office of the Provost has announced two new internal funding programs, Seeding Success Grants and Rapid Advancement Micro-grant Program (RAMP) awards. Both opportunities are designed to simplify funding models and are meant to have a broad reach across schools, departments and disciplines. Read More

The Center for Teaching is accepting applications through Friday, April 30, for the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows program, which provides professional development opportunities for junior faculty to learn about successful teaching practices. Read More

The one-year anniversary of the deadly March 3 tornado brings back memories of loss, grief, and fear. It is a good time to pause and reflect. Psychological literature terms this emotional response as an anniversary reaction to a traumatic event. Read More

During the Research Ramp-up process, more than 3,000 Vanderbilt research personnel have returned to in-person research activities, while many others have continued remotely through perseverance and ingenuity. The efforts of Peabody College's James Booth and the College of Arts and Science's Katherine Friedman are highlighted. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core invites proposals for activities that promote ongoing, mutually beneficial, health-oriented research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 19. Read More

Join Health Plus and Stephanie McAbee, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, as they present the latest in colorectal cancer facts, risk reduction and screening guidelines on Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 12:50 p.m. Read More

March 3 marks one year since a significant tornado struck Nashville, and May 1 will be 11 years since the city's historic flood. These milestones are an important reminder to review what to do in the event that severe weather threatens the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Christina D. Romer, the Class of 1957-Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of California–Berkeley, will discuss “The Macroeconomic Policy Response to the Pandemic: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on Tuesday, March 9, beginning at 4 p.m. CT. Her virtual talk is the spring 2021 McGee Public Policy Lecture sponsored by the Department of Economics. Read More

Join Health Plus in celebrating National Nutrition Month in March. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students seeking non-emergency medical care are encouraged to visit a Vanderbilt Health Walk-in Clinic. The one nearest to campus is in Hillsboro Village. Read More

VUSN Professor Dr. April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, was recently interviewed by the Clinical Advisor per the controversy over USDA-HHS Dietary Guidelines. Dr. Kapu commented: “Obesity and detrimental effects of alcohol have tremendous negative consequences on health. I would encourage the USDA-HHS to continue study into the effects of sugar and alcohol consumption and evidence-based... Read More

Zack Eagles, visual media manager in the Division of Communications, was honored with an Emmy Award from the Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Feb. 27. Read More

Seth Bordenstein, Centennial Professor of Biological Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Read More

A virtual town hall-style discussion about identity, language and gender is scheduled for Monday, March 22, as part of Vanderbilt’s commemoration of Women’s History Month. The conversation about person-first versus identity-first language will be held from 11 a.m. to noon CT via Zoom. Read More

Allison Schachter, an associate professor of Jewish studies, English, and Russian and East European studies, developed a new theory about the role of women who made lasting and meaningful contributions to Jewish culture and history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is partnering with the Belcourt Theatre to host a conversation with Patricia Resnick, screenwriter of the film "Nine to Five," on Monday, March 15. The virtual event begins at 5:15 p.m. CT and is free and open to the public. Read More

A team led by Vanderbilt engineers has achieved the ability to transmit two different types of optical signals across a single chip at the same time. The breakthrough heralds a potentially dramatic increase in the volume of data a silicon chip can transmit over any period of time. With this project, the research team moved... Read More

The extraordinary and creative efforts of five engineering faculty members to adapt to new teaching environments in fall 2020 have been recognized with Teaching Innovation Awards by Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering. Read More