Year: 2021

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center may nominate one candidate for the Pew Charitable Trusts' 2022 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' 2022 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to human health. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two letters of intent for the 2022 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

Vanderbilt University may submit one letter of intent to the 2021 Covenant Foundation Grants. The Covenant Foundation invites applications for innovative programs in Jewish schools, community organizations and other institutional settings. Read More

Vanderbilt School of Law Assistant Clinical Professor Gautam Hans addresses how social media platforms curate content for their users. Read More

Assistant Professor of Psychology Lisa Fazio discusses how to distinguish between valid and false information regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. Read More

Vanderbilt University Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education and Professor of Medicine Donald W. Brady discusses the importance of continuing to follow COVID-19 health and safety protocols even after receiving the vaccine during the Spring Return to Campus Town Hall on Jan. 13, 2021. Read More

Researchers will combine expertise in developmental cell biology and tissue engineering/microfluidics to develop highly complex organoids, with the goal of understanding currently incurable neurological disorders.  Read More

Vanderbilt’s annual celebration of Black History Month—a time to acknowledge and appreciate the history, experience and accomplishments of Black people on the university's campus, across the country and globally—will include presentations, panel discussions, play readings, yoga sessions and more, most to be held virtually. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier shares a message on Provost Susan R. Wente's appointment as the 14th president of Wake Forest University. Read More

Susan R. Wente, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will become president of Wake Forest University July 1, 2021, after a pathbreaking 19-year career at Vanderbilt, where her influence and leadership were felt at every level of the institution. Read More

The Provost’s Office of Inclusive Excellence has launched the First-Generation Students website, which includes information, resources and support services for first-generation students at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is seeking nominations for its annual awards that recognize and honor Vanderbilt community members for their contributions to the advancement of university women. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Feb. 26. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Inclusive Book Group will meet online Wednesday, March 3, to discuss Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Read More

Fats are a necessary part of a healthy diet, but it's important to choose the right types of fat. Limit saturated and trans fats, which increase bad cholesterol. Increase omega-3 and unsaturated fats, which help lower cholesterol. Read More

Join the Curb Center at Vanderbilt for a virtual discussion with New York Times bestselling author William Deresiewicz, whose new book explores changing ideas about the nature of art and the role of the artist in society—from Music Row to Silicon Valley and much more. Read More

Heard Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications Office and the Spatial Analysis Research Lab will host two virtual geographic information system (GIS) workshops for spring 2021. Read More

The inaugural Vanderbilt Changemakers event featured a discussion with Owen Graduate School of Management alumni Nat Robinson, MBA’07, JD’18, and Tori Samples, BMus’12, MBA’18, about the company they created to provide virtual banking services to refugees and migrants. Read More

A series of trans-institutional courses designed through the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities is using Vanderbilt’s campus as a living lab, giving students—future historians, architects, archaeologists, curators and engineers among them—unique hands-on experiences. Read More

Vanderbilt University will celebrate the grand opening of the National Museum of African American Music on Saturday, Jan. 30, with a virtual concert from Vanderbilt Blair School of Music featuring works by Black composers. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. CT and will be broadcast from Blair’s livestreaming page. Read More