Year: 2021

A series of virtual events for the Vanderbilt community will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Beginning this year, MLK Day is a paid staff holiday, aligning with VU’s efforts to strengthen equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More

Sharon Weiss and Richard Haglund are the first to demonstrate the next generation of optical computing, turning on and off light in less than one trillionth of a second. Read More

Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Genetic Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been selected as the first VUMC Discovery Scholar in Health and Medicine. Read More

The EdAssist portal is now available for submitting spring 2021 tuition benefit applications, including tuition benefit applications for dependents. Various resources are available to help guide employees through this process. Read More

Accessing Vanderbilt benefits vendors has never been easier. Mobile apps can save you time, keep your data in a secured place, and even send you reminders about upcoming appointments or prescription refills. Read More

Associate Professor of Nursing Kate Payne, a bioethicist, attorney and beloved nurse leader at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, died Jan. 6 after a brief and unexpected illness. Read More

Make hydration a priority this year. Choosing sugar-sweetened, alcoholic or high-calorie coffee drinks over water throughout the day can cause you to consume excess calories with very little nutrition. Water is a vital nutrient to the life of every cell in the body and serves a number of essential function Read More

A new year is a great time for creating new goals. And when setting your goals, it's best to make them specific, measurable, action-based, realist and time-bound (SMART). Setting goals that are simple and straightforward will help you move forward with confidence. Read More

“Eliminating Bias in Letters of Recommendation” will be the topic of the next installment of Women in the Academy on Thursday, Jan. 28, from noon to 1:15 p.m. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Read More

The discovery of a cosmic signal common across many stars could be the first sign of gravitational waves. Read More

Looking for an opportunity to learn about design thinking, earn course credit, work with a team, and make a difference for a client organization? This spring, join Professor Dave Owens in his course Design Thinking, Design Doing (UNIV 3350/5350). Read More

Any Nashville songwriter will tell you that some of the most meaningful collaborations come during crisis. Vanderbilt undergraduates in a songwriting class at the Blair School of Music got a taste of this when they partnered with peers on the other side of the globe, who also were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, to co-create original songs. Read More

All Vanderbilt students interested in social and environmental change are invited to participate in Map the System, a global research competition. Read More

Have an idea for a product, service, technology or nonprofit? Or do you have a validated idea, and now you’re ready to learn how to launch a business? Applications are open for Ideator and Builder, the flagship programs in entrepreneurship at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Center for Innovation and Design. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one assistant professor for the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. The recipient will receive a $25,000 grant for a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities. Read More

The next Work-Life Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, at noon CT on Zoom. The topic is “Difficult Conversations." Read More

Lynn Wood, caregiver support coordinator at Mental Health America of MidSouth, will be the guest at a virtual talk about identifying the reason behind these behaviors, responding to them and effective redirection techniques. January’s lunchtime session of the Caregiver Support Group is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, from 1 to 2 p.m.  Read More

David A. Acosta, the chief diversity and inclusion officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges, will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration lecture co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing on Monday, Jan. 18. Read More

(Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Nashville Business Journal recently released its 2021 “40 under 40” list of honorees, featuring six Vanderbilt alumni and two faculty members: Maya Bugg, EdD’18, president and CEO, Tennessee Charter School Center Christiane Buggs, MEd’14, board chair, The Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education and founding board member… Read More

Discovering the mechanism behind cell behavior that is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, Vanderbilt researchers move closer to treatments for the disease, which affects 34 million Americans. Read More