Month: September 2022

John Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop technology that seeks to boost a person’s immune system to better fight cancer. Wilson is the Principal Investigator of the five-year grant. He specializes in the study of cancer immunotherapy... Read More

Miti Joshi, BS’19, has been taking what she calls “leaps of faith” ever since she left Mumbai, India, to attend Vanderbilt University. These bold and sometimes scary moves have led her to experience life-changing opportunities at the School of Engineering and have helped her find her passion as a successful woman in tech. Read More

Learn the true meaning of “recycling” and how the concept is neither new nor what you think it is at the Wond’ry on Thursday, Sept. 22. Read More

WeGo Public Transit has announced service changes that will begin Sunday, Oct. 2. Ride the bus for free with your physical Commodore Card. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier has placed a strong priority on expanding Vanderbilt’s global presence as the university prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial next year. Diermeier said during his remarks at Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 1 that building Vanderbilt’s international reputation is “top of mind every day” for the university’s leadership.   Read More

Parking lot 29B near Kensington Place and the football stadium’s north end zone is closing permanently on Monday, Sept. 6, as part of the Vandy United project. Read More

Addressing your mental wellness can benefit you in a variety of ways, from reducing stress and anxiety to increasing resilience and self-awareness and improving your emotional and physical health. Vanderbilt has robust resources to support undergraduate, graduate and professional students’ mental wellness through its  Student Care Network. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will host a special lecture on community engagement on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “Community Engagement as a Valuable Tool in Shaping Socially Valid Practice” will be from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s first Work-Life Workshop of the fall 2022 semester will be on Thursday, Sept. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Join the Fit for Fall step challenge to get active this autumn. Compete with colleagues or just have fun recording your steps to celebrate the season and for a chance to win prizes. Read More

A memorial service and reception for Christopher M. S. Johns, the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor of Fine Arts and professor of history of art and architecture, will be on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the atrium of Cohen Memorial Hall on the Peabody College campus. Johns died May 8 following an extended illness. Read More

Nursing educators from across the United States traveled to Nashville this summer to attend the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s three-day, intensive Vanderbilt Informatics Summer Teaching Academy. The workshop was created to help nursing schools incorporate informatics knowledge in curriculum. Read More

Join Robin Fountain, a public affairs specialist with the Social Security Administration, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 1–2 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is now offering campus departments the ability to order Pepsi products in bulk without having to leave campus. Using a simple online form, departments and staff can purchase cases of Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Bubly flavored seltzer products for office use, with pickup at the Kissam Center Munchie Mart. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for Conversation Circles, a series for managers and leaders, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. to discuss navigating potential inequities in remote, hybrid and on-site work policies.     Read More

An information session for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a minor in data science is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 12:15 p.m. in the Commons Multipurpose Room. The benefits of studying data science, requirements for the minor, and opportunities for involvement in the data science program will be discussed. Read More

Repairs to the roof of the university’s Powerhouse will continue on Friday, Sept. 2. While a crane is in use the service road east of the roundabout at the end of Vanderbilt Place, between the Powerhouse and Rand/Sarratt halls, will be impacted from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read More

New Vanderbilt research could inform therapeutic strategies for enhancing thymic function when desired — such as during aging, recovery from radiation therapy or chemotherapy, or other conditions that reduce T cell output. Read More

Alvin Jeffery awarded $1.5M from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop artificial intelligence to predict substance use disorder through genetic information. Jeffery is the only nursing research faculty member with a dual VA appointment. Read More

The fall 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Student Life Center ballroom. Read More