Year: 2022
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Two Vanderbilt faculty win ‘TIME’ Best Inventions of 2022
Two Vanderbilt University faculty who conducted translational research have received the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from TIME magazine. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Deadline to apply for daily parking for January garage access
Commuting needs change over time. MoveVU’s updated parking calculator, with the added feature of specifying your number of weeks on campus, can help determine which parking option may be best for you. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Graduate and professional students: Apply by Dec. 20 for January daily parking garage access; updated parking calculator can evaluate your needs
Commuting needs change over time. MoveVU’s updated parking calculator, with the added feature of specifying your number of weeks on campus, can help determine which parking option may be best for you. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Wellons to give Flexner Deans’ Lecture Dec. 12
Jay Wellons, Cal Turner Professor and professor of neurological surgery, will deliver the Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Flexner Deans’ Discovery Lecture on Monday, Dec. 12, at noon in Langford Auditorium. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Data Science Institute offers AI Winter Intensive Workshop Jan. 3–6
The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute will offer an AI Winter Intensive Workshop Jan. 3–6. The goal of the workshop is to generate new research on the Vanderbilt University campus using deep learning techniques. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Master of Public Health program information session is Dec. 9
Join the Master of Public Health program for an in-person information session on Friday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. Learn about the Vanderbilt MPH Program and interact with MPH faculty, staff and current students. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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10 years on Nashville’s Love Circle: Vanderbilt is a high-tech neighbor
Local visitors to Nashville’s scenic Love Circle may be accustomed to sharing the one-of-a-kind skyline view with a high-tech neighbor: a wind turbine and a solar panel array installed by Vanderbilt University School of Engineering that sends energy back to the city’s power grid. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Krystal Grant Folkestad, BMus’05: More Than Music
Blair alumna Krystal Grant Folkestad uses her musical skills to serve multiple audiences while focusing on how life affects art and art influences activism. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Student Care Network and Headspace offer webinar on change and anxiety Dec. 7
The Student Care Network and the online wellness platform Headspace will offer a webinar, “An Introduction to Approaching Change and Anxiety with Mindfulness,” on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The webinar is open to all undergraduate, graduate and professional students at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Nashville Predators Foundation Helper Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the 2023 Nashville Predators Foundation Helper Grants. The foundation is offering funding to support projects/programs serving the Nashville or Middle Tennessee area. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Limited Submission Opportunity: The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s Quality of Life Grants. Read MoreDec 5, 2022
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Review your personal information in preparation for W-2s
The payroll department encourages all employees to review their personal information to ensure that their W-2 for 2022 will be accurate. Log in to Oracle by Jan. 9 to ensure that your data is up to date. Read MoreDec 4, 2022
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Q&A: How can exploring ethics pave the way to a more just society?
A new co-edited volume by Vanderbilt researchers is a tribute to the late Katie Geneva Cannon, who in 1974 became the first African American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church. Cannon’s work lays the groundwork for continued discussions on moral thought among scholars today. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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Peabody College’s Meg Saylor awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Cup
Megan Saylor, professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s Cup for her remarkable teaching and mentorship of undergraduate students. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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Faculty and staff awarded internal funds to spark Vanderbilt–NMAAM collaborations
The Office of the Provost has awarded four inaugural Arts, Discovery and Innovation grants to support faculty and staff research collaborations with the National Museum of African American Music. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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UCC hosts pre-finals self-care week Dec. 5–9
Join the University Counseling Center for a week filled with fun and relaxing activities to help you de-stress before finals. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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New housing study and committees seek creative solutions to crowded housing market
A new study is underway to assess the current and future housing needs of Vanderbilt faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and graduate and professional students. The findings will be reviewed by committees of employees and graduate and professional students that will make recommendations to university leadership. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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MNPS school choice topic of Parenting Group meeting Dec. 7
Ashford Hughes of Metro Nashville Public Schools will discuss school options within MNPS at the next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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Women and Working Moms EAG to meet Dec. 7
The Women and Working Moms Employee Affinity Group will meet in person on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Sarratt 189. Vanderbilt employees who identify as women and mothers are encouraged to attend. Read MoreDec 2, 2022
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Vanderbilt engineers’ paper on differences in water and water vapor transport selected as ‘Editors’ Highlight’ in Nature Communications
The transport of water molecules through nanoscale pores is central to a number of processes like water treatment, biological membranes, ionic/molecular separations, water treatment and protective applications, but the mechanisms of transport are not fully understood. Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt, and a team of researchers recently had a... Read MoreDec 1, 2022