Year: 2022

With schools across the country facing personnel shortages and COVID-19 continuing to affect education, people have turned to the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College for free resources and support. In 2021, the center’s website hosted roughly 4 million visits from 223 countries.  Read More

When Liza Moskowitz walked into the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, she had a vision for her future as a business leader. Part of that included building and empowering a supportive and success-driven community. “Everything that I do I think through the lens of, ‘Does this action build or break community?’ Read More

Do you want to create a retirement income plan that can help you determine how to use your financial resources to generate income?  Join Brock Goodwin with Fidelity Investments as he explains how to plan for the income you’ll need in retirement.  Read More

Monica Santisteban, an instructor in neuroscience at the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, will discuss “Cerebrovascular and Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Hypertension” on Thursday, April 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Preston Research Building, Room 206. The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, the Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, the Department of Pharmacology and the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center. Read More

Please join representatives from AgeWell Middle Tennessee and Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law for a virtual discussion, “Understanding and Paying for Long-term Care,” on Wednesday, April 20. Read More

The Staff Women’s Advancement and Equity Council is seeking new members. Established in January 2019, Staff WAVE works to foster an environment of equity, opportunity, fulfillment and empowerment for all women at Vanderbilt University. Nominations are being accepted through May 7. Read More

Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth is currently accepting applications for summer 2022 on-campus programs through Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (rising 1st-6th), Career Connections at SAVY (rising 7th-8th), and Vanderbilt Summer Academy (rising 7th-12th). Applications for the popular virtual program Mentor Immersion (rising 11th – 12th) are also being accepted. Read More

Class of 2022: Whether giving legal support to survivors of sexual assault, immigrants or inmates on Tennessee’s death row, Emily Burgess is on a mission to be an advocate for those in need. Read More

Harry Choi has lived in four countries on three continents, learned five languages and made lasting connections with people from around the globe. At Vanderbilt he is using his international experiences to help people feel a greater sense of belonging on campus. Read More

Blair School Dean Lorenzo F. Candelaria sees opportunities to revolutionize the experience of classical music in ways that cultivate new and diverse audiences for the art form. In some cases, it means taking the music to unexpected places.  Read More

As part of the ongoing Vandy United campaign, Vanderbilt University today unveiled detailed plans for the men’s and women’s basketball operations center and practice facility. Read More

Evelyn J. Patterson The effects of racism and sexism lead to higher maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S. than previously realized, according to new research from Associate Professor of Sociology and Law Evelyn J. Patterson at Vanderbilt University. Even after controlling… Read More

Two titans of collegiate bowling traded momentum back and forth in a classic four-hour megamatch before the Vanderbilt Commodores finally succumbed to an onslaught of strikes from the McKendree Bearcats April 16 at the NCAA Final Four in Columbus, Ohio. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. The goal of this career development award is to identify and nurture promising early career educators in medicine and nursing. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and the Faculty Senate will celebrate Vanderbilt’s faculty by presenting many of the university’s highest honors at the 2022 Spring Faculty Assembly on Thursday, April 28. Read More

Have you ever wished you could turn off your thoughts for a moment? Our minds can easily become cluttered and inundated with information. Taking a mindfulness microbreak is one method of turning off the high alert switch in your mind and feeling a moment of peace. Read More

Vanderbilt’s retirement plan administrator, Fidelity, has enhanced and refreshed its NetBenefits website. The updated website is expected to go live in late April or early May. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for the next event in its Thought Leader Series. “Do I Belong Here? Recognizing and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome” with Maureen Gannon, associate dean for faculty development and professor of medicine, will be on Thursday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services is recruiting hosts for its EAT program. EAT matches local hosts with Vanderbilt international students and scholars for a meal on selected dates. Read More

Esra Roan, co-founder and CEO of SOMAVAC Medical Solutions, will discuss "Non-linear Career Paths: It is OK to Change Your Mind" on Friday, April 22, at 2 p.m. CT via Zoom.  Read More