Year: 2022

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Tuesday, March 29, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for “What Is Employee Engagement, and Why Does It Matter?” Read More

Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement and Vanderbilt Work/Life Connections will present “A Microlearning Series on Positive Psychology: Final Experience and Savoring” on Monday, April 11, from 11:30 a.m. to noon CT. Read More

Paid summer research internship within Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will focus on clinical research topics within the pediatric neurosurgery discipline. Read More

Vanderbilt’s identity is how we tell our story. Our identity includes our core beliefs as well as language and visual components; these work together to create the distinctive look, voice and feel that people immediately identify with Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University has launched a refreshed visual identity designed to reflect the university’s forward momentum and to build pride and visibility across the institution, including its athletics program. Read More

Jacob Steenwyk, a sixth-year doctoral student studying biology in The Rokas Lab, is a recipient of the 2022 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award presented by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He is the second Vanderbilt student ever to receive this honor. Read More

Colleen Niswender, associate professor of pharmacology and director of molecular pharmacology for the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, was awarded the ASPET Scientific Achievement Award in Drug Discovery and Development for her work in the development of novel treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Read More

Xiu Cravens, professor of the practice of education policy, describes how her understanding of her culture, language and opportunities in China informs her work with Vanderbilt students. Read More

Peter Buerhaus, PhD, FAAN, FAANP(h), a renowned researcher who studies the health care workforce and economy will share his expertise on the future of nursing, health equity and the relationship balance between nurses, leadership and educators. He will be the inaugural speaker in a new Leadership Lecture Series presented by the Vanderbilt University School of... Read More

Nursing educators challenged with incorporating nursing informatics into their curriculum in accordance with the new AACN Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education can get a jump start at a three-day conference offered by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing this summer. The Vanderbilt Informatics Summer Teaching Academy (VISTA) will be July 20-22, 2022, at Vanderbilt’s park-like... Read More

The annual VU Senior Survey provides graduating seniors with an opportunity to evaluate Vanderbilt in detail, evaluate their experience in their own major and report on their plans for the future. Read More

Author Jen Hemphill will discuss “Managing Money Confidently” on Wednesday, March 30, in a virtual event hosted by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. Read More

Flutist Molly Barth and violinist Inés Voglar will perform three pieces composed for them, with each piece written to highlight the close friendship of the two musicians. The performance will be on Wednesday, March 23, at 8 p.m. in the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall at Blair School of Music. Read More

In 1970, soon after moving to Nashville to join Vanderbilt’s faculty, New York native Jim Blumstein filed suit against the State of Tennessee after he was prevented from registering to vote. Here he reflects on the landmark voting rights case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Read More

Derek Pratt of the University of Ottawa will present “Endogenous and Exogenous Suppressors of Lipid Peroxidation and Associated Oxidative Cell Death” on Wednesday, March 23, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in MRB III, Room 1220, and on Zoom. Read More

The Vanderbilt Law School Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrimination resumes Wednesday, March 23, from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m. with “Advocacy in Action: Grounds Gained in Grassroots Activism and the Call to Keep Advancing.” The series convenes scholars and thought leaders whose work provides innovative perspectives on race and discrimination. Read More

Midori Lockett has been involved in community service and outreach since she was a teenager. That’s one reason she finds her current role as chief community impact officer in the Division of Government and Community Relations especially meaningful. Read More

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has selected Kimberly Welch, a Vanderbilt scholar of American slavery, race and law, for a New Directions Fellowship that will expand her interdisciplinary research on African Americans and the history of finance. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials, and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More