Year: 2022

Lace up your running shoes and prepare for a trip around Hawkins Field and other Vanderbilt athletics venues for the first-ever Tour De Hawkins 5K. This unique 5K course will give participants the opportunity to run through several of the athletic facilities on Vanderbilt’s campus. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, at 9 a.m. and is part of Vanderbilt Baseball's Military Appreciation Weekend, when the VandyBoys will take on in-state rival Tennessee.  Read More

Join the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities and Vanderbilt University Press for a discussion with Leigh Ann Gardner about her new book, "To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead: African American Lodges and Cemeteries in Tennessee," on Tuesday, March 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 123. Read More

The NIH has posted information for the 2022 S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants programs. Read More

Vanderbilt Women in Science and Engineering will host its Women in STEM Spring Symposium to highlight extraordinary women faculty, students and alumni while also providing networking opportunities for attendees. The event will be on Thursday, March 24, from 3:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Read More

Join the Frist Art Museum and the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) at Vanderbilt University for a virtual panel on Thursday, March 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. CT inspired by the exhibition "On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Pérez Art Museum Miami." Read More

Jad Abumrad, creator and host of the "Radiolab" public radio program and podcast, will speak at the Student Life Center on Friday, March 18, as part of the Communication of Science and Technology program’s daylong mini-conference, “Improving Science Communication: The Promise of Science and Humanities Collaborations.” Abumrad’s talk, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Ballroom A, as well as the mini-conference are open to Vanderbilt University faculty, students and staff. Read More

The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice will present "Artistic Activism and the Power of Collective Resistance," a series of speakers and panels focusing on art as an act of solidarity and resistance, starting March 16 and continuing through 2023. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier recently shared the manuscript for his forthcoming book on corporate reputation with a small group of faculty whose diverse areas of expertise reflect the cross-disciplinary approach of his academic research. Read More

The work of Nashville artists Joon Powell, Bill Steber, Dawn Majors and John Partipilo is featured in a new exhibit at Vanderbilt Divinity School titled “Nashville: A Pandemic Observed.” Students and community members will have the opportunity to attend a gallery talk featuring the artists and Vanderbilt scholars on Tuesday, March 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt Rocket Team join Vanderbilt Trustees for a luncheon during the February Board of Trust meetings. Mark F. Dalton, JD’75, emeritus trustee and former chair of the Board of Trust, has established the Dalton Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory Fund to support the university’s rocket team,… Read More

The League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the rights of people who bike, has honored Vanderbilt University with a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.  Read More

Vanderbilt University will no longer require masking or physical distancing indoors. The change is effective immediately and aligns the university with recent CDC guidance that classifies Davidson County in the “medium” COVID-19 community level.   Read More

A full-scale test of the AlertVU system in scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, at 2 p.m. CT. AlertVU is used at Vanderbilt to alert all students, faculty and staff in the event of an emergency that poses an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Mirna Valerio, an ultrarunner and advocate for the inclusion of all people—regardless of race, gender or size—in running and fitness will give a virtual talk on Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m. CT as part of Vanderbilt’s Women’s History Month celebration. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Tuesday, March 22, from 11 a.m. to noon for “Perspective Taking: Expanding Beyond Your Viewpoint.” Read More

Research Development and Support is enhancing its support for faculty seeking funding from external sponsors with a new emphasis on foundations and other private sponsors. Read More

Vanderbilt students have free access to Headspace—an award-winning, research-backed digital tool for mindful living with more than 1,200 hours of themed meditations, sleep content, mindful movement exercises and focus music. Read More

The Center for Teaching and the Office of Immersion Resources are hosting an Immersion Vanderbilt Experience Mentorship Workshop on Tuesday, March 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. Faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about changes to Immersion Vanderbilt and best practices in mentoring Immersion Vanderbilt experiences are invited to attend. Read More

Presenter registration is open for the spring 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Creative Expression Showcase. This event, designed for students to showcase their creative works, will be held in person on Thursday, April 7, in Alumni Hall from 3 to 6 p.m. 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