Month: March 2023
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Michael Quillen, BA’72: At the Wheel for Ukraine
Michael Quillen, BA'72, took the wheel, literally and figuratively, to deliver ambulances to the front line of the war in Ukraine. The undertaking was launched in spring 2022 when Rotary International raised $15 million in relief funds for Ukraine. Longtime Rotary member Quillen worked with two Rotary districts in Virginia to apply for a $50,000 grant to buy three ambulances. Read MoreMar 27, 2023
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Vanderbilt Master of Public Health program hosts National Public Health Week April 4-7
Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health Program will host a series of events April 4–7 for National Public Health Week. The events are free and open to all. Read MoreMar 27, 2023
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Schachter, Reisman in conversation at the Parthenon April 3
Author Allison Schachter, professor of Jewish studies, English and Russian and East European studies, will discuss her works in a conversation moderated by Nancy Reisman, professor of English, on Monday, April 3, at the Parthenon. The event, part of the 2022–23 Nashville Jewish Book Series, is co-sponsored by the Department of Jewish Studies and Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies. Read MoreMar 27, 2023
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Steine Lecture in Economics to discuss ‘Child Health as Human Capital’ on April 4
Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and co-director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University, will discuss “Child Health as Human Capital” on Tuesday, April 4. Currie's talk is the 2023 David Steine Lecture sponsored by the Department of Economics. Read MoreMar 27, 2023
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41 faculty honored at endowed chair investiture ceremony
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver honored 41 scholars from across Vanderbilt at an endowed chair investiture ceremony on March 20. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Staff and faculty invited to serve as mentors for Posse Scholar Program; deadline to apply is April 10
The Vanderbilt Posse Scholar Program is seeking faculty and staff members to serve as mentors to the university’s Posse Scholars. The national Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains individuals who have extraordinary leadership potential. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Four With A ’Dore: Desiree Hagg
In the Four With a ‘Dore series, we’re getting to know Vanderbilt students four questions at a time. In today’s installment, meet #VU2023’s Desiree Hagg, an Orlando, FL native with double majors in clarinet performance and European history and a minor in psychology. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, MSN’97: Nurturing Black Maternal Health
As she teaches the next generation of nurse-midwives, Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty member and alumna Stephanie DeVane-Johnson looks at ways to increase the number of Black doulas, who provide emotional and physical support to women in pregnancy, during birth and throughout the postpartum period. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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‘In Conversation with the Chancellor’ event will discuss sustainability May 3
Learn more about the university’s new and continued efforts surrounding sustainability during an online conversation with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier on Wednesday, May 3, from 4:10 to 5 p.m. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Impact Symposium to feature Tabitha Brown, Giancarlo Esposito, Shiza Shahid March 27–29
Vanderbilt University’s 2023 Impact Symposium will feature actress and New York Times bestselling author Tabitha Brown; award-winning actor, director and arts and education advocate Giancarlo Esposito; and co-founder of Our Place and the Malala Fund Shiza Shahid. Each will speak on consecutive evenings March 27–29 at 7 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Tickets are free for the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Staff invited to participate in Wond’ry’s ‘Ideas to Solutions’ design thinking process April 4
Vanderbilt University staff are encouraged to register for a design thinking event on Tuesday, April 4, to prototype solutions for issues identified in the “50 Ideas, 50 Solutions in 50 Days: Innovating for the Next 150 Years of Vanderbilt University” initiative. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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UCC, SCN host Racial Stress Awareness Week March 27–31
The University Counseling Center and Student Care Network will host Racial Stress Awareness Week March 27–31 to provide opportunities for learning, expressing, coping and connecting. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Global leader in medical technology to discuss public health inequities, better products at Engineering lecture April 4
Krista Donaldson, BS’95, who directs Innovation to Impact at Stanford University’s Byers Center for Biodesign where her work focuses on ensuring design tools and processes are broadly applicable across global markets, will deliver the School of Engineering’s 2023 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:15 p.m. at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, in the Engineering and Science Building. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Cecil Jones Jr., influential emeritus theatre professor, has died
Cecil Jones Jr., professor emeritus of theatre who taught at Vanderbilt for nearly 30 years and inspired generations of students during his tenure, died March 18 in Nashville. A memorial service for Jones will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church on April 4. Read MoreMar 24, 2023
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Vanderbilt Student Government takes in Capitol Hill at SEC in D.C. conference
Students representing Vanderbilt Student Government attended the SEC in D.C. conference organized by Texas A&M University earlier this month. The event brought together student leaders from several Southeastern Conference schools to discuss issues facing higher education. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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‘Elections and Insurrections: Attacks on Democracy in the U.S. and Brazil’ March 30
In partnership with the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host Brazilian historian and journalist Dr. Thiago Krause and former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Michael McKinley to discuss similarities between the Jan. 8 insurrection in Brazil this year and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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Diverse private capital groups struggle to match performances of counterparts as result of investor demand, not lack of funds
New research from Vanderbilt Business discusses racial diversity within the private capital industry, specifically in terms of fundraising. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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Vanderbilt Divinity School to host conversation with Garth Brooks and Stephanie Davis on impact of ‘We Shall Be Free’
Singers and songwriters Garth Brooks and Stephanie Davis will discuss the continuing importance of a song they co-wrote more than three decades ago when Vanderbilt Divinity School hosts “We Shall Be Free in 2023: Pursuing Unity Through Music” on April 11 at Langford Auditorium. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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Mathers Foundation award supports study of bacterial physiology
Vanderbilt's Wenhan Zhu, PhD, has received a three-year award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to support his research that aims to answer a fundamental question about bacterial physiology and engineer probiotics to improve gut inflammatory diseases. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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MLAS summer and fall 2023 course offerings announced
MLAS courses meet one evening per week, generally from 6:00-8:30 p.m., for the duration of the semester. The summer 2023 MLAS courses begin Tuesday, June 6 and end Wednesday, August 9. The fall 2023 MLAS courses begin Monday, August 28 and end Wednesday, December 6. Read MoreMar 22, 2023