Month: May 2023

Vandy United, the largest campaign in the history of Vanderbilt athletics, has achieved its initial $300 million fundraising goal, ushering in a new era of historic investment in student-athletes and the athletics experience. Read More

By Jenna Somers Will Doyle, professor of leadership, policy, and organizations In April, Will Doyle, professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, participated in a panel presentation attended by congressional staff in Washington, D.C., to discuss the possibility of federal-state partnerships to fund higher education at low or no… Read More

On May 3, faculty joined an online conversation about the university's ongoing efforts surrounding sustainability. Read More

Vanderbilt student-athletes in the Class of 2023 showcase collaboration, leadership and integrity in the classroom and on the field of play. Read More

Learn where the 2022 graduates are now. The Graduate Pathway Survey helps show next steps after Vanderbilt. The class of 2023 are encouraged to complete the survey now. Read More

The Department of Pharmacology will host Dr. Colleen McClung on May 9, for 'Circadian genes, rhythms and the biology of psychiatric disorders." Read More

The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute continued its project with the women’s basketball strength and conditioning program to use data to improve athletic performance while reducing the risk of sport-associated injury. This semester, the focus was on making better use of training and competition data. Read More

The Apex Lecture Series will bring scientists who are influencing the trajectory of their fields to engage with our scientific community. The next event will feature Volker Dötsch from Goethe University on Monday, May 22. Read More

Vanderbilt University made significant progress toward its FutureVU goals in fiscal year 2022, with an increased focus on Campus Dining initiatives and an increased push toward sustainable mobility and transportation efforts. Read More

The Vanderbilt University jazz program has been awarded three DownBeat Student Music Awards. Founded in 1976 by the music industry’s preeminent jazz publication, the Student Music Awards are considered among the most prestigious honors in jazz.  Read More

A new technique will allow researchers to track subsets of immune cells that patrol and defend the lungs, to better understand the roles of these cells during lung inflammation, infection and injury. Read More

Fluorescent nanoparticles clearly identified colonic adenomas — precursors to colorectal cancer — in mice, and the formulation should translate to clinical use in humans. Read More

Read student profiles celebrating the Class of 2023. Read More

Mason Richards, BS'97, continues his quest to turn 'The Seawall' into a feature film. Read More

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners selected Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean Pamela R. Jeffries as its Tennessee honoree for the 2023 Advocate State Award for Excellence. The award recognizes Jeffries' work as dean and an educator to support and promote the nurse practitioner role. Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences is launching the Apex Lecture series, a school-wide seminar series that brings to campus scientists influencing the trajectory of their fields to engage with our scientific community. The inaugural event, “Interrogating Stem Cell Niches During Human Development," features Jason Spence, University of Michigan Medical School. Read More

Vanderbilt Executive Education will offer the Strategic Innovation program this summer, designed to help working professionals create a culture that nurtures business-building innovation. From Wednesday, June 21, through Friday, June 23, participants will learn innovation and concept development frameworks through prototypes and case studies.  Read More

The research fair, sponsored by the Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt and the Office of Undergraduate Education within the Office of the Provost, provides the campus with an annual opportunity to share the groundbreaking research conducted by students and world-renowned faculty.  Read More

Looking to connect with colleagues on campus? Join us for a Walking Wednesday at noon on Wednesday, May 24. The group will meet outside Rand Dining Hall at 11:45 a.m., and the walk will begin at noon. Read More

Vanderbilt has convened a task force to help the university react to the possible impact of two anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases that challenge the use of race as a factor in college admissions. The university-wide panel will work to gauge the effects on recruitment and admission practices, and on Vanderbilt’s ability ensure equal opportunity in carrying out its imperative to educate diverse minds.  Read More