Year: 2023

The A.B. Hancock Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research in collaboration with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center announced a funding opportunity to support a cancer-related project and investigator. The award provides $50,000 to any stage, tenure-track investigator to pursue a high-impact research project. The chosen investigator will also be named a Hancock Scholar Read More

The Vanderbilt Wind Symphony, conducted by Thomas Verrier, associate professor of conducting, will open its fall performance season on Friday, Sept. 22, with Symphonic Songs. The Vanderbilt University Orchestra will perform Rhythmic Tapestry on Saturday, Sept. 23, where Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi, assistant professor of conducting, will make his Blair conducting debut. Read More

International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of Education and State, with the goal of celebrating international education. IEW at Vanderbilt has traditionally included a diverse range of events, from international game nights to panel discussions on global issues. Proposals are being accepted through Oct. 13 and should be related to international education, cultural exchange and/or living in a global environment. Read More

'Florence Price: A Celebration,' a multi-event music festival, will pay tribute to the life, music and enduring legacy of a woman who broke barriers of race and gender in classical music. Taking place Oct. 3–Nov. 14 at venues across Nashville, the series is produced by Blair's Douglas Shadle, associate professor of musicology. Read More

Mechanical engineering Professor Nilanjan Sarkar, Frist Center Director Keivan Stassun and collaborators receive $1M to develop an integrated AI and behavioral science-based driving training system to improve transportation independence for neurodiverse individuals. Read More

Vanderbilt University is partnering with NashFilm to provide two of the festival’s venues, Rothschild Black Box Theater and Sarratt Cinema. Founded in 1969 as one of the first film festivals in the United States, the Nashville Film Festival will host its 54th festival Sept. 28–Oct. 4.  Read More

The Wond’ry’s Jaclyn Mothupi and School of Engineering’s Janey Camp contribute to Metro Nashville climate adaptation and resilience plan that prioritizes all Nashvillians. Read More

This biannual report serves as a roadmap to the division’s activities and achievements, summarizing engagements at all three levels of government, as outlined by the Vanderbilt Federal Relations, State Government Relations and Local Government Relations teams. Read More

The National Science Foundation has granted $100,000 to Vanderbilt, Fisk and Tennessee State University to launch the Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network, which focuses on developing regional research administration staff through a series of workshops to address disparities in regional research activity. Read More

Celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Flulapalooza mass influenza vaccination event on Sept. 27. This year, a high-dose vaccine will be available to faculty and staff who are eligible to receive it. The CDC recommends the high-dose flu vaccine for faculty and staff who are 65 and older, as it has been shown to be more effective in this age range than the standard flu vaccine.   Read More

All fully benefits-eligible faculty and staff will be required to make an active plan selection during Open Enrollment for 2024 benefits coverage. Watch for communications from VU Human Resources between now and the Open Enrollment period, which is Oct. 16–27. Read More

This program is designed to provide nourishing and comforting meals to students who are not feeling well, ensuring that they receive the care and support they need while not able to visit dining halls. Read More

The Discovery Vanderbilt center welcomed adolescent and young adult health expert Stephen Russell to share evidence for strategies that create supportive communities, reduce mental health risk and promote well-being for LGBTQ+ youth. Read More

Current kidney dialysis patients endure treatment three times a week for four hours. A new discovery generated by a Vanderbilt-VUMC team may shift how dialysis patients receive care. Read More

A new study by Vanderbilt researchers provides a remarkably detailed view of the earliest events leading to the development of cancer, and of potential new ways to prevent it. Read More

Chemical and biomedical engineer and cancer researcher Marjan Rafat has received the Young Innovator Award from the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering division of the Biomedical Engineering Society. The CMBE Young Innovator Award is a distinguished honor for young faculty in the biomolecular engineering field. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty learned more about how ARPA-H funding can pave the way for transformative biomedical research. An information session, led by OVPRI and RDS, emphasized collaboration, innovation and the university’s commitment to pioneering health solutions. Read More

The grant will help biomedical scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in launching a research platform devoted to molecular underpinnings of early-childhood determinants of health. The project, called ELVIS, or, less connotatively, the ECHO Laboratory core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample biobanking and processing, is part of an expansion of the NIH’s multi-center Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes program Read More

Vanderbilt University Plant Operations, a division within Facilities, is being renamed to Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations to better encapsulate all the roles and duties of the organization.  Read More

Vanderbilt University and the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt are collaborating with The Precisionists, Inc., a Wilmington, Delaware-based company that assesses, trains and employs neurodiverse adults to carry out project-based consulting work. TPI anticipates steady growth in Nashville and plans to create more than 500 local jobs for adults with autism and neurodiversities within the next three to five years.  Read More