Year: 2023

The Vanderbilt I Solar Farm in Bedford County represents a significant step by the university toward an ambitious goal to power campus entirely through renewable energy.  Read More

Campus Dining is celebrating Earth Week April 17-21 by offering a special week of menu items that represent various principles of the Menus of Change, a groundbreaking initiative that aims to support healthier, more sustainable and more delicious food choices. Read More

An innovative exosuit developed by a team of Vanderbilt engineers comes full circle this semester with a pilot implementation in the Division of Administration. The pilot test includes the use of 27 Apex 2 suits over six weeks. During the pilot test, users will wear the suits in actual work conditions and provide feedback throughout the duration of the study. Read More

Join the University Counseling Center to help de-stress before finals with in-person and social media activities and self-care tips April 17-21. Read More

Vanderbilt recently hosted scholars from Fordham University for the public roundtable discussion “Confronting Hate: Antisemitism and Racism” to explore how historic occurrences of antisemitism and anti-Blackness inform current white supremacist movements in the United States.   Read More

John G. Geer, a distinguished political scientist, a dedicated teacher and a longtime administrative and academic strategy leader at Vanderbilt University, will take on a new role in the Office of the Chancellor. Geer has been named a senior advisor to Chancellor Daniel Diermeier on key strategic initiatives that promote democracy, free expression and open dialogue—all flagship priorities for the university. Read More

To help you make the best commute decision for your needs, the university has numerous resources to customize your commute plan. Learn more at upcoming information sessions and view next year’s parking rates online. Read More

Meet some members of the Class of 2023 whose inspired collaborations—within Vanderbilt, across the Nashville community and beyond—are making the world better.  Read More

Join Rory Dicker, director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, for a discussion on best practices when it comes to salary negotiation. Read More

Graduate student Reese Martin and his doctoral advisor, Ann Tate, assistant professor of biological sciences, used theoretical modeling to identify a potential relationship between genetic pleiotropy and the evolution of immune responses. Read More

A Vanderbilt study finds a strong association between lower ratings for interpersonal communication skills among medical residents in their last year of training and greater likelihood of unsolicited patient complaints among doctors during their first year of employment after training. Read More

Tim Vogus, deputy director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, uses research to push for a workforce that welcomes, accepts, and embraces neurodivergent professionals. Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy continues its Unity Dinner series with Unity Dinner: Hours of Hope on Tuesday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. Please register to attend; space is limited. Read More

Vanderbilt computer scientist Yankai Huo is working with key clinical collaborators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to develop a quantitative and reproducible 3D analytics tool for large-scale digital analysis of kidney tissues and biopsies. Read More

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Vanderbilt's Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients’ risk of blood cancer. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier reflected on Vanderbilt’s strength and promise at the mark of its Sesquicentennial at the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 10, which also included the presentation of the 2023 Spring Faculty Awards. Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair Rebecca R. Swan presented awards to eight faculty members who have made a significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring.   Read More

On April 3, faculty joined an online conversation about progress surrounding improvements recommended by the Faculty Senate’s Task Force on Administerial Effectiveness. Read More

Third-floor window maintenance will be conducted near the A-wing entrance to Medical Center North from Monday, April 17, to Friday, May 19. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid the area and use an alternative entrance to Medical Center North. Read More

The Administrative Professionals Learning Circle is a peer-to-peer educational experience that offers social learning opportunities and conversations about a trending topic. In this first gathering, 2:30–3:30 p.m., we’ll focus on current hot topics and challenges for administrative professionals, and we’ll create a lineup of topics for future discussions. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of Global Safety within the Office of Undergraduate Education will bring together global risk professionals from academic institutions across the country for the Overseas Security Advisory Council’s Academia Sector Committee spring Health, Safety & Security Seminar on campus April 13–14.  Read More