Month: March 2024
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Vanderbilt Class of 2024 invited to Sesquicentennial Senior Prom
Special event to honor the Class of 2024 will take place on April 6 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Admission is open to seniors, and tickets will be available for $5. Read MoreMar 4, 2024
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WATCH: A special thank you to staff on National Employee Appreciation Day
In honor of National Employee Appreciation Day, Vice Chancellor for People, Culture and Belonging Sydney Savion acknowledges the exceptional work and commitment to this institution by its staff and offers a personal “thank you” with a free Rand cookie. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Schyler Rowland finds a home in the lab, collaborating to fight diseases
WATCH: Learn how biomedical engineering major Schyler Rowland says mentors have inspired her future in fighting diseases Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Vanderbilt women’s basketball collects historic road win
The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team collected a 68-61 victory at Missouri Feb. 29 to pick up a program record sixth SEC road win this season. The win pushes Vandy’s overall record to 21-8 on the year, while the Commodores improve to 8-7 in SEC play. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Center for Democracy and Technology names two VU Faculty to 2024-2026 fellows program
Jenny Davis, professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Science, and Pamela Wisniewski, associate professor in human-computer interaction and Flowers Faculty Fellow in the School of Engineering, join 22 other distinguished scholars from a wide array of organizations and backgrounds to collaborate on critical policy discussions related to technology and society. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Rethinking drug efficacy: research aims to improve drug development
ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellow Catherine Leasure is the co-author of a comment article published this month in Nature Reviews Bioengineering addressing the pressing obstacle faced by modern drug development: worryingly poor success rates of pharmaceuticals progressing to clinical phases. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Vanderbilt biochemists discover breakthrough evolution-resistant compound to combat antibiotic resistance
Vanderbilt scientist Houra Merrikh led a team of researchers who discovered the first evolution-resistant chemical compound that prevents drug resistance development in bacteria. The compound is also a drug development platform that targets antimicrobial resistance during treatment of infections with antibiotics and evolution in general, Merrikh said. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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New Heard Libraries’ exhibit celebrates 50 years of theological reflections by women
“Celebrating 50 Years of Antoinette Brown Lectures” will be on display in the second-floor gallery of the Central and Divinity Libraries Building. A preview of the exhibit will be from 2 to 4 p.m., with the grand opening and a reception at 8 p.m. The Divinity School’s 50th annual Antoinette Brown Lecture featuring ethics professor Grace Y. Kao will be at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt Divinity School’s “The Space,” Room G-29. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month with Vanderbilt Campus Dining
March is National Nutrition Month, and Vanderbilt Campus Dining is celebrating by producing a series of engaging and informative events crafted to promote healthy eating habits. Developed in collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, this monthly initiative focuses on the theme of nutrition “Beyond the Table.” Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries, AIP Publishing sign three-year read-and-publish agreement that broadens access to scientific research
AIP Publishing, a leading publisher of scholarly scientific journals, has signed a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries that will promote open science and drive discovery within the university’s research community. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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Peabody Scholars share guidance to inform school voucher policy
By Jenna Somers In November 2023, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proposed the Education Freedom Scholarship Act to establish a new statewide education scholarship account (ESA) program. ESAs—also called education savings accounts—are a type of voucher program that support not only private school tuition but other education-related expenses. As… Read MoreMar 1, 2024