Year: 2024
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 South Arts Traditional Arts Touring Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the 2024 South Arts Traditional Touring Grants program. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Vanderbilt invests in research space to bolster faculty productivity
Construction projects represent more than $50 million of direct investment by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Administration to facilitate trans-institutional research and collaboration. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Interfaith America engages students, faculty in listening sessions on challenging issues
In light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and in furtherance of Vanderbilt’s commitment to free and open discourse, the university partnered with civic bridge building organization Interfaith America on a series of listening sessions with students, faculty and staff Jan. 16–18 and Jan. 31–Feb. 1. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Residential Colleges is accepting applications for 2024 faculty VUceptors
Each fall Vanderbilt University admits a diverse cohort of more than 1,600 first-year undergraduate students. These students are welcomed to the Vanderbilt family with support through the transition process and a vast network of resources that can help ensure their success. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Faculty invited to online conversation with chancellor, provost about academic freedom, institutional neutrality
Faculty are invited to join an online conversation at 12 p.m. on Monday, February 19, in which Faculty Senate Chair Andrea Capizzi will host Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for a virtual conversation with faculty about academic freedom and institutional neutrality and a question and answer session with Diermeier and Provost Raver. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Set your 2024 wellness goals
Setting wellness goals is important for personal growth and overall well-being. Wellness goals give you purpose and help you prioritize your health. Addressing your wellness goals should leave you feeling happier, healthier and more fulfilled. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Photographer LeXander Bryant captures the legacy of Florence B. Price in the Curb Center’s latest exhibition
The exhibition, The Glory of the Day: LeXander Bryant Meets Florence B. Price, Bryant turned his attention to another kind of community: the communities of musicians and audiences that took shape around the performance of classical music composed by Florence Price. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Vanderbilt University announces expansion of its no-loan financial aid
Vanderbilt University is expanding Opportunity Vanderbilt, its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Vanderbilt nanodrug may be a paradigm shift for cancer
A multidisciplinary research team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a new way to kill a tumor by disrupting its acidic “microenvironment” without harming normal tissue. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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PBS ‘Gospel’: Vanderbilt Divinity School hosts exclusive screening, conversation
Vanderbilt Divinity School invites the community to a viewing of Gospel, a new PBS docuseries on the rich history of Black religious music and preaching, and a conversation with two of the program’s commentators on Feb. 13. The event, which begins at 6 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema, features Yolanda Pierce and Michael Eric Dyson, both of whom are in the docuseries. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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Weimer receives NSF CAREER Award to improve safety and efficacy of machine learning, AI systems
James Weimer, assistant professor of computer science and noted medical-device entrepreneur, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve the safety and efficacy of systems that use advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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Vanderbilt University to launch new review board for social, behavioral and educational research
The Institutional Review Board will be led by key faculty and coordinated with the Human Research Protections Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This initiative, aimed at enhancing IRB services and compliance, represents a significant advancement in the university’s research capabilities and oversight. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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VUMC study finds molecular switch key to repair of kidney damage
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified Rac1, a molecular switch that regulates the actin cytoskeleton of epithelial cells in the collecting ducts, as a driver of post-obstructive kidney repair. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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Watch Now: Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Picturing Progress: Representation in Scientific Art’
Join the next Lab-to-Table conversation, “Picturing Progress: Representation in Scientific Art” on Feb. 20 at 11:00 a.m. Read MoreFeb 7, 2024
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Combining unique methods, Kuriyan lab discovers new protein functions; explores physical space of proteins
Combining deep mutagenesis and cryo-EM reveals new conformational state of a protein responsible for high-speed DNA replication. The research builds on growing theories of molecular evolution. Read MoreFeb 6, 2024
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Vanderbilt Graduate School announces new listening tour for students and faculty
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School André Christie-Mizell is planning a redux this spring of his fall 2023 listening tour with faculty and graduate students to build upon the success that grew from those efforts toward fostering the Vanderbilt culture of collaboration and transparency. Read MoreFeb 5, 2024
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Richard Willis: Esteemed Owen professor helping other faculty achieve success
When Richard Willis went to work after graduate school as a market analyst for E&J Gallo Winery, he did not envision his career path leading to the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, where he has become a highly respected accounting professor. In addition to being admired and appreciated by students and colleagues for his teaching and mentoring skills, he is a leading voice at Vanderbilt for improving processes that help faculty and research staff achieve their goals. Read MoreFeb 5, 2024
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Chaplains on the front lines: Vanderbilt Divinity degree equips VA/military chaplains for mental health care needs
Recognizing the significant suicidality, post-traumatic stress, depression and moral injury endured by active military and veteran populations, Vanderbilt Divinity School has partnered with Integrative Mental Health, a national program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, to prepare chaplains for contemporary care challenges. Read MoreFeb 5, 2024
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Blair School of Music’s Edgar Meyer and Dashon Burton claim new Grammy Awards
It was a big night for Blair School of Music as faculty members Edgar Meyer and Dashon Burton added to their Grammy Award collections at the 66th annual ceremonies in Los Angeles. Read MoreFeb 5, 2024
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The Possibilities Project to host convening on Black education on March 28
Join The Possibilities Project for a convening on Black education on March 28 at the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. A networking reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. followed by the convening from 4:00 to 7:00… Read MoreFeb 5, 2024