Year: 2025

The Broadview at Vanderbilt residential community welcomed its second tenant to the fold: The Turnip Truck. It joins 8th & Roast along with a host of amenities available to students, including access to collaborative work spaces and study rooms. Read More

A key component of first-year student support is Vanderbilt’s six-week extended orientation program, Vanderbilt Visions. Vanderbilt Visions is co-facilitated by an upper-division peer mentor and a faculty member, called VUceptors. VUceptors support students throughout CommonVU Orientation and for the duration of the Vanderbilt Visions program. Faculty who would like to learn more about serving in the role of a faculty VUceptor are invited to an interest breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 9 to 10 a.m. at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons dean’s residence, located at 1235 18th Ave. S. Read More

Immersion Vanderbilt, now in its third year as a graduation requirement, consistently provides students with the opportunity to pursue a variety of in-depth experiences and independent projects. Students align their immersion projects with their interests—whether those are artistic, research-oriented, career-focused, globally aimed or community-engaged. Faculty from all 10 schools and colleges support students’ goals and ambitions within immersion, and this year, that support is enhanced by a new cohort of 10 Immersion Faculty Fellows who are supported by Undergraduate Education in the Office of the Provost.  Read More

“We must look beyond outdated models, with their inherent divisions among disciplines, and offer all students an approach that is new and holistic, and as multifaceted as the world they’re going to live in,” Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier urged in remarks that set the tone for THE Liberal Arts… Read More

A new spring semester series in the School of Engineering—”How Does This Work?”— features current and former CEOs, CTOs, and prominent entrepreneurs sharing their insights on tackling major engineering problems. Vanderbilt University’s entire community can learn directly from 19 leading experts about solving complex, large-scale societal challenges in Nashville and beyond. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s new Center for Computational Systems Biology brings computer science, engineering and biomedical researchers together with clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to accelerate discovery related to human diseases and conditions. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate two early-career faculty members for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one concept paper to the Lilly Endowment’s National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one concept note to The Henry Luce Foundation’s 2025 American Art Exhibition Competition. Read More

In January 2024, Vanderbilt joined the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, reinforcing its commitment to engaging the Nashville community and to learning and promoting best practices for addressing the unique opportunities and challenges in our metropolitan environment. Through this membership, the Vanderbilt community can access a network of peer-learning circles, webinars, and community engagement-related content and scholarship. Read More

Cybele Raver’s ‘Quantum Potential’ podcast explores solutions for humanity’s greatest challenges. Read More

In a city where snowflakes make rare appearances, Nashville transformed into a stunning winter wonderland last week as a blanket of snow covered much of the area—including the campus of Vanderbilt University. Check out some of our favorite beautiful photos and videos that captured the magic of the moment! … Read More

The Vanderbilt University Social, Behavioral and Educational Research Institutional Review Board will begin its phased launch on March 3, transitioning oversight of SBER studies involving human participants from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center IRB. Researchers can access new resources, training and tools to streamline the submission process and ensure compliance during this transition. Read More

As part of the Central Utilities Initiative Phase II project, sidewalk and single-lane road closures and a demolition will occur in Central Neighborhood starting Monday, Jan. 20. Read More

To install enhanced pedestrian crosswalks across Children’s Way, single lane closures will occur on Children’s Way between 24th Avenue South and 25th Avenue South from Monday, Jan. 20, to Sunday, Jan. 26.  Read More

This summer, Vanderbilt IT will migrate email service and cloud document storage for current undergraduate students from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. As part of this migration, all emails and documents will move from Gmail/Google Drive to Outlook/OneDrive.  Read More

World on Wednesdays (WOW) is a forum for students, staff, faculty, and community presentations, informal conversations, and topical lectures on global issues. All are welcome to participate. WoW sessions take place from 12pm - 1pm on the scheduled date. Read More

Vanderbilt University, led by Professor Ralf Bennartz, will lead a NASA satellite mission investigating Earth's high-altitude ice clouds, backed by a robust grant of $37 million. This endeavor, leveraging the university's climate research expertise, will provide opportunities for student involvement and bolsters Vanderbilt's position in global climate research. Read More

If you have an academically advanced learner in your life, Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth has opportunities for them! PTY is accepting summer program applications for students who will be rising first graders through rising 12th graders this summer. Read More