Year: 2025

As summer comes to an end, it’s important to remember that flu season is right around the corner. You can protect yourself and those around you by getting your annual flu shot.  Read More

Vanderbilt University welcomed regional policymakers, researchers and community leaders to campus on September 11 for Policy Innovation Days, designed to connect universities with state and local governments and highlight effective public policies based on research.   Read More

The Mid-South I-Corps Hub, one of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Hubs led by Vanderbilt, is proud to welcome the University of Arkansas as its newest participating institution, marking the next stage in a regional partnership built on innovation and shared vision.  Read More

Which new faculty member loves Lego? Get to know some of Vanderbilt’s newest faculty beyond their resume. Read More

A transformational $20 million gift will elevate Vanderbilt University’s Center for Entrepreneurship into a best-in-class hub for entrepreneurial excellence that will serve as a beacon for aspiring founders and global business leaders alike. Read More

Health, Wellbeing and Belonging, within the People, Culture and Belonging division, is launching year two of the Wellbeing Champion Program. Full-time faculty and staff members are invited to apply and become part of this dynamic group of volunteers dedicated to shaping a healthier, stronger Vanderbilt.  Read More

The Vanderbilt Athletics Department is seeking volunteers to help staff the student entrance gate on football game days. This is a great way to be part of the game day atmosphere and support our students as they enter the stadium for the game. Read More

LIVE Ignite Tech Development Grants offer an intense burst of development support from LIVE’s research engineer to bring powerful ideas for innovative learning technologies to life or help existing tools take bold new steps forward. Read More

Blair School of Music sophomores, William Perez and Pierce Ruch, traveled with Associate Professor Thomas Verrier, senior band conductor and director of wind ensembles, to participate in the fifth annual Banda Sinfónica Integrada de Las Américas in San Roque, Antioquia. The international festival brings together student musicians from across the Americas to use music as a bridge between cultures. Read More

The Faculty Senate will meet on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty Commons. The meeting will include a vote to possibly change rules of order regarding the Faculty Life and DEI standing committees. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt If you are an educator—or work with educators—then it’s likely you have encountered Section 504 plans. These plans support more than 1.3 million students with disabilities across the country, but they differ from Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs.  In the… Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one (1) application to the 2025 Nordstrom Foundation Community Grants. Nordstrom is dedicated to supporting causes that provide basic needs to youth and their families. Read More

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, marking a milestone or just want to surprise a friend, VandyCakes are the perfect way to share a sweet moment on campus. Read More

National Postdoc Appreciation Week is Monday, Sept. 15, through Friday, Sept. 19. In collaboration with several campus partners, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs curated a roster of events to celebrate its postdoctoral community, with festivities kicking off the evening of Friday, Sept. 12.   Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody’s Emily Pendergrass has been named to the new global cohort “Empowering Teachers: 21st Century Skills.” The University of Jordan, in Amman, recently assembled the research team, which aims to boost teachers’ professional development in an age of evolving technologies and rapidly… Read More

V150 continues with a celebratory roster of events commemorating the university’s opening in 1875. The slate of fall festivities kicks off with Arthur Brooks’ Commodore Classroom on Sept. 19, continues with the V150 Sesquicentennial Ceremony and Celebration on Oct. 3 and culminates in a star-studded concert on Nov. 9 featuring headliners Brandi Carlile and Alabama Shakes. Read More

Hear from Vanderbilt's newest faculty on the positive impact their research could have on society. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Generative AI is ubiquitous these days, but its use tends to raise as many questions—from practical to ethical—as it answers. A Vanderbilt website launched this spring, the Peabody Hub for Mindful AI Innovation, provides a space for users to take a breath and… Read More

Vanderbilt University offers a range of transportation and parking options to meet the varied needs of graduate and professional students commuting to campus. There is still plenty of time to make a change or try a new commute option this semester, and you can request parking option and commute guidance from the Commute Concierge. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, have made significant strides in understanding how the enteric nervous system—sometimes called the “brain” of the gut—forms and functions. Read More