Year: 2025
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Futures Learning Hub launches Tech Tuesday and Thrive Thursday
People, Culture and Belonging’s Futures Learning Hub is excited to announce the launch of Tech Tuesday and Thrive Thursday, starting Tuesday, Feb. 4. The 45-minute sessions are designed to empower individuals and foster lifelong learning; these events will offer a blend of technology-driven insights and personal and professional development opportunities. Read MoreFeb 3, 2025
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Blair’s Pascal Le Boeuf wins Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The third time was indeed the charm for Blair music technology professor Pascal Le Boeuf, as he picked up the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition on Sunday, February 2, his third time to be nominated in the category. He won the honor for “Strands,” performed by Le Boeuf with the Akropolis Reed Quintet and drummer Christian Euman, who joined him onstage to accept the award. Read MoreFeb 3, 2025
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Setting boundaries at work: A key to well-being
In today’s fast-paced, interconnected world, the lines between personal and professional life can easily blur, leading to burnout, stress and a lack of work-life balance. Setting boundaries at work is an essential step to protect your well-being while boosting your job satisfaction and success. Read MoreFeb 3, 2025
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Sustainable shifts: Vanderbilt survey sheds light on commuting habits and patterns
In 2019, Vanderbilt University sent its first Commute Survey to staff, faculty, postdocs and graduate and professional students to better understand their commuting habits and patterns. Over five years, the survey has revealed a significant shift to sustainable choices like telecommuting and walking. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey was not administered in 2020 and 2021. Vanderbilt has released its findings of the 2024 survey on commute and transportation practices. Read MoreFeb 3, 2025
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The countdown is on: Less than 100 days to Commencement 2025 at GEODIS Park
The clock is ticking down as Vanderbilt quickly approaches a major milestone—Commencement is officially less than 100 days away. The undergraduate Class of 2025 will have a familiar backdrop for their May 9 Commencement ceremony: GEODIS Park. Home to Nashville SC, GEODIS Park is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and Canada—and it’s only four miles from campus. Read MoreJan 31, 2025
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Pre-proposals now being accepted for 2025 NIH S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants
Submissions are open for pre-proposals for the 2025 National Institutes of Health S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grant programs, which fund state-of-the-art shared research equipment. Internal pre-proposals are due by April 1, 2025, to allow institutional review before the June 2 NIH deadline, with guidance available from OVPRI and VBS. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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DOE awards $37.5 million financial assistance cooperative agreement to Vanderbilt University
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded non-competitive financial assistance agreement Number DE-EM0005321, Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation, to Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery researchers create new compound to potentially treat negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia
We often think about diseases in terms of the symptoms they present. A cold might give you the sniffles or even GI distress, while malaria can give you fever, chills, or nausea... Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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Student Centers event reservation requests open for fall 2025, spring 2026
Beginning, Monday, Feb. 10, our Student Centers team will be ready to receive your reservation requests for fall 2025 and spring 2026. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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Heard Libraries strengthen engagement with Metro Nashville Public Schools through innovative literacy initiatives
As MNPS works to address low literacy rates among its students, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have stepped forward to partner on novel solutions. Some of those solutions have included having Vanderbilt students serve as library ambassadors in Metro schools and bringing in community partners—like independent booksellers Parnassus Books and Book’em—to help. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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Vanderbilt observes MLK Day with keynote, march and service projects
Vanderbilt University celebrated the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events on and off campus. These commemorations brought together faculty, staff, students and members of the Nashville community, fostering reflection, dialogue and action in honor of King’s lasting impact. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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25th Avenue South to reopen, VandyRide launches two pilot routes
The wait is over! Starting Monday, Feb. 3, 25th Avenue South will reopen, including entrances to West Garage and 25th Avenue Garage. In coordination with the reopening, Vanderbilt is launching two new VandyRide pilot routes with stops along 25th Avenue South. Read MoreJan 30, 2025
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Reducing the risk of “forever chemicals” in Tennessee’s drinking water
By Jenna Somers A transdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt University seeks to identify Tennessee communities at risk of exposure to toxic man-made chemicals in their drinking water. Yolanda J. McDonald In response to a 2024 regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Tennessee Department of Environment… Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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To improve school climate and discipline, teacher diversity and experience matter
Two recent studies by researchers at Vanderbilt University and New York University offer valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers and researchers seeking to address persistent racial inequities in school discipline. The studies examined teacher and student perceptions of... Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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Katie Crawford named interim director of Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities; Holly Tucker steps down
Katie Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, professor of history, and chair of the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been named the interim director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Crawford’s appointment follows the five-year leadership of Holly Tucker, Mellon Foundation Chair in the Humanities and professor of French, who is stepping down to pursue her research and new trans-institutional projects. Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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Course seeks to engage students in discussions about planetary health, sustainability
A new course through the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate seeks to engage students in discussions about taking a planetary health approach to address climate change and resource sustainability challenges. Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2025 V Foundation Adult Translational Cancer Research Awards
Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation 2025 Adult Translational Cancer Research Grants Program. Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2025 Covenant Foundation Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit one Letter of Inquiry to the 2025 Covenant Foundation Grants. Read MoreJan 29, 2025
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Reducing the risk of “forever chemicals” in Tennessee’s drinking water
A transdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt University seeks to identify Tennessee communities at risk of exposure to toxic man-made chemicals in their drinking water. In response to a 2024 regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection... Read MoreJan 28, 2025
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Frist ‘Food for Thought’ series returns, connecting art, academia and community
The Frist “Food for Thought” series, a collaboration between Vanderbilt University and the Frist Art Museum, returns this spring. It aims to reignite discussions that connect art, academia and the community with fresh and thought-provoking themes. Read MoreJan 28, 2025