PTY announces inaugural Virtual Mentorship Program for students in grades 10-12
Oct. 21, 2020—The Mentor Immersion Program through Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth is a unique virtual experience that offers high school students in-depth exposure in a field and the opportunity to engage in scholarly research with a content expert.
Join Health Plus’ Babies and You prenatal education program
Oct. 21, 2020—Health Plus offers Babies and You, a worksite prenatal health promotion program for faculty and staff, spouses and/or dependent children who become pregnant.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Think Pink! webinar is Oct. 27
Oct. 21, 2020—Join Health Plus and Dr. Raeshell Sweeting to learn the latest in breast cancer facts, risk reduction and screening guidelines, and enjoy creating awareness with Vanderbilt's Think Pink community.
Diabetes Prevention Program information sessions offered
Oct. 21, 2020—New sessions of the Health Plus Diabetes Prevention Program, to be offered remotely, are planned to begin in early January 2021. Sign up for a virtual information session to learn more about the program.
Student Factbook features new look, download options
Oct. 21, 2020—Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (PIE) in the Office of the Provost has released an updated version of the Student Factbook, including enhanced visualizations.
Interdisciplinary melanoma research brings understanding of cellular resistance to cancer treatment, opening doors to new cures
Oct. 21, 2020—Drug-tolerant persister cells–those that survive cancer treatment–found to rely on similar survival mechanisms across cancers, in a groundbreaking study led by Vanderbilt researchers.
Vanderbilt to increase support for graduates’ career success
Oct. 21, 2020—Vanderbilt is elevating its career engagement resources for students, alumni and employers by making the leader of career advancement and engagement activities a direct report to the provost. The vice provost for career advancement and engagement also will serve as the Evans Family Executive Director of the Career Center.
Ellis named director of Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence
Oct. 21, 2020—Franklin Ellis Jr. has been named director of the Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence (OIE), Vice Provost for Academic Advancement and Executive Director of OIE William H. Robinson has announced.
VandyRide to provide free shuttle to polling place for early voting
Oct. 21, 2020—VandyRide will provide a free shuttle to the Green Hills Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 24, for any student—undergraduate, graduate or professional—who wishes to participate in early voting.
Watch free Nashville Opera production of ‘One Vote Won’
Oct. 20, 2020—The Vanderbilt community is invited to view "One Vote Won," a new work by the Nashville Opera. The production tells the story of two real-life figures from Nashville history.
Limited Submission Opportunity: TN Arts Commission Arts Access Annual Grant
Oct. 20, 2020—Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Access Annual Grant program for the 2022 fiscal year. The Arts Access Annual Grant category offers direct support for arts projects that focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented populations.
Limited Submission Opportunity: TN Arts Commission Arts Project Support and Rural Arts Project Support
Oct. 20, 2020—Vanderbilt may submit one application to the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support or the Rural Arts Project Support program. Proposed arts projects must involve one or more commission-recognized art forms.
New faculty Savanna Starko: Seeking answers to big questions
Oct. 20, 2020—Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy Savanna Starko originally intended to become a high school math teacher. But when a battle with thyroid cancer disrupted her first year of college, a professor helped her see how physics might be a better fit.
Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery names Craig Lindsley as director
Oct. 20, 2020—Craig Lindsley, the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair and University Professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, will become director of Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, effective Dec. 1, 2020.
Three from Vanderbilt elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Oct. 20, 2020—Three Vanderbilt faculty members—Nancy Carrasco, Velma McBride Murry and Consuelo Wilkins—have been elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine, the organization announced on Monday.