Kara Furlong
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2019 Moore Inventor Fellows
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) anticipates the opportunity to nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. Read MoreOct 29, 2018
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Learn about mobility strategy, give input at FutureVU Mobility Expo Nov. 6
Students, faculty and staff will have an opportunity to explore Vanderbilt’s mobility and transportation progress and plans at the FutureVU Mobility Expo on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Read MoreOct 26, 2018
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Vanderbilt ranked 21st among top ‘green’ colleges and universities
Vanderbilt University has been named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review. Read MoreOct 24, 2018
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The Next Challenge
John Geer takes the helm as dean of the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreOct 22, 2018
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I Am Vanderbilt: Danny Coradazzi
Danny Coradazzi strongly believes that the residential college experience plays a vital role in developing the whole student. Read MoreOct 17, 2018
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VU alum Grantland Rice focus of new documentary
Famed sportswriter Grantland Rice is the subject of a new documentary premiering Sept. 25 on the SEC Network. Read MoreSep 20, 2018
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Career Center sees large turnout for Career Fair, Kickoff and SLAMs
More than 2,000 Vanderbilt students met with 400 recruiters representing some 140 companies at the Vanderbilt Career Center’s 2018 Career Fair Sept. 5 at the Student Rec Center fieldhouse. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Watson Room opening, Hall Lecture mark two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt will open the Watson Room at the Wond’ry, and IBM Vice President Robert Sutor will give the School of Engineering’s John R. and Donna S. Hall Lecture, as part of a two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt Sept. 19–20. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Gould awarded $10K prize for achievement in research
Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty prize for accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative expression was awarded to Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Kathleen Gould Aug. 23. She was one of 10 award recipients during Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 24, 2018
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New academic year brings new look, expanded schedule for MyVU
MyVU, your source for news and information about the Vanderbilt community, has updated the look of its newsletter, which will expand to three days per week beginning today. Read MoreAug 20, 2018
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Vanderbilt Data Science Institute launched
Vanderbilt has established the Data Science Institute to advance foundational research and data science skills across campus and to leverage the university’s collaborative culture. Read MoreAug 13, 2018
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Tommy Howe, longtime scientific glassblower for Department of Chemistry, dies
Before his retirement in 2016, Howe made major contributions to the chemistry department’s teaching and research programs as well as to other science departments in the College of Arts and Science, School of Engineering and School of Medicine. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt University honors 22 as emeriti faculty
Twenty-two retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 11, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read MoreMay 11, 2018
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Class of 2018: Joshua Forges creates art that reflects his life
Joshua Forges has been inspired to make art ever since his second-grade teacher complimented his drawing of an alligator. She recommended that Forges attend art-focused magnet schools in his native Miami, and by high school, he was taking college-level classes and drawing, painting and sculpting up to four hours each day. Read MoreMay 8, 2018
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Class of 2018: Kelly Perry uses storytelling to connect and heal
Kelly Perry believes in the power of stories—writing them, collecting them and sharing them to strengthen community. Read MoreMay 8, 2018
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 4, 2018
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Class of 2018: Briana Francois wants to make content that resonates and entertains
The only thing Briana Francois enjoys more than watching TV and digital content is creating it. Her double majors in psychology and cinema and media arts have allowed her both to examine human behavior and represent it authentically on film. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to speak at Vanderbilt April 24
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a discussion on Tuesday, April 24, featuring former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. Read MoreApr 12, 2018
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Commons Reading announced for 2018-19
The Commons Reading for the 2018-19 academic year will be "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom" by Jonathan Haidt. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente and Vanessa Beasley, dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, announced the selection March 26. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Heard Libraries’ Keen receives Chancellor’s Heart and Soul Award
James “Tristan” Keen, mailroom manager for the nine libraries in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries system, is the final recipient of a Chancellor’s Heart and Soul Staff Appreciation Award for the 2017-18 academic year. Read MoreMar 21, 2018