Kara Furlong
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–Data Visualization of Structural Racism and Place
Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Data Visualization of Structural Racism and Place call for proposals. Read MoreMay 8, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: W.M. Keck Research Program–Concept Papers (Fall 2023)
Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals, one in Medical Research and one in Science and Engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program. Read MoreMay 8, 2023
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Vandy United reaches initial goal, begins next chapter
Vandy United, the largest campaign in the history of Vanderbilt athletics, has achieved its initial $300 million fundraising goal, ushering in a new era of historic investment in student-athletes and the athletics experience. Read MoreMay 8, 2023
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Read student profiles celebrating the Class of 2023
Read student profiles celebrating the Class of 2023. Read MoreMay 3, 2023
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Mike Drish named executive director of undergraduate admissions at Vanderbilt
Michael A. Drish, a seasoned university admissions professional with more than two decades of experience spanning public and private institutions, has been named executive director of undergraduate admissions at Vanderbilt University. He will begin in the role on May 22. Read MoreMay 3, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 Macy Faculty Scholars Program
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. Read MoreMay 3, 2023
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V150: From Research to Reality
Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization streamlines innovation’s path from campus to the marketplace. Read MoreMay 2, 2023
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Seigenthaler’s legacy celebrated in Freedom Forum event, new VU Press book
Vanderbilt University and the Freedom Forum celebrated the legacy of legendary journalist and First Amendment champion John Seigenthaler at an April 25 event discussing A Word on Words: The Best of John Seigenthaler’s Interviews, published in March by Vanderbilt University Press. Read MoreApr 28, 2023
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Jon Stewart discusses advocacy, medicine’s role in society in VUMC lecture
Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of undergraduates, medical students and faculty about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside others supporting a cause. The event was part of the Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 27, 2023
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WATCH: Vanderbilt celebrates Dare to Grow launch
Watch highlights from the launch celebration of Dare to Grow, a $3.2 billion comprehensive campaign that will fuel Vanderbilt’s ambition to be the great university of the 21st century. Read MoreApr 26, 2023
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V150: Living Laboratory
Educational as well as beautiful, Vanderbilt’s arboretum is 150 years in the making. Read MoreApr 25, 2023
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Showcase of student artwork co-created with AI is May 2
The Department of Computer Science will host a showcase of student artwork co-created with artificial intelligence on Tuesday, May 2, from 3 to 5 p.m. The event will be at the fourth-floor Computer Science space at the Sony Building, 1400 18th Ave. S. Read MoreApr 25, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Awards (Therapeutic Resistance)
Vanderbilt has been invited to participate in the V Foundation 2023 Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Program, with special focus topic “Therapeutic Resistance.” Read MoreApr 22, 2023
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Vanderbilt University launches $3.2B Dare to Grow campaign
The new fundraising initiative—the most ambitious in Vanderbilt’s history—will power the university’s most exciting and essential work to date. Read MoreApr 21, 2023
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‘Dean Reviews and Searches: Objectives and Outcomes’ May 9
The Faculty Senate invites Vanderbilt University provost-reporting faculty to join Tracey E. George, vice provost for faculty affairs and professional education, and Eric Cummings, Ph.D., director of the Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment and Accreditation, for an informational session on the decanal review and search process. Read MoreApr 20, 2023
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Caldwell collaboration wins prestigious Office of Naval Research MURI grant
Professor Josh Caldwell was awarded a MURI grant from Office of Naval Research that provides up to $1.5M per year for five years to study twist optics using so-called two-dimensional materials with defined crystal misorientations, which has the potential to lead to new laser sources, compact optical components for on-chip photonics, and electro-optics. Read MoreApr 20, 2023
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V150: Immeasurable Imprint
For more than 50 years, Professor John Lachs’ thought-provoking philosophy lectures were perennial favorites among not only students, but alumni as well. Read MoreApr 18, 2023
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Celebrate bowling’s national title with championship gear
Celebrate with the Vanderbilt bowling team and Commodores everywhere by purchasing the official 2023 National Champions t-shirt and other Vandy gear. Read MoreApr 17, 2023
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Bowling team wins national championship
The Vanderbilt bowling team erased a 3-1 deficit and defeated Arkansas State on Saturday in Las Vegas to win the 2023 national championship, the third in the program's history. The team also won the national title in 2007 and 2018. Read MoreApr 17, 2023
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Walker to serve on Board of Regents of National Library of Medicine
Philip Walker, director of the Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, has been invited to serve on the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. Read MoreApr 15, 2023