Amber Palmer-Halma
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Nominate faculty for fall 2025 awards recognizing research, service
All faculty are invited to nominate their peers for Vanderbilt’s top faculty awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the university and demonstrate Vanderbilt’s appreciation for and commitment to excellence. Read MoreApr 30, 2025
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Final Faculty Senate meeting of the year is May 1
The final Faculty Senate meeting of this academic year is Thursday, May 1, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be in Faculty Commons Building’s second-floor event space. There will be a reception following to honor all faculty and celebrate the 10 spring faculty award honorees. Read MoreApr 28, 2025
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Mariam Adam: Internationally acclaimed clarinetist pushes musical boundaries
Mariam Adam puts a priority in her work on innovative musical collaborations that benefit her students while building a legacy to be discovered by future generations. The assistant professor of clarinet is a fierce advocate for music education who has performed with such greats as Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Read MoreApr 15, 2025
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Seeing the unseen: How AI and medical imaging are changing health care
Bennett Landman who holds a Stevenson Chair, has more than 2,000 collaborations globally that look at all sorts of different diseases, from the head down to the shins. But the heart of his work remains medicine and the promise of a world where AI-driven imaging leads to earlier diagnoses and better patient outcomes. Read MoreApr 14, 2025
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Provost launches Discovery Bridge Funding Program
Vanderbilt University is launching the Provost Discovery Bridge Funding Program to provide short-term financial support ranging from three to six months to faculty researchers affected by stop work or termination orders for research they were doing with federal support. Read MoreApr 10, 2025
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Faculty Senate meeting on Thursday, April 10
The April Faculty Senate meeting will be Thursday, April 10, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the Faculty Commons Building’s second-floor event space. Votes are scheduled as well as remarks from Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Provost for Special Initiatives Duane Watson. Read MoreApr 7, 2025
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Faculty Senate meeting Thursday, March 6
All faculty are invited to attend the March 6 Faculty Senate meeting and hear from Vice Provost Padma Raghavan, Vice Chancellor J. Nathan Green and Associate Provost Alan Wiseman regarding research funding and university relations. Senators will vote on two resolutions as well. The meeting begins at 4:10 on the second floor of the Faculty Commons Building at 1101 19th Ave. S. Read MoreFeb 28, 2025
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Wellcome Trust Discovery award advances international collaboration to combat opioid misuse and addiction
Vanderbilt’s Carrie K. Jones and the University of Glasgow’s Andrew Tobin have received a prestigious £5 million ($6.2 million) Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to study how blocking the M5 muscarinic receptor in the brain could reduce opioid addiction while preserving pain relief. This groundbreaking international collaboration, supported by the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, aims to advance new treatments in the critical global health crisis of opioid use disorder. Read MoreFeb 10, 2025
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Faculty invited to participate in COACHE job satisfaction survey
Over the next two months, full-time faculty employed by Vanderbilt University are invited to participate in the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey administered by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. The data from this survey help Vanderbilt benchmark with peers, align institutional priorities and support our faculty. Read MoreFeb 6, 2025
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From LiDAR to AI, Vanderbilt is helping redefine Nashville’s traffic
Vanderbilt University is a key partner in two initiatives that aim to enhance safety and efficiency on Nashville's busiest roads through cutting-edge technologies like LiDAR and AI. Read MoreJan 23, 2025
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Faculty Senate meeting today, Jan. 9
The first Faculty Senate meeting of 2025 is today, Thursday, Jan. 9, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be in Faculty Commons Building’s second-floor event space. Read MoreJan 9, 2025
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AdvancED redefines faculty and student experience in its first year
AdvancED spent it's first official year leveraging the collaborative potential of three university functions: online and lifelong learning, pedagogical support and educational technology. Look back at 2024's successes and milestones. Read MoreDec 19, 2024
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University of Memphis joins NSF’s Mid-South I-Corps Hub expanding Tennessee’s innovation corridor
Tennessee’s innovation corridor now spans the state with the addition of the University of Memphis to the National Science Foundation’s Mid-South Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub led by Vanderbilt University through its innovation center, the Wond’ry. Read MoreNov 26, 2024
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Faculty invited to share input, ask questions related to innovation space on campus
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Chief Research Officer Padma Raghavan and Director of Space Planning Megan Sargent invite faculty to join them for coffee and conversation about considerations for future innovation spaces on and near campus. The first conversation will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Alumni Hall Memorial Room (202). Read MoreNov 26, 2024
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Annual Postdoc Holiday Luncheon is Dec. 9
The annual postdoctoral fellows holiday luncheon will take place on December 9. Please reserve your spot by November 26. Read MoreNov 22, 2024
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Stakeholder input fuels progress on planned SBER IRB
Vanderbilt University is progressing toward the launch of its new Social, Behavioral and Educational Research IRB in 2025, thanks to collaborative input from stakeholders across the research community. This phased transition will streamline review processes for social and behavioral studies, ensuring tailored support. Read MoreNov 18, 2024
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NEH lauds Vanderbilt’s Jon Meacham for humanities achievements
Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham has been awarded a National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities. Read MoreNov 13, 2024
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Faculty Senate meeting is Thursday, Oct. 17
All faculty are invited to the Faculty Senate meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. This month’s meeting will be held in the Godchaux Nursing Annex, Room 155. Read MoreOct 10, 2024
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Vanderbilt awarded $890,000 in inaugural TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants
Vanderbilt University has been awarded $890,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants. The award will fund the leadership and collaboration on projects that enhance transportation safety and efficiency using advanced technologies like AI and LiDAR. These initiatives help position Vanderbilt as a leader in mobility research and innovation, driving economic growth and technological advancement in the state. Read MoreAug 22, 2024
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Save the dates: Faculty Senate meetings for this academic year
All faculty affiliated with Vanderbilt, including those who work at VUMC, are invited to the Faculty Senate meetings throughout the school year. Meetings take place on Thursdays from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty Commons. Read MoreAug 14, 2024