Reagan Villet

On Sept. 1, Nashville Metro Council overwhelmingly approved Vanderbilt’s proposal for a Specific Plan to develop about 40 acres adjacent to the west side of campus into an innovation neighborhood. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will celebrate the conversations that arise from books, reading and the exchange of ideas when they host a series of talks on Vanderbilt University’s campus this fall featuring prominent authors. The Vanderbilt Libraries’ author series will be held in collaboration with Parnassus Books and Dialogue Vanderbilt. Read More

This fall, the College of Arts and Science is enhancing its degree offerings with three new majors and one new minor. The college is also restructuring some academic units to leverage teaching and scholarly strengths and provide more opportunities for students and faculty. Read More

The Program in Climate and Environmental Studies has launched several key initiatives this fall, including a new curriculum infused with interdisciplinary and experiential learning, to better equip students for the ongoing work to reverse climate change and environmental degradation. The program’s priorities include increased opportunities for community engagement and meaningful student internships. Read More

As technology advances at an unprecedented pace, Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing (CCC) is dedicated to showcasing that the true advantage lies in human judgment and insight. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers are analyzing mineral deposits in Western caves to reconstruct thousands of years of climate and wildfire history. Backed by international and internal grants, the team studies subterranean records to better understand environmental change and climate trends. Read More

Local middle school and high school students have the opportunity to learn math in a creative and engaging way from leading Vanderbilt faculty through the Nashville Math Circle. Students learn creative math problem-solving skills in a friendly, fun environment from Department of Mathematics faculty, free of cost. Read More

This year’s recipient of the Brighter Ventures Student Award is Victoria Howard. Howard is a fifth-year chemical and physical biology Ph.D. student in the lab of Ivelin Georgiev, the Louise B. McGavock Professor and a professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at the School of Medicine. Read More

Campus Dining announced the return of the Flex Meal Deal for fall 2026. Vanderbilt faculty, staff and graduate and professional students can purchase Flex Meals in blocks of 10 and receive three bonus meals at no additional charge during the promotion. The promotion is now live and runs through Saturday, September 12. Read More

Vanderbilt University has named the Honorable Christopher J. Scolese, former director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and NASA’s renowned Goddard Space Flight Center, to lead the new Vanderbilt Institute for Innovations Beyond Earth, which will expand the university’s research and innovation enterprise. Read More

Even though school was out this summer, the Division of Real Estate, Facilities and Development were hard at work with campus construction projects that will reshape Vanderbilt’s campus for generations to come.   Read More

Vanderbilt encourages the entire campus community to participate in the upcoming November 3 general election. With the voter registration deadline approaching, Vanderbilt offers resources to help students, faculty and staff stay informed and prepare to vote. Now is the time to mark your calendars, make a plan and get ready to make your voice heard. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have launched a new web platform and improved database for the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, one of the most extensive and complete archives of television news in the world. The new system includes enhancements to the archive’s search capabilities, the option to browse by date, automatic delivery of loaned materials, single sign-on for Vanderbilt and sponsoring institutions, and more. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt marketing professor Eric VanEpps finds that fast replies can signal future responsiveness, making job seekers and service providers more likely to be hired. Read More

Students from the Vanderbilt Cloud Innovation Lab for Libraries and Applied Digital Preservation, powered by AWS, represented Vanderbilt University through technical demonstrations, professional networking, and award-winning innovation at the 2026 AWS Summit Washington, D.C. Read More

Dewey Data, an academic research platform that provides access to commercial, third-party datasets, is now available to Vanderbilt users, courtesy of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Dewey Data acts as a central hub where students, faculty and researchers can license and combine premium data from various industry-leading providers through a single, centralized portal. Read More

Humanities Tennessee, in partnership with Vanderbilt University, today announced exciting updates to the author lineup for the 2026 Southern Festival of Books. Joining the packed schedule of authors is Pulitzer Prize recipient Jayne Anne Phillips, New York Times bestselling authors PC Cast and Sarah Beth Durst, actress Danica McKellar, Nashville historian Benjamin Houston and more.   Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has been named president-designate of the University of Michigan and will transition out of her role at Vanderbilt later this fall. She will begin her new role as president of Michigan on Dec. 1. Read More

Ana Christina da Silva Iddings will never forget the day that she—as a Brazilian teenager who did not speak English—flew by herself to Las Vegas. Her parents sent her there to live with relatives she had never met. Da Silva Iddings’ life-changing experiences in Vegas, where she became fluent in English and worked in daycare, set her on a path to help multilingual children who are simultaneously learning English as they learn other subjects in the classroom. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization closed out fiscal 2025 with a record number of invention disclosures and one of its busiest years for licensing. In FY26, the team raised the bar even higher. In FY26, CTTC processed 267 new invention disclosures, a 16 percent increase over the previous year’s 231. That back-to-back growth signals that Vanderbilt’s high-performance innovation engine is accelerating.   Read More