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April 14, 2025
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Staff volunteers needed for Graduates Day and Commencement
Image text reads: "Commencement 2025: Call for Staff Volunteers."
2025 Commencement events are May 8–9 and volunteers are needed to celebrate our graduates and their families. Opportunities are available on Thursday, May 8, for Graduates Day and Commencement Celebration at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center and Friday, May 9 for Commencement at GEODIS Park. Read More
RESEARCH
Seeing the unseen: How AI and medical imaging are changing health care
Bennett A. Landman, Ph.D. is Stevenson Chair of Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He is seen here working with students at Featheringill Hall.
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 More
GIVING
VU community comes together for Giving Day success
Collage of images from Giving Day 2025.
Giving Day and I ⚓ VU Week 2025 are in the books! More than 6,900 members of the Vanderbilt community—alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends—gave more than $12.2 million. Read More
Image text reads: "Gift ideas for 2025 Graduates" and features images of items featured in the gift guide (including a teddy bear in cap and gown, a fan with the Vanderbilt logo, a crewneck, a zip-up jacket, a mug and a pennant).
It’s time to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Vanderbilt Class of 2025! Whether you’re shopping for a gift for a soon-to-be graduate, a proud parent or family member or yourself (because you deserve it!), our Graduation Gift Guide has something for everyone.

From career-ready essentials to alumni must-haves, click the image above for the best gifts to commemorate the Commodore in your life.
This Week at VU
 
April 15, 2025
10–11 a.m. • Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Tuesday Tea with the Women's Center and the Women's Employee Affinity Group
April 15, 2025
Noon • Virtual
Tech Tuesday: 'PowerPoint for Storytelling: Simple Presentation Tips'
Upcoming Events
 
April 18 | Edible Books Festival

April 18 | Spring 2025 AI Showcase

April 18 | Dyer Observatory Telescope Night

April 22 | Rand Farmers Market

April 22 | Earth Month 2025: 'Break Free from the Conference Room: Take Your Meetings on the Move' Peabody Campus Walking Tour
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Latest Headlines
 
ICYMI
VUIT announces email retention policy changes begin TODAY, April 14
 
Accolades
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center honors six at annual awards
 
Dialogue Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt College Republicans and Democrats engage in Insight Debate about religion’s role in politics
 
Accolades
Graduate School recognizes excellence among students, faculty at Honors Banquet
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VU in the News
 
The Conversation: Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
Ethan Thorpe, climate governance fellow, Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, and Zdravka Tzankova, associate professor of the practice of climate studies, authored this piece.
 
Time: Invasive strep infections are rising in the U.S.
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.
 
Inc.: 12 crypto companies to watch in 2025
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Reuters: Catholics prepare for an unusual Easter, with Pope Francis out of view
Bruce Morrill, Edward A. Malloy Professor and Distinguished Professor of Theology, is quoted.
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