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April 7, 2025
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Research Sparks
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Read the stories of what motivates members of Vanderbilt's faculty to pursue excellence as researchers, professors, experts and innovators. Read More
COLLABORATION
Vanderbilt expands Posse scholarship program to Miami and Atlanta
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The Miami and Atlanta expansions build upon the original Vanderbilt Posse launched in New York over 36 years ago, as well as the addition of a second New York cohort and a new Houston cohort in 2023. The university now counts five total Posse cohorts—two more than the average university involved with the program. Read More
NATIONAL SECURITY
How students are impacting national security policy through the Institute of National Security and Immersion Vanderbilt
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Eleven Vanderbilt students are engaging in cutting-edge national security research through a new, dynamic partnership between Immersion Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security. Through this collaboration, Vanderbilt students are directly working with U.S. Cyber Command to examine the impact of artificial intelligence on national security. This partnership emphasizes the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of Immersion Vanderbilt and supports the Institute of National Security’s mission of developing the next generation of national security leaders. Read More
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Innovation thrives on collaboration. At Vanderbilt, we know that working together with varied ideas, perspectives and experiences is essential to solving the world’s most pressing challenges and to reaching inspired goals. Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are transforming lives by collaborating in engineering, medicine, mentorship and education.
This Week at VU
 
April 7–11, 2025
Campus-wide
I ⚓ VU Week Events
April 8, 2025
1–3 p.m. • Peabody Native Meadow
Earth Month: Plant a Pollinator Garden
April 9, 2025
Noon • Virtual
Parenting Group: 'Growing Up Strong: Empowering Kids to Manage Emotions, Navigate Conflict and Embrace Growth'
April 10, 2025
4:10 p.m. • Faculty Commons, Second Floor Event Space
Faculty Senate Meeting
April 10, 2025
4:30 p.m. • The Space (G-29) at Vanderbilt Divinity School
Curb Center: Jazz Legend Hannibal Lokumbe in Conversation with Biographer Lauren Coyle Rosen
Upcoming Events
 
April 17 | Spring 2025 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 17 | Libraries: Buchanan Library Fellowship Celebration of Learning

April 18 | Federal Sponsored Research and Development Information Session

April 25 | Celebrate Arbor Day: Vanderbilt Arboretum Tour

May 5 | Global Engagement Faculty Funding Application Deadline
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Latest Headlines
 
Nashville & Community
Vanderbilt Poll: Mayor O’Connell keeps earning high marks; Nashvillians align on issues, but not always on solutions
 
Research
Vanderbilt Divinity School awarded grant to study AI
 
Athletics
With an 11-3 series final win, Vanderbilt baseball sweeps at Florida for the first time in program history
 
Health & Wellbeing
Emotional Wellness: Tips for filling your resilience tank
 
ICYMI
Vanderbilt University soft-launches new Human Research Protections Program with a Social, Behavioral, and Educational Research IRB
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VU in the News
 
The Nashville Ledger: Vanderbilt adds $22B to local economy in 5 years
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted.
 
Women's Health: This new heart-health measurement goes beyond step count—and could help identify heart disease
Hiral Master, senior scientist and researcher, is quoted.
 
Vox: A catastrophe is unfolding at the top US health agency — and it will put American lives at risk
Anna Person, professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Alice Randall discusses Fisk University, Black women's role in country music's history
Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, is featured.
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