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March 3, 2025
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Vanderbilt Law School receives $6.8 million gift to establish The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic
Vanderbilt Law School.
The gift from the Anbridge Charitable Fund will endow the creation of The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic, which will support the exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals in Tennessee while providing students with hands-on case experience. The clinic, which will function as a course available to 2L and 3L students, launches in the 2026 spring semester and will coordinate with the Tennessee Innocence Project to source cases. Read More
NASHVILLE & COMMUNITY
Vanderbilt University and Metro Nashville Public Schools celebrate first cohort of Nashville Vanderbilt Scholars Program
Members of the first cohort of the Nashville Vanderbilt Scholars Program pose together for a photo.
Smiles, hugs and a few tears filled the room at the Martin Professional Development Center on Feb. 27 as seniors from zoned and magnet Metro Nashville Public Schools celebrated admission to Vanderbilt and induction into the inaugural cohort of the Nashville Vanderbilt Scholars Program. Read More
QUANTUM POTENTIAL
LISTEN: 'Quantum Potential' podcast episode three featuring Brian Bachmann, professor of chemistry
C. Cybele Raver stands with Brian Bachmann during filming of an episode of the podcast 'Quantum Potential.'
Chemist Brian Bachmann, who is the principal investigator for the Vanderbilt Laboratory for Biosynthetic Studies, envisions a near future where each cancer case is managed individually, moving beyond the traditional approach of location-based treatments. Listen to the episode to learn why “conjugal lagoons,” “molecular choreography” and “stealing IP from molecules” will help make his vision a reality. Read More
Social media graphic showing images from Vanderbilt men's basketball home win over Mizzou.
Magic in March ⚓️⬇️
This Week at VU
 
March 3, 2025
4:30 p.m. • Central Library Community Room
Dialogue Vanderbilt: 'Navigating Faith in a Polarized World': A Dialogue with Nashville Religious Leaders and Eboo Patel
March 4, 2025
Noon • Alumni Hall, Room 202
International Women's Day Lunch and Panel Discussion: #AccelerateAction
March 4, 2025
7 p.m. • Sarratt Cinema
‘Rule Breakers,’ the True Story of Afghanistan’s First All-Girls Robotics Team Film Screening and Panel Discussion
March 5, 2025
11 a.m.–1 p.m. • David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center
Nutrition Month Mini Expo
March 5, 2025
4:45–6:15 p.m. • Jasper's, 1918 West End Avenue
People, Culture and Belonging Vandy Trivia & Game Night
March 6, 2025
4:10 p.m. • Faculty Commons Building, Second Floor
Faculty Senate Meeting
March 6, 2025
7 p.m. • Sarratt Cinema
Scopes Centennial: “The Dover Panda Trial” Reading with John de Lancie
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Libraries
Heard Libraries and Springer Nature establish open access publishing agreement for ‘Nature’ and other leading science journals
 
Athletics
Vanderbilt track and field breaks a school record, posts five marks ranking top 10 in school history at the SEC Indoor Championships
 
Research
Participants needed for parent-child music class research opportunity
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VU in the News
 
Forbes: New book uncovers massive failures at licensing boards
Research from Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is cited.
 
Scientific American: Genetic discoveries could reduce Black women's higher breast cancer death risk
Research from Wei Zheng, Anne Potter Wilson Professor and professor of medicine, is cited.
 
USA Today: When TV united America: Friday marks the day nearly half of USA watched the same show
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

Axios Nashville: Tennessee sees a slowdown in overdose deaths
Research from Ben Brown, assistant professor of pharmacology, is cited.
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