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October 31, 2024
FUTUREVU
Vanderbilt to embark on next phase of residential colleges in Central Neighborhood
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Driven by a bold vision to offer undergraduate students a dynamic residential college experience, Vanderbilt University will plan to build four new residential colleges in its Central Neighborhood. Read More
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Pioneering AI education: Vanderbilt and Coursera lead the way in global generative AI
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In May 2023, Vanderbilt University Professor Jules White released his first generative AI online course using the Coursera platform: 'Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT.' In the next 18 months, the university’s partnership with Coursera, which provides the collection of Coursera generative AI courses free of charge to Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff, expanded significantly, and Vanderbilt added 13 more courses and seven “specializations.” Read More
ALUMNI ACCOLADES
Boundary-Spanning Genius
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For John Jumper, BS’07, the road to winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry began with an interdisciplinary education at Vanderbilt. Read More
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Anchor Down from Up Above ⚓📸
This Week at VU
 
Nov. 1, 2024
11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. • the Wond’ry, 3rd Floor Lounge
Social Innovation Bootcamp
Nov. 2, 2024
11:45 a.m. • SEC Network
Football at Auburn
Upcoming Events
 
Nov. 4 | Undergraduate Research Fair

Nov. 4 | College Democrats x College Republicans Debate: 'Abortion, Immigration and the Federal Bureaucracy'

Nov. 4–6 | Homecoming Blood Drive

Nov. 7 | Faculty Senate Meeting

Nov. 11 | Veterans Day Breakfast
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Latest Headlines
 
Funding Opportunity
Provost’s Faculty Grants for Immersion Vanderbilt highlight the power of student-faculty partnerships
 
Faculty Accolades
Peter Embí elected to National Academy of Medicine
 
Collaboration
Vanderbilt, Nissan showcase partnership and set stage for future collaboration
 
ICYMI
Updates to Vanderbilt IT storage and retention policies will affect users of Microsoft services beginning Nov. 4
 
Construction Updates
Temporary water outages, lane closures scheduled starting Nov. 5
 
Reunion 2024
Faculty and staff volunteers needed for Reunion Weekend Nov. 7–10
 
Construction Updates
Temporary vehicle, pedestrian route changes along Children’s Way near 24th Avenue South on Nov. 5

In Memoriam
Daniel Patte, professor of religious studies, emeritus, has died

Research & Innovation
Limited Submission Opportunities
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VU in the News
 
Wall Street Journal: Are American taxpayers ready to foot the bill for child care?
Cynthia Osborne, professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, is quoted.
 
Reuters: Will Trump's unbridled rhetoric cost him the US election?
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.
 
HuffPost: The new XEC Covid strain is sweeping the UK — Here are the symptoms to watch for
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

The Washington Post: Opinion | There’s a better term for Trump than ‘fascist’
Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, authored this opinion piece.
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