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September 5, 2024
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Jessica Oster
Jessica Oster standing with her husband, son, and daughter in front of a park setting
In this special series, we're getting to know the university’s newest faculty heads of house and heads of college. In this edition, we meet Jessica Oster, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences and director of graduate studies, who is the faculty head of Stambaugh House on The Ingram Commons. Read More
LIBRARIES
10 ways faculty can benefit from the Heard Libraries 
A computer monitor against a wood panel wall. The monitor is displaying the home page for the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.
As classes and research get underway this fall, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are here to support Vanderbilt faculty in a variety of ways. Check out the 10 tips below to make the most of all the libraries have to offer. Read More
WELCOME WEEK 2024
ICYMI: 10 social media moments from Welcome Week 2024 
Collage of social media highlight images from Welcome Week 2024
From the hustle and bustle of Move-In Day, to campus traditions like Founders Walk, to the excitement of the first day of classes, Welcome Week is an action-packed phenomenon at Vanderbilt. Here are our top 10 favorite social media posts from the start of the new academic year. Read More
Football coach Clark Lea stands in the center of a crowd of players cheering a victory
Anchor down! The Commodores won their third-straight season opener on Saturday night with a 34-27 score against Virginia Tech in overtime. Vanderbilt returns to action Saturday for a home contest against Alcorn State. Kickoff from FirstBank Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. live on ESPNU.
This Week at VU
 
Sept. 6–8, 2024
All Day • Vanderbilt University
Family Weekend
Sept. 9, 2024
3–5 p.m. • Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy
Curb Center Fall Exhibition Opening: Extraction/Interaction
Upcoming Events
 
Sept. 10 | 50th Anniversary Celebration: Dunn v. Blumstein and the Problems of Entrenchment

Sept. 14 | Dom Flemons in Concert

Sept. 19 | 'How to Heal a Divided America' with Political Scientist Robert Putnam
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Latest Headlines
 
Dialogue Vanderbilt
‘An Evening with David Axelrod’ searched for hope and dignity in 2024 politics
 
Accolades
Newsweek recognizes Vanderbilt University as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces
 
Libraries
Vanderbilt time capsule offers ‘snapshot’ of campus during Sesquicentennial year
 
School of Nursing
VUSN awarded $1.5 million to continue work on SANE program

The Wond'ry
Space-focused accelerator accepting applications through Sept. 8

Nashville & Community
Department of Mathematics announces fall dates for free community program bringing math instruction for local middle and high school students
 
Research & Innovation
Limited Submission Opportunities
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VU in the News
 
Newsweek: Afghanistan withdrawal was mortal blow for Biden — will it hurt Harris too?
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.
 
Verywell Mind: What happens to your brain when you listen to binaural beats
Shawniqua Williams Roberson, assistant professor of neurology, is quoted.
 
Washington Post: Should influencers think twice before disabling their comments?
Freeman Wu, assistant professor of marketing, is quoted.

Associated Press: What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Professor and professor of law, is quoted.
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