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September 23, 2024
DEAN SEARCH
Committee named in search for dean of College of Connected Computing
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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has appointed a committee to conduct a national search for the first dean of the new College of Connected Computing. The dean will report to the provost and to Bruce & Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering Krishnendu “Krish” Roy. Read More
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Vanderbilt, Let’s Vote: Important election information and event
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Vanderbilt encourages the entire campus community to participate in the upcoming November 5 general election. With the voter registration deadline approaching, students, faculty and staff can take advantage of several voter registration and educational events coming up. Read More
RESEARCH
Center for Global Democracy extends the work begun by LAPOP Lab
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The College of Arts and Science has launched the Center for Global Democracy, a premier social science institute dedicated to pioneering research and innovation in democratic politics around the world. Noam Lupu, professor of political science, directs the new center. Read More
Guest watch as the final iron beam is placed on Garland Hall.
The College of Arts and Science celebrated a major milestone in the Garland Hall capital project with a topping out ceremony on Sept. 12. In a construction project, a topping out ceremony marks the placement of the final structural beam. Leadership and staff involved with the project gathered on site to sign the steel beam before it was raised to the top of the building and secured.
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This Week at VU

Sept. 24, 2024
2 p.m.–3 p.m. 
• Virtual
Fall 2024 Career Colloquium 
Sept. 25, 2024
6 a.m.–6 p.m. 
• Between Light Hall and Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Flulapalooza 2024
Sept. 25, 2024
6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. • Seigenthaler Center Forum Room
Vanderbilt Insight Debate on Institutional Neutrality
Upcoming Events
 
Sept. 26-29 | The Eco-Grief Plays: Weekend One

Sept. 27 | Apex Lecture: 'Why We Die" with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan

Sept. 28 | TN Maker Fest
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Latest Headlines
 
#VU2029
Nominate next book for Campus Reading by Oct. 4
 
Student Accolades
Alan Hurtado, Ph.D. candidate in the chemical and physical biology program, named inaugural Linda Sealy Emerging Scholar Travel Award recipient
 
Arts and Science
Stephen Taylor appointed to NASA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna mission
 
Benefits Survey
Share Your Experience: Benefits at VU
 
Health & Wellness
Health, Wellbeing and Belonging launches pilot Wellbeing Champion Program; interest meetings scheduled
 
Research
Research Snapshot: Examining the impact of negative media coverage on LGBTQ+ young adults

In Memoriam
Vanderbilt emerita professor Charlotte Froese Fischer was a pioneer in computer science and physics
 
Construction Update
Piedmont Natural Gas to conduct work near campus, overnight lane closures planned

Construction Update
Crane on Pierce Avenue coming down Sept. 28–29, lane closures scheduled
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VU in the News
 
Bloomberg: Hackers got record ransom of $75 million for Cencora breach
Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, founding director of Vanderbilt’s Institute of National Security, is quoted.
 
Financial Times: The fury of the frequent flyer
Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor's Professor, professor of law and Director of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, is quoted.
 
CBS News: Republican allies boost longshot candidate Jill Stein as Democrats try to remove her from ballots in battleground states
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.

Billboard: Miley Cyrus sued over ‘Flowers’ in lawsuit that claims she ripped off Bruno Mars song
Joseph Fishman, Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder Faculty Fellow and professor of law, is quoted.
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