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Vanderbilt investigator lands Stand Up To Cancer grant for “smart” nanoparticles cancer research

John Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Wilson is among 10 early-career scientists to receive the grant awards focused on immuno-oncology. Read More

WATCH: DeVos’ focus on school choice doesn’t address key issues, say education research panelists

“Trump’s First 100 Days and the Impact on Education,” is available to watch online now. Read More

Basic Sciences lecture to explore ‘Sex-Specific Neural Regulation of Energy Balance’ April 13

UCLA's Dr. Stephanie Correa is the next speaker in the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture series. She will discuss "Sex-Specific Neural Regulation of Energy Balance" beginning at 4 p.m. April 13 in Preston Research Building, Room 206. Read More

Funding opportunity: American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grant

Applications are being sought for funding by the American Cancer Society‐Institutional Research Grant program. These funds are designed to provide seed money to support junior faculty members with an interest in cancer research who do not have external grant support. Read More

Supreme Court—and confirmation process—increasingly polarized, panel says

As if the political partisanship in Washington weren’t evident enough, the divisiveness has spilled over to filling vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court. But the process wasn’t always so contentious, said the speakers at the latest Chancellor’s Lecture Series event. Read More

‘Commodore Insider’ podcast: Departing seniors on Dores’ future, post-VU plans

Minta Spears and Marqu’es Webb, women's basketball's two departing seniors, were a big part of Stephanie White’s first season as head coach. After graduation, Spears hopes to forge a career as a coach, while Webb has set her sites on playing professional basketball. Read More

Final spring open forum on mental health, well-being to be held April 12

The Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Committee on Mental Health and Wellbeing invites staff, faculty, undergraduates and graduate and professional students to share their thoughts at a town hall-style listening session Wednesday, April 12, focusing on how the university can create a holistic and inclusive approach to supporting mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt. Read More

Fighting fungal infections

A detailed structural and functional analysis of the yeast protein that is the main target of antifungal drugs will help direct efforts to develop better treatments. Read More

Spring Faculty Assembly is April 6

Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Langford Auditorium. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Chancellor Nicholas… Read More

TPAC offers employee discounts for shows in May and June

Vanderbilt University faculty and staff are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of two upcoming shows at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More

WLC-EAP offers mindfulness videos for employees

Work/Life Connections–EAP has produced a series of videos about mindfulness as a stress-reducer, featuring Linda Manning of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt. Read More

VUMC to host community Passover Seder on April 10

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Department of Pastoral Care will host a community Seder on Monday, April 10. Read More

VUToday: Robotic autism research in weekly roundup of VU news stories

University research on autism and Vanderbilt's economic impact on Tennessee are among the national Vanderbilt news stories for the week of March 27. Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells law students to ‘use your voices’

Vanderbilt law students were visited March 31 by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged them to fight for the uplifting of the middle class. Read More

Alumni host ASB students in 18 cities

For many alumni March brings fond memories of a transformational week spent on an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip. Read More

Vanderbilt Travel offers a world of difference

Vanderbilt Travel offers exciting cultural and educational experiences in destinations around the world. Read More

Ben Friedman is acting NOAA Administrator

Ben Friedman, BS’89, is performing the duties of administrator and undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)… Read More

Informational Interviews: The most underutilized tool for job searching

You’ve probably heard of it, but how often have you actually used it? The informational interview is a critical piece to your job search, and is one of the easiest ways to use Vanderbilt’s alumni network. Read More

A molecular clue to longevity

In budding yeast, accumulation of a certain type of RNA in the nucleus increased life span, offering a new clue to longevity. Read More

Noble named director of Black Cultural Center, faculty head of Stambaugh House

Sociology lecturer Rosevelt Noble has been named director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and a faculty head on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read More