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FutureVU enters spring semester with focus on inclusion, sustainability and transportation

More than 650 faculty, students, staff and trustees have participated in FutureVU, the university’s land use planning process, since its launch this fall, with multiple working groups forming now. Read More

Faculty Senate passes resolution affirming faculty guiding principles

The Faculty Senate passed a resolution affirming the guiding principles of the faculty at its Dec. 8 meeting. Read More

Health & Wellness services for faculty and staff available during holidays

Health & Wellness services—the Occupational Health Clinic, Work/Life Connections–EAP, and Health Plus—will be open over the holidays for Vanderbilt faculty and staff during adjusted hours of operation. Read More

Register now and get early bird pricing on Owen executive education programs

Register now to get 2016 pricing for 2017 programs through the Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive Development Institute. Read More

Make note of closings, modified hours over Winter Break

Vanderbilt undergraduate colleges and schools are observing Winter Break Dec. 19-Jan. 6, while Vanderbilt University’s six-day Winter Break for employees will run from Friday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Dec. 30, followed by the New Year’s Day holiday, which will be recognized on Monday, Jan. 2. Read More

Finance reminders, deadlines for upcoming Winter Break

Review these deadlines to make sure all of your check requests, expense reports, eProcurement and other Finance-related needs are covered over the holiday break. Read More

Read the December issue of iNCLUSIVE

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read More

Vanderbilt University named to Campus Pride Index

Vanderbilt University has received four out of five stars on the Campus Pride Index, the premier LGBTQ national benchmarking tool for colleges and universities to create safer, more inclusive campus communities. Read More

Fauchet elected to National Academy of Inventors

Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Read More

Food for Thought: Exploring Your World through Three Cultural Moments by Ragnar Kjartansson

Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series which took place on December 13. Part three of Exploring Your… Read More

Rett syndrome expert Neul to speak at Kennedy Center on Friday

Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., division head of Child Neurology and vice chair for Developmental Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, will present a lecture on Friday, Dec. 16, at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). Read More

Broken shoulder leads to carpal tunnel syndrome surgery study

After injuring his shoulder, a psychology professor collaborated with his orthopedic surgeon on a study to see how quickly patients regained their typing speed after carpal tunnel surgery. Read More

Vanderbilt joins new alliance to expand access and opportunity to higher education for 50,000 talented students from lower-income families

Vanderbilt University joined 30 of the nation’s most respected colleges and universities today in a new initiative to substantially expand the number of talented low- and moderate-income students at America’s top-performing undergraduate institutions with the highest graduation rates. Read More

NEA to fund Vanderbilt lab study on arts and creativity

A new initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts known as NEA Research Labs will fund a collaborative study on creativity at Vanderbilt's Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read More

Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth announces summer courses

Are you looking for a summer opportunity for an advanced learner in your life? There is no need to look past your own backyard. Read More

Vanderbilt awarded $1 million grant on public theology and racial justice

A $1 million grant from The Henry Luce Foundation will establish the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative at Vanderbilt Divinity School, to be directed by Dean Emilie M. Townes. Read More

Study finds Common Core’s take on fractions is on target

Research using a computer game concludes teaching fractions on a number line is highly effective. Read More

Recent Books, Fall 2016

Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education coedited by Erin Barton, assistant professor of special education, with Brian Reichow of the University of Florida, and Brian… Read More

Faster (cheaper) method for making big bioactive ring molecules

A pair of Vanderbilt chemists have developed a faster, cheaper method for synthesizing ring molecules called cyclic depsipeptides found in antibiotics, anti-retrovirals and pesticides. Read More

Vanderbilt earns top rankings, including a No. 1, for successful minority recruitment in master’s and Ph.D. programs

"Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" has ranked Vanderbilt University No. 1 in the country for the number of doctoral degrees awarded to African Americans in the biological and biomedical sciences. Read More