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Tutor Nashville, Vanderbilt’s partnership with Metro Nashville Public Schools’ high-impact tutoring program, is seeking volunteers for the “Accelerating Scholars” tutoring program. Volunteer tutors are matched one-on-one with students to provide support in literacy and math to first through ninth grade students.  Read More

The purpose of the grant is to provide students with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of nonviolent movement strategies and teachings, conduct research to elevate communities and organizations to bring about social justice, and integrate their findings into their education at Vanderbilt. Read More

The outer southbound lane of traffic between Pierce Avenue and Children’s Way will be closed for the duration of this project; two-way traffic will still be ongoing. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid the area and find alternative routes. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host an internal awards town hall on Friday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Read More

With preparations for the fall semester well underway, Vanderbilt University Campus Dining is pleased to announce updates for the 2023–24 academic year. Read More

Flex Meals can be purchased in blocks of 10; they are regularly $150 (plus tax) per block. During the fall 2023 Flex Meal Deal, faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students will receive three bonus meals per block purchased. The promotion runs Aug. 16–23. Read More

Daniel Sharfstein, the Dick and Martha Lansden Professor of Law and professor of history, will lead a conversation focused on Cherokee and Chickasaw students at Vanderbilt in the 1880s and 1890s, on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. The talk complements an exhibit currently on display in the lobby of Central Library.  Read More

Embark on a transformative journey into the realm of quantum computing with Vanderbilt's Wond’ry Quantum Studio. This eight-month quantum computing course begins in September. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) may nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the winter 2023 cycle of the Mathers Foundation grant program. Read More

Solidarity Circles are virtual peer-networks for faith leaders, organizers, clergy and members of the community interested in the cooperative and solidarity economy and its multiple relations to faith. Those interested in applying can expect a 9-month educational process grounded in community praxis, to help align your institution or community with the solidarity economy. Read More

John Kello, PhD and professor emeritus of industrial-organizational psychology at Davidson College, will present "High Reliability Healthcare" on Friday, Aug. 11, at noon. Read More

John Jumper, BS’07 will give the next Apex Lecture on Aug. 30. Jumper leads the team that developed AlphaFold, a trailblazing artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict the 3D structures of proteins. Jumper’s lecture is co-sponsored by the recently launched Vanderbilt Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics. Read More

As part of the Central Utilities Initiative, pits for the installation of underground utilities will be dug near the intersection of 25th Avenue and Vanderbilt Place. Work will occur from Aug. 21 until early September and affect vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle routes in the area.  Read More

Volunteers are needed on Sunday, Aug. 13, to help with move-in for the 2023–24 cohort of Humphrey Fellows at Vanderbilt. The Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished educational leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the U.S. for an academic year to study, gain related professional experience, build leadership capacity and foster mutual understanding. Read More

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have daily faculty, staff and student commuters as well as many visitors each day. With construction currently underway around campus, regular notices will be released to make navigating campus easier. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s New Directions Fellowships. Read More

The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center announced a funding opportunity to support impactful cancer-related projects at any stage of research from any stage faculty member. This award aims to provide funding to support paradigm-shifting, practice-changing, or policy-creating research. Read More

The two-year, part-time MLS program is designed for busy professionals who are looking to deepen their understanding of the legal system and become more sophisticated and confident in navigating the law. Read More

The two-year, part-time MLS program is designed for busy professionals who are looking to deepen their understanding of the legal system and become more sophisticated and confident in navigating the law. Read More