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Students from seven Tennessee colleges and universities submitted poems exploring “What unity through American democracy means to me” for the second annual poetry contest sponsored by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy. The judges selected Vanderbilt senior Sophie Kaiser’s poem as the winner. Read More

The Global Scholars in Residence program is accepting applications for scholar visits during the 2023–24 academic year. Apply by May 26. Read More

Vanderbilt has been invited to participate in the V Foundation 2023 Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Program, with special focus topic “Therapeutic Resistance.” Read More

The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health program is excited to invite you to participate in the Spring 2023 SAS Bootcamp for Vanderbilt University affiliated graduate and professional students, faculty and staff members on May 3. Read More

The fifth and sixth floors of the Baker Garage will be inaccessible from April 24 to Aug. 1 for maintenance and repairs; signs will direct vehicles away from the closed areas. The other Baker Garage floors still will be accessible for parking.   Read More

The Faculty Senate invites Vanderbilt University provost-reporting faculty to join Tracey E. George, vice provost for faculty affairs and professional education, and Eric Cummings, Ph.D., director of the Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment and Accreditation, for an informational session on the decanal review and search process.    Read More

Learn about the importance of having a plan and staying the course, investing best practices and common pitfalls to avoid during volatile markets. The goal is for you to establish a plan if you don’t have one, feel comfortable with your plan and know where to get help. Read More

The Nashville Department of Transportation is working in partnership with WeGo Public Transit, the Nashville Downtown Partnership and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to make getting through downtown easier with the Connect Downtown project.   The… Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host an information session for a new Jewish Employee Affinity Group at 11 a.m. on April 25. Those who identify as Jewish are encouraged to attend. The meeting is open to all Vanderbilt employees regardless of identity.  Read More

Kevin Leach, assistant professor of computer science, has won an Amazon Research Award in the fall 2022 awards cycle. The Amazon funds will allow him to advance the state of the art in robust document understanding by developing new iterative methods for collecting and labeling training data. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core announces a new round of Community Scholars Awards for the 2023-2024 school year. The Community Scholars Award provides support for two graduate or post graduate trainees to perform a community engaged research project collaboratively with a community-based organization, during the academic school year. Read More

Philip Walker, director of the Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, has been invited to serve on the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. Read More

Join Rory Dicker, director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, for a discussion on best practices when it comes to salary negotiation. Read More

The Master of Imaging Science program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine addresses the growing recognition of imaging science as a distinct specialty in biomedical research and clinical care. Read More

There will be a crane and scaffolding on the west side of Medical Center North Round Wing beginning on Monday, April 10, for two months while the roof is being replaced. The crane will be on the lawn next to Stevenson Center Lane, and it will be fenced off for everyone’s safety.   Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Digital Humanities will host "Digital Humanities Against Dark Times," a two-day conference discussing digital humanities work that engages with emerging and ongoing crises of our moment, including rising political extremism and polarization, racism, colonial exploitation, gender marginalization, data capitalism and new forms of artificial intelligence, military conflict and global political instability, catastrophic climate change, and the uncertain future of the humanities in the academy. Read More

Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell, president and chief executive officer of Boston Children’s Hospital and 2022 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine distinguished alumni honoree, will present "The Importance of EDI for Medical Education in the Hospital Setting" on Monday, April 24, at noon. Read More

Join Dr. Andre L. Churchwell and Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn for "Black and Jewish Allyship: A Personal Story." The talk will take place April 13 from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge at the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life.  Read More

For April’s Parenting Group session, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host Brittney Roszell, a pediatric dietitian at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, to talk about about picky eating habits. The virtual discussion is April 19 at noon; please RSVP. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one nomination to the American Diabetes Association for the Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards. The single institutional nomination may be for only one of two award types: the Initiator Award for researchers in postdoctoral training, or the Accelerator Award for early-career diabetes investigators. Read More