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The goal of the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program is to benefit humanity by supporting work that has a distinctive and novel approach, questions a prevailing paradigm, or has the potential to break open new territory in a field. Read More

The Arts Build Communities grant program is designed to provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality-of-life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. Read More

The Indigenous Studies seminar will host a roundtable discussion on Thursday, May 5, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. CT titled “Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act.” Guest speakers include Rebecca Nagle, host of "This Land"; Matthew Fletcher, author/editor of "Turtle Talk"; and Wenona Singel, associate director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University. The discussion will be conducted via Zoom. Read More

“The Failed Regulation of U.S. Treasury Markets,” an article by Yesha Yadav, has been selected as one of the top articles addressing topics in corporate and securities law published in legal journals in 2021 by Corporate Practice Commentator. Read More

On the evening of April 27, 2022, a female student reported to VUPD that she was grabbed on the buttocks by an unknown male while walking in the parking lot in front of Vanderbilt Law School. The suspect was last seen leaving campus in the area of 21st Avenue South and West End Avenue. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is hosting a celebration to thank Vanderbilt colleagues who collaborated on the successful implementation of the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system. Read More

The Vanderbilt Brain Institute will host a talk by Murray Sherman, chair of neurobiology, Maurice Goldblatt Professor of Neurobiology and a member of the Committee on Computational Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, on Wednesday, April 27, at 4 p.m. in MRB III, Room 1220. Read More

Join Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement for “Design Thinking, Upskilling and Experimenting for Career Growth” on Wednesday, May 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. CT. Read More

Keep active and improve your well-being in May. Join the Move in May Step Challenge, play Move in May Wellness Bingo and participate in Know Your Numbers to be entered for gift card prizes. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Conversation Series on Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will host "Studying the Connection Between Reading Comprehension and Math Word Problem-Solving" on Monday, May 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CT. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Perks Program gives employees access to more than 302,000 local and national discounts, which can add up to over $4,500 in savings per employee. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s next Work-Life Workshop will be on Wednesday, May 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. Cara Tuttle Bell, director of Vanderbilt’s Project Safe Center, will discuss “Navigating Gender Bias in Professional Communication.” Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

The Autism Laboratory of Affective Sensory Research (LASR) is seeking participants for a study investigating relationships between emotion and interoception, which is the physical sensation of internal organs working, such as the feeling of your heartbeat. Read More

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences are running a study to better understand why some people are more sensitive to everyday sounds than others and how this relates to the way the brain processes sound. Read More

Join Brad Awalt, manager of Health Plus, to learn about awareness, action and planning for your health. Read More

Looking for the perfect lunch break? Join Vandy Walks for a monthly guided walk around Vanderbilt's beautiful grounds. Read More

New cohorts of Control is the Goal begin quarterly (February, May, August and November). Participants will receive an email when the first module is available. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Federal Depository coordinator, Will Stringfellow, has been appointed to a federal task force studying the feasibility of an all-digital Federal Depository Library Program. Read More

Product Space x VAPS will host "Business Strategy in the World of Technology" on Thursday, April 21, at 5 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 101. Adi Agashe, Parth Detroja and Neel Mehta, authors of "Swipe to Unlock" and product managers at some of the world's top tech companies including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, will be the featured panelists. Read More