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Vanderbilt has been invited to participate in the V Foundation 2021 Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Program. The single nominee may apply in either the V Scholar or the Translational program type for support. Read More

The one-year anniversary of the deadly March 3 tornado brings back memories of loss, grief, and fear. It is a good time to pause and reflect. Psychological literature terms this emotional response as an anniversary reaction to a traumatic event. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core invites proposals for activities that promote ongoing, mutually beneficial, health-oriented research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 19. Read More

Join Health Plus and Stephanie McAbee, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, as they present the latest in colorectal cancer facts, risk reduction and screening guidelines on Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 12:50 p.m. Read More

Join Health Plus in celebrating National Nutrition Month in March. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students seeking non-emergency medical care are encouraged to visit a Vanderbilt Health Walk-in Clinic. The one nearest to campus is in Hillsboro Village. Read More

The next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group will be a check-in session for participants. There will be no guest speaker or facilitator—just an open discussion for parents to talk about how they are doing. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one associate or full professor to submit a letter of intent for the 2022 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award (SIA). The SIA program provides $150,000 over two years for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. Read More

The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute. Read More

Mukesh Jain, MD, vice dean for Academic Affairs and Medical Sciences and professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss the discovery of aging-related disease genes and pathways during the next web-based Discovery Lecture. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core has announced a new round of Community Scholars Awards for the 2021-22 academic year. Read More

Learn about Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health program from faculty members, current students and program staff at an information session on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 8:30 a.m. CT. Read More

The Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative Postdoc Association, in association with the Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative and VI4 research communities, will host Dr. Ruth Ley of the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at noon. Read More

The National Institutes of Health has now posted information for the 2021 S10 Shared and High-end Instrumentation Grants programs. Both programs have an NIH submission deadline of June 1, 2021. Read More

February is National Heart Month. Join Dr. Daniel Muñoz as he shares why heart health is so important and what actions you can take to prevent heart disease and live your healthiest life. Read More

Whatever our perspective—trainees and students, researchers, health care professionals, service providers, educators, individuals with disabilities or family members, or simply concerned citizens—we see ways that the disability service system can be improved. One dimension of changing service systems is educating legislators and other public policy makers. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will host Educate to Advocate 2021 on Tuesday, March 2, from 4 to 5 p.m. CT. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will conduct its next Kennedy Center Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 4:10-5:10 p.m. CT. Terrie Moffitt, Nannerl O. Keohane University Distinguished Professor of Education and Training at Duke University, will discuss “Charting Four Decades of Changing Mental Disorders, From Childhood to Midlife.”  Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, in alliance with The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, will offer many opportunities to improve information consumption and responsible information sharing. The workshops and events are intended to help strengthen our collective knowledge in creating, using and evaluating evidence-based research and information. Read More

Governance and elections expert Kareem Crayton will speak with mediation and labor law expert Mohamed Alli Chicktay about the limits and possibilities of truth and reconciliation on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life and the Global Education Office. Read More

The Art of Healing Exposition will showcase the ways in which creative arts can be used as a healing tool in our daily lives. Featuring creative, educational and exploratory opportunities, the show will examine how society is navigating unprecedented challenges with a direct impact on our physical and mental well-being. Entries are being accepted through March 31. Read More