MyVU Latest Headlines
-
One Generation Away food distribution event set for Oct. 3
One Generation Away distributes healthy foods to families throughout Middle Tennessee that currently do not have access to food sources due to economic and physical barriers. Read MoreSep 30, 2020
-
VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Kyle Hawkins–Bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that live on and inside the human body
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 MoreSep 27, 2020
-
MPH program sponsors Stata Boot Camp Oct. 9, 16, 23
The Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health program will sponsor a virtual Stata Boot Camp on three consecutive Fridays in October. Read MoreSep 24, 2020
-
Celebrate completing Go for the Gold with virtual high fives, win prizes
Show us how you celebrate completing Go for the Gold with your best virtual high five and win prizes. Share a photo or video of you and/or your team giving virtual high fives in celebration of completing Go for the Gold. Read MoreSep 24, 2020
-
Register for ‘Eat Well, Live Well: A Nutrition Webinar’ Sept. 30
Almost daily we are bombarded with confusing information about what foods are best for good health. This presentation will help you discover the essentials for nourishing your body and feeling your best. Read MoreSep 24, 2020
-
Vanderbilt civil engineering alumna is ASCE Nettleton Award recipient
Ashley T. Smith, the practitioner advisor to the School of Engineering’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is the recipient of the inaugural Richard H. Nettleton Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award. Smith received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Vanderbilt in 2004. Read MoreSep 23, 2020
-
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month
Natural disasters—such as tornados, derechos, hurricanes, flooding, fires, earthquakes and even the COVID-19 pandemic—are reminders of the importance of developing a personal or family disaster plan. Read MoreSep 22, 2020
-
Law school panel discussion on Tennessee’s anti-protest law set for Sept. 30
The George Barrett Social Justice Program, the Public Interest Office and Law Students for Social Justice will host a panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on Tennessee's recently passed anti-protest legislation. Read MoreSep 21, 2020
-
‘Affordable Housing in the Wake of COVID-19’ Sept. 23
Law Students for Social Justice will discuss the history of housing discrimination in Nashville and how COVID-19 has impacted the affordable housing market during an online event from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Read MoreSep 21, 2020
-
Next meeting of Single Parent Group is Oct. 1
The Single Parent Group, sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, will meet on Thursdays via Zoom this fall. Read MoreSep 21, 2020
-
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Moore Inventor Fellows
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) may nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. The Moore Foundation aims to support scientist-inventors who create new tools and technologies with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s areas of interest: scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care. Read MoreSep 21, 2020
-
VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Matt Thompson–Improving the reproducibility of soft matter calculations
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 MoreSep 18, 2020
-
Join Fit for Fall Team Challenge and complete a Go for the Gold wellness action
Get fit this fall and complete a wellness action by joining the Fit For Fall Team Challenge. Read MoreSep 18, 2020
-
Limited Submission Opportunity: VentureWell Faculty Grants Program
VentureWell Faculty Grants provide up to $30,000 for up to three years to help fund and support faculty with innovative ideas to create new or transform existing courses and programs to help students develop novel, STEM-based inventions and gain the necessary entrepreneurial skills needed to bring these ideas to market. Read MoreSep 18, 2020
-
WeGo Public Transit announces service changes for fall
WeGo Public Transit is increasing the number of trips on certain routes during peak times to help alleviate crowding onboard buses and to promote physical distancing. The fall service changes also include a return to front door boarding practices and the resumption of fare collection. Read MoreSep 16, 2020
-
Funding Opportunity: American Cancer Society–Institutional Research Grant
Applications are being sought for the American Cancer Society–Institutional Research Grant (IRG). These funds are designed to provide seed money to support junior faculty members with an interest in cancer research who do not have external grant support. Read MoreSep 16, 2020
-
‘Pandemic Parenting Check-in’ topic of Parenting Group meeting on Sept. 24
The next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group will be a check-in session for participants. Read MoreSep 15, 2020
-
‘My Knowledge’ now available in Oracle Cloud
“My Knowledge,” a new knowledge base in Oracle Cloud, is now available to Vanderbilt employees. Read MoreSep 15, 2020
-
4th annual Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative Boot Camp set for Oct. 23
The 4th annual Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative Boot Camp will kick off the first in a series of computational boot camps with an introduction to the importance of proper experimental design, data analysis and interpretation of microbiome sequencing data. Read MoreSep 14, 2020
-
VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Austin Howes–Optical limiting using materials that change their properties when exposed to external energy sources
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 MoreSep 14, 2020