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Heard that Bird: Creanza Lab develops free curriculum to teach birdsong identification
The Creanza Lab, along with alumnus Matt Wilkins, BA’06, created a birdsong identification lesson plan for middle and high school students. The game show lets participants identify which birds they can hear in various pop culture media, such as movies, music, or video games. Read MoreJul 2, 2024
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Vanderbilt scientists develop an algae time machine, advancing biomedicine
A Vanderbilt scientific team has succeeded in adjusting the daily biological clock of cyanobacteria, making the blue-green algae a more prolific producer of renewable fuels, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, like insulin. Read MoreMay 14, 2024
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A Joyful Noise
Some have said that singer Dashon Burton’s bass-baritone is enormous, capable of raising the dead or like looking directly into the sun. This year, the two-time Grammy winner is nominated once again with vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance category for their album Rough Magic (New Amsterdam Records, 2023). Read MoreFeb 2, 2024
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Vanderbilt to celebrate Black History Month with events all February
Vanderbilt University will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe. Check out this list of events hosted happening throughout the month by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreJan 29, 2024
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Innovation Ignition Fund launches a pilot program to support early-stage therapeutic projects with translational viability
The School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation launch the Innovation Ignition Fund. This pilot program offers up to $500,000 in funding and drug development mentorship from Vanderbilt scientists with expertise in translational research. Read MoreJan 11, 2024
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Study uses new tools, machine learning to investigate major cause of blindness in older adults
Vanderbilt researchers, in collaboration with investigators from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Delft University of Technology, University Hospital Bonn, and Molecular Horizon have developed new protocols to study which molecular pathways might be important in the aging retina and what might cause the formation of deposits in the eye that confer high risk for age-related macular degeneration. Read MoreJan 3, 2024
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Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education to drive trans-institutional innovation in teaching and learning
Faculty are invited to utilize Vanderbilt's Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, or AdvancED, for training and support as they explore new ways to connect with students, whether on campus or online. Read MoreDec 11, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute
Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute. Read MoreNov 17, 2023
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Workshop on using generative AI in human learning and development research to be held November 16
Experts from across Vanderbilt University will participate in a curated conversation exploring possibilities for using generative AI to augment research on human learning and development on Thursday, November 16. The workshop is sponsored by the Peabody Research Office and the College’s LIVE Initiative (LIVE stands for Learning… Read MoreNov 10, 2023
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Inaugural Student Advisory Board selected for the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy
Board members, chosen through a competitive application process and representing a wide variety of academic disciplines, will advance the Unity Project’s mission of enhancing Americans’ capacity for civic engagement by contributing their ideas and expertise to research and programming while participating in opportunities that engage with the project’s co-chairs and speakers. Read MoreNov 9, 2023
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Explore Peabody event to offer staff, students opportunity to learn about advanced degrees on November 10
Vanderbilt’s Peabody College will offer an in-person opportunity for Vanderbilt staff and current undergraduate students to learn about Peabody master’s and doctor of education programs. The Explore Peabody event will take place on Friday, November 10, 1:30-5:00 p.m. in Mayborn 117. Attendees will learn from academic leaders, faculty, and… Read MoreNov 2, 2023
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Nashville Public Television, Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy collaborate on broadcast and digital feature
A feature program about The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will make its Nashville Public Television debut on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 p.m. CT and will be available afterward on the PBS app. Directly following the premiere, at 9:30 p.m., Vanderbilt professor John Geer and Unity Project co-chairs Bill Haslam and Samar Ali will discuss what they’ve learned in the two years since the project’s inception. Read MoreOct 30, 2023
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Graduate School’s fall career colloquium provides insights, headshots, connections
The Graduate School hosted a Fall Career Colloquium, co-sponsored by the Career Center and International Student and Scholar Services. Faculty, alumni and industry experts came together to share tools and knowledge to help empower graduate students to excel in their future careers. Read MoreOct 30, 2023
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Commodores golf teams play tournament at St. Andrews in Scotland
The men and women of Vanderbilt’s golf teams will participate in the inaugural St. Andrews Links Collegiate, presented by TopGolf and World Wide Technology, at historic St. Andrews, Scotland, today through Wednesday. Read MoreOct 23, 2023
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Vanderbilt University announces inaugural literary prize
The new prize comes as Vanderbilt University marks its Sesquicentennial by honoring its strong connection to the arts. Read MoreOct 23, 2023
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Unity Project Lunch & Learn welcomes former U.S. ambassador to Panama, Oct. 26 at 12:30 p.m.
The former U.S. ambassador to Panama will headline the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy’s latest Lunch & Learn covering the “State of Democracy in the Western Hemisphere” on Thursday afternoon. Co-sponsored by the Program in American Studies and Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx… Read MoreOct 20, 2023
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Vanderbilt welcomes ORNL researchers for collaborative climate and justice workshop
Vanderbilt University recently hosted the Vanderbilt University-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Workshop on Climate Change and Environmental Justice, aiming to deepen collaborative research on climate change and discuss potential projects. The event, which emphasized the importance of environmental justice and resilience strategies, marked the continuation of the institutions’ efforts to collaborate on addressing global challenges. Read MoreOct 20, 2023
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How the Army’s Pathfinder program and Vanderbilt are moving tech from the lab to the front lines
The Pathfinder program, a collaboration of Vanderbilt University, the U.S. Army and the nonprofit Civil-Military Innovation Institute, continues launching innovative technology projects designed to address real-world military challenges and fostering technology commercialization through startup businesses. Read MoreOct 19, 2023
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Vanderbilt partners with AARP and National Museum of African American Music on therapeutic music program
A new partnership with AARP Tennessee and the National Museum of African American Music is allowing the Therapeutic Music in the ICU program led by Vanderbilt School of Nursing Professor Ruth Kleinpell and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor Joseph Schlesinger to expand, with outreach to veterans and older adults at long-term care facilities in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreOct 18, 2023
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REGISTER: ‘Trustworthy’ screening is Oct. 24 at Belcourt Theatre, co-hosted by Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy
A free screening of Trustworthy, a new documentary chronicling a 5,300-mile journey across America to explore citizens' search for common ground amidst growing media skepticism, will be co-hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Belcourt Theatre from 3 to 6 p.m. CT. Read MoreOct 18, 2023