MyVU News

All Vanderbilt University staff are invited to attend the fifth Annual Spring Staff Assembly, either at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium or virtually, on Thursday, May 15. The event will celebrate university staff and their many contributions to the university’s mission. Read More

See how historian Jane Landers and her team are rescuing enslaved Africans’ stories from oblivion and honoring thousands of lives. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries hosted talks by two international scholars of Jewish history and culture on April 10 in the Central Library Community Room. Markus Krah, the John H. Slade Executive Director of the Leo Baeck Institute–New York/Berlin, and Caroline Jessen, a research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture–Simon Dubnow in Leipzig, Germany, discussed the life and legacy of German-Jewish philanthropist and publisher Salman Schocken. Read More

Vanderbilt University and Fidelity have widened their collaboration to offer you more tools to help you take control of your financial journey! Explore these exciting new resources on NetBenefits; they are designed to enhance your financial wellness and boost your confidence in managing your life and finances. These offerings are part of a selection of voluntary resources, giving you the freedom to choose the tools and services that best support your financial goals. Read More

Vanderbilt’s transition to a new single sign-on identity and access management platform—OneVU, powered by Okta—has begun, as of April 15. Users should complete the OneVU onboarding process by May 5 but retain DUO until the transition is complete later this year. Read More

Mariam Adam puts a priority in her work on innovative musical collaborations that benefit her students while building a legacy to be discovered by future generations. The assistant professor of clarinet is a fierce advocate for music education who has performed with such greats as Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Read More

This spring, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center to honor six individuals from the Vanderbilt community during its annual awards. Read More

The third annual Honors Banquet commemorated excellence in academics, leadership and innovation among Graduate School students and faculty. On March 20, the banquet was held to honor and reflect on remarkable achievements in research and creative expression from the more than 50 graduate programs and departments represented in the Graduate School. Read More

2025 Commencement events are May 8–9 and volunteers are needed to celebrate our graduates and their families. Opportunities are available on Thursday, May 8, for Graduates Day and Commencement Celebration at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center and Friday, May 9 for Commencement at GEODIS Park. Read More

The U.K.-based Biochemical Society and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a read-and-publish agreement to support the open sharing of research and knowledge across the molecular biosciences. This agreement enables Vanderbilt-affiliated authors to maximize the readership, dissemination and citation of their research through the guarantee of uncapped, fee-free open access publishing in journals published by Portland Press, the Biochemical Society’s publishing arm. Read More

Giving Day and I⚓VU Week 2025 are in the books! More than 6,900 members of the Vanderbilt community—alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends—gave more than $12.2 million. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier offers sincere gratitude on behalf of everyone at the university. Read More

Vanderbilt University's College Republicans and Democrats came together for an Insight Debate on the intersection of faith and governance, exemplifying the school's commitment to “dialogue across difference" in pursuit of understanding.  Read More

In this episode of Quantum Potential, Felipe Barrera-Osorio joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss his groundbreaking research—comparing the impact of need-based versus merit-based micro-scholarship programs in rural, low-income communities in Cambodia, Colombia and Mexico. He explains how these programs were so successful that national governments around the world expanded investments in education. Read More

Radical collaboration is the driving vision for the state-of the-art science building planned for the current site of Stevenson Center 6. The new building will be a shared space for the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine Basic Sciences; it will address the growing need for updated, accessible and sustainable facilities that offer space for an open exchange of ideas. Read More

To help you make the best commute decision for your needs, the university has numerous resources to customize your commute plan. Learn more about next academic year’s parking rates and commute benefits. Read More

New work from the Castiglione lab and that of collaborator, Elia Duh (Johns Hopkins), is shaping the way is shaping the way we understand the evolutionary limits of energy production. He discovered that the horse, an oft-studied, physiological powerhouse, evolved an enigmatic and ancient mutation that enables horses and their relatives to produce extreme amounts of energy while avoiding deleterious side effects. Read More

Understanding how proteins get from point A to point B is top of mind for Stephanie Wankowicz, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics and principal investigator at the Wankowicz lab. She conducts research on how entropy, a measure of the tendency toward disorder or randomness within a system, shifts when a protein binds to a drug or another protein. Now, her work is being shared through the diffUSE project, a new multi-institutional collaboration focused on reshaping the future of structural biology by moving beyond traditional “snapshot” views of proteins to reveal their full dynamic motions. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the Wabash Center to study artificial intelligence and its impact. The project, “We Can Wait No Longer: Educating Theological Educators About Artificial Intelligence,” seeks to inform Divinity faculty of the mechanics behind AI and the latest advancements. Read More

In a series on the Vanderbilt Instagram account, students can get to know some of the dedicated staff who play a crucial role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for them. This installment features Ryan Lemons, welder and pipefitter for the power plant, who is with University Facilities. Read More

To allow for two-way traffic, a new roadway will open April 7 to connect 24th Avenue South to Garland Avenue. The new roadway is located just between the former University Club and McTyeire Hall.   Vehicles:  24th Avenue South will still be accessible from Vanderbilt… Read More