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The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is accepting applications from rising Metro Nashville Public Schools ninth graders until Feb. 11. SSMV offers high schoolers a four-year, interdisciplinary, research-centered learning experience at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities. Read More

Vanderbilt University campus leaders hosted a virtual town hall to share updates with undergraduate students and their families about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and community support resources. Questions not addressed during the town hall will be answered on the Health and Safety Protocols website by next week. Read More

A new offering from HR Employee Learning and Engagement invites VU employees to explore how they can apply design thinking to their lives and careers. Read More

The Division of Finance, in partnership with the Office of Faculty Affairs, will offer the faculty educational initiative “Finance Fundamentals” beginning Jan. 19. The series provides opportunities for faculty to learn about and discuss financial and administrative tools and resources useful in navigating policies, processes and procedures that support operations and research at Vanderbilt. Read More

Students interested in the undergraduate data science minor are invited to a virtual information session on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. CT. Requirements for the minor and opportunities for involvement will be discussed. Read More

The School of Nursing will host a webinar featuring a panel of public health and prevention experts on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. CT to discuss “COVID Perspectives, Values and Vaccination Hesitancy.” The event is free, but registration is required. Read More

Vanderbilt University campus leaders hosted a virtual town hall to share updates with staff and postdoctoral fellows about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and community support resources. Read More

Vanderbilt University campus leaders hosted a virtual town hall to share updates with faculty about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and community support resources. Please note that a few minutes of the recording were not captured as a result of technical difficulties. Questions not addressed in the town hall will be answered on the Health and Safety Protocols website by next week. Read More

Sharon Jones, assistant professor of nursing, and David G. Schlundt, associate professor of psychology, are participating in a collaborative research project to address health disparities and advance health equity in Nashville. Read More

The nomination window is now open for the eighth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers. Read More

Do any of your new year’s resolutions involve “upskilling” or relate to your career or professional development? The HR Employee Learning and Engagement team invites you to participate in at least one learning experience this semester.    Read More

Alex Sevilla, vice provost for career advancement and engagement and Evans Family Executive Director of the Career Center, has been appointed to the Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors. Read More

Looking at prehistoric organisms allows Simon Darroch and his students to describe how, when and why complex life evolved on this planet. Their work is a piece of the puzzle in understanding how likely it is that we’ll find complex life beyond Earth. Read More

Stephanie Mahnke, a higher education professional with extensive experience serving the LGBTQIA+ community and marginalized students, has been named director of the K.C. Potter Center and LGBTQI Life at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Vanderbilt University has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help Vanderbilt Divinity School establish a project focused on educating pastoral leaders who are exploring alternative pathways in ministry, today and the future. Read More

Vanderbilt's Beckman Scholars Program in Chemistry and Biological Sciences has been awarded support by the Beckman Foundation for a fourth three-year term. Applications for scholar tenures beginning in May 2022 are currently open, with a deadline to apply on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Read More

Vanderbilt's Mobile Vaccine Program grew quickly from a successful pilot in Nashville’s Mercury Courts community, where School of Nursing and VUMC have long run a clinic for homeless and low-income patients. The vaccine program has attracted participation from Vanderbilt faculty, staff and student volunteers as well as pharmacy students and faculty at nearby universities. Read More

The increased opportunities and new capabilities available to informaticists has led Vanderbilt School of Nursing to completely revise its nursing informatics master’s program. Graduate students study the latest techniques and tools for data analysis, detecting health patterns among large populations and exploring new developments in health technology. Read More

Jean Edward, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, will present “Integrating Medical, Financial and Legal Health Solutions to Positively Impact Social Determinants of Health” on Tuesday, Jan. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. The winter 2022 Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture will be conducted via Zoom. Read More

The Nashville area is under a winter storm warning until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. The COVID-19 testing center at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center will be CLOSED as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. Students, faculty and staff who were planning to be tested on Thursday should postpone until Sunday, Jan. 9 through Thursday, Jan. 13 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More