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Sarah Brown-Schmidt, professor of psychology and human development, recently received a three-year $382,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for her research project, “Perspective-taking in Conversation,” to understand the cognitive mechanisms that allow people to engage in everyday conversation. Read More

Vanderbilt University engineering professor Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Office of Emergency Management will host an emergency tabletop exercise on Thursday, Dec. 8. This exercise will include stakeholders from across the university who might play a key role in response efforts during an emergency or incident affecting campus. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier invites all university staff to a virtual workshop on how to protect and enhance Vanderbilt's reputation. The workshop will be on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. Please register in advance to attend. Read More

Annie Hatmaker, along with a team of researchers including her adviser, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Antonis Rokas, recently published a study identifying the differences in virulence among Aspergillus species, a common human-pathogenic genus of fungi. Read More

S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term rating on Vanderbilt University’s bonds to AAA, the highest possible rating. Vanderbilt joins only 10 other universities and colleges that currently have a AAA rating from S&P. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association’s 16th annual symposium, featuring a keynote seminar, poster sessions and presentations and research talks by postdoctoral scholars from Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was held in late October. Read More

As a next step in the university’s ongoing drive to establish its Environmental Health and Safety department, Vanderbilt has created a new biological safety team and has transitioned all biological safety support from Vanderbilt University Medical Center as of Nov. 30. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are now offering noise-cancelling headphones available for checkout. Each set comes with everything you need to connect and charge them. Read More

The IRS has increased the overall contribution limit for 2023. Maximize your retirement savings and health savings account by changing your contribution amounts.   Read More

In an effort to measure student satisfaction, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is conducting its semiannual Dining Survey throughout December. Students can provide feedback about meal plans, customer service and food quality. Read More

Experts from the Institute for Scientific Information identified 13 faculty at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center as among the top one percent of cited researchers worldwide. Read More

Two Vanderbilt University faculty who conducted translational research have received the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from TIME magazine.  Read More

Commuting needs change over time. MoveVU’s updated parking calculator, with the added feature of specifying your number of weeks on campus, can help determine which parking option may be best for you. Read More

Commuting needs change over time. MoveVU’s updated parking calculator, with the added feature of specifying your number of weeks on campus, can help determine which parking option may be best for you. Read More

Local visitors to Nashville’s scenic Love Circle may be accustomed to sharing the one-of-a-kind skyline view with a high-tech neighbor: a wind turbine and a solar panel array installed by Vanderbilt University School of Engineering that sends energy back to the city’s power grid. Read More

The Student Care Network and the online wellness platform Headspace will offer a webinar, “An Introduction to Approaching Change and Anxiety with Mindfulness,” on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The webinar is open to all undergraduate, graduate and professional students at Vanderbilt. Read More

The payroll department encourages all employees to review their personal information to ensure that their W-2 for 2022 will be accurate. Log in to Oracle by Jan. 9 to ensure that your data is up to date.  Read More

Megan Saylor, professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s Cup for her remarkable teaching and mentorship of undergraduate students. Read More

The Office of the Provost has awarded four inaugural Arts, Discovery and Innovation grants to support faculty and staff research collaborations with the National Museum of African American Music. Read More