MyVU News

The Nichols Humanitarian Fund, which provides funding in support of Vanderbilt students who plan to pursue humanitarian immersive experiences, is accepting applications for summer 2023. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. CT on Jan. 17. Read More

Local students from Stratford and Overton high schools got to excavate 70 million-year-old oysters, clams and shrimp at the Evolutionary Studies Initiative fossil search. The event aimed to teach students about food webs and to connect students with ESI grad students, postdocs and faculty to talk about college, science and evolution. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver represented Vanderbilt at the White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. The summit marked the launch of the STEMM Opportunity Alliance.   Read More

When Syrian native Musbah Shaheen, BA’17, traveled to the U.S. for the first time to attend Vanderbilt, he had no idea how the university’s cornerstone philosophies of equity, diversity and belonging would stretch him personally or shape his professional future and Ph.D. research. Read More

The year 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of Vanderbilt Stadium, which was originally dedicated as Dudley Field on Oct. 14, 1922. To commemorate the occasion, Vanderbilt Athletics has created a coffee table book featuring photographs and memorabilia celebrating the history of Commodore football. Read More

Campus Dining will offer a winter 2022 Flex Meal Deal for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and graduate and professional students. A convenient option for those who wish to dine on campus, flex meals allow for quick and easy meal payment across Campus Dining’s award-winning network of 20 dining locations. Read More

Nicole Joseph, associate professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been recognized with the 2023 Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education by the Association for Women in Mathematics. Read More

How does climate change affect human health? How are animals and ecosystems similarly influenced, and how are these impacts interconnected? Join Charles Sanders, associate dean for research and professor of biochemistry, as he delves into these questions and more during the next Lab-to-Table Conversation from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read More

An influential leader in the inclusion of arts in theological education and a Triple ’Dore who is devoted to fostering excellence in the academic study of religion have been selected as the 2022 Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Student Care Network serves as your primary source for physical and mental health care, but it’s not always possible or convenient to meet with on-campus support staff. To ensure you have support anywhere at any time, Vanderbilt has provided a variety of resources to supplement SCN services. Read More

Cara Ince, a Nashville native and Vanderbilt alumna with extensive government experience, joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation as director of research and innovation public partnerships in November. Read More

The National Association for Gifted Children has recognized David Lubinski, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, and Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development, with the Gifted Child Quarterly Paper of the Year award. Read More

NBC’s Today show recently spotlighted the VandyBoys’ community outreach at Nashville’s Eakin Elementary School. Read More

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