MyVU News
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Everything you need to know about staying informed
Staying informed about everything happening on campus, at your school and in your residential college can be a challenge. Vanderbilt provides you numerous ways to keep up to date about important information. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Vanderbilt offers campus and at-home COVID-19 testing options
Vanderbilt continues to closely monitor COVID-19 and take precautions as needed to keep our community safe. The university offers numerous resources, which include providing students, postdocs, faculty and staff with on-campus and at-home testing options. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Monkeypox health and safety tips to start the 2022–23 academic year
Monkeypox has arrived in Tennessee and in Davidson County, and Vanderbilt University has been preparing and planning for managing any impact to the campus community. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Class of 2026 welcomed to campus during Move-In
Returning students, faculty and staff at Vanderbilt University greeted the Class of 2026 and their families with smiles, cheers and high-fives as they arrived on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons for Move-In Day on Aug. 20. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Vandy Cooks: ‘Plant-based Foods in a Plant-forward Approach’ Sept. 14
Join Chef Marlanea Wheaton as she shares healthy recipes emphasizing plant-based foods using a plant-forward approach. The Vandy Cooks event will be on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center’s teaching kitchen. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Vanderbilt No. 1 for best financial aid; find out other 2023 rankings by Princeton Review
Vanderbilt University claimed the top spots in the “Great Financial Aid” and “Their Students Love These Colleges” categories of The Princeton Review’s latest Best Colleges rankings, and ranked in 19 other categories. The annual rankings are based on how students across the country rate their overall satisfaction with their schools. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Applications open for 2022–23 faculty research and innovation internal awards
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation is now accepting applications for all internal award programs. Read MoreAug 22, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s online computer science master’s program ranked No. 1 by ‘Fortune’
The online master’s program in the School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science ranked No. 1 in Fortune magazine’s inaugural survey of online computer science graduate programs. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Virtual town halls: Research-related IT resources for faculty Sept. 8, 14
Join us for virtual information sessions jointly hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Research IT Services and VUIT. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Everything you need to know about campus traditions
Vanderbilt University will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding next spring. A number of campus traditions have evolved over time as the university has grown. Here are a few favorites that showcase the strong sense of community at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Important updates to parking rates for daily parking program and annual permits
Vanderbilt offers a variety of options to best fit your commute to campus. Due to rising inflation costs, the university is pausing the planned increase of parking rates announced in July. Use the updated parking calculator for a personalized recommendation based on your parking and transportation needs. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Vanderbilt faculty scheduled to speak at TEDxNashville; get free, discounted tickets while supplies last
Vanderbilt University faculty members Jane Landers, Alex Jahangir and Christopher Slobogin are scheduled to speak at “TEDxNashville: The End of Impossible” at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Aug. 27–28. A limited number of free tickets are available, and Vanderbilt community members can get 25 percent off the price of individual general admission tickets to the event. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Ravindra Duddu
Vanderbilt's undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Rothschild College, Ravindra Duddu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Everything you need to know about move-in 2022
Move-In Weekend is one of the university’s most popular traditions. This year, returning Vanderbilt students will welcome the Class of 2026 with cheers and smiles as they lend a helping hand in carrying the first-year students’ belongings to their new rooms. Read MoreAug 19, 2022
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Vanderbilt CLACX awarded $1.7 million to build Latin American curriculum, enhance language training
A pair of U.S. Department of Education grants totaling $1.7 million awarded to Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies will allow for innovation in curriculum and promotion of public awareness about Latin America. Read MoreAug 18, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s online education doctorate ranked No. 1 by ‘Fortune’
Fortune has ranked Vanderbilt University as having the No. 1 online education doctorate in organizational leadership for 2022. The online doctoral program in leadership and learning in organizations is geared toward mid-career professionals and maximizes flexibility to help them complete their degrees within approximately three years. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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Vice Provost G.L. Black and Associate Vice Chancellor Pam Jones share health and safety update with students
Vice Provost and Dean of Students G.L. Black and Associate Vice Chancellor Pam Jones shared a message with all students on Aug. 17 regarding health and safety updates for the start of the semester. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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How childhood trauma affects brain development and risk for incarceration: Virtual event Aug. 25
A Thursday, Aug. 25, discussion will connect how childhood trauma impacts brain development and behavior, its intersection with the justice system, and how we can integrate this understanding in prevention, diversion and restorative efforts. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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Sixteen students selected as newest cohort of Bass Military Scholars
The Bass Military Scholars Program welcomed its fourth cohort of scholars to campus this August. Among the 16 U.S. military veterans who are pursuing graduate and professional degrees across several Vanderbilt schools are a former Army Special Forces officer with tours in Syria and service at the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, a Navy officer who participated in the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Libya, and an Army officer who completed the Nepal Army's Jungle Warfare Academy. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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COVID-19 leave bank still available for full-time staff
Vanderbilt University continues to provide all full-time, benefits-eligible staff members who are diagnosed with COVID-19 access to a paid leave bank of up to one week, equivalent to 40 hours of pay. The bank is available to on-campus and remote workers who have been diagnosed and are symptomatic. Staff who are working remotely, diagnosed and isolating but are asymptomatic and able to perform their work should continue their normal remote work and are ineligible for the COVID-19 Leave Bank. Read MoreAug 17, 2022