MyVU News

Second-year Ph.D. student Mayna Nguyen recently combined a longtime hobby with her study of biomedical optics with dazzling results: a playable laser harp that embodies both her love for the instrument and her research into photonics. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies, the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, the Caribbean Students Association and the Center for Second Language Studies will host the sixth annual Vanderbilt Haiti Week Feb. 22–24. Read More

As a program coordinator in the Division of Administration, Ashley Majewski has worked on some of the biggest initiatives shaping Vanderbilt’s campus. Read More

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will recognize Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center postdoctoral fellows who have demonstrated excellence in research, service, mentorship and a commitment to the postdoc community, as well as their mentors, with the annual postdoc awards. Read More

The Office of Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management and the Office of the General Counsel announce that an updated Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management policy will take effect on March 1, 2022, to coincide with the launch of the annual COI disclosure campaign for faculty, staff and postdocs. Read More

"First Woman of Color in Congress: Patsy Takemoto Mink, the Intersectional Feminist Behind Title IX" is scheduled for Thursday, March 3, at 4 p.m. CT as part of Vanderbilt's celebration of Women's History Month. Read More

Join the Undergraduate Data Science Minor program for monthly social hours this spring and the opportunity to gather with other students interested in data science. Events are planned for Feb. 24, March 31 and April 8. Read More

Christos Constantinidis, professor of biomedical engineering, and Zhaohua Ding, research professor of electrical engineering, have been elected to the 2022 class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows. Recipients of this honor are chosen for exceptional leadership and achievements in medical and biological engineering. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Facilities Department will host several upcoming sessions of Facilities University, a series of classes to educate the Vanderbilt community about the inner workings of the department. Read More

Vanderbilt will install Davidson County’s first enhanced crosswalk on 25th Avenue as part of the university’s West End Neighborhood project and FutureVU goal to improve the safety and walkability of campus. Construction will begin the week of Feb. 28 and will last approximately three weeks. Read More

Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a panel discussion on the evolving crisis between Russia and Ukraine. The virtual event on Thursday, Feb. 24, is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Read More

Vanderbilt computer engineers will collaborate with colleagues at North Carolina State University on a new $4.8 million project to develop technology to co-design and control microgrids. The award was among 68 grants exceeding $175 million recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Read More

Mark F. Dalton, JD’75, emeritus trustee and former chair of the Board of Trust, has established the Dalton Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory Fund to support the university's rocket team, winners of an unprecedented seven NASA Student Launch national championships in 10 years. Read More

LaWanda W. M. Ward, assistant professor of education and research associate at Pennsylvania State College of Education, will give the 14th annual Murray Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. CT via Zoom. Ward will discuss “Make it Make Sense: Racial Justice, Spirituality and Law” for the event co-sponsored by The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust will host a series of events April 8–9 as part of the investiture of Vanderbilt’s ninth chancellor, Daniel Diermeier, including a formal ceremony. Read More

In recognition of Black History Month, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ monthly virtual Lab-to-Table Conversation will celebrate Black excellence in research and discuss the future of diversity in academia. The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. CT.  Read More

Sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King will discuss the past, present and future of sports as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series and the university’s yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The virtual event on Tuesday, March 1, will feature Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee in conversation with King. Read More

After an extended closure due to COVID-19 and recent staffing shortages, Campus Dining announces the reopening of Common Grounds coffee shop, located in The Commons Center Munchie Mart. To celebrate the reopening, Campus Dining is giving students who visit a chance to win a limited-edition Cheetos Mac & Cheese bike. Read More

After an extended closure due to COVID-19 and recent staffing shortages, Campus Dining announces the reopening of Common Grounds coffee shop, located in The Commons Center Munchie Mart. Read More

The Enabling Innovation Initiative will host David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation and Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, for “Inside the Box: Innovative Within Constraints” on Friday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. CT. Read More