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Vanderbilt has launched a new alumni affinity group for Vanderbilt’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, supporting the diaspora and beyond. The AAPI Association of Vanderbilt Alumni (AAVA) aims to connect alumni with one another as well as with current students and the broader Vanderbilt community.   Read More

In response to student and faculty feedback, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs has redesigned the forms students use to submit their plans to fulfill the Immersion Vanderbilt degree requirement. This change applies for the Class of 2024 and classes beyond. Read More

In response to faculty and student feedback, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs has redesigned the Immersion Vanderbilt process. This update includes the role of faculty and staff advisers and the forms students use to submit their plans. Read More

Acclaimed poet and activist Nikky Finney paid tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by honoring the generations of Black women who nurtured, educated and inspired King and countless others through what she calls the "motherload of knowledge." Finney was the keynote speaker at Vanderbilt University’s Jan. 17 virtual commemoration. Read More

The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discussed the complex intersection of religion and politics in American democracy on Jan. 13 as part of a virtual event hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement and Vanderbilt Work/Life Connections will present  “A Microlearning Series on Positive Psychology: Awe” on Monday, Jan. 31, from 11:30 a.m. to noon CT.   Read More

Bennett Landman, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. He is one of 58 new fellows for 2022. Read More

Students may now apply to participate in Map the System, the Wond'ry's global systems thinking competition that prepares students to understand and help resolve complex social and environmental problems confronting our communities. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers from the departments of physics and astronomy, math, electrical engineering, and history have received a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Award to establish a graduate certificate program in the emerging field of multimessenger astronomy. Read More

Join taste experts, scientists and a Nashville chef to learn about the science behind flavor in a virtual event on Monday, Jan. 31, at noon CT. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt undergraduate engineering students took the second spot in a national Jump Into STEM challenge to develop holistic solutions that improve the resilience of the built environment. Read More

Facilities and other campus partners have removed snow and ice from yesterday’s winter weather mix from around campus in preparation for the start of classes tomorrow. Campus pathways are clear and accessible, as are most roads and sidewalks in the area. Read More

Karl A. Racine, attorney general for the District of Columbia, will deliver Vanderbilt Law School's 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Monday, Jan. 31, beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT via Zoom. The lecture is free, but advanced registration is required to attend. Read More

Due to snow accumulations today and the possibility of hazardous conditions tomorrow morning, the COVID-19 testing center at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center will delay its opening to 10 a.m. tomorrow. The center plans to remain open until 5 p.m. assuming weather conditions do not worsen.  Read More

Dr. William Schaffner, an internationally renowned infectious disease specialist and public health expert, shares what you should know about the latest COVID-19 variant wave, including information about breakthrough symptoms for the vaccinated population. Read More

Pam Jones, associate vice chancellor for health and wellness, co-leader of the university’s Public Health Central Command Center and associate professor in the School of Nursing, discusses Vanderbilt University case trends and the importance of vigilance when it come to health and safety precautions. Read More

Vanderbilt University is among the founding investors in Jumpstart Nova, the first venture fund in the United States to invest exclusively in Black-founded and -led companies at the forefront of health care innovation. Read More

Vanderbilt University will provide up to three KN95 masks to each member of the university community who will be on campus during the first few weeks of the semester, the university announced today. Read More

The College of Arts and Science recently announced new developments that will advance language education at Vanderbilt, including a re-envisioning of McTyeire International House and increased opportunities for the Vanderbilt community to engage in the languages. Read More

Vanderbilt is expanding its testing programs for the on-campus community during the spring semester to help slow the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19. Read More