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Do you still need your flu shot and can’t find the time to make it to the Student Health Center during the day? If yes, then Boo to the Flu on Tuesday, Oct. 26, is for you. Read More

A group of Vanderbilt scholars with legal, historical and political expertise on immigration came together Oct. 19 to discuss the crisis around Haitian migrants at the southern U.S. border and the recent influx of Afghan refugees to the United States. Read More

Starting this week, the university is launching a survey for staff in departments that are eligible for hybrid and remote work to help determine how work arrangements influence employees’ assignments, engagement and quality of life. Read More

Students and professors from Middle Tennessee State and Vanderbilt universities are working together to uncover new archaeological details about a largely forgotten African American neighborhood that was an important part of Nashville’s post-Civil War history. Read More

First-year Vanderbilt Law School student Andrew Hodlin has been awarded the John S. Beasley II Scholarship as part of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program, which welcomed its third cohort of military veterans this fall. Read More

All Vanderbilt University staff are invited to attend Fall Staff Assembly, either in person or virtually, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The event will celebrate university staff and their many contributions to Vanderbilt’s mission. Read More

Samantha Rogers, assistant director of student financial aid at Vanderbilt University, has been named director of student financial aid for Vanderbilt Peabody College. Read More

Applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are being accepted through Jan. 11. VUSRP provides a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills by working closely with a faculty member on joint research efforts. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching will celebrate its 35th anniversary by hosting a special panel featuring CFT staff and graduate fellow alumni on Friday, Oct. 29, and a virtual reunion for current and former center staff and graduate fellows on Thursday, Oct. 28. Read More

Vanderbilt Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement team announces the start of new sessions for Vanderbilt Leadership Academy and Vanderbilt Leadership Enrichment. Read More

Catie Chang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a $1.1 million NIH grant to investigate brain-body connections and advance understanding of aging in normal and pathological brains. Read More

As part of its commitment to sustainability and Zero Waste, Vanderbilt Campus Dining collaborated with the James Beard Foundation, the Nashville Food Waste Initiative and the Mayor’s Food Saver Challenge to host the “Waste-Not” cooking demonstration Oct. 15 at the E. Bronson Ingram College dining hall. Read More

Vanderbilt University has released its 2020–21 Report for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion highlighting the university’s commitment to several actionable objectives that were outlined in the July 2020 commitment to strengthening equity, diversity and inclusion at Vanderbilt.   Read More

A team of Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty are working together to produce a series of children’s science books aimed at fourth grade–level readers. Read More

Several Vanderbilt offices will partner to host two virtual events for undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs focused on federal science, technology, engineering and mathematics policy on Nov. 1 and 8. Read More

The annual fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair was held Sept. 30 and included virtual presentations via Zoom as well as in-person presentations at the Student Life Center. Read More

Passwords provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your computer and personal information. The stronger your password, the more protected your computer will be from hackers and malicious software. Read More

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bennett Landman has received a $2.6 million NIH grant to improve the understanding of structural changes in the brains of people who have Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

Lori Rolando, assistant professor of clinical medicine, shares the latest guidance on when to get the flu shot and the COVID-19 booster shot. Read More

Vanderbilt Occupational Health will host two FLUla-2-Uza events, open to faculty, staff and postdocs, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 22 and 29 in the Student Life Center Ballroom.  Read More