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Turkey Toss, a longstanding Vanderbilt holiday tradition in which the university expresses thanks to faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars, looked a little different in 2020. Read More

Vanderbilt University is currently not eligible to serve as a distribution site for the COVID-19 vaccine because the university is not a health care organization. However, the situation is evolving, and the university remains in close communication with public health agencies and Vanderbilt University Medical Center regarding vaccination efforts, said Chancellor Daniel Diermeier in a message to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

The Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative will host award-winning British science journalist and author Angela Saini for a virtual discussion of her best-selling book, "Superior: The Return of Race Science," on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 3:10 p.m. CT.  Read More

The Peabody Research Spotlight series is designed to showcase research conducted by faculty and Ph.D. students at Vanderbilt Peabody College and to facilitate and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations. The next session is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Control is the Goal is a blood pressure management program offered twice yearly to Vanderbilt faculty and staff who have high blood pressure (hypertension) or are at high risk for developing high blood pressure. Enroll now. The next program begins Feb. 6. Read More

Read Vanderbilt University's statement from Wednesday, Jan. 6, regarding the attacks on the United States Capitol and American democracy. Read More

Vanderbilt’s residential colleges and experiential learning offices are offering virtual programming and events for students in advance of the start of the spring semester. Read More

The nomination window is now open for the seventh cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support their research, scholarship and creative expression. Read More

As the Vanderbilt community prepares for another semester of adaptive teaching, the Center for Teaching continues to create resources to help faculty and instructors teach effectively in a variety of contexts. Read More

The American Red Cross continues to face blood shortages due to blood drive cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help, the American Red Cross is holding regular blood drives at Vanderbilt University Medical Center locations. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s commitment to hosting threatened and displaced scholars is highlighted in a new publication by the Institute of International Education. A senior lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies is among the scholar profiled. Read More

Vanderbilt University conducted its inaugural Headspace meditation and mindfulness challenge this October open to all undergraduate and graduate students. The joint effort by students spanning many university departments greatly exceeded its goal. Read More

As the new year begins, Vanderbilt University Information Technology is implementing a number of changes to resources and services that may impact you. Read More

The Global Safety and Vanderbilt Travel teams will offer a series of sessions in January to help prepare for the spring semester’s return to campus. The sessions will discuss major changes in the travel landscape since November, new airline health and safety protocols, changes at Nashville International Airport, campus resources to assist in travel planning and more. Read More

Dec. 29 telecommunications update: The main phone lines for VUPD Dispatch, the Student Health Center and the University Counseling Center have been restored and are now fully operational. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain shared the following message with the university community on… Read More

Due to the widespread AT&T telecommunications outage across Nashville, the main phone lines for the Student Health Center and the University Counseling Center are down. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain shared a message to the university community regarding the explosion in downtown Nashville. Read More

Moderna, remdesivir, AstraZeneca. VUMC’s experts have played an integral role in the development of these marquee COVID-19 therapeutics behind the scenes.  Read More

Vanderbilt political scientist Joshua Clinton led a team of researchers to analyze data from more than 1 million U.S. adults, determining that partisanship is more closely related to social mobility—defined here as social contact and travel within and among communities—during the COVID-19 pandemic than the incidence of COVID-19 cases or deaths in the community. Read More

On the last day of fall classes, Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies Shaul Kelner received a heartwarming surprise from his class of mostly first-year students. Read More