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Adena Friedman, MBA’93, president and CEO of Nasdaq and a Vanderbilt Board of Trust member, will give the keynote address on Friday, Nov. 13, as part of Owen Forward. Read More

Vanderbilt University is honoring the service of military veterans and celebrating their unique contributions to campus culture through a series of videos, social media posts, photo exhibitions and more to commemorate Veterans Day. Watch a video message from Chancellor Daniel Diermeier saluting Vanderbilt's veterans. Read More

Vanderbilt students recently had the opportunity to make their own stylish and unique “designer” face masks at multiple mask-making sessions led by Vanderbilt costume shop manager and senior lecturer Alexandra Sargent Capps at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s new career and compensation framework is designed to provide staff and leadership with a transparent, market-based structure, practical tools and information necessary for navigating careers. In conjunction with the framework, a resource website is now live. Read More

Nashville Metro Council has honored Vanderbilt nuclear physicist Joseph Hamilton for his role in the discovery and naming of chemical element 117, known as tennessine on the periodic table of elements. Read More

Delta Air Lines' Paul Jacobson will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation as part of Owen Forward. Jacobson will be joined by M. Eric Johnson, Owen dean and Bruce D. Henderson Professor of Strategy, for the talk on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Read More

A partial closure of the southbound lane of 21st Avenue between the entrance to the School of Nursing and the intersection of 21st and Edgehill avenues is schedule for Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at approximately 6:30 a.m. each day. Read More

Registration is open to attend the inaugural Vanderbilt Undergraduate Creative Expression Showcase, where undergraduate students across the university will present creative works they have completed during their time at Vanderbilt. Read More

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Yi Ren and her team have made several discoveries to illuminate the mechanisms of key host-pathogen interactions involving viruses, with implications for gaining a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association held its 14th Annual VPA Symposium on Oct. 29. The event featured a keynote seminar, poster sessions, talks and the presentation of awards. Read More

Nancy Carrasco, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Joe C. Davis Chair of Biomedical Science, receives one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Read More

Velma McBride Murry, University Professor of Health Policy and Human & Organizational Development, receives one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community will participate in First-Generation Celebration Day, a nationwide event planned for Sunday, Nov. 8, that seeks to honor the motivations and accomplishments of first-generation students and graduates at colleges and universities across the country. Read More

Patrick J. Geary, emeritus professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, will present “The Challenges and Dangers of integrating Genomic Data into History” on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Read More

The HR Payroll, HR Benefits, HR Records, International Tax, Process and Systems Optimization (Oracle Cloud/SkyVU) and eCRT Teams are now using the Vanderbilt Administrative Support Tickets (VAST) process via Oracle Help Desk to manage requests for user assistance. Read More

Applications are now being accepted for the Vanderbilt Leadership Enrichment program, designed to develop key leadership skills and competencies for staff who are line or operational leaders demonstrating high potential, and whose leadership position is between front line supervisor and director. Read More

Charles Foster "Chuck" Federspiel, a Vanderbilt University faculty member for 61 years and founding director of the Division of Biostatistics, died Oct. 19. He was 91. Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the homeless community, including posing unique health risks to the homeless population and spurring a likely increase in homelessness due to job losses, said Marybeth Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and professor of human, organizational and community development. Read More

The Vanderbilt community continues to Anchor Down and Step Up to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The university’s public dashboard, updated this morning, shows undergraduate students’ efforts to flatten their positive case curve last week. However, Vanderbilt continues to see positive cases—especially a rise in graduate and professional student COVID-19 cases over the last week. Read More

Undergraduate students and their families are invited to a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to discuss ongoing construction in the West End Neighborhood as well as student housing in the area. The virtual meeting is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. and will be conducted via Zoom. Read More