MyVU News
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‘Proposals 101’ workshop covers basics of applying for funding at VU
"Proposals 101," hosted by L-POD, supports faculty who are new to Vanderbilt or early in their careers. The next workshop is scheduled for Nov. 7. Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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Earth’s oldest animals formed complex ecological communities
Ediacara biota were forming complex communities tens of millions of years before the Cambrian explosion. Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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Bojarski named executive director of Student Access Services
Jamie Bojarski has been appointed director of Student Access Services and will lead the office in ensuring a wide range of support services are provided to students with disabilities. Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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‘Seasonal Cycles’
As the first day of fall approaches, learn more about the mural under Calhoun Hall's stone portico, which depicts all of the seasons on campus. Read MoreSep 16, 2018
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Nominations are open for fifth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows, which invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support research, scholarship and creative expression. Read MoreSep 16, 2018
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Age, race and gender split in political parties could lead to voter discrimination
A vastly expanding gap in age, gender and diversity between the nation’s largest generation—millennials—and baby boomers is exacerbating voter discrimination, according to a Vanderbilt Law School expert. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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John Bradley named director of Writing Studio
John Bradley, who places a strong emphasis on the one-on-one interactions between mentor and students as they learn to write, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Writing Studio. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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Chancellor releases 2nd annual report on equity, diversity and inclusion
Additional investments in Opportunity Vanderbilt, the opening of the Student Center for Social Justice and Identity and the recognition of the 50th anniversary of Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard integrating SEC basketball are just a few of the many achievements outlined in the annual report on equity, diversity and inclusion released today from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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Undergraduate Research Fair scheduled for Sept. 27
The fifth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair will feature poster presentations of student research projects representing a variety of fields and disciplines. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Read MoreSep 14, 2018
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Career Center sees large turnout for Career Fair, Kickoff and SLAMs
More than 2,000 Vanderbilt students met with 400 recruiters representing some 140 companies at the Vanderbilt Career Center’s 2018 Career Fair Sept. 5 at the Student Rec Center fieldhouse. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Watson Room opening, Hall Lecture mark two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt will open the Watson Room at the Wond’ry, and IBM Vice President Robert Sutor will give the School of Engineering’s John R. and Donna S. Hall Lecture, as part of a two-day celebration of IBM support at Vanderbilt Sept. 19–20. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Black athletes are cultural leaders, says Bryant in Sports and Society talk
Vanderbilt’s Sports and Society Initiative hosted best-selling author Howard Bryant for a lecture at the McGugin Center Sept. 11. Bryant’s talk centered on the heritage of the black athlete and the intersection of politics and patriotism from the perspective of black athletes. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Best-selling author, higher ed thought leader Beverly Daniel Tatum to give Crawford Lecture
Beverly Daniel Tatum, a best-selling author and president, emerita, of Spelman College, will deliver the fifth annual Crawford Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 20. Her talk will explore the importance of leading through the lens of inclusion. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Vanderbilt’s historic Peabody College set to expand with new construction
Vanderbilt University officially broke ground on the first phase of a $41.5 million multibuilding construction and renovation project at Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Campus community can ride Metro’s upgraded ‘WeGo’ buses for free
Vanderbilt Parking Services reminds all full-time faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students that they are eligible to ride to and from campus on Metro’s new "WeGo" buses for free through Vanderbilt’s Easy Ride program. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Vanderbilt University launches Bass Military Scholars Program
A $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation will support up to 40 scholarships for military veterans pursuing graduate and professional degrees at Vanderbilt University in law, management, education, medicine and nursing. Read MoreSep 12, 2018
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University leaders partnering on efforts to support women
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion James. E. Page and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain are establishing an integrated and collaborative approach to study and address key issues facing the broad array of women staff at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 12, 2018
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Provost launches one-stop online shop for faculty resources
The Office of the Provost has launched the Faculty Gateway, a new web portal that coalesces a wide array of faculty resources and relevant information onto a single webpage. Read MoreSep 12, 2018
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Constitution Day celebration features documentary, voter registration opportunities
A documentary film screening and Q&A with the filmmakers will mark Constitution Day at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 11, 2018
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: Grade A Talent
Vanderbilt’s successful recruiting model finds student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Read MoreSep 11, 2018