MyVU News
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Web form launched regarding medical records transfer
Vanderbilt University’s University Counseling Center will replace Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Psychological & Counseling Center beginning July 1. To facilitate the continuity of care for students currently receiving services at the PCC and who are expected to continue to receive services at the new UCC, VUMC will begin copying some student data and records from the PCC to transfer to the new UCC this spring. Read MoreMar 29, 2018
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VUBreakThru: Learning to view history through a critical lens
Students enrolled in the "Race, Place and Power" University Course recently visited the Hermitage, home of native son Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. They contrasted what they had learned in class with the picture of Jackson portrayed at the museum. Read more about University Courses and other internal faculty funding programs—including TIPs grants, Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants—at the VU BreakThru blog. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Five honored by Women’s Center with annual awards
Five individuals from the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their leadership, mentoring and contributions to the advancement of women during a lunch held at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center March 27. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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March issue of provost’s ‘Open Dore’ newsletter now available
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente discusses the "VU-ETOB" budget model, which exemplifies the shared governance approach that the university uses for decision-making. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Matthews plays ‘Hardball’ on Trump, Democrats, others
Chris Matthews didn’t disappoint “Hardball” fans in his Vanderbilt appearance March 27, criticizing Democrats, evangelicals and candidates from both major political parties. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Gore discusses leadership with students
Former vice president and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore was the guest speaker at an undergraduate political science class on March 26. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Vanderbilt’s Humphrey Fellows to visit Dollywood, Vol State-Livingston
Vanderbilt’s ninth cohort of Humphrey Fellows will travel to East Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains April 6–8. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Deerfield Management, Vanderbilt University announce launch of Ancora Innovation
Deerfield Management and Vanderbilt University announced March 28 the launch of Ancora Innovation, LLC (“Ancora”), a Deerfield company that will support Vanderbilt’s innovative life science research and leverage Deerfield’s expertise in accelerating state-of-the-art drug development. Read MoreMar 28, 2018
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Student centers now hiring for 2018-19 academic year
Vanderbilt's student centers are now hiring for the 2018-19 academic year. Friendly, customer service-oriented undergraduate and graduate students are sought for employment in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment. Applications are due April 8. Read MoreMar 27, 2018
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Album spotlights Blair School’s Biddlecombe and students
The album "Music in the Listening Place," featuring the Vanderbilt Chorale and directed by Tucker Biddlecombe, has been released on Navona Records. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Congress approves largest increase in research, education programs in nearly a decade
Congress passed a bipartisan $1.29 trillion spending bill for the current fiscal year on March 23 that includes some of the largest increases in research and education accounts in nearly a decade. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Lauren Benton wins 2019 Toynbee Prize
Lauren Benton, Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Professor of History and professor of law, has been named winner of the Toynbee Prize for 2019. The Toynbee Prize is awarded biennially for work that makes a significant contribution to the study of global history. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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National experts converge at Vanderbilt for insightful discussions on race and reconciliation
Vanderbilt brought national experts to campus for a two-day symposium—the university's first—on race, reconciliation and reunion. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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VUToday: Biden at Vanderbilt, March for Our Lives, gun violence research in weekly roundup of VU news
The Vanderbilt University Division of Communications publishes “VUToday,” a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, three times per week. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of March 19. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Pavlović’s ‘Lost Art’ featured in new book about her research
Vesna Pavlović's installation "Lost Art" largely inspired the publishing of a new soft-cover volume that spotlights several themes in her research. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Five new interdisciplinary University Courses approved for 2018-19
Launching a startup, protecting cultural heritage and examining the impact of LGBTQ policies are among the topics to be explored in the latest set of University Courses, which are designed to promote new and creative trans-institutional teaching and learning and advance Vanderbilt’s mission. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Commons Reading announced for 2018-19
The Commons Reading for the 2018-19 academic year will be "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom" by Jonathan Haidt. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente and Vanessa Beasley, dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, announced the selection March 26. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Ph.D. student argues for early intervention in reading trouble, takes 3MT top prize
In its sixth year at Vanderbilt, the Three Minute Thesis competition drew 49 students mostly from engineering and the sciences, but future history, religion and English Ph.D.s participated as well. Read MoreMar 26, 2018
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Blair, Library honor Violins of Hope project with series of upcoming performances
Twenty-two violins—most most of which were played by Jewish musicians interned in concentration camps during the Holocaust—have arrived in Music City from Israel, where they will be heard once more as the Violins of Hope. Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have planned several special events in honor of the initiative in March and April. Read MoreMar 23, 2018
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Making Nashville ‘Living Building’ Ready topic of March 29 event
The first in a local series of focused discussions about the Living Building Challenge is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building. Read MoreMar 23, 2018