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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has announced an institutional search for the faculty director of the Ingram Scholarship Program. Founded in 1993 by E. Bronson Ingram, the program supports students who demonstrate a willingness and ability to combine a successful career with a lifelong commitment to finding solutions to critical societal problems. Read More

Please join the Vanderbilt University Credit Union staff and board of directors at the annual membership meeting to learn more about the past year and what the Credit Union has planned for 2017 and beyond. Read More

A podcast about evidence law and proof has been created by Ed Cheng of Vanderbilt University. It's titled "Excited Utterance." Read More

The Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Committee on Mental Health and Wellbeing invites staff, faculty and students to share their thoughts at a series of targeted town hall-style listening sessions in February and March focusing on how the university can create a holistic and inclusive approach to supporting mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Office of Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management will launch the FY2017 conflict of interest disclosure process March 1. All faculty and staff are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure each year, regardless of whether you have changes to report. Read More

An international collaboration that includes Divinity scholar David Michelson has published three new reference works to help preserve Syriac, an endangered Middle East language and culture. Read More

Vanderbilt celebrated the 100th birthday of alumnus Ben Schulman at venues across the university's campus in late January, including a Shabbat dinner with more than 300 guests at the Schulman Center for Jewish Life, which he helped endow. Read More

Longtime Vanderbilt University supporters Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane, have announced a new gift of $10 million to continue support for their scholarship fund. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers who “MacGyvered” high-performance batteries from junkyard scraps are featured in a new webpage on energy research created by the Association of American Universities. Read More

The next Open Dore On Location, informal discussion sessions with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente, will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Central Library's Community Room. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Muslim Students Association will host a series of events and programs Feb. 6–10 for Islamic Awareness Week. Read More

The 2017 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from across the university. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Vanderbilt University joined other higher education leaders and colleges, universities, and scientific organizations across the country last week to express opposition to President Trump's Jan. 27 executive order that temporarily bans citizens of seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the United States. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has launched a new podcast, "The Zeppos Report," during which he will interview a wide variety of experts to provide meaningful insights on current issues and trends. Read More

As Vanderbilt University moves forward with the expansion of the College Halls, it anticipates an increase in the need for new and replacement residential faculty members. Read More

Vanderbilt's new Center for Digital Humanities in Buttrick Hall will be home to a cohort of faculty and students seeking digital approaches to humanistic scholarship. Read More

Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Jan. 30 included mention of Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' task force on higher education regulation, as well as coverage of engineering professors' research on human tissue regeneration. Read More

World-renowned mezzo-soprano Alice Coote joins master pianist Julius Drake for a performance of Schubert’s 'Winterreise' Feb. 7 at the Blair School of Music. Read More

David Merryman will study how to treat heart disease using drugs originally developed for rheumatoid arthritis and applying the lessons learned from failed weight loss drugs like Fen-Phen. Read More

Lori Rolando, M.D., MPH, assistant medical director of the Occupational Health Clinic and assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, has been named director of Occupational Health for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More