MyVU News

Vanderbilt’s 2013 Holiday Gift Giveaway is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13. A free turkey, tofurkey or Vanderbilt apron will be available for staff and faculty members who present a Vanderbilt ID. Read More

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service adjusts the limits for retirement plan contributions to reflect price and wage inflation. Read More

Commodore football fans are invited to join Coach James Franklin and his Vanderbilt student-athletes on campus this Sunday evening as the team celebrates its third consecutive bowl game invitation. Read More

Are you interested in creating change? Solving problems? Taking a new approach to your work or research? The third annual Curb Creative Practice Boot Camp on Jan. 24 is for you. Read More

Ava Foster Sellers, who in her nearly 50 years at Vanderbilt helped transform the university’s job placement office into a full-scale career planning service with a holistic approach for preparing students for the working world, died Nov. 25 in Nashville. Read More

Joshua DuBois, author of The President's Devotional (HarperCollins) and a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, will speak at Vanderbilt University Divinity School Dec. 4. Read More

Richard McCarty, a distinguished psychologist who has served as Vanderbilt University's chief academic officer since 2008, will step down as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs next year, he announced today. Read More

On Dec. 2 at approximately 12:15 p.m., a student contacted VUPD to report that an unknown male exposed himself to the student behind the Sigma Nu house. Read More

Regina M. Benjamin, who recently ended her four-year term as the 18th surgeon general of the United States, will receive Vanderbilt’s prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal in May 2014 when she addresses graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read More

On Nov. 25, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Emory University President James W. Wagner sent a letter to Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Tom Price (R-GA) regarding the ongoing budget challenges in Washington, D.C. Read More

The new Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning is digging into its work to research, innovate and support digital learning with a new website, a new program to fund faculty exploration of digital learning, graduate fellows, a faculty advisory committee and more. Read More

More than 400 top journalists, scholars, communications professionals and newsmakers from across the country will converge on the Vanderbilt University campus in spring 2014 for the national Education Writers Association’s annual gathering. Read More

Vanderbilt will continue to support the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities by connecting employees directly with federation partners and specific charities. Read More

The Office of Traffic and Parking reminds students, faculty and staff of several options when parking on campus after hours, and VUPD offers tips and services to help ensure their personal safety while traveling on campus. Read More

Eighteen academic and administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. Read More

David F. Salisbury, senior research writer in Vanderbilt’s Office of News and Communications, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his achievements in communicating and interpreting science to the public. Read More

An unknown person(s) entered the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house and stole two laptop computers. Read More

We'd like to hear from you, Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and friends – what are you thankful for in 2013? Read More

Vanderbilt University has received six regional Emmy nominations from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Read More

Using computational tools to search for the genetic basis of what makes us human, Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics Tony Capra and colleagues at the University of California-San Francisco have identified promising candidate regions. Read More