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Vanderbilt is ranked among the nation’s top colleges and universities for experiential learning in Forage’s inaugural Experiential Learning Awards. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit only one application per calendar year to the ALDI Cares Community Grants program, in which ALDI partners with local organizations in communities where they have stores, warehouses, offices and conduct business, with a primary focus on improving children’s health and wellness and food insecurity while supporting diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit two applications from each school for the Procter & Gamble Higher Education Grant Program. The program provides support for efforts that will better prepare students for success in business. Read More

The application deadline for the third cycle of the Scaling Success Grant program is Wednesday, July 6, at 11:59 p.m. The Scaling Success Grant supports faculty who are ready to scale up their work to increasingly impactful team research, scholarship and creative works, particularly in the form of larger awards from external sponsors. Read More

Jacob Schroeder, a member of Vanderbilt University’s Class of 2022, has been recognized by the American Enterprise Institute with an honorable mention in its Academic Awards Programs for Civil Discourse in Public Policy. Read More

Discard the idea that a healthy diet has to be tasteless, boring and restrictive. For 10 weeks, you will gain practical information that will help you take your current nutrition status to the next level. Read More

Do you experience mid-morning or late-afternoon hunger? The best way to satisfy this hunger is to have a snack. Healthy snacks help bridge the gap between meals, which stabilizes blood sugars and helps maintain energy throughout the day. Read More

To cope with traumatic events requires incredible courage and resilience. If you or a colleague are having difficulty coping, here are some things you can do. Read More

Youth with autism will take the stage to perform The Year of the Ladybug, a play that reminds us that everything you need to know about life you can find in the garden. Performances are scheduled for Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Center Rotunda. Read More

Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, will discuss helpful, healthy and productive ways to manage our emotions on Thursday, June 23, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate two candidates for the 2023 Searle Scholars Program, which supports the independent research in chemistry and the biomedical sciences of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their first appointments as tenure-track assistant professors. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate up to three tenure-track faculty per department for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships. The goal of the fellowships is to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. Read More

The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will host “Speak Easy,” a talk series designed to help postdoctoral researchers polish their “lay” scientific communication skills. The first event will be on Thursday, June 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Hall Graduate Student Lounge. Read More

Applications are requested for the Stephen Voland Neuro-oncology Research Award for 2022–23. Read More

Research Information Technology Service within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research recently updated the Research IT Resources Guide, a portal that enables researchers to select appropriate IT resources for their workflows. Read More

Metro Parks is hosting two public meetings to gather design ideas and connectivity input for the proposed four-mile paved Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway project. This proposed greenway corridor is of particular interest to the Vanderbilt community, as it is anticipated to easily connect to areas surrounding campus and beyond via pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly routes. Read More

Office of the Provost staff across several offices recently volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The Vanderbilt volunteers sorted nearly 7,400 pounds of donated food that in turn will provide more than 6,150 meals for families in need across the region. Read More

Celebrate good health this season with Health Plus' "Spring into Summer." Read More

Join Health Plus each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for food trucks. Each week features two trucks, one behind Light Hall and one in front of Oxford House, and a Health Plus "healthy pick" from each menu to help support healthy lifestyle practices among Vanderbilt community members. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More