MyVU Take Note

Joan Strassmann, a world leading expert on the evolution of cooperation and fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, will be giving a talk on experimental evolution of microbes on Friday Feb. 24th. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for the Monthly Refresh mini-series. Participants are invited to collaborate in a Teams workspace to share goals, progress and resources in an environment of ongoing accountability and support. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on February 28th from 2:00-3:00 p.m. for the Way of Work (WoW) Series – Part 1: Learning, Failure, and Psychological Safety. Read More

Ana Diez Roux, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology, will discuss “Improving Health in Cities: A Challenge and Opportunity for Public Health, Research and Action” on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at noon in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

Join Stacey Kendrick, a health educator, freelance health and fitness writer and healthy cooking instructor, as she shares her passion for making healthy eating delicious at the next installment of Vandy Cooks. Read More

Kiersten Kinder, Ph.D., will discuss tips for making children’s transitions between different activities smoother and easier at the next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Feb. 21 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. for "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" webinar. Read More

Incoming traffic from 21st Avenue onto Medical Center Drive will be diverted on Saturday, Feb. 11, starting at 6:30 a.m. to install a crane that will conduct work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate two early career faculty members for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may select one nominee per major school/division for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for #IamRemarkable on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The workshop aims to empower underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond. Read More

ChatGPT marks a groundbreaking step forward in artificial intelligence. Beyond the impressive technology, the program is generating controversy and conversation about its impact on academia. Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute will host a lunchtime information session, “Understanding ChatGPT,” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, in Alumni Hall, Room 202. Read More

Construction equipment will impede access to the A wing entrance to Medical Center North on Saturday, Feb. 4, starting at 6:30 a.m. A boom lift for workers to reach third-floor windows will be parked on the sidewalk off of 21st Avenue toward the building. Read More

Pedestrian and northbound vehicular traffic on 21st Avenue will be affected daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday, Feb. 6, until Saturday, Feb. 11, for Nashville Department of Transportation work to add curb cuts in preparation for moving the intersection.  Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will present “Caregiving During Work Hours: Tips to Manage Time to Avoid Burnout” on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at noon. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining will celebrate Black History Month by taking students on a journey through African food culture throughout the month of February. Read More

All Vanderbilt faculty are invited to attend the next Faculty Senate meeting scheduled to take place Thursday, Feb. 2, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. Voting members (elected senators and deans) are expected to attend in person on the second floor of the Faculty Commons Building.   Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s next Work-Life Workshop will be on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Kelly Slay, assistant professor of higher education and public policy, will participate in a virtual panel, “Understanding Race-conscious Admission in Our Past, Our Present and Our Future,” on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the Castilleja School. Read More

Judith Weisenfeld, professor of religion at Princeton University, will give a talk titled “Spiritual Madness: Race, Psychiatry and African American Religions” on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 102. The event is hosted by Vanderbilt’s Department of Religious Studies. Read More