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Two highly accomplished Vanderbilt faculty members will leverage their leadership experience and research expertise in new roles within the Office of the Provost. Read More

Vanderbilt is launching a program to communicate vital information to members of the university community who reside off campus in the event a catastrophic incident should impact the area. Read More

Vanderbilt University is now a member of the International Image Interoperability Framework, an international consortium of universities and other cultural heritage institutions using a standard for viewing, comparing and annotating digital objects. 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

Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Vanderbilt University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. Read More

Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, U.S. Marine Corps, will deliver a keynote address at the 2023 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in May. Read More

As construction begins on Vanderbilt's basketball operations center, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee and leadership-level donors gathered to celebrate and reflect on Vandy United’s progress toward transforming the athletics footprint on campus and redefining what is possible for Vanderbilt. Read More

David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, was named an American Astronomical Society fellow for his groundbreaking research and his work in communicating astronomy to the public. 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

Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been awarded a grant to further his research into capturing high-resolution images of live viruses in tissues. The three-year grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Frontiers of Imaging is one of 20 awarded worldwide with the aim of revolutionizing the study of viruses, human health and vaccines. 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

President Joe Biden announced Feb. 3 his intent to appoint Corey E. Thomas, BE’98, as one of 14 new members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Read More

The University of Mississippi teamed with Vanderbilt to host a debate exhibition on Feb. 3. The free event, part of an effort to increase civic engagement on Vanderbilt’s campus, drew an audience from the higher ed and Nashville communities.  Read More

In partnership with Vanderbilt’s Department of English and MFA Program in Creative Writing, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is soliciting poems from students currently enrolled in any Tennessee college or university. Students may submit a poem in the style of their choosing that explores what unity through American democracy means to them. Read More

Led by Nabil Simaan, professor of mechanical engineering and a globally renowned expert in robotic surgery, a multidisciplinary team from the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering has received nearly $4 million to develop a low-cost simulation tool to find solutions that allow safer, minimally invasive surgeries for a wider swath of the global population.  Read More

By Jenna Somers Christopher Candelaria News headlines often give the impression of teacher shortages as national and state level crises, but if policymakers want to ensure classrooms are adequately staffed, they need to examine and address labor market conditions more locally, all the way down to the school level. That’s… Read More