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Vanderbilt’s current primary voice services platform, Skype for Business, is being retired by Microsoft. The university recently transitioned to Microsoft Teams, a more advanced voice services offering. As a last step in this transition, VUIT will remove Skype for Business services as of Dec. 15, 2022. Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 10 to 11 a.m. for “Perspective Taking: Expanding Beyond Your Viewpoint.” Read More

Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. for “Design Thinking, Upskilling and Experimenting for Career Growth.” Read More

Laura Novick and Jingyi Liu published a paper highlighting the importance of intentionally and thoughtfully designed figures to explain evolutionary relationships and overcome preconceived misconceptions. Read More

Faculty members visiting Vanderbilt from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management will present “Measuring and Maximizing Research Innovation Impact” at the Community Event Space on Friday, Nov. 4. Read More

Vanderbilt School of Nursing nurses and a social scientist from the College of Arts and Science have launched the Climate, Energy and Health Equity Lab to mitigate health disparities related to climate change. Read More

A pilot funding initiative will support faculty as they mentor students on Immersion Vanderbilt, a feature of Discovery Vanderbilt's emphasis on research and creation across the university. Read More

Award-winning cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel will present Vanderbilt’s annual Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society on Monday, Nov. 7. The event, hosted by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, will begin at 5 p.m. in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library Community Room. Read More

Join in the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life's annual Gratitude Challenge Nov. 1–30 and engage with gratitude in intentional ways. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @vuspirituallife. Read More

Nineteen Vanderbilt Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month to attend the fifth in-person Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy seminar. While a condensed virtual version of the event was offered in fall 2020 and 2021, this was the first in-person federal STEM seminar since 2018. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies, Student Center for Social Justice and Identity, and Immersion Vanderbilt will host a discussion and book signing featuring Vanderbilt undergraduate student Pedro Rosales-Diaz, author of Dreams Through Shadow and Light, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Multicultural Community Space. Read More

The Initiative for Race Research and Justice will host an online event featuring Dr. André Churchwell, vice chancellor for outreach, inclusion and belonging and chief diversity officer at Vanderbilt University, on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Churchwell will discuss his book, The Other Side: A Collection of Writings and Drawings, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation Young Investigator Award for 2023. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals, one in medical research and one in science and engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program. Read More

Faculty who would like to learn more about serving in residential or programmatic roles within the university’s residential colleges system are invited to an open house on Thursday, Nov, 10,  from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons dean’s residence, located at 1235 18th Ave. S. Read More

Electric scooters and bicycles are excellent on-campus mobility options, but safety comes first. When riding, stay alert and follow the following safety precautions. Read More

All undergraduate students are invited to attend the annual Nichols Humanitarian Fund reception and open house on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. The fund will begin accepting applications for support of students who plan to pursue humanitarian immersive experiences during summer 2023 on Nov. 2. Read More

Development and Alumni Relations recently promoted three longtime fundraising professionals into leadership roles in anticipation of the public phase of the university’s ongoing philanthropic campaign. Scotty Mann, Jonathan Petty and Taylor Wood have been named assistant vice chancellors of development; each will have oversight of specific fundraising responsibilities.  Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the undergraduate student organizations FirstVU and QuestBridge Vanderbilt as well as the Network First-Gen initiative, invites members of the Vanderbilt community to participate in First-Generation Appreciation Week Nov. 3–11. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court will again review the constitutionality of affirmative action Oct. 31 when it hears the cases of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina. Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy Kelly Slay will join many of her colleagues in Washington, D.C., to engage in rallies related to these cases. Read More