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Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies will host a public symposium, “Critical Field Reflections: The Project of Connecting Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies,” Sept. 22–23. The two-day program will feature book talks, presentations and a roundtable discussion with scholars from UC Davis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, SUNY Buffalo and UCLA. Read More

Space 204 and the Vanderbilt, Arts and the Middle East: Building Bridges to the Global and the Local curatorial program present Entropic Systems, a solo exhibition from Iranian artist Laleh Mehran. The exhibition, on view through Oct. 20, features an immersive video/audio experience surrounding an engineered drawing piece activated by the movement of gallery visitors. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are seeking children currently in kindergarten, with or without reading disabilities and English as their first language, for a study about brain development and reading in kindergartners. Read More

Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement team unlocks the potential of every Vanderbilt employee by offering innovative and meaningful learning experiences, creating space to foster conversations and connections, and encouraging a culture of learning and growth. Read More

Latin American/Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, honors the history, cultural diversity and unique contributions of individuals and communities whose ancestry can be traced to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff will celebrate the month with a series of programs and events. Read More

Update: Due to the popularity of this event, Human Resources is making 500 additional tickets available. Get yours while supplies last. HR invites all employees and their families to attend the Homecoming football game vs. Ole Miss at FirstBank Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 8. Gates will open at 1 p.m., and kickoff is at 3 p.m. Read More

In this international research cooperation, Vanderbilt is leading the development of AI to automatically localize and count monkeypox lesions, the main measure of disease severity, and spearheading a guideline to classify monkeypox lesions. Read More

The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music has secured $5 million in funding for the pilot phase of a comprehensive scholarship, the Blair Community Scholars Program, which will recruit highly talented students from underrepresented and vulnerable backgrounds. Read More

The Vanderbilt community welcomed more than 3,000 family members and friends to campus Sept. 9–11 to celebrate this year’s Family Weekend. Events included the Fall for the Arts festival, a question-and-answer session with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and other VU leaders, a football tailgate, grandparents’ social and more. Read More

Join Peabody College professor Ilana Horn and co-author Brette Garner of the University of Denver for an online conversation about their new book, Teacher Learning of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction: A Sociocultural Approach, on Thursday, Sept. 22. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the January 2023 cycle of the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation (CFH) Grants program. The CFH seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Read More

Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the professors share what inspires them in their journey of learning, discovery, problem-solving and teaching. Read More

There are many things Vanderbilt community members can do to protect themselves, as well as their friends, colleagues and fellow community members, from various illnesses. Among them is getting the new bivalent COVID vaccine booster, which targets the omicron subvariants that currently make up 99 percent of new cases in the U.S. Read More

All fully benefits-eligible faculty and staff will be required to make an active plan selection during October's Open Enrollment for 2023 benefits coverage. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will host events on Friday, Sept. 16, to celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, observed each year to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” Read More

Vanderbilt University will transition to new well-being and employee assistance program services starting in 2023, expanding service offerings and making resources available to employees’ families. Read More

“Dancing Around the Elephants in the Room: A Microlearning Series on Naming and Acknowledging our Realities” will kick off with a discussion about mental health on Monday, Sept. 19. Read More

Lori Galbreath with the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability will discuss “The Basics of Medicare” and help you to make educated decisions. Read More

Margie Gale, RN, MSN, will provide an overview of the basic components of sleep as a pillar of health and well-being. Learn about health measures for both sleep and well-being. Read More

Stuff You Should Know, an online meeting series for staff who wish to learn about the various aspects of Vanderbilt’s administrative enterprise, will kick off the new academic year with “How to Plan an Event on Campus” on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. Read More