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The EdAssist portal is now available for submitting your fall 2022 tuition benefit applications, including dependent tuition applications. You can find the EdAssist login, step-by-step tutorials and other resources on the tuition pages of the HR website. 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

Vanderbilt students who are part of the inaugural Vanderbilt Choral Scholars program spent a week in cathedrals in the United Kingdom to better understand the community impact of church music in Europe.    Read More

The lab of Kathy DelGiorno seeks to understand changes in the pancreas in response to injury and disease. In a recent project led by graduate student Leah Caplan, the lab investigated the formation of enteroendocrine cells throughout pancreatic tumor development. Read More

Amanda Lea, assistant professor of biological sciences, has been named to the 2022–24 cohort of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Azrieli Global Scholars in recognition of her outstanding early-career research and interdisciplinary work. Lea’s research interests span evolutionary biology, genomics and human health.  Read More

Kurt Shepherd, assistant vice chancellor for finance, has been named a fellow of the National Association of College and University Business Officers for 2022. He is among 17 higher education finance professionals selected for the latest cohort of the prestigious national program. Read More

The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced the Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2022-23, with a record 20 Vanderbilt University students and alumni winning the prestigious awards. In addition to the 20 new Fulbright Scholars, four Vanderbilt seniors have been selected as alternates and 32 students and alumni earned recognition as semifinalists. Read More

Vanderbilt University will temporarily reinstate indoor masking protocols as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently upgraded Davidson County’s COVID community level to “high” due to rising hospitalization numbers. Read More

In celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Vanderbilt is inviting members of the university community to several events offered this June through the K.C. Potter Center and the Glammadores LGBTQIA+ Employee Affinity Group, as well as Pride Month events across Nashville. Read More

Leaders of Vanderbilt’s LGBTQ+ Policy Lab have provided the first comprehensive evidence on the effects of access to legal same-sex marriage. Their efforts revealed that marriage access impacted the LGBTQ+ community positively in multiple ways. 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

Former Ukrainian government minister Anna Novosad is creating educational opportunities for those navigating life in a war zone. She will share her experiences at a June 23 virtual event open to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2022 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. 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

With temperatures expected to near 100 degrees in the Nashville area, the Vanderbilt University Facilities Department is asking faculty, staff and students to help reduce their energy consumption over the coming weeks. Read More

Alfred Degrafinreid II, associate vice chancellor in Vanderbilt’s Division of Government and Community Relations, has been named president and chief executive officer of Leadership Tennessee, a statewide cross-sector community leadership program. Degrafinreid will assume the role on July 1. Read More