MyVU
-
Three Graduate School faculty honored with first-ever mentor awards
Vanderbilt Graduate School has named three faculty members as recipients of its first Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Awards. The honorees include Bruce Compas, Meike Werner and Kelly Oliver. Read MoreMay 25, 2022
-
Shaw named university librarian
Jon Shaw has been appointed the new leader of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University, effective July 1. Previously, Shaw served as associate vice provost and deputy university librarian for the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Read MoreMay 25, 2022
-
Stationery products featuring new Vanderbilt marks now available
Business cards and stationery products that reflect the university’s refreshed visual identity are now available for order through Vanderbilt Printing Services. Read MoreMay 25, 2022
-
Lane closure, fence changes at Owen Graduate School of Management worksite
The Owen Graduate School of Management renovation and addition project, set to open for the 2022-23 academic year, is expanding its site borders to complete the remainder of the work. Read MoreMay 25, 2022
-
Service road between Rand, Sarratt halls and Powerhouse to be impacted Friday
The service road east of the roundabout at the end of Vanderbilt Place, between the university’s Powerhouse and Rand/Sarratt halls, will be impacted on Friday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the removal of a crane adjacent to the Powerhouse. Read MoreMay 24, 2022
-
Vanderbilt Health and Wellness health fair at Heard Library June 7
Join Vanderbilt Health and Wellness for a health fair at the Heard Library Community Room on Tuesday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Boost your well-being while earning credit toward Go for the Gold. Read MoreMay 24, 2022
-
Southeastern Collegiate Recovery Community Summit strengthens ties, promotes collaboration
Vanderbilt's Center for Student Wellbeing in the Office of the Dean of Students hosted the eighth annual Southeastern Collegiate Recovery Community Summit May 17–19. The summit provides an opportunity for students, staff and faculty involved in collegiate recovery programs in the region to build community and strengthen collaborative efforts. Read MoreMay 23, 2022
-
Healthier You presentation: ‘Better Posture for Better Health’
Join Dr. Barbara Murphy as she explains the surprising ways better posture can lead to better health. Read MoreMay 23, 2022
-
Limited Submission Opportunity: Oak Ridge Associated Universities Events Sponsorship Program–FY2023 Cycle 1
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit one application to the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Events Sponsorship Program. Read MoreMay 23, 2022
-
Amanda Lea named 2022 Searle Scholar, wins $300K to pursue research on effect of early-life environments on human health
Amanda Lea, assistant professor of biological sciences, has been named a 2022 Searle Scholar, an honor bestowed on 15 exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. Lea will receive $300,000 in flexible funding to support her work over the next three years. Read MoreMay 20, 2022
-
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing launches Tennessee’s first master of nursing degree
In response to nationwide deficits of registered nurses, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is launching a four-semester Masters in Nursing program. The program is open to people with a bachelor’s degree in other fields and will begin in spring 2023. Read MoreMay 20, 2022
-
Campus Dining participates in team-building, volunteer activity for VCH
Vanderbilt Campus Dining wrapped up the spring semester with an end-of-academic-year team-building event for staff on May 18 at the E. Bronson Ingram College dining center. Read MoreMay 20, 2022
-
2022 Postdoc Awards ceremony is May 24
Vanderbilt will celebrate its community of 450 postdoctoral fellows, who play a key role in advancing the university’s globally renowned research projects, on Tuesday, May 24, at 4 p.m. in Alumni Hall. All are invited to attend. Read MoreMay 19, 2022
-
Call for proposals: 2023 Sanofi Innovation Awards (iAwards)
The Sanofi iAwards initiative is a multi-institutional partnership program designed to support collaborations with academic investigators to accelerate innovative early-stage, disease-relevant research toward the clinic. With this program, Sanofi aims to fund cutting-edge translational research that can contribute to its early-stage pipeline and ultimately benefit patients. Read MoreMay 19, 2022
-
Webinar on NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research is June 14
Vice Provost for Research Padma Raghavan and staff from Research Development and Support, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, will host a webinar on the National Institutes of Health Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research on Tuesday, June 14, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreMay 19, 2022
-
Philippe Fauchet to conclude deanship of Vanderbilt School of Engineering in 2023
Philippe Fauchet, who has led the School of Engineering through a decade of significant and strategic growth in research collaborations, academic programs, endowed chairs, faculty and student recruitment and more, will step down as dean effective June 30, 2023. Read MoreMay 18, 2022
-
‘Retrocomputing’ exhibit showcases the dynamic history of the personal computer
"Retrocomputing," a new exhibit in the Science and Engineering Library, showcases the remarkable series of breakthroughs that took place during the early days of personal computing. All members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to learn about and interact with the vintage computers through the end of the calendar year. Read MoreMay 18, 2022
-
Esteemed astrophysics professor Keivan Stassun co-authors study for NASA on increasing diversity and inclusion in space mission leadership
Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, is a co-author of the study “Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions.” The report will be published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on May 18. Read MoreMay 18, 2022
-
Ross-Orta named director of student transitions and community engagement; Erb promoted to director of residential colleges
Roshaunda “Ro” Ross-Orta, a program manager for residential colleges, has been named director of the new Office of Student Transitions and Community Engagement, and Natalee Erb, associate director of residential colleges, has been promoted to director of residential colleges. Read MoreMay 18, 2022
-
Olatunji, Tung named associate provosts for doctoral programs
Tiffiny Tung, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Bunmi Olatunji, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor and director of clinical training in the Department of Psychology, were recently appointed associate provosts for doctoral programs and will lead efforts to enhance doctoral training, policies, student recruitment and experiences. Read MoreMay 18, 2022