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As part of a multi-year Central Utility Infrastructure project, TTL Inc., a geotechnical company, under the direction of the Campus Planning and Construction office, will be conducting exploratory soil testing and boring on campus for approximately four days starting Monday, April 11. Read More

Amanda Hellman, an accomplished museum curator with extensive experience developing collection strategies, managing exhibitions, stewarding patrons and empowering creative staff, has been named director of the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. Read More

Class of 2022: A passion for learning about Africa and the support of her Jamaican seamstress grandmother inspired Shea Clarke to weave together shared passions into a creative business. Read More

The Student Care Network has launched the Social Justice CARE website, where students have access to resources relative to connecting with affirming Community, Action that can be taken on social justice issues, resources for Restoration and self-care, and Education on a number of social justice related topics. Read More

The 2022 Spring Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 14, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. A virtual fair will be 3:30–4:15 p.m., followed by an in-person fair 4:30–6:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance on COVID-19 booster eligibility, making certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least four months ago eligible for another booster to increase their protection against severe disease.   Read More

To help Metro Nashville and the its Sustainability Advisory Committee better understand the climate mitigation strategies that are most important to you, please take this survey. Community feedback from this survey will help determine next steps to address climate change in Nashville.  Read More

During the month of April, Vanderbilt Campus Dining celebrates its commitment to sustainability with student engagement and educational opportunities. The month kicks off with the return of the popular Rand Farmer’s Market on Monday, April 11. Read More

In 2022, neurodiversity in the workplace is an issue capturing attention, as conversations on how to create more inclusive spaces for all continue among business leaders. Tim Vogus, deputy director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, focuses on research related to improving the workplace for people on the autism spectrum. Read More

Nearly 200 alumni and parent volunteers returned to campus April 1–2 for the annual Volunteer Leadership Weekend. The weekend’s theme, Vanderbilt in Classroom, Community and Conversation, was designed to give university volunteer leaders an inside view of changes underway at Vanderbilt and to provide firsthand insights from university leaders, faculty and students about how these initiatives improve the educational experience.   Read More

Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, has announced the 2022 members of the school’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and a new member of the school’s Circle of Distinguished Friends. Read More

In this talk, Robin Nobling will share information on stress and self-compassion and its impact on work, school, and relationships.  Read More

A team of Vanderbilt researchers led a project that studies chemical compounds produced by bacteria. Specifically, the group was interested in a suite of chemicals known as natural products. These chemicals are produced by the organism for a specific purpose, but are often valuable because they may be used as antibiotics, anticancer agents, or other therapeutics. Read More

Faculty at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center achieved a significant milestone in 2021: more than $1 billion in research funding awarded from external organizations.  Read More

Anna Aizer, professor and chair of economics at Brown University, will discuss “Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: How Economic Research Can Inform Policy” on Monday, April 18. This in-person talk is the spring 2022 McGee Public Policy Lecture sponsored by the Department of Economics. A webinar option is also available. Read More

The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Center for Innovation, has opened an incubator space called Launch, which is dedicated to startup founders affiliated with local universities. Read More

Esteemed political scientist Larry Bartels, whose scholarship deepens the understanding of how voters behave and that behavior’s consequences for democratic governance, is Vanderbilt University’s winner of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Read More