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Vanderbilt undergraduate colleges and schools are observing winter break Dec. 19–Jan. 7, with classes for undergraduates resuming Monday, Jan. 10. The university's winter break for employees will run from Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. The university will return to full operating status on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Read More

The Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education will replace its current data storage system with an expanded, more resilient system in May 2022. Read More

Shane Callahan, an experienced leader in technology and information security, has been named Vanderbilt University’s first chief information security officer. He will join the university on Jan. 4. Read More

Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for Data Science for Social Good, a 10-week experience where participants work as part of a data science team on a pre-selected project for a not-for-profit organization, Vanderbilt group or government organization. Read More

The chimes of Kirkland Hall’s clock tower will ring five times on Dec. 21 in memory of Paul Wynn Young, who devoted more than 40 years to keeping Kirkland Hall’s signature clock and chimes in good working order. Read More

The Vanderbilt University research community is now more than two months into the phased soft launch of the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system to replace the university’s outdated Coeus and PEER systems. To launch VERA, the implementation team has collaborated for the past two years across all schools and colleges and between research administrators and faculty. Read More

Prior to the start of the winter break, the Office of Global Safety has shared guidance from the CDC for travelers returning to the U.S. Vanderbilt community members who will travel abroad during the winter break should familiarize themselves with these procedures.  Read More

Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to further his efforts to probe ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers examine how to rapidly characterize the biological impact of genetic editing on bacteria for energy production, drug discovery and more. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

Although the free Wi-Fi at coffee shops, malls, airports and other public spaces may be convenient, a lack of security controls can put users at risk of an attack. Learn some actions you can take when accessing public Wi-Fi. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC) may nominate one assistant professor for the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. Read More

As a reminder, the application portals for the new Scaling Success Grant and the Seeding Success Grant opened in early December. Faculty may begin applying for these internal funding programs, which both have a deadline of Feb. 2, 2022.  Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate two candidates to submit an LOI to the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a leading global health care company committed to delivering new, innovative pharmaceutical products to patients and championing the fight against disease and pain. Read More

VERA soft launch phase 3 will start on Jan. 1, 2022. With this phase, the system-to-system proposal submission capabilities of VERA will be expanded from NIH to all federal sponsors with funding opportunities available in grants.gov. Read More

Vice Chancellor Eric Kopstain and Vice Provosts Tracey George and G.L. Black shared a message to detail the resources available to Vanderbilt community members following the strong storms and tornadoes that moved through the region over the weekend. Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Dec. 8 to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination that protects against COVID-19, discovered last year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Startup fostered at Vanderbilt earns accolades as it reimagines cybersecurity. Winning these awards earned the team $750,000 from the U.S. Air Force and $25,000 with mentorship from JPMorgan Chase leadership. Read More

Aaron Niederman, BS’20, has been named to the 2023 class of Schwarzman Scholars. The program, among the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, brings together the best minds from around the world to study the economic, political and cultural landscape of China. Read More

The vision of one of Vanderbilt University’s most influential benefactors, David K. “Pat” Wilson, BA’41, and his family will bring transformational change to the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, which provides unique resources and services to the Blair School of Music. Read More

All undergraduate students are invited to participate in Vanderbilt’s annual Quality of Life Survey. The data gathered through the survey helps the university understand students’ experiences and needs. Read More