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See how Vanderbilt is strengthening longstanding partnerships with the University of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and the University of Liverpool. Read More

Emblazoned on the former site of Vanderbilt’s Stadium Club on West End Avenue, Nissha Medical Technologies’ brilliant blue logo was a vivid presence overlooking a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s Engineering & Innovation Center of Excellence. Together with university leaders and government officials, Nissha officially opened the center’s doors on April 17, marking the beginning of an extended collaboration that will create opportunities to develop medical devices and technology—a key research area for the university.  Read More

Giving Day 2026 is finally here! Today, we are calling on the entire Vanderbilt community to show the world what happens when we anchor in community. Read More

Vanderbilt Residential Colleges has named Jeremi London faculty head of Memorial House on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. London, associate professor of mechanical engineering and an associate provost in the Office of Undergraduate Education, will assume the role July 1, 2026. She succeeds Celso Castilho, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, who has served as faculty head since 2021. Read More

Vanderbilt University Divinity School has received a generous commitment from an anonymous donor family to establish the Clearing the Path Fund. This fund will support current students navigating unexpected financial challenges while continuing their theological education and formation. Read More

Thinking of getting an advanced degree? Graduate, professional students give their best advice. Read More

Faculty artists Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak have been invited to join one of the most culturally defining contemporary art exhibitions in the world. Vanderbilt will also host a public program series in Venice to showcase the university’s talent—and to contribute to the global dialogue about the future of art. Read More

Eligible staff members are invited to complete the 2026 Staff Pulse Survey. An email invitation with a personalized link will be sent to all eligible staff from People, Culture and Belonging through CultureAmp, the external vendor that is administering the survey. The survey will close Thursday, April 30.  Read More

Growing up, David Florian would take things apart to see how they worked, then put them back together. So, it’s not surprising that years later the Vanderbilt engineer heads a digital fabrication lab that teaches students how to operate computer-controlled machines and produces a popular YouTube channel with nearly 165,000 subscribers that provides instruction on how to make them. Read More

During the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 9, nine faculty members received awards for their significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring. The chancellor also spoke about Vanderbilt’s strength even during uncertain times.  Read More

Think you know everything about the black and gold and Giving Day history at Vanderbilt? Keep your eyes glued to VU social channels all day tomorrow, April 14, to prove your knowledge. It’s the perfect way to fuel excitement for the big day: Giving Day on Thursday, April 16. Read More

Former first lady of the United States Jill Biden will discuss her new memoir, View from the East Wing, on Monday, June 8, at Vanderbilt University. Biden will be in conversation with a special guest beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Read More

Parking and Transportation will move its office to the Wesley Place building, beginning Monday, April 13, 2026.  Read More

Vanderbilt University will host one of the nation’s leading forums on national security April 23–24 at The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville as the newly renamed Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats returns for its fifth year—bringing together senior leaders from government, military, intelligence, technology and academia. The summit was renamed this year following a landmark $10 million gift from Cliff and Laurel Asness, reflecting its expanding reach and national significance. Read More

When physics and astronomy Ph.D. candidate Oem Trivedi was growing up in India, he had big dreams: becoming a wrestler in the World Wrestling Entertainment industry. Then, in the sixth grade, he watched an Albert Einstein documentary. And everything changed. Read More

See this year's winner of the Chancellor's Cup! Read More

Graduate and professional students share how they've become more of the person they want to be while at Vanderbilt. Read More

How can democratic societies endure, and even flourish, amid deep disagreement? Get ready for a fascinating and timely episode of the Quantum Potential podcast with political scientist and philosophy professor Dr. Robert Talisse and Provost C. Cybele Raver. Read More

Julia “Jules” Ashworth (class of 2026) fell in love with the French language at an early age, when she took her first French class in the third grade. She continued to study French up until middle school, when she was required to take Spanish, but then re-enrolled in French as soon as she got to high school. Ashworth’s curiosity and wide-ranging interests led her to triple major in philosophy, communication studies, and French. Read More