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CLASS OF 2024: Call to nature helps Danait Issac build community and cultural bonds
WATCH: See how Danait Issac is sharing her love of her Eritrean heritage and the great outdoors to empower and connect Vanderbilt students. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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25th Avenue vehicle, pedestrian route changes start March 4
Beginning Monday, March 4, the vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle and scooter routes in the Frist Athletics Village will be changing. Please review this information to plan your trip. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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‘Vanderbilt Magazine’ now fully digitized and available online
The complete archive of Vanderbilt University’s flagship publication has been fully digitized and is now available online, making more than a century of university history accessible to the Vanderbilt community and others around the globe. The digitization project, led by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives, includes publishing the complete run of Vanderbilt Magazine and its predecessor, Vanderbilt Alumnus, on the JSTOR digital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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Enriching summer camps to be offered at Vanderbilt
Looking for an enriching experience for your children this summer? Vanderbilt offers a diverse selection of camps providing skill development, learning and fun. Whether your child is passionate about sports, academic exploration or the arts, Vanderbilt has a summer camp experience just for them. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Elsevier and Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries establish landmark five-year open access transformative agreement
Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics and scientific publishing, is pleased to announce a five-year read and publish agreement with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries that will advance open science and enhance access to scholarly research. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Pride in the Pews: In Conversation with Don Abram on Mar. 6
Don Abram, the visionary founder of Pride in the Pews, will be the next speaker in the Dialogue Vanderbilt faith leader series. His conversation with Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Yolanda Pierce is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 6 at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Gender-based and sexual misconduct survey to open Feb. 26
Vanderbilt students, postdocs, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to voice their experiences and knowledge with gender-based and sexual misconduct on campus. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Maha Elgenaidi, Dean Yolanda Pierce navigate faith, identity and Middle East conflict at Vanderbilt University
Dialogue Vanderbilt continued its mission of fostering meaningful conversations with its second event in its series which aims to cultivate open discussions about faith and how it influences people dealing with pressing societal issues. The discussion featured Maha Elgenaidi, founder of the Islamic Networks Group, in conversation with Vanderbilt University Divinity School Dean Yolanda Pierce. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Be part of history: Submit a digital note for the Sesquicentennial time capsule
As part of Vanderbilt’s Sesquicentennial celebration, a time capsule will be placed in Kirkland Hall. All university community members are invited to submit a digital note about your aspirations for Vanderbilt’s future for possible inclusion in the new time capsule. Read MoreFeb 21, 2024
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Bridging the Political Divide: Bipartisan debate on gun control to take place Feb. 28
As a follow-up to the successful and illuminating Agnon Dialogues discussion on gun restrictions, Vanderbilt Debate lab is partnering with Vanderbilt Political Review, College Republicans and College Democrats to host a debate on gun control policy Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Read MoreFeb 21, 2024
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Copilot, a Microsoft AI tool powered by ChatGPT, available for Vanderbilt faculty and staff
The tool can enhance searches, help with document creation and summarize websites, and it can be accessed through a web browser at copilot.microsoft.com. Read MoreFeb 20, 2024
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Study seeks participants for brain-based reading comprehension enhancement research
This research study investigates brain-based reading comprehension enhancement through a non-invasive brain stimulation method called high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS). Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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Dean Krish Roy advocates for federal support and funding of engineering research and education in Washington, D.C.
Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor, met with members of Congress in early February to discuss the importance of engineering’s role in improving living standards, socioeconomic growth and global competitiveness. Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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Hananeel Morinville, BA’25, selected for highly competitive leadership program
Morinville, a history major in the College of Arts and Science, was named to the next class of the John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program for 2024-2025. Selected through a highly competitive process, the scholars and fellows represent a wide range of backgrounds, ideologies and faiths, creating an environment that fosters open dialogue, empathy and understanding. The program is run by the Faith and Politics Institute. Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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Vanderbilt baseball claims season-opening series against Florida Atlantic
The VandyBoys bounced back with an 11-1 win Sunday at Hawkins Field. The team welcomes Dayton to town Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., followed by Eastern Kentucky at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Discovery and communication key to biochemistry Ph.D. Kaitlyn Browning
WATCH: See how Ph.D. candidate Kaitlyn Browning wants to fight miscommunication and misinformation around science. Read MoreFeb 16, 2024
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Applebaum, Meacham to discuss rise of autocracy in ‘Open Dialogue’ event
Pulitzer Prize–winning author and propaganda expert Anne Applebaum will visit Vanderbilt on March 5 for a discussion of the rise of autocracy in today’s geopolitical climate. Read MoreFeb 16, 2024
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Study challenges childhood norms, suggests ways to improve health and well-being policymaking
A new Vanderbilt University study challenges traditional views on childhood, emphasizing the role of cultural, social and historical factors in shaping policies on children’s health and well-being. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the “Rethinking Childhoods” study by the Vanderbilt Cultural Contexts of Health and Wellbeing Initiative proposes a more inclusive approach to health policy, incorporating global perspectives to redefine childhood beyond Western norms. Read MoreFeb 16, 2024
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Faculty can quickly and easily share their innovative ideas using CTTC’s new online tool
Vanderbilt University’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization has launched the Concept Submission Form, a simple online tool aimed at streamlining the process for faculty to submit innovative ideas with potential for patenting and commercialization. Read MoreFeb 15, 2024
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Climate storytelling at Vanderbilt: Mary Annaïse Heglar highlights “The Highs and Lows of Climate Grief”
Heglar will offer a public lecture at Vanderbilt at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to kick off the Vanderbilt Eco-Grief Initiative, a yearlong interdisciplinary project that will use art to illustrate the emotions evoked by living through climate change. Read MoreFeb 15, 2024