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The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will host an event on Monday, Sept. 18, to celebrate Constitution Day, observed each year to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” Read More

Justus Ndukaife and Chuchuan Hong have developed a way to more quickly, and precisely, trap nanoscale objects such as potentially cancerous extracellular vesicles using a cutting-edge plasmonic nanotweezer. Read More

The relaunch is part of the athletic department’s initiative to directly involve students in shaping the game day atmosphere at Memorial Gymnasium. Beginning next week, applications for the Memorial Maniacs Student Leadership Group will open. Leaders will work in partnership with Vandy Fanatics to help shape the student experience at Vanderbilt basketball games. Students can also vote for a new logo through Sept. 13; check your email for information on how to cast your vote. Read More

Nominations are now being sought for the annual Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Awards. The 22nd annual Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Read More

Join Marilyn Holmes, registered dietitian associate director of the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center, and the Vanderbilt Association for South Asian Cuisine in preparing a traditional Mumbai street food – Pav bhaji. The event will be on Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Wellness Center's demonstration kitchen. Read More

For September’s Parenting Group session, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host author Allison Edwards, who will discuss how to best have difficult conversations with kids. The virtual discussion is Sept. 13 at noon; please RSVP.  Read More

The program is designed to host a cohort of thought leaders with competing and sometimes conflicting views on policy issues and social problems. These visitors will engage with students, faculty, the public and each other to model reasoned, evidence-based civil debate. The first public event sponsored by the program will be on Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. Read More

Forty-four professors received a Provost’s Faculty Grant to advise 332 students conducting Immersion Vanderbilt projects that were completed in spring and summer 2023. Read More

A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a Vanderbilt-led research team reveal information about the ancient civilizations of the central Andes. Read More

Supported by Discovery Vanderbilt and a collaboration between the College of Arts and Science and the School of Nursing, the center will deepen society’s understanding of the causes and consequences of health-related inequalities. An event marking the center’s launch will take place on Monday, Sept. 18. Read More

E. Jacob Cummings has been named director of the Equal Opportunity and Access office at Vanderbilt University. In this role, Cummings will provide strategic leadership for Vanderbilt’s continued implementation of university policies pertaining to civil rights and nondiscrimination. Read More

Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization named Richard Caprioli, C. David Weaver, Susan Eagle, and Franz Baudenbacher 2023 Master Innovators. The yearly recognition program acknowledges Vanderbilt’s top innovators and entrepreneurs for their contributions to the creation, development, and commercialization of intellectual property. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program for 2024. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit one nomination per category for the 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. These awards recognize the United State’s most promising faculty-rank researchers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and chemical sciences. Read More

MoveVU, part of the Office of Transportation and Mobility, can assist you with your daily travel decisions and help reduce your carbon footprint while getting around Nashville and campus. Check out the following resources to help you get where you need to go.   Read More

The Vanderbilt Staff Mentorship program helps employees connect and learn from each other. All eligible staff members can serve as a mentor, mentee or both. New and returning participants must submit applications by Sept. 27.  Read More

Register for the Fall Staff Assembly. All Vanderbilt University staff are invited to attend either in person or virtually, at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Student Life Center ballroom. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing received a $2.6M four-year Health Resources and Services Administration grant, to continue its highly successful Collaborative Academic-Practice program, which improves advanced practice nursing education and increases recruitment and retention in rural, tribal and medically underserved populations. Read More

Nashville is known for its music and entertainment, but it’s also a hub for a variety of other industries, including sports, health care management, technology, printing and publishing, and tourism. Read our list of Nashville's top 10 places to experience. Read More

By Jenna Somers James R. Booth A five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders will support novel research into the brain function of language development in 4- to- 8-year-old late talkers with language delay to identify predictive biomarkers that could support early… Read More