Nashville And Community
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Vanderbilt University and Second Harvest collaborate to tackle food insecurity
From hosting a mobile food pantry to the Empty Bowls studio art project to food drives sponsored by Vanderbilt Student Government or the University Staff Advisory Council, the Vanderbilt community has engaged with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee in myriad ways over the past decade. Read MoreApr 26, 2023
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Vanderbilt economist: Tennessee’s early open COVID-19 testing policies worked to slow the spread
Tennessee’s open COVID testing policy reduced actual COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Costs of expanded testing were so low that essentially any reduction in the number of deaths due to the policy would justify its cost. Read MoreApr 17, 2023
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Vanderbilt community gathers to honor The Covenant School
Members of the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities gathered on campus April 4 to honor those lost in the tragic shooting at The Covenant School. Read MoreApr 5, 2023
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CMT Research Foundation invests in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to advance research for CMT1A
The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease*, has invested in a project at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences that seeks to treat the problem of overproduction of PMP22, the primary genetic cause of CMT in patients with CMT1A. Read MoreApr 4, 2023
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Wond’ry Fiber Arts Build Lab hosts interdisciplinary sprint to design dignity-centered hospital gowns
Students, staff and faculty from Vanderbilt, other universities and Vanderbilt University Medical Center worked together on the shared goal of improving the ill-fitting hospital gowns that patients often wear in a project involving the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Innovation Center. Read MoreApr 4, 2023
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Class of 2023: Future educator Nora Smith finds belonging among Vanderbilt’s disabled community
Class of 2023: Read how special education major Nora Smith has found inspiration, friendship and connection within the disabled community at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 3, 2023
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Vanderbilt community invited to gathering in honor of The Covenant School
“Remembrance and Reflection: A Gathering for the Vanderbilt Community in Honor of The Covenant School” will be Tuesday, April 4, at 4 p.m. in the Wyatt Center Rotunda, with a reception to follow. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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Learn more about chatbots at a free student-organized AI conference April 8
An upcoming free conference on emerging technologies will focus on artificial intelligence and feature talks by top experts from H2O.ai, CGI, and Vandersall Collective, among others. The event is open to the public and offers raffle prizes and networking opportunities. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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MED lab’s perennial engineering class for college-bound girls earns praise
Nashville college-preparatory students spent three weeks partaking in a hands-on, interactive class designed by graduate students in the Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab. Sessions included introduction to engineering and STEM, computer aided design, robotics and coding, bioinspired design, and a civil engineering module on structure design. Read MoreMar 16, 2023
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Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory honors well-known astronomer 100 years after his death
The public is invited to a March 16 lecture at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory to learn more about noted astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard and his connections to Vanderbilt’s history. Read MoreMar 10, 2023
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Amid national crisis, mental health wellness platform initiated at the Wond’ry reaches milestone
Realized at the Wond’ry, the mental health wellness startup Innerworld has added Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel as a co-founder and chief strategy officer. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Deputy secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs visits Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University welcomed Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Donald M. Remy to campus in February. The visit, which took place at Vanderbilt Law School’s Flynn Auditorium, provided Remy a chance to meet with student veterans in the Nashville area. Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Grant helps Vanderbilt-Fisk partnership build first-ever U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy
The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, a partnership to create equitable pathways to STEM, has been awarded a Sloan Foundation grant for the first U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy. Read MoreMar 3, 2023
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Q & A: Vanderbilt professor Renã Robinson talks equity in STEM
Vanderbilt professor Renã Robinson discusses the state of supporting Black professionals in STEM and how partners are critical to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts in STEM for academic and corporate organizations. Read MoreMar 2, 2023
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Kathleen Fuchs Hritz joins Vanderbilt Government and Community Relations
Kathleen Fuchs Hritz, an experienced higher education administrator with an extensive background in nonprofit management and community building, has joined the Vanderbilt Division of Government and Community Relations as senior director of community relations. Read MoreMar 1, 2023
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Wond’ry launches Climate Innovation Accelerator to help Nashville small businesses, nonprofits advance climate-ready solutions
The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, has launched the Climate Innovation Accelerator program. Nashville small businesses and nonprofits will be matched with Vanderbilt, TSU and Fisk students and business mentors to develop climate-ready and future-fit business solutions. Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
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The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s innovation center, collaborates with IBM to equip learners for STEM-related careers
The Wond’ry is working with IBM to equip Vanderbilt community members with no-cost STEM education and career readiness resources through IBM SkillsBuild, a no-cost education program focused on underrepresented communities, that helps develop valuable new skills and equitable access to career opportunities in technology fields. Read MoreFeb 15, 2023
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National Science Foundation Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub commences at Vanderbilt with innovation summit
Participants from around the region gathered at Vanderbilt University Feb. 9–10 for the formal initiation of the National Science Foundation Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub. The two-day summit included a convocation, a venture showcase and a reception for hub partners and regional dignitaries. Read MoreFeb 14, 2023
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Courtney Pitts recognized for social justice work
Courtney Pitts was honored with VUSN’s Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award during VUSN’s MLK event on Tuesday. The award recognizes faculty who foster social justice by advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all people. Read MoreJan 17, 2023
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Nashville Biosciences and Illumina announce sequencing agreement with Amgen
Nashville Biosciences LLC and Illumina Inc. today announced an agreement with Amgen to whole-genome sequence approximately 35,000 DNA samples. Read MoreJan 10, 2023