Strategic Plan
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Ultrasound helmet would make live images, brain-machine interface possible
Vanderbilt professor Brett Byram plans to use a grant from the National Science Foundation to utilize machine learning for the delivery of better real-time brain images, an advance decades in the making. Read MoreMay 8, 2018
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New integrated library system to make searches faster, more robust
Library users will find searches faster and easier when a new system debuts this summer in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read MoreMay 7, 2018
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Provost-appointed committee releases programmatic vision for residential colleges
A renewed programmatic vision for Vanderbilt's residential college system broadens and enriches the residential education experience for students, faculty and staff. Read MoreMay 7, 2018
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Vanderbilt Libraries to host ‘Cultural Heritage in the Age of Big Data’ symposium June 1
Vanderbilt University Libraries' annual cultural heritage symposium June 1 will explore the ethical dimensions of digital scholarship. Read MoreMay 3, 2018
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Looking beyond the ‘magic bullet’ approach to drug discovery
Vanderbilt scientists have developed a new process that can rapidly and inexpensively identify personalized cancer drugs derived from nature. Read MoreMay 1, 2018
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E. Bronson Ingram College’s two halls named for distinguished alumni
Astronomer Edward Emerson “E.E.” Barnard and journalist Christine Sadler Coe will be memorialized on campus as the halls of the new E. Bronson Ingram College are named in their honor. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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New initiatives announced to boost Vanderbilt’s international reach, profile
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has announced strategic initiatives to strengthen the university’s global reach, to be paired with an international strategy developed by the Division of Communications. Read MoreApr 23, 2018
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NPR podcast visits Immersion seminar on literary arts
Eleven students shared stories about their first-year Vanderbilt experiences with Nashville poets, and the conversations were transformed into meaningful poems during a literary arts seminar. Read MoreApr 19, 2018
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Open house for faculty interested in Residential Colleges set for April 20
Vanderbilt faculty who are interested in serving in either residential or programmatic roles within the university’s Residential College system are invited to an open house on Friday, April 20. Read MoreApr 16, 2018
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Vanderbilt invests further in faculty as committees explore options for multiuse facility
In the university’s continuing program to invest in faculty, two committees have been appointed to develop ideas for a dynamic multiuse facility designed to spur faculty development and collaboration. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Faculty input requested at Research IT town halls April 16 and 25
Faculty are invited to two town halls this month hosted by the Vanderbilt Research IT Service to share their input on new and planned IT services under development to support researchers. Read MoreApr 6, 2018
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All are invited to April 19 closing celebration for Local OACS DIVE projects
The Office of Active Citizenship and Service invites students, faculty and staff to the April 19 DIVE closing celebration, set for 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at The Commons Center. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Professor and student travel to the bottom of the earth, searching for climate clues
Vanderbilt geologist Dan Morgan and undergraduate Andrew Grant took immersion to an extreme, trekking all the way to Antarctica to hunt for the oldest ice ever found. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Vanderbilt appoints committees, advisory firm for graduate and professional student village
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has appointed executive and advisory committees to work closely with Brailsford & Dunlavy, the development advisory firm on the project. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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New residential faculty to join E. Bronson Ingram College, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
Vanderbilt University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs has appointed four new residential faculty to help expand the student learning experience beyond the classroom, beginning this fall. Read MoreApr 2, 2018
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Faculty can learn more about TIPs at April 20 event
The provost's office is hosting a TIPs fair and reception at 11 a.m. April 20 in the Student Life Center to highlight ongoing trans-institutional projects and encourage faculty to participate. Read MoreMar 29, 2018
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An unexpected side effect of public health education efforts in Brazil
Understanding of tuberculosis is associated with higher, not lower, stigmatization of TB patients in Brazil, according to a new report from Vanderbilt’s Latin American Public Opinion Project. Read MoreMar 20, 2018
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YES portal to include optional pronoun selection
Beginning today, a new module will provide all students the option to specify their chosen pronouns through Your Enrollment Services, the university's online student services and academic information portal. Read MoreMar 12, 2018
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Faculty can learn more about internal funding, resources at March 22 event
More than 15 programs, including internal funding initiatives and professional development opportunities, will be showcased March 22 at the Faculty Funding and Resource Fair. Read MoreMar 5, 2018
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VU BreakThru: Undergraduates get immersive experience in new VINSE cleanroom
Last fall, TIPs funding allowed the VINSE cleanroom to support laboratories for four courses, covering a broad range of topics spanning traditional semiconductor materials processing to cutting-edge synthesis of two-dimensional materials. Cleanroom Immersion Leader Alice Leach writes about the wide range of immersion opportunities for undergraduate students. Read more about TIPs grants and other internal faculty funding programs—including University Courses, Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants—at the VU BreakThru blog. Read MoreFeb 28, 2018