Alumni
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Williams, Wilt selected for Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
The late David Williams II, who, as vice chancellor, dramatically elevated the student-athlete experience at Vanderbilt while leading the athletic department, and Toby Wilt, a former student-athlete and now successful businessman, golfer and philanthropist, will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, the organization announced Friday. Read MoreMar 4, 2022
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New fund to sustain Vanderbilt rocket team successes
Mark F. Dalton, JD’75, emeritus trustee and former chair of the Board of Trust, has established the Dalton Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory Fund to support the university's rocket team, winners of an unprecedented seven NASA Student Launch national championships in 10 years. Read MoreFeb 17, 2022
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’Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on the past, present and future Black experience at Vanderbilt
The next installment of the ’Dores in Dialogue series will explore decades of the Vanderbilt Black experience through the lens of alumni memories, current student life and new leadership initiatives for the future. The Feb. 10 event is presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association in partnership with the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni. Read MoreFeb 3, 2022
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The Science of Poetry: Scientist and writer Jenny Qi finds meaning in the loss of her mother
Photography by Marc Olivier Le Blanc The opening poem in Focal Point, the debut collection by Jenny Qi, BA’11, navigates the fraught emotional space between a loving daughter’s grief over her mother’s death and a scientist’s clear-eyed inquiry into the disease-cancer-that caused it. Qi writes of “nights at a microscope in… Read MoreJan 27, 2022
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How to Shoot Great Video with Your Phone: Expert advice from cinematographer Alicia Robbins
Photos by Richard CartwrightIllustrations by Michelle Pereira Cinematographer Alicia Robbins, BS’01, never planned on working behind the scenes. At Vanderbilt, she aspired to a career in broadcast journalism, appearing in spots for Vanderbilt Television and taking every class related to television and film she could find. Everything changed when her… Read MoreJan 26, 2022
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Ideator program at the Wond’ry receives endowment from Sullivan family
Ideator, a highly rated program designed to help faculty, students and staff members from Nashville-area colleges and universities evaluate promising ideas, has been endowed by Eric Sullivan, CEO of Quantum Technology, and his wife, Teri Steele, in honor of their family. Read MoreJan 25, 2022
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Vanderbilt launches new group for Asian American and Pacific Islander alumni
Vanderbilt has launched a new alumni affinity group for Vanderbilt’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, supporting the diaspora and beyond. The AAPI Association of Vanderbilt Alumni (AAVA) aims to connect alumni with one another as well as with current students and the broader Vanderbilt community. Read MoreJan 19, 2022
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Watch: ‘The Science of Flavor’ conversation explores how flavor science impacts the restaurant industry
Join taste experts, scientists and a Nashville chef to learn about the science behind flavor in a virtual event on Monday, Jan. 31, at noon CT. Read MoreJan 18, 2022
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School of Medicine invests in future of health care with Dean’s Scholarship Challenge
The School of Medicine has launched a $5 million Dean’s Scholarship Challenge to help ensure that tomorrow’s leaders in medicine are educated at Vanderbilt. Through a combination of donor contributions and a university match, the school hopes to raise a total of $10 million. Read MoreJan 5, 2022
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Five alumni join 2021 class of Student Media Hall of Fame
A trailblazing attorney, a celebrated sports journalist unafraid to ruffle feathers, a gifted storyteller and communications innovator at Vanderbilt University, an entrepreneur whose interest in media and data fueled success in business, and a sportswriter-turned-investigative producer are the latest inductees in the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Read MoreDec 22, 2021
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In Awe and Remembrance: Vereen Bell, professor of English, emeritus
Jon Parrish Peede, BS’91, former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, reflects on his respect for the late Vereen Bell. Read MoreDec 13, 2021
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Alumni Innovators: Cybersecurity startup ARMS Cyber wins competitive awards from US Air Force, JPMorgan Chase and VetsinTech
Startup fostered at Vanderbilt earns accolades as it reimagines cybersecurity. Winning these awards earned the team $750,000 from the U.S. Air Force and $25,000 with mentorship from JPMorgan Chase leadership. Read MoreDec 10, 2021
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VU alumnus named 2023 Schwarzman Scholar
Aaron Niederman, BS’20, has been named to the 2023 class of Schwarzman Scholars. The program, among the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, brings together the best minds from around the world to study the economic, political and cultural landscape of China. Read MoreDec 10, 2021
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John Hall, devoted Vanderbilt alumnus and trustee emeritus, has died
John R. Hall, BE’55, a champion for education and trustee emeritus whose deep devotion to Vanderbilt earned him the nickname “Kentucky Commodore,” died Nov. 25 in Lexington, Kentucky. Read MoreDec 3, 2021
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Watch: Lab-to-Table Conversations: “The Science of Beer” featuring biochemistry faculty and beer science alumni
Vanderbilt alumni and the founders of Jackalope Brewing Co. and Yazoo Brewing Co. will join Vanderbilt researchers for a Dec. 16 virtual discussion about beer and fermentation science. Read MoreNov 30, 2021
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Bass Military Scholar Andrew Hodlin awarded John S. Beasley II Scholarship
First-year Vanderbilt Law School student Andrew Hodlin has been awarded the John S. Beasley II Scholarship as part of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program, which welcomed its third cohort of military veterans this fall. Read MoreOct 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt Family Weekend celebrates Commodore community
More than 3,000 parents, siblings, grandparents, students and others celebrated Family Weekend Oct. 1–3, as Vanderbilt University welcomed families to campus for three days of special events. Read MoreOct 6, 2021
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Vanderbilt Law School announces $10M gift from private-equity entrepreneur Justin Ishbia, JD’04
Alumnus and Vanderbilt University Board of Trust member Justin Ishbia, JD’04, has donated $10 million to Vanderbilt Law School to support key strategic priorities within the school and to strengthen its position as one of the nation’s premier institutions for legal scholarship. Read MoreOct 6, 2021
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’Dores in Dialogue: ‘A Conversation About the History of Hispanic Heritage Month’ is Oct. 8
The next event in the ’Dores in Dialogue series, “A Conversation About the History of Hispanic Heritage Month,” will be on Friday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreSep 27, 2021
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Vanderbilt-led team selected by NSF Convergence Accelerator to continue developing predictive technology against biothreats
Partnering with Microsoft and leading biologists, epidemiologists, public health experts and computer scientists, Vanderbilt’s Janos Sztipanovits will lead a $5 million cooperative agreement to create a data and AI platform that detects and predicts emerging public health threats. Read MoreSep 23, 2021