Awards
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Nominations open for annual postdoctoral awards
The deadline to submit nominations for each award is Friday, March 1, at midnight. Read MoreFeb 15, 2024
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Critically acclaimed: Lorrie Moore’s new novel gathers year-end praise
Professor of English Lorrie Moore’s newest novel, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, has been named one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker and received year-end praise from NPR and New York Magazine. Read MoreDec 18, 2023
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Printing Services wins prestigious printing award
Vanderbilt University Printing Services recently earned a 2023 In-Print Award, one of the highest honors in the printing community. This year, the Printing Services team earned a Silver Award for the 2023 edition of LiveIt Nashville, a publication cosponsored by the Division of Government and Community Relations and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. This year’s silver award is Vanderbilt’s second In-Print award since 2019. Read MoreMay 15, 2023
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Nominations open for Spring Staff Awards; save the date for staff assembly on May 22
Know a staff member deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a staff award through March 10. The winners will be announced at the Spring Staff Assembly on May 22. Read MoreFeb 13, 2023
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Jon Kaas receives Society for Neuroscience’s highest honor for pathbreaking cerebral cortex research
Distinguished psychology professor Jon Kaas has received the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, the highest recognition from the Society for Neuroscience, for his pathbreaking work in illuminating the structure and function of the cerebral cortex and plasticity in the developing and adult brain. Read MoreNov 23, 2021
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Mark Bandas named dean of students, emeritus
Associate Provost and Dean of Students Mark Bandas will become dean of students, emeritus, effective May 17. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente recently announced the title and presented Bandas with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Read MoreMay 14, 2021
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Academic support center for student-athletes wins national ‘model practices’ award
Vanderbilt's academic support center for student-athletes has been presented the annual Model Practices Award for Student Support Services by the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A). Read MoreJun 29, 2018
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School of Nursing recognizes faculty, staff, colleagues and honorary nurses
Two longtime friends of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing were named honorary VUSN nurses, a leading researcher was recognized for service to faculty and students, and outstanding faculty and staff received school awards during the School of Nursing’s spring Faculty/Staff Assembly May 17. Read MoreMay 31, 2018
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Campus Dining to receive The Arc of Tennessee’s Inclusive Employer Award
Vanderbilt University Campus Dining has been named this year's recipient of The Arc of Tennessee's Inclusive Employer Award. Read MoreApr 27, 2018
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Kathleen Gould wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Kathleen Gould, Louise B. McGavock Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, is Vanderbilt’s winner of the 2018 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Read MoreApr 2, 2018
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Tellinghuisen receives nanoscience center’s Distinguished Service Award
Pat Tellinghuisen, program director of Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science, is this year’s recipient of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Distinguished Service Award. Read MoreSep 21, 2017
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Vanderbilt Communications receives seven awards
The Tennessee College Public Relations Association honored Vanderbilt University with seven awards during the higher education organization's spring 2017 conference. Read MoreMay 31, 2017
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Winner of Hamblet Award, top student art prize, named for 2017
Conor G. Bloomer, a senior from Watertown, Massachusetts, is this year's recipient of the Department of Art’s prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award. The Senior Show installation is on display until May 12. Read MoreApr 28, 2017
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Deadlines approaching for VIDL grant and award programs
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning (VIDL) reminds the campus community about this year's fast-approaching deadlines for its grant and awards programs, as well as the Graduate Fellows program. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Call for applications: 2017 Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is now soliciting applications for research awards from the Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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Vanderbilt Printing Services named ‘greenest group on campus’
Vanderbilt Printing Services has been named winner of the 2017 Vanderbilt basketball sustainability competition, laying claim to the title of “greenest group on campus.” Read MoreFeb 24, 2017
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Vanderbilt wins two regional Emmy awards
Vanderbilt University won two regional Emmy awards from the MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during a televised ceremony Jan. 21 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Read MoreJan 23, 2017
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Peter Rousseau wins inaugural ‘Journal of Political Economy’ prize
Peter L. Rousseau, Vanderbilt University professor of economics and professor of history, has been named co-recipient of the inaugural Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize by the "Journal of Political Economy." Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Nominations sought for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Student Awards
Nominations are being sought for the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Student Awards, presented annually to at least one graduate student and one medical student associated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who have made outstanding contributions to the institution by fostering a more diverse environment. Read MoreSep 5, 2016
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Strategic planning, career development ahead: Brown
Nancy Brown, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine, ticked off a wealth of accomplishments for the 2016 academic year at the recent State of the Department of Medicine Address Read MoreJun 9, 2016