Awards
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Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates through his or her work the principles of… Read MoreNov 19, 2013
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Kudos: Read about faculty and student awards and achievements
Read about faculty and student awards and achievements. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates through his or her work the principles of… Read MoreNov 4, 2013
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College of Arts and Science 2013 Undergraduate Teaching Awards announced
The College of Arts and Science recognized six faculty members with excellence in teaching and advising awards at its September faculty meeting. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Vanderbilt, Children’s Hospital recognized as ‘Top Workplaces’
Vanderbilt University and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are among the best places to work in Middle Tennessee, according to the "Tennessean’s" Top Workplaces list. Read MoreJun 24, 2013
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Women’s Center seeking applications for annual awards
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is accepting applications for the following awards that recognize students, staff and faculty who are making a difference in the lives of Vanderbilt students. The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center's Mentoring Award (Vanderbilt) The Muliebrity Prize honors an undergraduate or graduate student… Read MoreJan 31, 2013
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Hamm’s research honored by Dutch pharmacology society
Heidi Hamm, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Pharmacology, has won the 2012 Ariens Award from the Dutch Pharmacological Society. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Mechanical engineering team wins Wyss-IEEE award for robotic leg prosthesis
Two mechanical engineering graduate students and their professor have received the Wyss Institute-IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Award for Translational Research for their work on a robotic leg prosthesis, selected from submissions by biomedical engineers and scientists from academic institutions worldwide. Read MoreSep 20, 2012
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Schaffner lauded for epidemiology contributions
William Schaffner, M.D., professor and chair of Preventive Medicine, is the 2012 recipient of the American College of Epidemiology’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award, in recognition of his contributions and leadership in the discipline of epidemiology. Read MoreSep 20, 2012
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Photo: Excellence in writing
(photo by Joe Howell) Ann Minnick, Ph.D., R.N., left, and Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., recently presented Richard Benoit with the 2012 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Award for Ph.D. Student Excellence in Writing. The award was established to recognize Ph.D. students who demonstrate excellence in writing… Read MoreSep 20, 2012
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VU named among best colleges for food in America
The Commons Dining Center is a state-of-the-art facility that features a salad bar, specialty pizza oven, deli, wok, grill and vegan/vegetarian food options. (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) Culinary website The Daily Meal conducted a study of 2,000 four-year educational institutions to determine the best in campus dining… Read MoreSep 14, 2012
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Sengupta receives NSF CAREER award
Peabody's Pratim Sengupta has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreJun 14, 2012
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VU News and Communications wins five awards at state conference
Vanderbilt Public Affairs Officer Ann Marie Deer Owens with TCPRA President Julia Wood at the 2012 TCPRA conference at MTSU. Image courtesy of MTSU News. Vanderbilt News and Communications received five communication awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association at its spring meeting May 17-18. Read MoreMay 22, 2012
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Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement
Top scholars from Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate and professional schools are being honored with Founder’s Medals during Commencement on Friday, May 11. Read MoreMay 11, 2012
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Senior engineering student receives Fulbright to teach in Brazil
Roteta Senior engineering student Pauline Roteta has been selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Brazil. Read MoreApr 24, 2012
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Computer science student named 2012 Goldwater Scholar
Curtis Northcutt, a member of the Class of 2013, has been named a 2012 Goldwater Scholar. Each year, Vanderbilt is given the opportunity to nominate up to four outstanding sophomore and junior students in the math, science and engineering fields. Competition for the award is fierce: 282 scholars were… Read MoreApr 24, 2012
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Two Vanderbilt humanities professors named Guggenheim fellows
Two humanities professors in Vanderbilt University’s College of Arts and Science have been named 2012 Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Read MoreApr 24, 2012
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Engineering, Peabody effort lands NASA STEM outreach award
A combined team from Vanderbilt Engineering’s Aerospace Club and Peabody’s Department of Teaching and Learning won a prestigious outreach award from NASA for inspiring school students in the study of rocketry and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related topics. Read MoreApr 24, 2012
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Vanderbilt named one of Nashville’s healthiest employers
Health Plus Medical Director Lori Rolando is pictured with Nashville Business Journal Publisher Kate Herman. (Photo by James Yates/Nashville Business Journal) Nashville Business Journal recognized Vanderbilt University as one of the city’s healthiest employers at an awards luncheon Dec. 15. This is the second year for NBJ’s Healthiest Employers… Read MoreJan 3, 2012
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Green receives NCURA distinguished service award
Pat Green, associate director of the Division of Sponsored Research at Vanderbilt, has been selected to receive the National Council of University Research Administrators’ Award for Distinguished Service. Read MoreJun 29, 2011