Government And Community Relations

Lisa Monteggia, Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, joined John Hoomes of the Nashville Opera for a discussion on the art and science behind the Nashville Opera’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. The discussion was part of TPAC’s InsideOut series, which celebrated 20 years of partnership with Vanderbilt this year. Read More

The Nichols Humanitarian Fund, which provides funding in support of Vanderbilt students who plan to pursue humanitarian immersive experiences, was established in 2006 by the E.C. and Lucile Hamby Nichols Trust, and by Edward C. Nichols Jr., JD’70, and his wife, Janice Nichols. The fund encourages Vanderbilt students to become better citizens of the world and to broaden their thinking by volunteering for humanitarian efforts. Read More

Faculty from across the institution participated in an inaugural faculty advocacy workshop to inform participants on how Vanderbilt currently advocates on behalf of the university and share best practices to help faculty members who want to advocate on topics of interest. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s collaboration will solidify the History and Culture Center of Williamson County as the first permanent, interactive exhibition space dedicated to telling comprehensive countywide history Read More

Vanderbilt University and the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt are collaborating with The Precisionists, Inc., a Wilmington, Delaware-based company that assesses, trains and employs neurodiverse adults to carry out project-based consulting work. TPI anticipates steady growth in Nashville and plans to create more than 500 local jobs for adults with autism and neurodiversities within the next three to five years.  Read More

On Thursday, Sept. 28, faculty are invited to join an interactive lunchtime workshop on how to be an effective advocate. Read More

Nursing professor, registered nurse and family nurse practitioner Carol Ziegler was nominated to the Board of Health by Mayor John Cooper. Ziegler is also co-founder of the Climate, Health and Energy Equity lab and a member of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Read More

The complexities of the U.S. health care system, the role of media in modern politics, music born along the Mississippi River and the joys and benefits of birdwatching are just some of the varied courses being offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University this fall. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers are scheduled to reveal an exciting update in the realm of pulsars and gravitational waves from National Science Foundation headquarters on June 29. On June 30, they will return to Nashville to share what they found and what the discovery means for our future understanding of the cosmos. Read More

With roots back to Vanderbilt’s beginning, Dyer Observatory has long been a center for discovery, education and outreach. Read More

The Vanderbilt University community is invited to attend Juneteenth activities at the National Museum of African American Music from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 19. To celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, admission is free to all. Read More

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 More

Vanderbilt’s Division of Government and Community Relations has published the 10th issue of its ON THE HILL government relations report. The biannual report summarizes Vanderbilt’s activities over the past six months at the federal, state and local levels of government.  Read More

Philippe Fauchet, the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering at Vanderbilt University, met with members of Congress last week while in Washington, D.C., to emphasize the integral role that engineering research plays in strengthening the United States’ competitiveness and security. Read More

For the past 20 years, Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center have collaborated to cultivate new audiences for the arts downtown through a series of programs aimed at attracting constituents interested in exploring the arts. Read More

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 More

Nineteen Vanderbilt Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month to attend the fifth in-person Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy seminar. While a condensed virtual version of the event was offered in fall 2020 and 2021, this was the first in-person federal STEM seminar since 2018. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Government and Community Relations will partner with One Generation Away and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to host a drive-thru mobile food pantry on the university’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 29. Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students are invited to volunteer at the event beginning at 7:30 a.m. Read More

Leaders from Vanderbilt’s Division of Government and Community Relations joined hundreds of community members from across Nashville recently to celebrate nonprofit heroes. Read More

Vanderbilt University has named Eben Cathey, a land use and communications consultant with broad experience working for Metro Nashville government, as senior director for local government relations. Read More