Jeff Balser
Churchwell named interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief university diversity officer
Jun. 14, 2019—André L. Churchwell, chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and senior associate dean for diversity affairs in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University.
Five interdisciplinary programs awarded TIPs funding for 2019
Jun. 12, 2019—Five interdisciplinary projects awarded TIPs funding for 2019; a sixth (additional) year call for proposals and funding announced by the provost.
Six new endowed chairs from Medicine, A&S, Owen and Law School honored
May. 3, 2019—Vanderbilt’s six newest endowed chairs were honored by colleagues, university leaders, family members and donors at a ceremony on April 30 in the Student Life Center.
VIGH hosts conversation with University of the Witwatersrand’s Adam Habib May 2
Apr. 22, 2019—Adam Habib, vice chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, will join Jeff Balser, dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and chief executive officer of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Edwin Trevathan, director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health and Amos Christie Chair in Global Health, for a conversation on Thursday, May 2, on the Vanderbilt campus.
Endowed chair holder celebration honors eight faculty members
Feb. 28, 2019—Vanderbilt’s newest endowed chair holders were celebrated for their path-breaking scholarship and research by family members, donors, colleagues and friends during a Feb. 25 ceremony.
Engineering and surgical collaborators celebrate new ‘home’
Dec. 14, 2018—VISE celebrated its opening of dedicated space in Medical Center North Dec. 12 with a technology showcase of more than two dozen cross-disciplinary collaborations advancing healthcare techniques from the lab to patients.
VISE celebration includes technology ‘show and tell’ and symposium
Dec. 4, 2018—The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering—dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaborations that advance discovery—will host a celebration and symposium at its new campus home Dec. 12.
Celebration honors 10 new endowed chair holders
Nov. 29, 2018—Vanderbilt's 10 newest endowed chair holders, who come from six schools and colleges across campus, were lauded for their exemplary teaching and scholarship at a Nov. 27 ceremony .
Bradley Malin elected to National Academy of Medicine
Oct. 16, 2018—Bradley Malin, professor of biomedical informatics, biostatistics and computer science, is among 85 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine.
Carrasco to lead Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Aug. 21, 2018—Dr. Nancy Carrasco, a leading figure in the study of iodide transport and its critical role in the thyroid and mammary glands, has been named chair of Vanderbilt's Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.
Renovated Eskind library opens, prepared to support training of future generations of physicians
Jul. 23, 2018—The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center opened July 18 after a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation to support the continuing evolution of medical education.
Seven interdisciplinary programs land TIPs awards for 2018
May. 24, 2018—Vanderbilt University’s transformational Trans-Institutional Programs initiative heads into a fourth year with grants awarded to seven interdisciplinary projects that involve more than 60 faculty members.