Lectures and events Archives
Diversity lecture on pregnancy and cardiovascular health set for June 4
May. 16, 2018—Pregnancy, cardiovascular disease and maternal mortality will be the topic when the University of Illinois at Chicago's Mulubrhan F. Mogos speaks Monday, June 4, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Nursing Annex, Room 162, as part of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series.
Senior Day address by Amal Clooney open to all VU students, faculty and staff
May. 4, 2018—The entire Vanderbilt community is invited to hear British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney speak beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, in Memorial Gym. Clooney will receive Vanderbilt's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal when she addresses graduating seniors, their families and other members of campus during Senior Day.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory deputy speaks May 3 about lab’s history and mission
Apr. 27, 2018—Oak Ridge National Laboratory's deputy for science and technology, Michelle Buchanan, will speak at Vanderbilt May 3 about the laboratory's 75-year history and its modern mission.
Former defense secretary Gates talks presidents he’s served, relations abroad
Apr. 26, 2018—Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates demonstrated his encyclopedic knowledge both of presidents since Lyndon B. Johnson and of U.S. relations around the world, sharing his views with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and a crowd at Langford Auditorium April 24.
Skip Bayless reflects on Vanderbilt experience during campus talk
Apr. 23, 2018—Skip Bayless, a noted sports journalist, television personality and Grantland Rice Scholarship recipient, credits a high school teacher and his Vanderbilt experience for launching his career path.
Workshop on instructor–student interactions set for April 25
Apr. 20, 2018—The Office for Inclusive Excellence is sponsoring a workshop April 25 designed for instructors interested in focusing on nuanced classroom climate issues.
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology hosts Cell Dynamics Symposium May 24–25
Apr. 20, 2018—The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine hosts its second Cell Dynamics Symposium May 24–25 in Wilson Hall.
Next Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is May 3, featuring Ishmail Abdus-Saboor
Apr. 19, 2018—Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver the School of Medicine's next Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture with the topic is "Genetic Interrogation of Neural Circuit Mechanisms for Pain."
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to speak at Vanderbilt April 24
Apr. 12, 2018—Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a discussion on Tuesday, April 24, featuring former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.
Transgender expert Asa Radix to give May 7 VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Apr. 11, 2018—Asa Radix, an internationally recognized medical expert and researcher on the health needs of transgender and LGBTQ people, will give the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Monday, May 7.
‘Collaborating with industry to advance basic science research’ topic of April 6 talk
Apr. 4, 2018—The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization's Alan Bentley will discuss emerging initiatives at Vanderbilt to engage industry more effectively, and a team from Deerfield Management will explain its collaborative approach to working with premier academic institutions to catalyze early stage therapeutic development.
‘Work, Family and Life’ topic of April 11 lecture hosted by Inclusive Excellence
Mar. 30, 2018—The Office for Inclusive Excellence is hosting a lecture by Washington State University's Kelly Ward as part of “Gender, Work and Money,” a weeklong series of activities April 9-11 organized by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center.