Office Of The Provost

Registration to attend the fall 2021 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Creative Expression Showcase is now open. The event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. Read More

Military veterans on campus will be celebrated at a breakfast reception on Thursday, Nov. 11, and at the annual Salute to Service football game on Saturday, Nov. 13, just two of the ways Vanderbilt University will commemorate Veterans Day 2021. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has appointed a committee to conduct a national search for the next dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, will serve as chair. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Mary Kay Ash Foundation Translational Cancer Research Grant program for 2022. These awards provide $100,000 over two years to support translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervical cancer. Read More

Faculty are invited to join the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration implementation team for live training over Zoom on Mondays and Fridays throughout the month of November.  Read More

A new internal faculty funding program, the Scaling Success Grant, has been established, joining the existing Seeding Success Grant and Rapid Advancement Micro-grant programs. The Scaling Success Grant is designed to support faculty as they scale up to increasingly impactful team research and scholarship. Read More

Cadets in Vanderbilt’s Army Reserve Officers Training Corps recently teamed up with Vanderbilt University Medical Center instructors to learn lifesaving techniques first developed on the battlefield. Read More

The Student Center for Social Justice and Identity joined with campus and community partners to host a grand opening Oct. 27 of the Multicultural Community Space, an exciting new venue created for students in more than 30 student organizations that are part of the Multicultural Leadership Council or are supported by SCSJI. Read More

Jennifer Bischoff has joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Research as executive director for research operations. In her new role, Bischoff is responsible for planning and directing operational, financial and administrative activities across all units within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Read More

VERA is now available for Vanderbilt users to submit system-to-system proposals to NIH, in addition to creating and routing all proposals for administrative review. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA) for 2022. These awards provide $150,000 over a two-year period for promising young investigators across a broad range of oncology specialties and areas of interest. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals, one in medical research and one in science and engineering, for the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program. Read More

The Office of Faculty Affairs is launching a faculty development series dedicated to providing meaningful resources to new faculty throughout their first academic year and continuing support as they settle into their Vanderbilt careers. Read More

Staff of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries participated in the inaugural Staff Celebration Oct. 25 to recognize and honor their commitment to the university community. Read More

Oct. 31 is the final day that editing is available in VU Coeus. All proposal approval routing and submission will take place in the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system beginning Nov. 1. Read More

Phase two of the soft launch of the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration software will begin on Nov. 1. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one faculty member in the chemical sciences for the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Read More

Vanderbilt may submit one Scholar (Career Development) Award proposal for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation spring grant cycle. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization raising funds for childhood cancer research. Read More

Applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are being accepted through Jan. 11. VUSRP provides a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills by working closely with a faculty member on joint research efforts. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching will celebrate its 35th anniversary by hosting a special panel featuring CFT staff and graduate fellow alumni on Friday, Oct. 29, and a virtual reunion for current and former center staff and graduate fellows on Thursday, Oct. 28. Read More