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Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, the School of Nursing and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation, for a series of events Dec. 8–9. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, combined) may nominate two candidates to submit a letter of intent to the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the 2023 Dr. Scholl Foundation Grant Program. The Dr. Scholl Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance to organizations committed to improving our world. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application per academic department to the 2023 Graham Foundation’s Production and Presentation Grants for Organizations. Read More

Vanderbilt University and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation hosted Susan Hubbard and Jens Dilling from Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a two-day immersion into Vanderbilt’s interdisciplinary research initiatives related to pressing issues in energy, climate and global security.   Read More

VU and VUMC may each nominate one candidate for the Mary Kay Ash Foundation Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant program for 2023. Read More

Faculty members visiting Vanderbilt from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management will present “Measuring and Maximizing Research Innovation Impact” at the Community Event Space on Friday, Nov. 4. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation Young Investigator Award for 2023. 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

Research in the Weaver lab leads to discoveries that help secure partnership with Ancora Innovation LLC.  “Vanderbilt is at the forefront of genetic research. By understanding the genetic causes of disease opens exciting new opportunities to develop drugs to treat them more effectively,” said Matt Nelson, vice president, genetics and genomics, 3DC at Deerfield Management.  Read More

Vanderbilt University can select two candidates for the 2023 SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award. The SebastianStrong Foundation is committed to raising awareness about and finding less toxic cures for pediatric cancers. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) can nominate up to two assistant professors for the 2023 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation is formally launching a new Research IT Voucher Program to support faculty and research staff to advance digital research projects. Read More

Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been awarded a $1.15 million, five-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost diversity in STEM research. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program for 2023. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) may submit Research Grant and Scholar (Career Development) Award proposals for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation spring grant cycle. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration will offer its first-ever pre-award report/data training this fall. Read More

Vanderbilt’s approach to scholarship and the creation of new knowledge is rigorous and collaborative, and Discovery Vanderbilt will further catalyze the engagement, reach and impact of scholars’ cutting-edge work across all the university’s schools and colleges. Here’s a look back at three moments that serve as proof points for how the university has demonstrated its ambition and ability to succeed in the three targeted outcomes of the initiative: engagement, reach and funding.  Read More

Discovery Vanderbilt, announced today by Provost C. Cybele Raver, builds upon Opportunity Vanderbilt and Destination Vanderbilt by committing major resources to dramatically increase faculty, student and staff engagement and success in pursuing bold new ideas through disciplined, rigorous inquiry. Read More

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