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Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the January 2024 cycle of the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grants program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to two proposals to the fall 2023 VentureWell Course and Program Grants. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program for 2024. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit one nomination per category for the 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. These awards recognize the United State’s most promising faculty-rank researchers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and chemical sciences. Read More

Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor Neil Dani has been awarded the prestigious Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award for his groundbreaking research on the choroid plexus brain barrier, making him the first-ever Vanderbilt recipient of the award while working for the university. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host an internal awards town hall on Friday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Read More

The Seeding Success Grant at Vanderbilt University has helped propel ADVISER, an innovative software platform created by David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science, to earning National Science Foundation funding. ADVISER is designed to democratize access to high-end cloud computing, and the new NSF grant applies it to climate change research. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) may nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the winter 2023 cycle of the Mathers Foundation grant program. Read More

Laurie Cutting, a renowned scholar and expert in cognitive neuroscience, has been appointed associate provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, where she will aim to foster academic excellence, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Read More

Vanderbilt tech transfer sets records: $86.7M in licensing revenue in FY22 ranks sixth-highest nationally, and $96M in licensing revenue in FY23 is largest in university history. Revamped processes in the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization makes licensing and launching new ventures faster and easier than ever before. Read More

Vanderbilt University Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Padma Raghavan has been appointed to the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council. Raghavan’s expertise and leadership will contribute to Tennessee’s initiatives in nuclear innovation and investment. Her appointment aligns with Vanderbilt’s broader efforts to foster economic development and energy advancements. Read More

The inaugural Life Science Showcase highlighted recent successes and opportunities to spur growth in state-of-the-art research across small molecules, vaccines, antibodies, medical devices in development and more. The July 19 event brought together leaders in academia and industry on Vanderbilt University’s campus. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s New Directions Fellowships. Read More

The conference drew a diverse mix of academics and professionals to offer a platform for exchanging insights and challenges in smart systems while promoting partnerships in academia, industry and community to shape the future of smart computing. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC collaboratively) may nominate one candidate for the Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award Program. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's 2023 Discretionary Grant Program. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may select one nominee for the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants. Read More

Vanderbilt University collaborates with the University of Tennessee and more than 100 partner organizations to launch the Advancing Technology-Enabled Mobility Solutions (TEAM TN) initiative. TEAM TN aims to advance mobility solutions, spark innovation and make Tennessee a key player in the $2 trillion global transportation economy. Read More