The Graduate School

After the launch of the Institute of National Security, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars joined a special panel with Microsoft and institute leaders titled “Interdisciplinary Thought Leadership Across the Security Landscape.” The panel featured two experts from Microsoft—Vishal Amin, general manager of security solutions, and Lili Davoudian, director of technical sales—in conversation with institute Executive Director Douglas Adams Read More

The Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council has announced the winners of the 2024 Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards, honoring the hard work and leadership of Vanderbilt graduate students schoolwide. This year’s awards recognize outstanding service, mentorship, departmental leadership, research and best overall. Read More

The second annual Honors Banquet commemorated excellence in academics, leadership and innovation among Graduate School students and faculty. The banquet on March 18 honored and reflected on the remarkable achievements in research and creative expression from the more than 50 graduate programs and departments represented in the Graduate School. Read More

Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants by March 31. Grant funds are intended for creative advancement of collaborative research that makes an impact on the community and the world. Read More

The Vanderbilt Graduate School showcased groundbreaking research by 10 exceptional students—from prenatal diets and diabetes in babies, to opinions on immigration, to how brains respond to cocaine on a cellular level—in the Sesquicentennial Scholarship Exhibition on Feb. 15 at Alumni Hall. Read More

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week is April 3-7. The Graduate School and campus partners are hosting a series of events to recognize the many contributions and significant impact of graduate and professional students at Vanderbilt Read More

The Vanderbilt Graduate School has recognized outstanding research among Ph.D. candidates across the university in 2021–22 through the nomination and awarding of endowed scholarship funding. Read More

Vanderbilt Graduate School has named three faculty members as recipients of its first Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Awards. The honorees include Bruce Compas, Meike Werner and Kelly Oliver.  Read More

The National Science Foundation has selected a record 40 Vanderbilt students and alumni for its 2022 Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM education and in NSF-backed social science disciplines. Read More