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Vanderbilt School of Nursing breaks ground for new building

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost Susan R. Wente and School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman celebrated the groundbreaking for the Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s new building June 20.


 
 

Brandt and Mandy Snedeker establish Vanderbilt golf scholarship

An endowed scholarship helped pave the path to a remarkable collegiate and PGA Tour career for Brandt Snedeker. Now, Brandt and his wife Mandy Snedeker are giving back to Vanderbilt Athletics and Coach Scott Limbaugh’s nationally recognized program by establishing the Snedeker Golf Scholarship, which will support future Commodore men’s golfers.


 
 

13 faculty proposals earn Discovery Grants

Thirteen faculty proposals have earned Discovery Grants, one of Vanderbilt’s primary means of investing in advancing discovery in its core disciplines and strengthening the university’s scholarly profile.


 
 

Research Scholar Grants awarded to 19 faculty projects

Vanderbilt University’s Office of the Provost has awarded 19 Research Scholar Grants to fund faculty projects focused on innovative scholarship and creative expression.


 
 

Watch Video

How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery

Vanderbilt engineers have designed a “granular jamming cap” filled with coffee grounds that can improve the accuracy of the sophisticated “GPS” system that surgeons use for nose and throat surgery.


 
 

Reverse engineering mysterious 500 million-year-old fossils that confound our tree of life

In “The Conversation,” Vanderbilt paleontologist Simon Darroch explains how computational fluid dynamics can help researchers understand some of the earliest life on Earth.


 
 

Read the latest issue of ‘iNCLUSIVE’

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus.


 
 

Join Vanderbilt at the Equality Walk this Saturday

This Saturday, June 24, marks a great opportunity to show your pride and walk with Vanderbilt University at the 2017 Equality Walk. Vanderbilt is a proud sponsor of this year’s Nashville Pride Festival.


 
 

Eid ul-Fitr celebration is Sunday

All are invited to a celebration of Eid ul-Fitr by the Vanderbilt University Department of Pastoral Care on Sunday, June 25.


 
 

Cookout for LGBTQ+ ally faculty and staff is June 29

A cookout is planned June 29 by the Office of LGBTQI Life to explore interest in a Vanderbilt employee resource group.


 
 

Vanderbilt community invited to open house for Aertson Midtown today

Aertson Midtown, the newly opened mixed-use development across from campus at the corner of Broadway and 21st Avenue, invites the Vanderbilt community to a June 22 open house and tour, including lunch prepared by James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper.


 
 
 

Take Note

» Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program opens new location in Franklin

» Patients with blood disorders invited to free June 24 seminar

» Children who do or do not stutter needed for research study

» Research participants sought: Parents, children and the effects of stress

» Farmers’ Market returns to Medical Center Plaza through Oct. 26




HR News

» Be a leader for wellness with Wellness Commodores

» Sync your Higi account to send weight and blood pressure measurements to Health Plus

» Upload height, weight and blood pressure measurements to Health Plus

» Steps 1 and 2 of Go for the Gold are ready

» Online workouts available from Health Plus

» Planning a family getaway? Check out these employee discounts






Research News @Vanderbilt

Events

June 22 — 10 a.m.
Vanderbilt University Department of Art presents: Borrowed Light - Susan Bryant

June 22 — 1 p.m.
American Modernism at Mid-Century: The Work of Morris Davidson

June 22 — 2 p.m.
American Artists and the Legacy of the Grand Tour, 1880-1960


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