Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will be joined by “New York Times” op-ed columnist David Brooks and Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham Sept. 22 for a discussion titled “Decision 2016: A Look at America’s Future.”
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Vanderbilt University’s budgeting system is evolving to give its colleges and schools greater responsibility over their own budgets while maintaining strong central services.
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Open Enrollment is right around the corner. Are you ready? Here are some “basics” to help you prepare.
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The National Science Foundation has issued its first-ever awards for the NSF INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in STEM fields. Principal investigator Maithilee Kunda and co-P.I. Kelly Holley-Bockelmann are among the recipients.
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Vanderbilt Divinity School is included on a short list of “Seminaries that Change the World” for its programs and opportunities for students to engage in social justice and service work.
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September is National Preparedness Month—a good time to revisit what to do in the event severe weather threatens the Vanderbilt community.
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Vanderbilt remained No. 15 in the latest “U.S. News” list of top universities in the nation, and Professor William Schaffner discussed the presidential candidates’ health with the Associated Press. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Sept. 12.
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Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham and political journalists Peggy Noonan and Eugene Robinson discussed the current, most unusual election cycle before a near-capacity crowd in Langford Auditorium Sept. 14.
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New ethical rules for scientists who do experiments involving human beings are about to kick in. It’s the first update in more than 40 years.
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The Science of Song symposium explored the use of music and singing to help people with developmental disabilities such as autism improve their social skills, and others with post-traumatic stress disorder recover from the traumatic events they’ve experienced.
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Consul General Francisco Javier Diaz de Leon visited Vanderbilt Sept. 12 and 13 to explore future educational and cultural exchanges between universities in Tennessee and Mexico.
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The recent Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College, offered both researchers and community stakeholders a forum to rapidly disseminate community engaged research evidence and gain practical knowledge to implement new programs and enhance existing ones.
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A project to install a new gas turbine at Vanderbilt’s co-generation power plant will close a portion of 24th Avenue South adjacent to the power plant beginning Monday, Sept. 19.
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Fans can now purchase individual tickets to the Vanderbilt–Tennessee football game, set for Nov. 26 at Vanderbilt Stadium.
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