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| Graduate School names endowed scholarship recipients |
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The Vanderbilt Graduate School has recognized outstanding research among Ph.D. candidates across the university in 2020-21 through the nomination and awarding of endowed scholarship funding.
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| Remember the Empty Chair: A COVID-19 Memorial Event honors those affected by pandemic |
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The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life joined with several campus partners to host “Remember the Empty Chair: A COVID-19 Memorial Event” last week on Library Lawn.
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| Special live music returns to campus with COVID protocol-compliant performance |
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Students and faculty from Vanderbilt Blair School of Music and a Jewish studies class hosted a COVID protocol-compliant live music performance on April 8.
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| Panel to focus on violence against Asians and Asian Americans through lens of history and racial injustice |
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The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students to share their experiences as members of the Asian and Asian American communities during the second “This Moment in America” discussion on Monday, April 19.
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| Churchwell to moderate April 19 discussion with veteran civil rights leader Andrew Young |
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Dr. André Churchwell, Vanderbilt vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, will moderate a discussion with veteran civil rights leader Andrew Young at 6 p.m. Monday, April 19. The conversation will focus on voting rights and the future of democracy.
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| Bill Nye, ‘The Science Guy,’ to appear for Impact Symposium tomorrow |
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Engineer, comedian, author and inventor Bill Nye will be the featured speaker for the final event in Vanderbilt University’s 2021 Impact Symposium on Tuesday, April 13.
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| Undergraduate Writing Symposium to celebrate student authors and writing as learning and discovery |
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The Writing Studio’s annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, to be held as two separate virtual events in April, aims to create a space to celebrate Vanderbilt undergraduates’ achievements as writers and scholars while spotlighting the deep connections between writing, learning and discovery within the undergraduate experience.
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| Shaw to give Law School Dean’s Lecture on Race and Discrimination April 15 |
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Matthew P. Shaw, assistant professor of public policy and education and assistant professor of law, will deliver the final lecture for the spring 2021 semester in Vanderbilt Law School’s Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrimination. The online event will be on Thursday, April 15, beginning at noon CT.
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| Data Science Institute virtual event April 16 to share data used to predict elections |
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How do television networks predict election outcomes? The virtual event “A Peek Inside the NBC Decision Desk: Election 2020” scheduled for Friday, April 16, at 2 p.m. CT will provide an overview.
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| Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory to host virtual star party April 17 |
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Join Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory on Saturday, April 17, at 8 p.m. CT for a free, educational star party and discussion.
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| Project Safe hosts programming, events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month |
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Vanderbilt Project Safe is offering educational programs throughout the month, including an eight-session empowerment self-defense course, guest lectures from national experts such as Donna Freitas, a performance by renowned poet Ashlee Haze, dialogue with author Mary Adkins about the intersection of class and sexual violence on college campuses, and more.
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| Join weekly meditation sessions each Friday through end of semester |
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As students enter the final month of classes for the spring 2021 semester, they are invited to join the Center for Student Wellbeing’s virtual meditation sessions featuring Vice Provost Vanessa Beasley and Assistant Provost Jill Stratton. The meditation series occurs every Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT through April 30.
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| Cultural context of health is critical in responding to pandemics, new research shows |
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While populations’ access to health care is crucial to combating the spread of COVID-19, a team of Vanderbilt researchers has found that understanding the cultural context of health within a community is an equally significant factor—and can help leaders better prepare for future crises.
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| MHS writer-in-residence Odie Lindsey recognized for latest novel |
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Odie Lindsey, writer-in-residence in medicine, health and society, has received the 2021 Award for Fiction from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for his novel “Some Go Home.” The prize is the state’s highest designation for creative works.
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