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Internationally acclaimed journalist, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner to open Commencement celebrations |
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Maria A. Ressa, an internationally acclaimed journalist who has endured political threats and government arrests for her commitment to truth and democracy, will receive Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal when she speaks to the university’s graduating students and their families on May 11 during 2023 Commencement activities. Vanderbilt is honoring the Class of 2023 with a series of events May 11–12.
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WATCH: Student-athletes embody Vandy United on and off the field |
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Vanderbilt student-athletes in the Class of 2023 showcase collaboration, leadership and integrity in the classroom and on the field of play.
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Blair jazz program wins three ‘DownBeat’ awards |
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The Vanderbilt University jazz program has been awarded three DownBeat Student Music Awards. Founded in 1976 by the music industry’s preeminent jazz publication, the Student Music Awards are considered among the most prestigious honors in jazz.
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Vanderbilt establishes task force to address Supreme Court’s university admissions decision |
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Vanderbilt has convened a task force to help the university react to the possible impact of two anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases that challenge the use of race as a factor in college admissions. The university-wide panel will work to gauge the effects on recruitment and admission practices, and on Vanderbilt’s ability ensure equal opportunity in carrying out its imperative to educate diverse minds.
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Vanderbilt Career Center releases post-graduation outcomes for Class of 2022, launches survey for Class of 2023 |
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Learn where the 2022 graduates are now. The Graduate Pathway Survey helps show next steps after Vanderbilt. The class of 2023 are encouraged to complete the survey now.
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Gift extends support for Vanderbilt’s award-winning rocket team |
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The inaugural Mark Dalton Faculty Director of Experiential Learning in Aerospace Engineering is Amrutur “A.V.” Anilkumar. Anilkumar has served as the faculty adviser to Vanderbilt teams that have won numerous national and international aerospace engineering awards over two decades.
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170 Vanderbilt undergraduate students showcase research at annual fair |
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The research fair, sponsored by the Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt and the Office of Undergraduate Education within the Office of the Provost, provides the campus with an annual opportunity to share the groundbreaking research conducted by students and world-renowned faculty.
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Vanderbilt grad student awarded extended DOE residency to advance scholarship in transport of subatomic materials |
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Graduate student Nicole Moehring has been awarded a prestigious extended residency at Savannah River National Laboratory to continue her doctoral research on atomically thin 2D materials for isotope separations and energy storage. This will allow Moehring to work with researchers at DOE national labs, use state-of-the-art equipment and network with professionals in the field.
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Vanderbilt takes its online, hybrid offerings to new heights, launches Vanderbilt Online |
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The Office of Digital Education is working to bring Vanderbilt’s best-in-class education to a larger online audience than ever before with the launch of Vanderbilt Online, a centralized portfolio of the university’s digital education offerings, including online and hybrid degree programs, certificates, boot camps, micro-credentials and continuing education courses.
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Vanderbilt Data Science Institute, women’s basketball team collaborate to improve performance, reduce risk of injury |
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The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute continued its project with the women’s basketball strength and conditioning program to use data to improve athletic performance while reducing the risk of sport-associated injury. This semester, the focus was on making better use of training and competition data.
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Sustainability, mobility and transportation efforts highlighted in FutureVU FY2022 Progress Report |
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Vanderbilt University made significant progress toward its FutureVU goals in fiscal year 2022, with an increased focus on Campus Dining initiatives and an increased push toward sustainable mobility and transportation efforts.
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Social Media and Addiction’ May 9 |
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How is social media creating conversations about addiction and recovery? How is it building broader community? And how is it a complex space to engage with as a person in recovery? The discussion, led by Erin Calipari, will feature psychiatry experts on May 9.
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Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering 2023 graduate trainee program now accepting applications |
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Applications are open for the 2023 Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering graduate trainee program, which builds on the unique strengths of the School of Engineering’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and the Graduate School. Applications close June 16.
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