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| School of Medicine announces five leadership promotions |
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Donald Brady, executive vice dean for academic affairs, has announced a number of leadership promotions within Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. These promotions recognize the outstanding contributions of VUSM leaders to the mission of the School of Medicine and provide an opportunity for the Office of Health Sciences Education to grow more efficient as Vanderbilt remains a national and international leader in health sciences education.
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| Mark Cuban to visit VUMC March 23; discussion to be livestreamed |
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center will host “A Discussion with Mark Cuban: How Cost Plus Drugs Is Innovating to Lower Prescription Drug Prices in America” on Thursday, March 23, at 12:15 p.m. at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. All members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to livestream the event.
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| Inagami, emeritus professor of biochemistry and cardiovascular research pioneer, has died |
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Tadashi Inagami, a professor emeritus of biochemistry at Vanderbilt who helped characterize the biochemical basis for hypertension, heart failure and vascular disease, died March 13 after a brief illness. He was 92.
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| Learn more about NIH’s new sponsor agency, ARPA-H, at faculty webinar April 14 |
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Research Development and Support will offer an online seminar April 14 to discuss the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a new independent entity within the NIH. The seminar will outline the ARPA-H funding model and agency priorities and include a discussion about how to approach applying for this type of funding, which differs from traditional NIH grants.
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| Register for ‘Unity Dinner: Race in America’ on March 23 |
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is launching Unity Dinners, a new series that aims to bring students, faculty and staff together in community and conversation around society’s most pressing issues. “Unity Dinner: Race in America” will be held on Thursday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in Buttrick Hall, Room 123.
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| AlertVU test scheduled for March 23 |
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Vanderbilt University Office of Emergency Management will conduct a test of the AlertVU emergency notification system on Thursday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m. Before the test, it is recommended that all staff, faculty and students review and update their contact information to ensure AlertVU message delivery.
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| Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Genetic Testing—Balancing Ethics and Impact’ March 28 |
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Join the School of Medicine Basic Sciences for the Lab-to-Table conversation “Genetic Testing: Balancing Ethics and Impact” on Tuesday, March 28, at 11 a.m. The panel will discuss how genomic information can best be used for the good of health and society, as well as the ethics of privacy and the potential problems with availability of one’s genomic information.
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| TEDxVanderbiltUniversity is April 18; register to attend now |
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Vanderbilt Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement team is hosting the seventh annual TEDxVanderbiltUniversity on Tuesday, April 18. This year’s event will take place in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music.
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| ‘New York Times’ bestselling author to deliver lecture on women, leadership and engaged citizenship |
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Vanderbilt’s residential colleges and the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims March 23 for “Your Turn: How to Be an Adult,” a lecture based on her bestselling book. Before the lecture, she will speak with the Vanderbilt Parenting Group during a lunchtime session.
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| Campus Dining’s Farm to Campus menu series kicks off March 20 |
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Vanderbilt Campus Dining’s popular Farm to Campus menu series will return March 20 for a second year. The 2023 edition of Farm to Campus will include three unique events featuring chef-curated meals using local and artisanal ingredients.
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| Sidewalk, entrance to One Magnolia Circle building closed beginning March 20 |
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The front entrance and sidewalk to One Magnolia Circle will be closed for 12 weeks beginning Monday, March 20, for upgrades to the sidewalk and front ramp.
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| WeGo service changes go into effect April 2 |
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WeGo Public Transit has announced service changes to various bus routes for spring 2023. The changes will take effect on Sunday, April 2.
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| Law School Dean’s Lecture: ‘Where the Left and the Right Can Meet on Police Reform’ March 20 |
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The next Law School Dean’s Lecture will be a dialogue between professor Barry Friedman of NYU Law and Vikrant Reddy, senior research fellow at Stand Together Trust (formerly the Charles Koch Foundation). The two will discuss a range of current issues in policing, including use of force, militarization, racial disparities, surveillance and traffic stops, as well as the broader issues that seem to divide us, but should not.
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| Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Community Resource Center hosting period product drive in March |
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The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is celebrating Women’s History Month by partnering with the Community Resource Center to collect period products for donation throughout Middle Tennessee. Collection bins have been placed across campus, and there will be a “packing party” March 31.
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| Health and Wellness for Vandy Vets program creates space for military veterans to focus on well-being |
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A series of workshops launching at Vanderbilt will focus on the health and wellness of the campus’s military veterans. “Health and Wellness for Vandy Vets” will consist of five sessions, the next one on April 6.
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| Women’s History Month event series underway |
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Vanderbilt is celebrating Women’s History Month in March with a series of events hosted by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. The events will focus on the theme “Women Who Tell Our Stories,” which aims to celebrate the struggles and achievements of all women from every background.
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| Vanderbilt celebrates Disability Awareness Month in March |
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Vanderbilt University is celebrating Disability Awareness Month in March, with more than 10 campus partners and organizations collaborating on a series of events aimed at raising awareness and appreciating the contributions of the disability community.
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