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November 6, 2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Vanderbilt Law School announces creation of AI Legal Lab 
An unseen man's hands holds a balanced scale of justice; futuristic cyber images appear in the background
Housed within the Law School’s Program on Law and Innovation, the AI Legal Lab’s mission is to harness AI to expand access to legal services and knowledge and to improve their delivery. Read More
SUSTAINABILITY
WATCH: Alumni leadership in Vanderbilt’s large-scale renewable energy efforts
Silicon Ranch Vanderbilt I Solar Farm
Silicon Ranch co-founder and CEO Matt Kisber, BA’82, helped lead an important collaboration between his company and the university to build solar farms, which helped Vanderbilt achieve carbon neutrality years ahead of its original goal of 2050. Read More
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Heard Libraries’ new hip-hop print collection engages critical issues in U.S. politics and culture
André LeRoy Davis Hip-Hop Collection image: Toys for Guns
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in 2023 with the acquisition of eight prints by celebrated hip-hop illustrator and documentarian André LeRoy Davis. The prints engage critical themes in U.S. culture, from immigration and policing to identity and electoral politics. Read More
Leading By Example video still, showing a hand drawing two basketball players
A new video celebrates Vanderbilt’s unique contributions to college athletics and American sports, with a special focus on the university’s leadership in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion. “Leading by Example: An Illustrated History of Vanderbilt’s Essential Role in American Sports” features watercolor illustrations and a distinctive time-lapse animation style. The project was supported by a Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial Grant, part of the university’s 150th anniversary celebration.
This Week at VU

Nov. 6-10, 2023
All day • Campus-wide
First-Generation College Celebration Week Events
Nov. 6-10, 2023
All day • The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
'Commons Cup: Commons Unplugged' sustainability week
Nov. 8, 2023
11 a.m.–2 p.m. • Student Life Center, Board of Trust Room
Vanderbilt University Travel Fair
Nov. 8, 2023
5 p.m. • Wilson 103
2023 Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society: A Conversation With Tarana Burke, Founder of the Me Too Movement
Nov. 9, 2023
8 a.m. • Light Hall, Room 214
Veterans Day Talk and Military Exhibit
Nov. 9, 2023
3:30–6 p.m. • Commodore Ballroom, Student Life Center
Undergraduate Research Fair
Upcoming Events
 
Nov. 9 | 'big dog little dog': Jessie Montgomery Guest Artist Performance

Nov. 10 | Lab-to-Table Special Event: Panel Discussion and Film Screening on “Hollywood Reimagined with AI”

Nov. 10 | Explore Peabody Event to Offer Staff, Students Opportunity to Learn About Advanced Degrees
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Latest Headlines
 
ICYMI
Vanderbilt to celebrate veterans at campus breakfast next week
 
Athletics
Men's, women's basketball opens this week
 
ICYMI
Storied Vanderbilt campus home becomes living history lab and exhibit
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VU in the News
 
Science: Rats can ‘imagine’ places they’ve previously visited
Sean Polyn, associate professor of psychology, is quoted.
 
Law360: Vanderbilt Law School launches AI Legal Lab
Chris Guthrie, Law School Dean and John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law, and Caitlin Moon, lecturer in law, are quoted.
 
Smithsonian Magazine: The real history behind Netflix’s ‘Rustin’ movie 
Dennis Dickerson, Reverend James M. Lawson Professor and professor of history, is quoted.

Inside Higher Ed: Veterans ‘check the boxes’ colleges now seek
Vanderbilt's Yellow Ribbon Program is mentioned.
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