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February 23, 2026
NATIONAL SECURITY
Vanderbilt co-hosts inaugural Defense Tech Leadership Summit in West Palm Beach
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier poses with speakers at the Defense Tech Leadership Summit.
Vanderbilt University co-hosted the inaugural Defense Tech Leadership Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, convening leaders from business, government, defense and academia in a city emerging as a hub for defense and high-technology innovation. In collaboration with Related Ross and Amazon Web Services, the summit reflected the region’s growing focus on national security and advanced technology and Vanderbilt’s expanding engagement in South Florida. Read More
CAMPUS
Writing Studio celebrates 20 years of supporting Vanderbilt writers
Students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered Feb. 13 in the Alumni Hall Reading Room to celebrate the Vanderbilt Writing Studio’s 20th anniversary, marking two decades of supporting writers across the university. Since 2006, the Writing Studio has helped generations of Vanderbilt students develop as writers and communicators through more than 76,000 writing consultation appointments and other programming.
The Vanderbilt Writing Studio marked its 20th anniversary Feb. 13 with a reception in the Alumni Hall Reading Room, bringing together students, alumni, faculty and staff to celebrate two decades of mentorship, collaboration and academic support. The location held special significance: Alumni Hall served as the Writing Studio’s original home from 2005 to 2015. Read More
ATHLETICS
Squishmallows hit the court with Vanderbilt University
Mr. C and Cam the Cat pose on the basketball court while holding special edition Vanderbilt Squishmallows.
For the first time, Squishmallows is bringing its signature softness, personality, and collectibility to a college sporting event, popping up at Vanderbilt’s iconic Memorial Gymnasium when the Dores host Georgia in men’s basketball on February 25 and Alabama in women’s basketball on February 26. Both games will feature giveaways of exclusive Sawyer and Reza Squishmallows sporting Vanderbilt apparel, pregame activations, and Squishmallows-inspired game breaks and halftime entertainment. Read More
Day With a Dore 🌟 Follow Sheyla Santos on a day in her life as a biochemistry major and Army ROTC cadet.
This Week at VU
 
Feb. 24, 2026
2 p.m. • Virtual
Streamline Writing and Publishing: OverLeaf Professional Webinar
Feb. 24, 2026
4–5:30 p.m. • Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room 124
Dialogue Vanderbilt: 'We Live Here: Community Power and the Struggle for Environmental Justice'
Feb. 24, 2026
4:30 p.m. • Hawkins Field
Baseball vs. Evansville
Upcoming Events
 
Feb. 27 | Deadline for Women's Center Awards Submissions

March 4 | Center for Research on Inequality and Health Seminar Series: 'Confronting Firearm Injury and its Ripple Effects'

March 17–18 | Bridging Atoms and Algorithms: A Symposium on AI and Structural Biology

March 24 | Libraries: 'Musicality for Modern Humans' with Author Craig Havighurst
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Nashville & Community
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School of Nursing
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Athletics
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VU in the News
 
The Palm Beach Post: South Florida's defense tech boom: Palantir, Vanderbilt, and new jobs
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is featured. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone (Ret.), Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management and founding director of the Institute of National Security, is mentioned.
 
Scientific American: Alzheimer’s blood tests predict what age people will be when the disease may cause symptoms, study finds
Corey Bolton, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted.
 
STAT: Biohackers and wellness influencers are pushing nicotine as part of their ‘stacks’
Paul Newhouse, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

GQ: How magnesium can help with migraines, according to experts
David Curfman, assistant professor of clinical neurology, is quoted.
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