Former reconnaissance and NASA space flight center Director Christopher J. Scolese will lead new Vanderbilt Institute for Innovations Beyond Earth
Vanderbilt University has named the Honorable Christopher J. Scolese, former director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and NASA’s renowned Goddard Space Flight Center, to lead the new Vanderbilt Institute for Innovations Beyond Earth, which will expand the university’s research and innovation enterprise.Read More
FACULTY EXPERIENCE
Faculty Assembly is Thursday
All university faculty are invited and encouraged to attend the Fall Faculty Assembly at 4:10 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and Faculty Senate Chair Jason Harris will celebrate faculty achievements, share key university priorities and present several of Vanderbilt’s highest faculty honors, including the Chancellor’s Award for Research, Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research and Thomas Jefferson Award.Read More
RESEARCH
Caves as time capsules: Vanderbilt researchers decode thousands of years of climate and fire history
Vanderbilt University researchers are analyzing mineral deposits in Western caves to reconstruct thousands of years of climate and wildfire history. Backed by international and internal grants, the team studies subterranean records to better understand environmental change and climate trends.Read More
"Happiness, quite frankly, is very good business." Arthur Brooks makes the case plainly: happier leaders have greater career longevity and build teams and companies that perform better. That's the foundation of his new virtual Vanderbilt course, Leadership and Happiness. Registration is open to the public, and classes begin September 28. Interested faculty and staff may be eligible for the Vanderbilt tuition discount through the EdAssist program.
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