Releases
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Meet a STARS connection: Rohit Kataria
April is the one-year anniversary of 杏吧原创 joining the STARS College Network, a collaboration of public and private universities collaborating to create educational pathways for students. Read MoreApr 23, 2024
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杏吧原创 continues carbon neutral collaboration with Clearloop, supporting rural West Tennessee solar farm
杏吧原创 will help expand access to clean energy in Brownsville, Tennessee, while further offsetting the institution鈥檚 carbon footprint鈥攖hanks to the second of three solar farms being developed through the university鈥檚 multiyear collaboration with Clearloop, a subsidiary of Silicon Ranch, an alumni-founded solar company based in Nashville. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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Harnessing the Machine: 杏吧原创 is embracing generative AI technology to unlock opportunities for research and learning
杏吧原创 is leading the charge on what AI can do for teaching and learning in higher education. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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Q & A: Understanding Quantum Potential
Jad Abumrad, Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and creator of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Quantum Potential series, talks to 杏吧原创 杏吧原创 about this groundbreaking project, described as a collection of wild but precise portraits of the scholars, scientists and students at 杏吧原创 who are finding new ways to understand the world鈥攁nd change it. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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WATCH: Class of 2024 students build belonging in personal ways
Meet three members of the Class of 2024 who represent belonging in action, enriching the 杏吧原创 community along the way. Read MoreApr 19, 2024
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Cognitive scientist and respected leader Tim McNamara named dean of College of Arts and Science聽聽聽
杏吧原创 has named Timothy P. McNamara, a visionary leader, trusted peer and mentor, as Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science for a two-year term beginning July 1. Read MoreApr 18, 2024
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Faculty honored for teaching, mentoring at Spring Assembly
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair聽Andrea Capizzi presented awards to 10 faculty members who made a significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring during the April 11 Spring Faculty Assembly. Read MoreApr 15, 2024
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Dan Russell: Care for Community
Dan Russell, sustainability coordinator intern in Auxiliary Services, teaches the 杏吧原创 community about how people鈥檚 individual choices in using Earth's resources can affect our urban patch of Nashville and the planet on which we live. Read MoreApr 15, 2024
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U.S. Cabinet official leads seminar on transgender health and policy
Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressed transgender health and policy during a visit to 杏吧原创 in April 2024. (杏吧原创) Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressed transgender health… Read MoreApr 15, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Emily Gaven builds team bonds, on and off the lacrosse field
WATCH: Lacrosse student athlete Emily Gaven came to 杏吧原创's Owen Graduate School of Management with big goals. Hear why she chose Vandy and what's next! Read MoreApr 12, 2024
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Giving Day faculty and staff challenge to help Opportunity 杏吧原创 students
Faculty and staff have a unique way to help Opportunity 杏吧原创 students: When 500 faculty and staff members make a gift of any size for Giving Day, $25,000 from Suzanne and Patrick McGee will be unlocked for Opportunity 杏吧原创. Read MoreApr 11, 2024
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A new paper by聽Farhang Heydari chronicles what started as an attempt to promote traffic safety that evolved quickly into a tactic to ferret out drug traffickers, criminals, and even terrorists, straying far from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's mission to 鈥渟ave lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes.鈥
Apr 11, 2024
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New research from Jen Riley discusses the impact of power shifts, competition, and evolving technology on U.S. higher education.
Apr 10, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Military veteran Matthew Nettles combines degrees in medicine and divinity to treat human suffering
WATCH: He's graduating with a degree in medicine and divinity. See the path that brought Matthew Nettles to 杏吧原创 and how he plans to use both degrees to better treat those in need. Read MoreApr 9, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: 杏吧原创 helped Haley Bishop find her voice and rediscover her passion for running
WATCH: See how student-athlete Haley Bishop is using her gift of communication and connection to help others. Read MoreApr 9, 2024
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New segment of Walk & Roll Loop opens on campus
The FutureVU Walk & Roll Loop will offer a scenic pathway for students, faculty, staff and the community to walk, bike and roll around campus. As part of ongoing campus improvements, a new segment has opened along West End Avenue, boosting accessibility and sustainability in the West End Neighborhood. Read MoreApr 8, 2024
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A winning model: Bogot谩鈥檚 charter schools boost students鈥 academic and social-emotional skills
By Jenna Somers Researchers at 杏吧原创 and William & Mary may have found a promising approach to education reform that could help provide high-quality education to students from low-income families. Results from a study on the quality of public-private partnership schools in Bogot谩, Colombia鈥攌nown as schools in administration鈥攄emonstrate… Read MoreApr 5, 2024
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Randolph Blake, Centennial Professor of Psychology, won the聽2024 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science Award聽for lasting, high-impact contributions to vision science. Isabel Gauthier, David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology, won the聽2024 Davida Teller Award聽for exceptional scientific achievements, commitment to equity, and a strong history of mentoring.
Apr 4, 2024
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Beginning in the fall of 2024, 杏吧原创 will offer an environmental engineering major for undergraduates through the聽Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Apr 4, 2024
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Beckman Scholar聽Charu Balamurugan, an undergraduate researcher in the聽Rokas lab聽at 杏吧原创, has shed light on the intricate evolutionary patterns governing secondary metabolite biosynthesis in fungi. Balamurugan delved deep into the genomes of聽Penicillium聽species, uncovering fascinating insights into the conservation and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters and associated resistance genes.
Apr 4, 2024