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March 31, 2025
AWARDS
Keegan Traveling Fellowship awarded to eight Vanderbilt students
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Eight exceptional Vanderbilt students—including four graduating seniors—are embarking on transformative global journeys as this year’s cohort of the Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship program. Read More
RECAP
James Patterson and Patrick Leddin take the stage for Q&A on ‘Disrupt Everything’ 
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Amidst a campus-wide power outage on March 28, bestselling author James Patterson and Associate Professor Patrick Leddin took the stage at the Langford Auditorium and seized the opportunity to discuss their book Disrupt Everything, which explores turning life's disruptions into forces for good. Read More
FACULTY ACCOLADES
Cognitive neuroscientist Laurie Cutting wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award 
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Laurie E. Cutting, a pioneering educational neuroscientist devoted to unlocking the mysteries of brain function in learning, has been named the 2025 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner from Vanderbilt University. The annual award honors faculty members from each of the 16 SEC universities for dedication to advancing academic excellence through teaching, innovation and service. Read More
Various photos from Vanderbilt's Match Day featuring students on stage
WATCH: It's an exciting time of year - especially for medical students who participated in this year's Match Day. Watch as 80 graduates of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine took turns opening their envelopes on the big stage and announcing the next stop on their medical careers: residency training.
This Week at VU
 
April 3, 2025
4:10 p.m. • Student Life Center Ballroom
Spring Faculty Assembly
April 3, 2024
noon–1 p.m. • Virtual
Managing My Money: Budget, Emergency Savings, Debt, and Retirement Basics
April 3, 2025
4:30–5:30 p.m. • Vanderbilt Library Author's Room
Jennifer Baum, Author of Just City, in Conversation with Leah Lowe
April 3, 2025
6:00–7:00 p.m. • Central Library Community Room
Scopes Centennial: Insight Debate
Upcoming Events
 
April 1–30 | Earth Month Events

April 1-30 | Project Safe: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events
 
April 4-5 | School of Medicine 150th Year Celebration

April 5 | VINSE Second Annual Friends and Family Day
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Latest Headlines
 
FirstVU
First View launches to support first-generation, first-year students
 
Artificial Intelligence
New course unlocks the power of generative AI for MATLAB programming
 
Modern Confict
Chris Miller, author of Chip War, to deliver keynote at Vanderbilt’s 2025 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats
 
Construction Updates
24th Avenue to close April 7–18 for utility work, new temporary roadway to open
 
Construction Updates
Mayfield to undergo urgent utility repairs
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VU in the News
 
The Hill: We need to build a climate coalition, not fight a culture war
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, co-authored this opinion piece.
 
Yahoo! Life: Is your favorite TV show spiking your blood pressure? 4 signs that your viewing habits might be stressing you out too much.
Aaron Brinen, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.
 
BBC: Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
Samantha Rogers, postdoctoral fellow, is quoted.

Prevention: Scientists discover natural pain reliever in cannabis that may rival opioids
David Edwards, assistant professor of anesthesiology and neurological surgery, is quoted. 
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