Kara Jones

  • Vanderbilt University

    Allie Reichert: 2023 November Student Spotlight

    The Graduate School recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work in their scholarly pursuits, research, and community involvement. We would like to recognize the following student: Allie Reichert, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Anthropology department, gave a talk at the Vanderbilt Owen Business School about… Read More

    Nov. 15, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Graduate School Names Endowed Scholarship Recipients for Spring 2023 School Year

    The Graduate School provides students with endowed awards established by generous donors to recognize exceptional scholarship. There are eleven such awards available to students from various disciplines. These awards have different criteria, number of recipients, and award amounts. The Vanderbilt Graduate School has acknowledged exceptional research by Ph.D. candidates throughout… Read More

    Nov. 2, 2023

  • Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants 2023 Recipients Announced

    Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants 2023 Recipients Announced

    The Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants were established to encourage graduate student-led research collaborations among students and faculty across campus. The goal of these grants is to enable interdisciplinary research teams working across at least two disciplines to seed the collection of preliminary data, add substantively to a project or area… Read More

    Nov. 2, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    2023 July Graduate Student Spotlights

    Each month, The Graduate School recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work in their scholarly pursuits, research, and community involvement. We would like to highlight the following graduate students for their achievements:   Laura Teal, Ph.D. Pharmacology – successfully defended her dissertation in Pharmacology on… Read More

    Jul. 11, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    2023 June Graduate Student Spotlights

    Every month, The Graduate School shines a spotlight on various graduate students for their hard work and dedication to their scholarly works, research, and community engagement.  We want to shine a spotlight on the following Graduate Students: Kat Turk, Ph.D. Geology/Earth Science – Received the 2023-2024 Fulbright Study/Research award to… Read More

    Jun. 12, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    2023 May Student Spotlights

    The Graduate School would like to shine a spotlight on the following Graduate Students: Amanda Howa, Ph.D. Epidemiology – was awarded the Student Leadership Award at the Epidemiology Award Ceremony.     Fangcheng Yuan, Ph.D. Epidemiology – was also awarded the Student Leadership Award at the Epidemiology Award Ceremony.  … Read More

    May. 15, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    2023 April Student Spotlights

    The Graduate School would like to shine a spotlight on the following graduate students! Adoma Manful, MPH – a second-year Epidemiology Ph.D. student, was one of 12 participants selected for the 2023 Society for Epidemiologic Research’s Student Workshop for her proposal entitled “Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening”.     … Read More

    Apr. 6, 2023

  • A Conversation with Vanderbilt Alum Ken Spring

    A Conversation with Vanderbilt Alum Ken Spring

     Justin Gung, Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving & Alumni Engagement, spoke with Vanderbilt alum, Ken Spring. In this story, you will learn about Ken’s dedication to education and how he continues to grow in his current role as a professor. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ “Vanderbilt was absolutely… Read More

    Mar. 21, 2023

  • 2023 March Student Spotlights

    2023 March Student Spotlights

    The Graduate School would like to shine the spotlight on the following students: Chris Tasich – has been selected as a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is a very competitive federal program with 8.5% of applicants selected. Chris also served as president and treasurer of GSC… Read More

    Mar. 14, 2023

  • 2023 February Student Spotlights

    2023 February Student Spotlights

    The Graduate School would like to shine a light on the following students: Jason Russell, Pharmacology – defended his dissertation on February 7th!       Tiffany Richardson, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics – will be defending her dissertation on February 21st!     Ivette Perez, Biochemistry –… Read More

    Feb. 8, 2023