Graduate School Blog

Image courtesy of Irene Wallrich The Graduate School was honored to celebrate its recent group of graduates on May 10.  In the 2018-2019 academic  year, 474 degrees were awarded by the Graduate School;  70 Master’s and 178 PhD graduates joined Dean Wallace and Graduate School staff in the diploma ceremony… Read More

Originally published in MyVU by Kate Derrick Apr. 5, 2019, 8:30 AM For the seventh straight year, Vanderbilt graduate students competed on March 29 to summarize years of research and discovery into a clear three-minute presentation as part of the annual Three… Read More

Author Andrea Wulf will speak at Vanderbilt about her book, The Invention of Nature, on Monday, April 29, at 4:00 P.M. in Sarratt Cinema. In her book, Wulf reveals the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature… Read More

  Learn about a career in science policy from someone with 10+ years of experience to share! Since February 2017, Kei Koizumi has been a Senior Advisor in Science Policy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), after spending 8 years as Assistant Director… Read More

The Graduate Life Coach, Stacey Satchell, is introducing new programming: Critical Conversations Series for Graduate Students. The series consists of four programs (March 20, 27, April 10, and 17) and is open to all Graduate School students. More details about each session are available on the Graduate Life Coach… Read More

This two-day science communication event, Being Human:  The Nexus of Science and Spirituality, consists of a keynote address, a workshop and panel discussion, and was made possible by support from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and their Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program.  The… Read More

In honor of his daughter Lai Sulin, Dr. Cheng L. Lai, a Vanderbilt Graduate School alumnus in chemical engineering, established this endowed scholarship in 2009.  This $5000 award recognizes excellence in research by a Vanderbilt PhD student in areas related to cancer.  The scope of the scholarship is inclusive of… Read More