Events
Vanderbilt graduate students clinch 2022 SEC Student Pitch Competition with their startup, ESG Impact
Apr. 14, 2022—Max Mona and Adam Jace, graduate students at the Owen Graduate School of Management and co-founders of ESG Impact, won first place at the 2022 SEC Student Pitch Competition. The event, which was April 4 at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, provides undergraduate and graduate founders from SEC schools a platform to...
Rand Farmer’s Market returns for 2022
Apr. 9, 2022—During the month of April, Vanderbilt Campus Dining celebrates its commitment to sustainability with student engagement and educational opportunities throughout the month. The month of sustainability-themed events kicks off with a focus on local suppliers with the return of the popular Rand Farmer’s Market, scheduled for Monday, April 11 from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Students checking...
Vanderbilt, Nashville to participate in Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change
Mar. 23, 2022—Vanderbilt University and the city of Nashville will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26, to raise awareness about climate change. Started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and partners, Earth Hour has become a global event with more than 185 countries and territories participating. For safety reasons, Vanderbilt will not turn...
Andrea George to lead environmental health and safety within expanded Office of Health and Wellness
Mar. 11, 2022—Andrea George, MS’94, PhD’07, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety for Vanderbilt University. Andrea George George will oversee all chemical safety, biological safety, radiation safety and hazardous waste in the university’s research enterprise. She will continue directing a laser safety program in collaboration with the Laser Safety Committee. She also will continue...
Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy to host virtual discussion on new approaches to climate change
Feb. 11, 2022—Issues of climate change and sustainability have often been associated with liberal causes and voices. But researchers agree that taking steps to alleviate damage to the environment will require bipartisan action—and partnerships with private enterprises that transcend politics. Professor Michael Vandenbergh, who holds the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law at Vanderbilt Law School, will...
Solar farm groundbreaking advances Vanderbilt’s large-scale renewable energy partnership
Feb. 10, 2022—A bold partnership that will help Vanderbilt University power its campus entirely through renewable energy is a step further toward that goal with the Jan. 19 groundbreaking for a solar farm in Bedford County, Tennessee. In 2020, Vanderbilt announced two pioneering agreements with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service to procure off-site large-scale...
Vanderbilt students attend COP26 to observe climate diplomacy in action
Feb. 8, 2022—Fourteen undergraduate students and two graduate students represented Vanderbilt University 3,923 miles away in Glasgow, Scotland, as official delegates to the United Nations international climate change negotiations—dubbed COP26. The extraordinary opportunity was facilitated by Leah Dundon, director of the Vanderbilt Climate Change Initiative, who secured for Vanderbilt official United Nations Observer status in 2019. The U.N. accreditation...
Two Vanderbilt University buildings earn LEED certification
Feb. 4, 2022—Vanderbilt University has been awarded two Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications. The first is for the School of Nursing building, which opened in 2019, and the second is for the 1101 19th Avenue South building, formerly Disciples of Christ building, for its renovation in 2020. The university now has 24 LEED-certified buildings as designated by the...
WeGo Public Transit forum on Dec. 8 to seek input from Vanderbilt community on service changes
Nov. 30, 2021—Vanderbilt’s EasyRide program provides all full-time and part-time Vanderbilt University faculty, staff and students with free access to WeGo local buses, regional buses and WeGo Star with a swipe of their Vanderbilt ID card. This service is available for any place and time, not solely for commuting to and from campus. In order to gain insight into the...
Smart power grid leader to deliver Nov. 8 Hall Engineering Lecture
Oct. 27, 2021—Yilu Liu led the effort to create the North American power grid Frequency Monitoring Network or FNET and is known for her research on electric power systems and smart grids. Liu was named an IEEE Fellow in 2003 and she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for innovations in electric power grid monitoring, situational awareness,...