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Migel Cuj: 2024 February Student Spotlight
Feb. 12, 2024—Migel Cuj, Ph.D. student in Anthropology Cuj was awarded third place in the 2024 Peter K. New Student Research Competition for his paper, Beyond Physical Metrics: a Cultural Approach of the Biomedical Categories of Child Growth Standard. He will receive this award at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in...
Noah Robinson: 2023 November Student Spotlight
Nov. 15, 2023—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: Noah Robinson, a clinical psychology doctoral candidate has received funding for a $2M grant on which he will serve as PI. It’s an R44 grant...
2023 June Graduate Student Spotlights
Jun. 12, 2023—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 Germany and the Deutscher Akademischer...
2023 May Student Spotlights
May. 15, 2023—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. Congratulations all!
Language Tables
Mar. 22, 2023— Language Tables in the Residential Colleges Program Do you speak any of these languages: Chinese, Korean, German, French, Hindi-Urdu & Sanskrit, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog? We would like to invite you to participate in the Language Tables in the Residential Colleges program! It is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Languages, Campus Dining, the...
A Conversation with Vanderbilt Alum Ken Spring
Mar. 21, 2023— 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 foundational to my career,” he says, “and I have a...
December 2022 Graduate Student Spotlights
Dec. 12, 2022—The Graduate School would like to shine a spotlight on the following students! Annie Hatmaker – along with a team of researchers including her adviser, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Antonis Rokas, recently published a study identifying the differences in virulence among Aspergillus species. Micaela Harris – will attend the ICRSME 2023 Consultation Conference in...
Graduate Leadership Institute offers workshops, grant funding
Aug. 24, 2022—The Russel G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute aims to help students be intentional in your training at Vanderbilt. GLI provides students with the skills, tools, and self-awareness that will allow them to lead at all levels through programming that facilitates a greater understanding of personal leadership style and interactions with others. It will also help...
August 2022 Student Spotlights
Aug. 24, 2022—This month, we are celebrating the following Graduate School students for their achievements! Miguel Cuj, Ph.D. student in Anthropology – has been awarded the Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. This will allow Miguel to do fieldwork regarding K’iche’ Maya women’s foldaways in Guatemala. Congratulations Miguel! Mary Catherine Sullivan, Ph.D. student in Political Science...