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Jan 27, 2025 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Vanderbilt’s $42 million NASA-supported satellite mission dedicated to studying ice cloud formation was approved for its next stage of development on Oct. 29, 2024. Since then, engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have been gathering materials while Blue Canyon Technology builds the two spacecrafts necessary for the estimated 2027 launch.The mission was selected with the intention of helping scientists and humanity at large understand Earth’s dynamic atmosphere.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Vanderbilt concluded its fall season with a sixth-place finish out of 10 teams at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, South Carolina, from Nov. 20-22. The Commodores scored 412 points over the course of the meet. Senior Mercedes Traba kicked off the meet by breaking her own school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4 minutes, 49.32 seconds. The Florida native placed third in the event’s B Final and met the CSCAA NIC B cut.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Following recent efforts by Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United and United Auto Workers to proceed with a formal union election with the National Labor Relations Board, the university filed a complaint and request for injunctive relief against the NLRB on behalf of two students’ concerns about privacy violations. These individuals were part of the over 130 total students objecting to disclosing their information. In a Nov.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Salma Elhandaoui |Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu |Mary Adeluyi
As monetary political donations in the 2024 election cycle reach new heights, Vanderbilt employees have contributed over $450,000 in total to national and Tennessee state campaigns and political action committees. About 10% of the university’s over 9,000 employees have made a donation this cycle. Democratic causes received 86% of donations. Ten percent of donations this election cycle went to third-party or nonpartisan organizations, while 4% of donations went to Republican causes.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
After losses to both South Carolina and Georgia on Oct. 11, Vanderbilt Swimming fell 101-232 to Illinois and 135-194 against Indiana State at the House of ‘Paign Invite from Oct. 25-26. The meet had a different event format than normal, with scoring including both normal and bonus races. The bonus heats comprised a super final in all four 100-yard events on opening night along with each of the four 50-yard stroke races in a shootout format the next day.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Two anchors from the decommissioned USS Nashville (LPD-13) have been delivered to campus. One anchor is currently positioned outside the ROTC building on the corner of 19th and Edgehill Avenue. The other is being held in a campus facility until the new football stadium is completed, where Vanderbilt Athletics will likely place it. The USS Nashville was an amphibious transport dock active in the United States Navy from 1970 to 2009 involved in missions in the Mediterranean and Europe.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Vanderbilt and the Metro Nashville Public Schools to establish a lab school at John Early Middle School this past April to enhance the school’s educational quality and provide more support for its students. While the complete implementation plan includes training and other phases spanning three years, Vanderbilt students began involvement this fall. The program represents the newest opportunity for undergraduate students to get involved in Vanderbilt’s partnership with the MNPS by tutoring.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Author and poet Ilya Kaminsky visited Vanderbilt on Sept. 26 as part of the 2024-25 Gertrude C. & Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series. Kaminsky read poems from his 2019 book “Deaf Republic” and answered questions posed by audience members. The Visiting Writers Series, co-hosted by Vanderbilt’s department of English and creative writing program, brings nationally acclaimed writers to campus to read their work, visit classes and connect with community members.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
The Commodores, despite the loss, had some strong showings at their meet this past Friday. 4 minutes ago Vanderbilt Swimming lost to Tulane 150-87 on Sept. 27 at the Reily Center Natatorium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This marks the Commodores’ first loss against the Green Wave since 2015, but, Vanderbilt still leads the all-time series, 10-7. While the Commodores fell short of a team victory, there were still several notable performances across the board.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Juniors Lena Kalandijan, Samantha Mitike and Max Perry were selected as three of 100 Obama-Chesky scholars for the program’s 2024-26 cohort. Last year, one Vanderbilt student was named an Obama-Chesky scholar. The scholarship recognizes students based on their past experiences in community involvement and service work, and it was founded by former President Barack Obama and Brian Chesky — co-founder and CEO of Airbnb.
