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National Geographic: Did the Amazon rainforest contribute to the ‘Little Ice Age’ of the 1600s?
May. 3, 2021—(Tiffany Tung, associate professor of anthropology, quoted)
Bloomberg Business: Coronavirus forces $600 billion higher education industry online
Mar. 19, 2020—(Analisa Packham, assistant professor of economics, quoted)
Foreign Policy: Evidence is growing that free speech is declining
Dec. 8, 2023—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece. Jyllands-Posten, La Presse, Euractiv.ro also published op-eds authored by Mchangama.
Enrique Pupo-Walker, Centennial Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, has died
Oct. 19, 2023—Enrique Pupo-Walker, Centennial Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and former director of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies, died September 25 in Nashville. He was 90. Pupo-Walker was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1933. He received his undergraduate degree at La Universidad de la Habana, in Cuba, in 1954, a master’s degree from...
Thirty-five leading scholars join College of Arts and Science faculty in fall 2023
Aug. 25, 2023— Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science is honored to welcome for the fall 2023 academic term 35 new faculty members, who add to our growing community of distinguished researchers and teachers. “We’re excited to welcome these exceptional scholars to our vibrant academic community,” said Timothy P. McNamara, interim dean of the College of Arts and...
The Washington Post: Young men, guns and the prefrontal cortex
Jun. 3, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society, quoted. Voice of America published a related story featuring Metzl.
Anthropology department’s women Ph.D grads diversify, and change, the field
May. 3, 2021—Founded in 1987, the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Anthropology has been a leader in Andean archaeology, an important subdiscipline that studies some of the world’s earliest human settlements. In recent years, the department has maintained that leadership position by diversifying its small Ph.D. cohorts and more recently, by diversifying the faculty. The...
Antonis Rokas elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dec. 9, 2020—Antonis Rokas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The lifetime honor, first awarded in 1874, recognizes pre-eminent scientists who engage in pioneering research; excel at teaching, mentoring, and collaborating; and advance public understanding of science. The AAAS said in a...
New Political Science Research Debunks Myths About White Working-Class Support for Trump
Jul. 29, 2020—New research from Associate Professor of Political Science Noam Lupu challenges several common assumptions about white working-class support for President Donald Trump. Lupu conducted the research, outlined in the article “The White Working Class and the 2016 Election,” with Duke University’s Nicholas Carnes. The two first met in graduate school and have since collaborated many...
Biological Sciences Ph.D. Student Finds Creative Outlet in Science-Themed Art
Jun. 30, 2020—It’s no surprise that Jacob Steenwyk became interested in art at a young age. Both his parents are artists: his father served as art director for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his mother was a recognized art critic who has published in major magazines in the Philippines. Steenwyk loved making art as a child and...