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Vanderbilt scientists awarded NSF grant to examine the future of international shipping in the Arctic Ocean
Jan. 5, 2021—As the Arctic Ocean becomes less icy as a result of a warming climate, it could prove to be a viable—and more convenient—shipping route for global logistics companies. To determine the feasibility of navigating the challenging Arctic environment, Hiba Baroud, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Ralf Bennartz, professor of earth and environmental sciences, in...
Geochemical analysis from the last ice age may hold clues for future climate change and preparedness strategies
Jan. 5, 2021—“Stalagmites from Lake Shasta Caverns (LSC) – located in northern California within an important transitional climate zone between the Pacific Northwest and southwestern United States – hold geochemical clues to help researchers understand how climate changed during the end of the last ice age (14,000 – 37,000 years ago) and predict what may happen amid climatic changes...
Prof. David Furbish and PhD student Kelsea Best follow up on Bernard K. Forscher’s 1963 essay, Chaos in the Brickyard
Jan. 5, 2021—The authors of The Brickyard in 2020 (David Furbish, Douglas Jerolmack and Rachel Glade) offer an updated view of the state of affairs in the brickyard described in B. K. Forscher’s popular 1963 allegorical letter to Science, “Chaos in the Brickyard.” It calls for a need to realign the research endeavor, institutions and incentives with...
Jonathan Gilligan helps fight COVID-19 in Latin America
Dec. 16, 2020—Vanderbilt’s College of Arts and Science has long had connections to Latin America. Through the Center for Latin American Studies, the work of Latin American specialists in departments such as history and anthropology, and numerous student and faculty research trips, the college has forged strong ties to the region, its universities, and its people. So as the novel coronavirus...