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Never forgotten: Tiffany Fracchia’s class helps identify missing American WWII soldier in France
December 10, 2025—There are more than 80,000 unaccounted-for American service personnel from past conflicts, according to the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). More than 70,000 are missing from World...
What would a small black hole do to the human body? Robert Scherrer aims to answer that
November 20, 2025—Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small black hole tried to pass through your...
Study reveals role giant ground sloths played in the environment, potentially aiding in ecological restoration today
November 20, 2025—A new study led by Aditya Kurre, BA’22, and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Guggenheim Fellow Larisa DeSantis has revealed the specific diet of two species of giant ground...
Vanderbilt University Unity Poll: Americans say college should teach “how to think,” not “what to think”
November 19, 2025—As conversations about the value and nature of higher education continue at colleges and universities nationwide, a new national Vanderbilt Unity Poll finds that Americans are largely united on the fundamental value...
Leon Mhingiro is Class of 2026 Outstanding Senior; nine other nominees celebrated
November 18, 2025—Get to know the Class of 2026 Outstanding Senior winner and incredible nominees and hear what inspires the winner most.
Research Investment: Vanderbilt finds ways to set up new faculty for success
November 12, 2025—Vanderbilt supports new faculty every step of the way—by connecting them with senior faculty who serve as mentors, observe their classes and provide valuable feedback, and proofread their grant proposals...
Trio of campus exhibits commemorates Immersion Vanderbilt–Heard Libraries collaborations
November 10, 2025—New exhibits in three campus locations celebrate the Immersion Vanderbilt program and highlight hands-on learning projects created by former undergraduate students in collaboration with the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.
Classroom creativity gets big-screen results for Cinema and Media Arts students
November 10, 2025—See how Cinema and Media Arts students are reaching real-world successes with their films.
A&S students explore entrepreneurship and the global supply chain in immersive Panama trip
October 29, 2025—Some students may use Fall Break as an opportunity to catch up on rest, see the fall foliage, or carve pumpkins. Students in Principal Senior Lecturer Lori Catanzaro’s class spent...
A&S students win prestigious Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarships
October 29, 2025—Three students in the College of Arts and Science were named 2025-2027 recipients of the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Awarded to students in their third year...
Study reveals role giant ground sloths played in the environment, potentially aiding in ecological restoration today
October 28, 2025—Adapted from an article by Andy Flick When you think of a sloth, an image of a slow, cuddly, furry creature hanging out in trees may come to mind—the picture...
What would a small black hole do to the human body? Robert Scherrer aims to answer that
October 21, 2025—Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small black hole tried to pass through your...
On the 10-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection, A&S astrophysicists lead the way in discoveries
October 16, 2025—On September 14, 2015, at 4:51 a.m. Central Time, scientists witnessed something no human had ever seen before: two black holes colliding. These black holes, which were 29 and 36...
Robert Barsky highlights Atlanta’s history and arts culture while giving back to the community
October 8, 2025—For those experiencing writer’s block, or just looking for inspiration, journeying outside and spending time in nature may be the answer. The natural world has a cadence that helps us...
Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy partners with Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute to launch the 2025/26 AmericasBarometer survey
October 7, 2025—Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy is partnering with the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies to carry forward one of the world’s leading surveys on democratic...
Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, has died
October 6, 2025—David A. Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, died on September 5, 2025, in Columbia, Tennessee, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, Nunnally was a...
Expanding arts programming and opportunities through the A&S Arts Project
September 23, 2025—The College of Arts and Science has long been an innovator and leader in the arts—from theater to studio art to cinema to architecture. Faculty and students alike create, build,...