Andrew Kolondra Jr.
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High school classmates in Jamaica unexpectedly reunite nearly 20 years later as Vanderbilt faculty
In 2004, a group of students attended Immaculate Conception High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Kingston, Jamaica. In August 2022, nearly 20 years later, two of those students reunited for the first time, but not at a high school reunion, as one might expect. They ran into each other… Read MoreFeb. 28, 2023
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Learning Assistants program increases student belonging and interest in STEM fields
Introductory STEM courses can be both large and challenging. At a world-class university like Vanderbilt, the content is rigorous, and students enter with varied levels of knowledge. Some end up feeling lost and as if they are the only ones struggling, and these feelings can be magnified among underrepresented and… Read MoreJan. 29, 2023
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Vanderbilt announces new program in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies
The College of Arts and Science has launched a new undergraduate program in Asian American and Asian Diaspora (AAAD) Studies, including both a major and a minor, in spring 2023. The new program, housed in the Department of Asian Studies, aims to provide students with a… Read MoreJan. 18, 2023
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Three A&S chemists to research therapeutics, fuel conversion, and enzyme design with NIH MIRA grants
> College of Arts and Science faculty members Nathan Schley, Allison Walker, and John Yang have each been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue their groundbreaking chemistry research. Known as the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), these grants provide both new and established researchers of general… Read MoreDec. 12, 2022