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Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center honors six at annual awards
This spring, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center to honor six individuals from the Vanderbilt community during its annual awards. Read MoreApr. 14, 2025
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Graduate School recognizes excellence among students, faculty at Honors Banquet
The third annual Honors Banquet commemorated excellence in academics, leadership and innovation among Graduate School students and faculty. On March 20, the banquet was held to honor and reflect on remarkable achievements in research and creative expre... Read MoreApr. 14, 2025
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New science building to house collaborative space for three Vanderbilt schools and colleges
Radical collaboration is the driving vision for the state-of the-art science building planned for the current site of Stevenson Center 6. The new building will be a shared space for the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering and the Sch... Read MoreApr. 10, 2025
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Castiglione Lab discover horses run faster by ignoring an ancient mutation that says ‘stop’
New work from the Castiglione lab and that of collaborator, Elia Duh (Johns Hopkins), is shaping the way is shaping the way we understand the evolutionary limits of energy production. He discovered that the horse, an oft-studied, physiological powerhou... Read MoreApr. 8, 2025
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Every day needs a night: study examines impact of artificial light on life cycle of trees
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Lin Meng While taking a flight one evening, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Lin Meng observed that the landscape outside of her window was lit up entirely by artificial light. In that moment, a thought crossed her mind:… Read MoreApr. 8, 2025
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Julia Velkovska: Solving the world’s minuscule mysteries
As Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Physics and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Julia Velkovska studies the tiny particles that form our universe. She focuses on how nuclear matter behaves when confronted with extreme density and tem... Read MoreApr. 7, 2025
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WATCH: Class of 2025 students lead creative collaborations with impact
Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are collaborating in powerful ways. Read MoreApr. 7, 2025
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Vanderbilt Poll: Mayor O’Connell keeps earning high marks; Nashvillians align on issues, but not always on solutions
Eighteen months since taking office, Mayor Freddie O’Connell continues to enjoy broad public approval. The 2025 Vanderbilt Poll–Nashville found his favorability among Nashville residents at 67 percent—a very high level of approval for any elected polit... Read MoreApr. 4, 2025
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Inspired chemist uncovers a scientific superpower in women
Learn about the women who inspire Steven Townsend in his breakthrough research that puts a spotlight on women, their health and discoveries around the healing powers of breast milk. Read MoreApr. 3, 2025
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Exploring the world, one fellowship at a time
Eight exceptional Vanderbilt students are embarking on transformative global journeys as this year’s cohort of the Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship program. Read MoreMar. 31, 2025
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Legislative gridlock did not stop lawmaking
Vanderbilt’s Alan Wiseman co-directs the Center for Effective Lawmaking with University of Virginia professor Craig Volden. Using a combination of 15 metrics, the center defines legislators that “exceed expectations” as those who outperform the center’... Read MoreMar. 27, 2025
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WATCH: Students from the Class of 2025 strengthen bonds in special ways
Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are building community in meaningful ways. Read MoreMar. 27, 2025
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A lot of nerve: One undergraduate’s path to treating brain cancer
Shanay Desai, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and drug discovery and biotechnology, worked at Eli Lilly and Company last summer as a biotherapeutic scientist. It all started during his senior year of high school, when Shanay Desai watched the world go digital due to the pandemic. During that time,… Read MoreMar. 27, 2025
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Art learning from science learning from art: worlds colliding in new Arctic exhibit
If you could write a letter to someone 1,000 years from now, what would you say? And what would they think of the world today when reading it? These are some of the questions posed to visitors walking through the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art’s newest exhibit,… Read MoreMar. 24, 2025
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Residential Colleges welcomes three new faculty for the 2025–26 academic year
The upper-division residential colleges will welcome Jesús Ruiz, who will lead Moore College, and The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons will welcome Gilbert Gonzales as faculty head of Crawford House and Justin Quarry as faculty head of East House. Read MoreMar. 20, 2025
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New research showcases unsung history of female architects
From left: Mary Anne Hunting, BA’80, and Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and professor of history of art and architecture. In the decades preceding World War II, professional architecture schools started enrolling increasing numbers of women. However, career success for these women did not come easily… Read MoreMar. 11, 2025
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Jackson Lab reveals relationship between transport proteins and brain disease
Most of us rely heavily on shipping services like FedEx or UPS to ensure we receive the correct packages. If that system was disrupted, parcels would end up lost or in the wrong place. Similarly, all human cells require large protein coat complexes, working at transport hubs called endosomes, to… Read MoreMar. 5, 2025
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Student team uses AI and filmmaking to inspire change
See how a group of Vanderbilt student storytellers are weaving AI and imagination to inspire transformational change. Read MoreMar. 4, 2025
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Major Jackson awarded inaugural Patricia Cannon Willis Prize
Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, has been awarded the inaugural Patricia Cannon Willis Prize for American Poetry by Yale Library. Jackson was recognized for his acclaimed collection Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poe... Read MoreFeb. 20, 2025
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Sloan Foundation awards Vanderbilt’s Alexandre Tiriac prestigious research fellowship
Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor extraordinary U.S. and Canadian researchers who stand out as the next generation of leaders for their creativity, innovation and research accomplishments. Tiriac, an assistant professor of biological s... Read MoreFeb. 18, 2025