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Reducing the risk of “forever chemicals” in Tennessee’s drinking water

Jan. 28, 2025—By Jenna Somers   A transdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt University seeks to identify Tennessee communities at risk of exposure to toxic man-made chemicals in their drinking water. In response to a 2024 regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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Faculty members and alumni recognized by the White House for the Presidential Early Career Award

Jan. 22, 2025—On Jan. 14, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. ...

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Faculty members and alumni honored with Presidential Early Career Award

Jan. 22, 2025—On Jan. 14, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. ...

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Vanderbilt University’s Ralf Bennartz to lead NASA mission to study ice clouds

Jan. 13, 2025—Vanderbilt University, led by Professor Ralf Bennartz, will lead a NASA satellite mission investigating Earth's high-altitude ice clouds, backed by a robust grant of $37 million. This endeavor, leveraging the university's climate research expertise, wi...

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White House awards Bartels and Stassun 2024 National Medal of Science

Jan. 7, 2025—Larry Bartels and Keivan Stassun were among the 23 recipients of the 2024 National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology. Both...

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Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Canada establish new visiting research chair at the Heard Libraries

Dec. 17, 2024—The agreement, signed by university and Canadian officials during a Dec. 3 ceremony at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives, marks the second five-year collaboration between the two organizations and reaffirms their shared commitmen...

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Undergraduate students co-lead study on carbon offset financing for energy-efficiency upgrades for low-income households

Dec. 17, 2024—Climate change affects us all; however, disadvantaged communities are often the most vulnerable and negatively impacted. Low-income households have limited material and financial resources to build resilience to heat and other weather events. Low-income households in the U.S. spend 6 to 10 percent of their limited income on energy costs, compared with 3 percent spent...

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Vanderbilt Poll: Post-election, core concerns and views of Tennesseans persist

Dec. 12, 2024—The latest semiannual, statewide Vanderbilt Poll reflects that the election had little impact on Tennesseans’ stances on key issues. A notable exception was increased approvals for state lawmakers since May, despite often holding positions on some issu...

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Cemetery of enslaved people at The Hermitage located with assistance from VISR

Dec. 11, 2024—Directly north of The Hermitage, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek, investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a cemetery where an estimated 28 bodies of enslaved individuals who lived on the property...

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Vanderbilt awarded up to $46M through ARPA-H to develop tools against alphaviruses

Dec. 1, 2024—Jens Meiler, Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, was named the principal investigator for the project, in cooperation with 14 investigators across eight institutions. The team will work together to use advanced technology, including computat...

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