Research
Sophomore Sharmila Adapa awarded prestigious Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship
Nov. 26, 2023—Adapa, an Ingram Scholar in the College of Arts and Science, will travel to Sweden in December as one of only 10 students globally to receive a 2023 Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship.
New collaborative research project seeks improved treatment for cystic fibrosis
Nov. 15, 2023—Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, has received a $2.76 million collaborative grant to investigate medical therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. The interdisciplinary project brings together teams with varied exper...
New collaborative research project seeks improved treatment for cystic fibrosis
Nov. 13, 2023—Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, has received a $2.76 million collaborative grant to investigate medical therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. The interdisciplinary project brings together teams with varied expertise in computational structural biology, proteomics, biophysics, and physiology in hopes of improving the quality of life for those afflicted with the...
WATCH: Storied Vanderbilt campus home becomes living history lab and exhibit
Oct. 30, 2023—See how more than 200 students and faculty came together through 19 interdisciplinary hands-on courses to turn the historic Vaughn home into a living laboratory, unveiling "hidden narratives" of Vanderbilt's and Nashville's past.
Vanderbilt hosts first international meeting to plan space-time observatory on the moon
Oct. 22, 2023—Vanderbilt hosts first international lunar gravitational wave workshop, including a Nobel laureate, a NASA administrator, leading astrophysicists and more, to identify opportunities and resources to continue exploring our universe.
Vanderbilt welcomes ORNL researchers for collaborative climate and justice workshop
Oct. 19, 2023—Vanderbilt University recently hosted the Vanderbilt University-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Workshop on Climate Change and Environmental Justice, aiming to deepen collaborative research on climate change and discuss potential projects. The event, whi...
From Scaling Success to NSF: Vanderbilt, Fisk create winning formula in multi-messenger astronomy
Oct. 11, 2023—The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, emphasizing multi-messenger astronomy, utilized strategic funding from a Scaling Success Internal Award to secure a $1.7 million NSF grant. This collaborative journey, focusing on inclusive STEM edu...
LAPOP research recommends techniques to inclusively measure gender identity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct. 8, 2023—LAPOP statisticians developed a more inclusive and accurate technique to measure gender identity in Latin America and the Caribbean, where deeply ingrained norms can make it challenging for individuals to express their true gender identity openly.
María Magdalena Campos-Pons wins 2023 MacArthur Fellowship
Oct. 8, 2023—María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art, has been awarded a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship for her work exploring personal and collective histories across the Caribbean.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards $1M grant to Vanderbilt anthropologists studying cultural factors in health inequalities
Oct. 8, 2023—With colleagues from Meharry Medical College, Tuskegee University and the World Health Organization, T.S. Harvey and Ted Fischer will examine the manifold contributions of the cultural context of health to emerging and persistent health inequalities.