Research
Vanderbilt researcher finds evidence for ant caste systems driven by chemo-sensing responses
Apr. 2, 2023—Stephen Ferguson, first-author of a new paper with his postdoctoral advisor, Laurence Zwiebel, along with two undergraduates associated with the lab, Isaac Bakis and Nicholas Edwards, confirmed the existence of a specialized soldier caste within an ant...
International collaboration yields breakthrough that could revolutionize computing technologies
Mar. 27, 2023—Scientists from Vanderbilt and UCAS made a breakthrough in single-atom vibrational spectroscopy in graphene, crucial to understanding materials’ thermal properties and nanophotonics.
Paul C. Taylor receives $350K Mellon Foundation grant for EDI study
Mar. 7, 2023—Paul C. Taylor, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to seek out patterns in the way people and organizations think about equity, diversity and inclusion, which can impact EDI intervent...
Paul C. Taylor Receives $350K Mellon Foundation Grant for EDI Study
Mar. 7, 2023—Paul C. Taylor, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to seek out patterns in the way people and organizations think about equity, diversity and inclusion, which can impact EDI intervent...
NSF funds College of Arts and Science and Peabody College collaboration to improve equity in STEM education
Mar. 2, 2023—By Jenna Somers Vanderbilt researchers in the College of Arts and Science and Peabody College of education and human development recently received a three-year grant exceeding $280,000 from the National Science Foundation to collaborate on a study aime...
Grant helps Vanderbilt-Fisk partnership build first-ever U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy
Mar. 2, 2023—The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, a partnership to create equitable pathways to STEM, has been awarded a Sloan Foundation grant for the first U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy.
inter+SECTIONS: disability + built environment with Aimi Hamraie
Feb. 24, 2023—Aimi Hamraie, associate professor of medicine, health, and society, discusses opportunities to make urban environments more equitable and accessible for disabled individuals. Hamraie, whose work focuses on disability and the built environment, offers solutions for a more accessible future for all.
David Weintraub elected 2023 American Astronomical Society Fellow
Feb. 7, 2023—David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, was named an American Astronomical Society fellow for his groundbreaking research and his work in communicating astronomy to the public.
Vanderbilt shows largest presence yet at top global climate change conference
Jan. 31, 2023—A dynamic group of Vanderbilt scholars—all women—with expertise in engineering, earth sciences, sociology and storytelling took to a global stage at the 27th annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP27.
Five Vanderbilt faculty elected as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
Jan. 30, 2023—Five Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members were elected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.