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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 More

See how a group of Vanderbilt student storytellers are weaving AI and imagination to inspire transformational change. Read More

Socially engaged art is defined as art that involves the community in debate, collaboration, and social interaction. But what does that look like in practice? A group of Vanderbilt students sought to answer that question. As part of Professor of the Practice of Art Jana Harper’s class,… Read More

Vanderbilt alumni Jake Aronskind, BA’19, and Andrew Roth, BS’21, were named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 for creating and scaling successful businesses. Aronskind is CEO and co-founder of Pepper, a recipe sharing app. He earned his bachelor's degree ... Read More

Students from Hulings’ 2023 classes accepting an award for their performance. Many college students learn the basic concepts of investing in business or economics courses. However, at Vanderbilt, students get hands-on experience managing real stocks with real money. As part of the Investment Analysis and Corporate Valuation courses, taught by… Read More

Biological Sciences Annie recently helped publish a study identifying the differences in virulence among Aspergillus species, a common human-pathogenic genus of fungi that includes A. flavus, which can cause aspergillosis and fungal keratitis infections, a type of eye infection. "It ultimately would benefit the scientific community to have the genomes of species causing each infection available for further study." Read More

On a crisp fall evening in North Nashville, the sound of clapping emanates from Fisk University’s Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery. Inside, Vanderbilt students walk the large room, surrounded by a rich array of 20th century early modernist works from the collection of Alfred Stieglitz. As they tour the space,… Read More

This prestigious fellowship empowers students to immerse themselves in diverse cultures, pursue bold ideas, and engage in hands-on learning that shapes their future as global citizens and leaders. Through independent exploration and cross-cultural engagement, fellows can develop the adaptability, resilience, and leadership skills necessary to drive meaningful impact in an interconnected world. Read More

Vanderbilt senior Maya Maciel-Seidman [/caption] 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… Read More

Article written by Alexander Schmidt, Visiting Associate Professor of Max Kade Center for European and German Studies, and Allison Kaplan, class of 2025 Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States, Kristjan Prikk, engaged students at Vanderbilt University on October 2 during a lively classroom discussion on the future of European security… Read More

Math major Isaiah Williams (Class of 2025) joins math professor Dan Margalit to answer the most-searched questions about math…hear them break down formulas, how math shows up in every day life, and why math is so hard (spoiler: it doesn’t have to… Read More

Lauren Campbell, executive director of the Bridge Program. In Lauren Campbell’s opinion, getting through graduate school takes a village. It requires financial resources, extraordinary hard work, perseverance, and strong supports. As the executive director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, Campbell is dedicated to making sure students… Read More

Learn about what inspires the Class of 2025 Outstanding Senior winner and read about all the nominees. Read More

For John Jumper, BS’07, the road to winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry began with an interdisciplinary education at Vanderbilt.  Read More

When she was in middle school, Cheryl Quartey remembers looking forward to Vanderbilt students teaching science to her class through the Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS) program. “When VSVS came to my class, I realized I had a passion for science thanks to the fun lessons… Read More

With 1,100 enrolled students, the number speaks for itself—PSCI 1150: U.S. Elections is a hot commodity on campus. The elective course offered every four years by the College of Arts and Science is a highly anticipated deep dive into how elections work... Read More

John M. Jumper, BS’07, is one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 9. Jumper currently is a senior staff research scientist for DeepMind, a London-based company that made a huge leap ... Read More

In January 2020, Bernard Nomberg, BA'90, launched the 'Conversations with Commodores' podcast, along with a Facebook group specifically for Vanderbilt football alumni and others close to the program—coaches, trainers, cheerleaders, etc. Today, the comm... Read More

With Portland, Oregon, as his base, second-generation Vanderbilt alum Jacob Grier, BA'04, consults in the spirits industry and writes books on topics from tobacco policy to mixology. His latest book on cocktails is 'Raising the Bar: A Bottle-by-Bottle ... Read More

Elizabeth “Betsy” Sanner Ayala, BA’99, is the executive in charge behind many popular TV shows across the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio of networks. After joining HGTV in 2016 and advancing her career to head Food Network in 2022, she now oversees t... Read More