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McLean awarded Herty Medal for chemistry achievements, distinguished service
Mar. 25, 2024—John A. McLean, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry and dean of graduate education and research in the College of Arts and Science, has been named the winner of this year’s Charles H. Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes outstanding work and service by a chemist in the Southeast....
Los Angeles Times: Column: Polls get it right most of the time. Here’s what to be wary of
Mar. 15, 2024—John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, quoted. Deseret News also published an article quoting Sides.
Bridging the gap: Combining music and astrophysics to improve representation in science
Feb. 27, 2024— As a child, Shaniya Jarrett was fascinated by space and science fiction, but didn’t believe that pursuing the big scientific questions of the universe was a viable career option. Now a second-year astrophysics graduate student in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, Shaniya is creating opportunities for young women of color that she would have...
First-gen college student prepares for grad school future focused on evolutionary biology research
Feb. 16, 2024—Credit: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation/Kaerie Ray College of Arts and Science senior Sarah Hourihan is eagerly awaiting journal publication of a first-author manuscript featuring results of research on the dark-eyed junco songbird completed as a Beckman Foundation Scholar. The paper, available as a pre-print on bioRxiv, signals the end of work on one research...
Hananeel Morinville, BA’25, selected for highly competitive leadership program
Feb. 15, 2024—Hananeel Morinville, a history major in the College of Arts and Science, was named to the next class of the John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program for 2024-2025. The program is run by the Faith and Politics Institute. Comprising student leaders and changemakers from 17 universities across the country, the newest cohort of scholars...
The Boston Globe: A scholar of gun policy says his field has gotten it wrong
Feb. 12, 2024—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Haaretz also published an article quoting Metzl.
TIME: Guns are not just a public health problem
Feb. 5, 2024—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, authored this opinion piece. The Los Angeles Times also featured Metzl’s new book, What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms.
The Tennessean: I am a Latino yet not an immigrant, but my family story helped me understand their journey
Jan. 17, 2024—Benigno Trigo, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish, quoted. The Tennessean published an additional article mentioning Trigo.
Foreign Policy: Evidence is growing that free speech is declining
Dec. 8, 2023—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece. Jyllands-Posten, La Presse, Euractiv.ro also published op-eds authored by Mchangama.
BBC: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100.
Dec. 1, 2023—Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed. ABC (Australia), NewsNation and Fox Business also interviewed Schwartz.