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Renowned scholar Dan Margalit joins Vanderbilt University as professor and chair of Department of Mathematics
Aug. 16, 2023—Dan Margalit has joined the Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science as professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics. Margalit is a highly accomplished mathematician whose research expertise lies at the intersection of low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, with a particular focus on mapping class groups of surfaces. “We are thrilled...
Meet Pedro Rosales-Diaz ’25
Apr. 17, 2023—Undergraduate students at Vanderbilt have unique opportunities to conduct a wide range of research, discovery, and scholarship during their time on campus. Whether the study is related to Immersion, through an internship, or in a research lab, students gain a range of exclusive experience before graduation. Hear from Pedro Rosales-Diaz ’25 who is working toward...
Wollaeger, professor emeritus and modernist scholar, has died
Mar. 1, 2023—Mark Wollaeger, a professor of English, emeritus, former director of graduate studies in English, died on his birthday, February 19. He was 66. Wollaeger earned a bachelor of arts from Stanford University in 1979, and a Ph.D. in English from Yale University in 1986. He taught at Yale from 1986-1994, at which point he was...
Meet alumna Halee Robinson
Feb. 6, 2023—Today, we’re talking with alumna Halee Robinson who graduated in 2019 with a double major in history and political science. She’s currently a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, studying the carceral state and state violence following the Civil War. Q. Tell us about your research work at Vanderbilt, and...
Ph.D. Candidate Lantana Grub wins NDSEG Fellowship
Jul. 5, 2022—Second-year biological sciences Ph.D. student Lantana Grub has been named to the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG). The incredibly competitive program awarded just 165 of 3,142 applicants this year. The program supports students working toward doctoral degrees in science and engineering whose study has relevance to the...
The Washington Post: Young men, guns and the prefrontal cortex
Jun. 3, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society, quoted. Voice of America published a related story featuring Metzl.
CBS News: As Texas school shooting confounds the world, CBS News looks at other countries’ reactions to their own massacres
May. 27, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed. Washington Post, CNN and Health also published stories quoting Metzl.
Senior Spotlight: Luis Armando Martínez
May. 5, 2022—This May, we’re shining the spotlight on some of our College of Arts and Science seniors! Meet Luis Armando Martínez, a double major in History (Latin American focus) and Spanish and Portuguese, who also has a minor in Chinese language and culture. What was your favorite class and why? I have enjoyed all my...
The Tennessean: Vanderbilt Poll: More than half say Nashville is on the wrong track amid worries over growth
May. 2, 2022—Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor of Political Science, quoted. Axios, Nashville Ledger, Nashville Post, WSMV, WKRN and WZTV shared related stories.
Inside Higher Ed: What great works of literature can teach us about the plight of refugees
Mar. 3, 2022—(Robert Barsky, professor of French and comparative literature, quoted. Yale Journal on Regulation published a related story featuring Barsky.)