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Meet alumnus Skyler Gordon
Feb. 2, 2023—Today, we’re talking with alumnus Skyler Gordon who graduated in 2016 with a double major in history and classical and Mediterranean studies. He’s currently a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, studying race and racism in the U.S. armed forces. Q. Can you tell us about your work at...
Graduate student KeShawn Ivory on leadership team of Black in Astro
Jan. 26, 2023—The group recently won the Annie Maunder Medal for outreach or public engagement in astronomy or geophysics from the Royal Astronomical Society KeShawn Ivory, a second-year graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in astrophysics, is co-director of events for Black in Astro, an organization that celebrates and amplifies the Black experience in space-related fields. The...
New technique unlocks ancient history of climate and wildfires recorded in California cave rocks
Jan. 19, 2023—Data gained could help with fire activity predictions and environmental planning NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A newly developed technique is revealing how prehistoric climate change shaped fire activity in California. The new data suggest that increased climate whiplash—change between extreme wetness and dryness—occurred at the same time as increases in fire activity in the region. Recent...
College of Arts and Science awards faculty for excellence in teaching and advising
Dec. 12, 2022— On December 6, the College of Arts and Science recognized nine faculty members for outstanding teaching and advising. These annual awards acknowledge faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to their students, and the nominations come directly from the students. The college is pleased to announce the following fall 2022 award winners: Advising...
Three A&S chemists to research therapeutics, fuel conversion, and enzyme design with NIH MIRA grants
Dec. 12, 2022—College of Arts and Science faculty members Nathan Schley, Allison Walker, and John Yang have each been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue their groundbreaking chemistry research. Known as the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), these grants provide both new and established researchers of general medical sciences with more than $1.9...
WTVF, Channel 5: Statewide Vanderbilt poll shows ‘malaise’ for Lee, Biden and Trump
May. 27, 2022—The Vanderbilt Poll, featured. WKRN, Channel 2, WZTV, Channel 17, WPLN also ran stories about the latest statewide Vanderbilt Poll.
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.
The Tennessean: Trash, taxes and Titans: Why citizens are unhappy with Nashville’s direction
May. 6, 2022—The Vanderbilt Poll-Nashville, mentioned. The Nashville Post also published a story mentioning the poll.
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.
Department of Medicine, Health, and Society expands collaborative potential with new hires
Apr. 20, 2021—In 2007, Vanderbilt’s College of Arts and Science launched an innovative new major called Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS). From attracting just 40 enrollees in its first year, the interdisciplinary program has grown rapidly into one of A&S’s most popular majors. More than 700 undergraduate students are now studying toward an MHS degree, and MHS...