‘arts and science’
One geologist and filmmaker duo are helping us better understand the Earth | Dual Perspectives
Jan. 31, 2025—What do geology and filmmaking possibly have in common? How can they work together to help us understand the Earth and our place in it? Faculty members Lily Claiborne (Earth and environmental sciences) and Jonathan Waters (cinema and media arts) answer these questions through the innovative course they offer.
Math professor and student answer your most frequently asked questions about mathematics | Frequently Asked
Nov. 27, 2024—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 be!).
Nominations now open for Berg Global Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
Sep. 23, 2024—The College of Arts and Science has announced that nominations for the Berg Global Artist-in-Residence Fellowship are now open until September 30. All Vanderbilt faculty are eligible to submit nominations, and nominations by interdisciplinary teams of faculty are encouraged. The program brings accomplished visual artists to Vanderbilt to expose the campus community to new perspectives,...
Celebrating the A&S Community
Aug. 30, 2024—Collaboration. Community. Connection. Celebrate the incredible A&S community and all the reasons they make the college such a unique and special place.
A&S Featured Course: Improv in Science Communication
Apr. 30, 2024—Each semester, A&S offers a variety of exciting courses focused on critical or timely topics that offer students a chance to investigate a subject in a new way. Watch students in CSET 3890: Improv in Science Communication explore creative (and humorous) ways of communicating about science.
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...
inter+SECTIONS: environmental justice + sustainability with Patrick Trent Greiner
Nov. 30, 2023—Patrick Trent Greiner, assistant professor of sociology and C. Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Grand Challenges: Climate and Society, studies the intersection of environmental justice and sustainability. He investigates how public policy has created social inequality in the past, increasing environmental risk to marginalized communities, and affecting the health and quality of life for many.
Outside the Lines: An Immersive Experience in Art + Medicine with Leo Huang, BA’24
Sep. 28, 2023— When Liyu “Leo” Huang, BA’24, attended the Fall Research Match event during his freshmen year at Vanderbilt, he never imagined it would lead him to three years of immersive, hands-on research combining his two passions: medicine and the creative arts. A Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar majoring in architecture and the built environment; neuroscience; and...
inter+SECTIONS: LGBTQ Health + Public Policy with Gilbert Gonzales
Jun. 15, 2023—Gilbert Gonzales, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, works at the intersection of LGBTQ health and public policy. A subject area where there once was limited data, Gonzales and colleagues have worked to bolster the research available to help inform both the public and the decision makers who form policies that affect health outcomes...
Congratulations Class of 2023!
May. 16, 2023—We enjoyed celebrating with our newest College of Arts and Science alumni! Congratulations on a job well done. We’ll be watching as you go forth and accomplish big things.