Arts And Science
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreOct 5, 2017
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Primordial cosmic soup easier to create than previously thought
In subatomic collisions, physicists have found the signature of primordial cosmic soup, from which all the stuff in the universe formed, at lower energies and in smaller volume than ever before. Read MoreOct 3, 2017
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Crime casts pall on Central America’s Northern Triangle
LAPOP research shows that crime prevalence impacts economic progress in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras Read MoreOct 3, 2017
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Cell signals that trigger wound healing are surprisingly complex
Vanderbilt scientists have taken an important step toward understanding the way in which injured cells trigger wound healing, an insight essential for improving treatments of all types of wounds. Read MoreOct 3, 2017
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Impact of war on modern beauty culture topic of Goldberg Lecture
David Lubin, author of a book about World War I soldiers' facial injuries and their significance to modern plastic surgery and beauty culture, will deliver the Goldberg Lecture in Art History Oct. 9. Read MoreSep 29, 2017
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‘I Am Not Your Negro’ filmmaker to speak at Vanderbilt
Filmmaker Raoul Peck, whose works include the Oscar-nominated 'I Am Not Your Negro,' will speak on campus Oct. 18, and two of his films will be screened at Sarratt Cinema Oct. 4 and 16. Read MoreSep 29, 2017
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Adult participants needed for study on relation between brain chemistry and decision-making
The Affective Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University is currently recruiting healthy adults, 50–59 years old, for a multi-day study that attempts to understand the relation between brain chemistry and decision-making. Read MoreSep 28, 2017
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VU Theatre opens new season with adventure tale staged as radio drama
Vanderbilt University Theatre will perform "Kid Simple: A Radio Drama in the Flesh," an imaginative play that uses sound effects to help tell the story, for two weekends starting Sept. 29. Read MoreSep 27, 2017
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Eat and learn about the history of violence at lunchbox talk
A historian of early modern Europe will compare violence in the 16th and 17th centuries with conditions today during a lunchtime talk Wednesday, Oct. 4. Read MoreSep 27, 2017
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Center for Effective Lawmaking announces highest-scoring members of Congress
The most effective legislators in the U.S. House of Representative and Senate were identified by the new Center for Effective Lawmaking in Washington, D.C. Read MoreSep 26, 2017
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Vanderbilt graduate research assistant receives national defense fellowship
Matthew Feldman, a graduate research assistant in physics and astronomy, is one of only 195 students nationwide who have been awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow Read MoreSep 22, 2017
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Unique premed program teaches new approach to race and health
A premed program that teaches undergraduates about institutional racism is up and coming at Vanderbilt Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Biologist reaches into electric eel tank, comes out with equation to measure shocks
Ken Catania stuck his arm into a tank with an electric eel 10 times -- the only way to get accurate measurements of the circuit created by animal, arm and water. Read MoreSep 14, 2017
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Endowed chair holder celebration honors 11 professors
Eleven Vanderbilt faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized for their exemplary achievements during a celebration Sept. 6 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreSep 8, 2017
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Giving Matters: John Arnold, BA’95, is determined to revolutionize philanthropy
By Ryan Underwood, BA’96 John Arnold (BRENT HUMPHREYS) When financial traders talk about buying low and selling high, what they really mean is that they’re looking for an edge, a profitable move that nobody else in the market has discovered. This is how Warren Buffett made his money. Starting… Read MoreSep 7, 2017
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Center for Effective Lawmaking to premier in Washington; news conference is Sept. 26
The new Center for Effective Lawmaking, which studies the causes and consequences of the legislative effectiveness of members of Congress, will be introduced in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The center is a joint effort by the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 6, 2017
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Experts to explore the ways of being Muslim across diverse environments
Specialists on Islam will come together Sept. 7-9 at Sarratt Student Center to discuss the historical and contemporary facets of being Muslim in a wide variety of locales and language communities. Read MoreSep 3, 2017
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Islam expert: We must understand ISIS to defeat it
Understanding ISIS is the first step toward defeating it, says Vanderbilt professor David Wasserstein. Read MoreAug 28, 2017
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New research on Fragile X syndrome reinforces importance of early detection
New insights into the long-lasting effects of Fragile X syndrome on connections in the brain during early development highlight the importance of early detection and treatment. Read MoreAug 25, 2017
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Sugars in human mother’s milk are non-toxic antibacterial agents
A new study has found that sugars in mother's' milk do not just provide nutrition for babies but also help protect them from bacterial infections. Read MoreAug 20, 2017