Arts And Science
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State commends tennessine discoverers
On March 27, Tennessee state Sen. Ken Yager presented a resolution commending physicists from Vanderbilt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for discovering a new element and naming it tennessine. Read MoreMar 29, 2017
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Vanderbilt now home to Helguera’s ‘personal library’
Some 300 boxes containing the rarest and earliest portions of the J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana, which documents centuries of Colombian history, have been acquired by Vanderbilt Libraries. Read MoreMar 28, 2017
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Memorial service for Professor Vivien Casagrande set for April 12
A memorial service for Professor Vivien Casagrande is planned for April 12 in Benton Chapel. Read MoreMar 24, 2017
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Undergraduate poets selected for prestigious Bucknell Seminar
Two senior undergraduate creative writers have been awarded prestigious fellowships to the Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets. Read MoreMar 24, 2017
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Museum dedicated to Vanderbilt archaeologist’s work to be built in Chile
Tom Dillehay's discoveries at Monte Verde in southern Chile revolutionized the understanding of how and when the Americas were first peopled. Read MoreMar 23, 2017
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Spring Faculty Assembly set for April 6
Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Langford Auditorium. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Read MoreMar 23, 2017
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‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to better, brighter lasers
Vanderbilt University chemists collaborated in research that ‘squashes’ the shape of nanoparticles to create inexpensive lasers that continuously emit light in a customizable rainbow of colors. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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Love at first sight
As the next in a series of student profiles related to Opportunity Vanderbilt, Christopher Huerta represents just one of the nearly 9,000 students whose lives have been changed by this financial aid initiative. For more information on Opportunity Vanderbilt, visit vu.edu/oppvu. If it hadn’t been for… Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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New working group to assess and prioritize opportunities for enhancing research IT resources on campus
The Research IT Special Project Working Group will advance the efforts of the Provost’s Initiative to Enhance Research and Scholarship, or PIERS. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Spatial Ethnography: Irreducible Landscapes in the Colonial Andes
Watch video of Vanderbilt University Digital Humanities Colloquium with Steve Wernke on March 15, 2017. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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For female mosquitoes, two sets of odor sensors are better than one
A team of Vanderbilt biologists has found that the malaria mosquito has a second complete set of odor receptors that are specially tuned to human scents. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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Fossils at the Fort is March 25
Fossils at the Fort is happening on Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Negley Visitors Center and Park. The event is free and will take place rain or shine. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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Wes Powell, BA’91: Crusader for Justice
In July 2004, Wes Powell received what he now refers to as “the Guantánamo call.” Life hasn’t been the same since. That same year the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that men imprisoned at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, had a right to challenge their detention in… Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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One-of-a-kind InDigital conference shares scholarship on how indigenous people use digital media
The InDigital conference is the only conference examining how indigenous people in Latin America use digital media and technology to express themselves and engage with others. Read MoreMar 10, 2017
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University Course students meet with legislators during visit to General Assembly
Students from a University Course on the nation's health care policies spent an immersive day at the Tennessee State Capitol recently, meeting with legislators and discussing issues. Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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You are what you eat – and who you know
New research shows being surrounded by high-status people may help you stay slim – but only if you're a woman. Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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Vanderbilt launches programming for total solar eclipse
The first total solar eclipse to sweep across the United States in 99 years will occur on Aug. 21, with Nashville in its direct path. The Office of the Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs, in partnership with a variety of internal and external partners, including Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, is coordinating a series of student competitions, curricular and co-curricular programs, and special events to celebrate. Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMar 1, 2017
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Race and America discussion is March 1
A forum about race in America is scheduled for March 1 at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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New tool for combating mosquito-borne disease: insect parasite genes
Genes used by the insect parasite Wolbachia to control its hosts' reproduction can be used to help control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and malaria. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017