Communication Of Science And Technology
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Alexandra Doten, BA’18, turns love of astronomy into TikTok triumph
See how Alexandra Doten, BA'18 is turning her love for all things space into a social media adventure. Read MoreJan 31, 2024
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Curb Center launches Vanderbilt Eco-Grief Initiative
The Curb Center is pleased to announce the Vanderbilt Eco-Grief Initiative, a yearlong collaborative project that will use art as a tool to investigate the complex set of emotions—sorrow, guilt, terror, complicity and a range of others—that come to mind as we contemplate our changing climate and witness its effects on earthly life. By engaging artists working in a range of disciplines—theater, creative writing and the visual arts—the Curb Center aims to highlight creative work that confronts the emotional dimensions of climate change with the hope that true emotional reckoning might serve as an avenue to candid dialogue, innovation and lasting impact. Read MoreJan 26, 2024
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Vanderbilt launches Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative and interdisciplinary advisory board
Vanderbilt University has created the Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative and appointed members of an advisory board. Both will center their efforts around scholarship and opportunities connected to the growing use of nascent artificial intelligence technologies. Read MoreJun 7, 2023
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Misti Yang, Mellon Assistant Professor of the Public Communication of Science and Technology, has died
Misti Hewatt Yang, who taught courses in the Communication of Science and Technology program and held a secondary appointment in the Department of Communication Studies, died March 23. Read MoreApr 7, 2023
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Climate-smart jobs and clean economy topic of Smart Jobs Summit Feb. 28
Climate change is a major driver of job creation in the Southeast and around the world. Vanderbilt University will host a discussion about the growth of the clean economy and smart jobs in the region on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. Read MoreFeb 19, 2023
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STEM role models inspire future scientists through storytelling
A group of Vanderbilt students with diverse majors joined their creative forces for an immersive writing challenge: Take sophisticated science, technology, engineering and math topics and make them compelling for fourth graders. How did they do it? Through storytelling. Read MoreJan 6, 2023
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‘Radiolab’ creator Jad Abumrad to speak March 18 as part of CSET mini-conference
Jad Abumrad, creator and host of the "Radiolab" public radio program and podcast, will speak at the Student Life Center on Friday, March 18, as part of the Communication of Science and Technology program’s daylong mini-conference, “Improving Science Communication: The Promise of Science and Humanities Collaborations.” Abumrad’s talk, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Ballroom A, as well as the mini-conference are open to Vanderbilt University faculty, students and staff. Read MoreMar 10, 2022
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Art, science, history converge in exhibit examining racial issues in STEM
The intersection of science and society is the foundation of a multi-institutional collaboration of students and faculty in a virtual and physical art exhibit titled "Nested Knowledge: Disentangling History, Truth and Race in STEM Experiences." The exhibit can be experienced online and at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, through February 2022 in honor of Black History Month. Read MoreFeb 4, 2022
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Vanderbilt receives $3M from National Science Foundation to launch cutting-edge astronomy graduate program
Vanderbilt University researchers from the departments of physics and astronomy, math, electrical engineering, and history have received a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Award to establish a graduate certificate program in the emerging field of multimessenger astronomy. Read MoreJan 18, 2022
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Vanderbilt Nursing School informaticist receives $80,000 from the CDC to investigate nation’s PPE supply
Kelly Aldrich to lead year-long project modeling trends of hospital PPE. Read MoreNov 16, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Eat breakfast and stop late-night snacking
Eating a larger, protein-filled breakfast is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy weight. A smaller but still significant change would be to avoid late-night snacking. Est. reading time: 3.5 mins. Read MoreOct 28, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Professor discovers signaling pathway that lets ketamine act as a rapid antidepressant
Lisa Monteggia and her lab have identified how specific neurons in the hippocampus work to produce ketamine’s antidepressant action. Est. reading time: 2 mins. Read MoreOct 27, 2021
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Research Snapshot: COVID-19 virus test sensitivity varies with body’s circadian rhythm
Carl Johnson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences and expert in biological clocks, identifies temporal component to COVID-19 viral shedding. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read MoreOct 26, 2021
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Scientists write children’s books to share career paths and promote STEM education
A team of Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty are working together to produce a series of children’s science books aimed at fourth grade–level readers. Read MoreOct 18, 2021
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Research Snapshot: New drug targets vascular inflammation, drastically improving the long-term effectiveness of vascular procedures
Therapeutic MK2i-NP blocks both inflammation and an unhealthy conversion of cells in blood vessels after cardiovascular procedures, reducing the need for further interventions—cutting costs and reducing risks. Est. reading time: 2.5 minutes. Read MoreOct 11, 2021
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Vanderbilt chemistry faculty named President of National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Renã A.S. Robinson, associate professor of chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor Faculty Fellow, has been named president of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Read MoreOct 11, 2021
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Vanderbilt engineering faculty selected as co-author for Fifth National Climate Assessment
Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected as a contributor to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a quadrennial report on the varied impacts and risks presented by global climate change across the country. Read MoreOct 8, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Mindfulness may provide brain benefits beyond mental health
Eight-week mindfulness programs improve brain health in people over 60. Read MoreOct 5, 2021
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Research Snapshot: Sugar compounds in breast milk relieve uncomfortable side effects caused by chemotherapy
Steven Townsend, associate professor of chemistry, and Fang Yan, research professor of pediatrics and cell and development biology, have discovered how a sugar in human breast milk mitigates damage to the small intestines caused by chemotherapy-induced mucositis. Read MoreOct 4, 2021
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Vanderbilt University Orchestra and Treble Choir present Holst’s ‘The Planets’ with KV 265 Science Through Art
The Vanderbilt University Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, and Vanderbilt Treble Choir, directed by Mary Biddlecombe, present Gustav Holst’s "The Planets," in conjunction with astronomer and visual artist José Francisco Salgado and KV 265 Science Through Art, at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts at Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. Read MoreSep 20, 2021