Andy Schwartz: Leveraging AI to improve the human condition
Learn how Andy Schwartz, research associate professor in the Vanderbilt College of Connected Computing and director of the Human Language Analysis Beings lab, explores the intersection of AI, language and mental health. Read More
BLAIR SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Seizing the moment: The story behind junior Viji Burma’s Nashville Symphony Orchestra soloist debut
Collegiate voice students can only dream about the opportunity—someday—to be featured as a soloist with a major symphony orchestra. For Blair junior Vyjayanthi “Viji” Burma, a music education major, that dream became a reality in a whirlwind fashion last month. Read More
ICYMI
Vanderbilt’s humanities strengths will be on display at 2025 Southern Festival of Books Oct. 18–19
The 2025 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, will connect faculty, students, alumni and others with university ties to a vast community that shares their love for creative expression. The festival, now in its 37th year, will be held at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives Oct. 18–19. Admission is free.Read More
Southern Living: Should you wash new clothes before wearing them? Jami Miller, associate professor of clinical dermatology, and David Gaston, assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, are quoted.
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