Research

At Vanderbilt, a mindset of collaboration is infused in every aspect of university life. Meet members of the Class of 2022 whose collaborations within the VU and Nashville communities have led to profound outcomes. Read More

The lab of Kathy Gould, Louise B. McGavock Professor and professor of cell and developmental biology, used a multi-disciplinary approach that included structural biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology to investigate the regulation of enzymes critical for cellular functions including DNA repair, endocytosis, and mitotic checkpoint signaling. Read More

For the first time, graduates from Vanderbilt’s Next Steps program for students with developmental disabilities will walk in the full campus Commencement ceremony.  Read More

Candice McQueen, who assumed the presidency of Nashville’s Lipscomb University last year, will be honored by Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development with the 2022 Distinguished Alumna Award during Commencement ceremonies on May 13. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one nomination to the American Diabetes Association for the Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate two candidates for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends program. Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering hosted its inaugural Friends and Family Day last month for more than 250 registered attendees, who participated in hands-on nanoscale science demonstrations and tours of the VINSE facilities. Read More

They say motherhood is the toughest job you’ll ever love. That’s true for this group of Vanderbilt researchers, who’ve built successful careers around researching various aspects of parenthood while raising their own children.   Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are studying a bacterial pathogen that can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Read More

Vanderbilt Blair School of Music is among the winners of "DownBeat" magazine’s 45th annual Student Music Awards. For the first time in school history, the program received four awards in the same year, bringing its total number of awards from the magazine to nine over the past four years. Read More

Graduate student measures the coevolution of genes in genomes; method may fundamentally change how we identify genes with similar functions. Read More

Compassion and community have been touchstones for graduate student Tita González Peña as she has taken on multiple challenges to bring empathetic and equitable health care to the socially disadvantaged. Read More

Cindy D. Kam has been named dean of faculty affairs in the College of Arts and Science. Kam, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science and director of the Research on Individuals, Politics and Society Lab, steps into the role as Kamal Saggi, Frances and John Downing Family Professor of Economics, moves into a new leadership position in the Office of the Provost. Read More

Art, research, social justice, and community are the cornerstones that support the life and work of sociology Ph.D. candidate Megan Jordan, MA’19. Read More

Luis A. Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been recognized by Out to Innovate as the 2022 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year.  Read More

Vanderbilt freshman Evelyn Marx has been selected as a SMART Scholar by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Award is designed to enhance the DoD workforce with “talented, innovative and brilliant scientists, engineers and researchers.” Read More

by Jenna Somers  Two Vanderbilt professors were awarded Pathfinder seed funding for a project that could benefit soldiers by optimizing their neurological performance through suggested behavior protocol and by improving aircraft design and equipment to reduce the effects of in-flight vibration and percussion.  The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute... Read More

Two Vanderbilt professors were awarded Pathfinder seed funding for a project that could benefit soldiers by optimizing their neurological performance through suggested behavior protocol and by improving aircraft design and equipment to reduce the effects of in-flight vibration and percussion. Read More

The goal of the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program is to benefit humanity by supporting work that has a distinctive and novel approach, questions a prevailing paradigm, or has the potential to break open new territory in a field. Read More

The Arts Build Communities grant program is designed to provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality-of-life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. Read More