Arts And Science

Vanderbilt biologists played an important supporting role in a major genetic study of malaria-carrying mosquitoes published this week in the journal "Science." Read More

Crime and violence are increasingly worrying citizens in the Americas, according to new data released by Vanderbilt's LAPOP center. Read More

Twelve members of Vanderbilt's faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” Read More

The newest Vanderbilt Poll results will be released 11 a.m. Dec 3 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Philosophy professor John Lachs blames the explosion of social media, talking heads on the airwaves, and "helicopter" parents for a busybody culture in which too many individuals meddle in other people's lives. Read More

University of Pennsylvania visual arts scholar Michael Leja will discuss the early 20th-century art movement known as Synchromism when he delivers the Goldberg Lecture Dec. 4 at Cohen Hall. Read More

Sociologist Tony Brown studies the pernicious and persistent effects of racism in the United States and is available to comment on the issues that have shaped and will continue to shape events in Ferguson, Mo. Read More

The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub’s latest book, which he'll discuss in a free campus lecture on Thursday. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers will play a key role in the second phase of the federal "tissue chip for drug screening" program. Read More

A new collaboration between the Center for Latin American Studies and Nashville Opera will expand programming around the first opera in Spanish to be presented in Nashville. Read More

Scientists at Vanderbilt and ORNL have discovered a new form of crystalline order that could make better thermoelectric devices. Read More

Vanderbilt experts from a variety of fields are available to help explain issues surrounding Nashville's transformation into the latest “it” city. Read More

Centennial Professor Alexander Ol’shanskii has been named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Read More

Two lucky classes--on the Vietnam War and political biography--will get instruction from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss in the spring. Read More

An interactive reproduction of a prominent mural by Latin American artist Oswaldo Guayasamín will be on display at the Sarratt Center Nov. 14-Dec. 14 and then at The Commons Center Jan. 5-30. Read More

Last spring, Vanderbilt entered into a partnership to foster collaborations between its faculty and researchers affiliated with universities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. In the first year of this partnership, two proposals have been selected for funding. Read More

As the Ebola virus grows into a "global threat," information about the disease mixes with a host of larger questions and concerns. How can we separate reasoned preparation from blind panic? Read More

Two Vanderbilt professors are available to speak about the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is Nov. 9. Read More

For the first time, the Legislative Effectiveness Project has tracked whether the most effective lawmakers were re-elected. Read More

Members of the Nashville music and entertainment industry will collaborate with students from 11 diverse higher education institutions, including Vanderbilt, thanks to a summit made possible by the Mike Curb Family Foundation. Read More