Arts And Science
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Calvin Miller: Eyewitnessing an Icelandic eruption
Last month volcano expert Calvin Miller had the good fortune to witness the major volcanic eruption taking place in Iceland. Read MoreOct 7, 2014
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McCammon and Isaac inducted into the Sociological Research Association
Two Vanderbilt sociologists have been inducted into the Sociological Research Association. Read MoreOct 3, 2014
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New faculty: Inoue brings expertise in field of econometrics
Econometrics, the means by which economic ideas are tested and measured, brings theoretical, methodological and applied economics into one discipline. “You get a little bit of everything,” Atsushi Inoue said. Read MoreOct 3, 2014
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NSF grants for Sociology, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The NSF has awarded a pair of grants to Vanderbilt researchers for the study of local water conservation policies across the nation and the role of litigation in social activism, respectively. Read MoreOct 1, 2014
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New faculty: Disney explores role of neurotransmitters in attention
When Anita Disney was growing up in Adelaide, Australia, friends and family assumed she would follow her biologist father into science. But she wasn't hooked until she took a biological psychology course in college. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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Leadership, diversity, academic talent define newest Vanderbilt class
Vanderbilt University’s newest class is the most academically prepared and the most ethnically, economically and geographically diverse in Vanderbilt’s history Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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New University Faculty 2014-15
View a complete list of new university faculty for the 2014-15 academic year. Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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Are the world’s religions ready for E.T.?
David Weintraub's new book explores how leaders in the world's major religions will react to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Read MoreSep 29, 2014
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Lawmakers’ website grades members of Congress for effectiveness; launch set for October 14 at National Press Club
As voters prepare to go to the polls Nov. 4, they will be able to take the measure of their congressional representatives’ effectiveness using a new website developed by Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia political scientists. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Volunteer’s Helping Heart Has Widespread Impact
Fran Hardcastle’s impact on Vanderbilt ranges from the formation of a children’s hospital-within-a-hospital with the Junior League, to telephones in waiting rooms, sleeper chairs for parents, and fundraising for needs all over campus. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Metzl on Mental Illness and Gun Violence
After the horrific mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2011, a conservative commentator claimed that “guns don’t kill people—the mentally ill do.” Metzl believes this attitude is based on misconceptions about mental illness and violence that obscure larger issues about gun violence in America. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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The Search for Earth-Like Planets
Researchers have developed a model that estimates the effect that a star's diet has on its chemical composition. This model will add substantially to astronomers’ understanding of the process of planet formation as well as assist in the ongoing search for Earth-like exoplanets. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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How to explore the prehistoric past: Expert advice from earth scientist Molly Miller
Travel back 450 million years to Middle Tennessee’s beginnings with Molly Miller, professor of earth and environmental sciences Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Parent Support Prompts Significant Challenge Gift
Parents showed support for their Vanderbilt students like never before in the 2014 academic year, and as a result, a single challenge gift of $200,000 benefited multiple academic and student-life programs across the university. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Research Roundup, Summer 2014
Private Property and Government Inaction | Probiotic Could Prevent Obesity | Freedom from Power Cords | Pickiness Doesn’t Always Pay Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Negative political ads focus of October (Lunch) Box talk
A talk at the Nashville Public Library Oct. 1 will feature Vanderbilt's John Geer and spotlight research on negative political ads. Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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Writer James McBride to present the 2014 Harry Howard Lecture
James McBride, who wrote the National Book Award winner "The Good Lord Bird," will give the Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture Oct. 2 at Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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Work of Arts and Science dean search committee underway
The work of the search committee appointed by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente to identify the next dean of the College and Arts and Science is underway. Read MoreSep 22, 2014
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Vanderbilt Theatre performs Shakespearean comedy with a twist
Vanderbilt Theatre opens William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," directed by Terryl Hallquist, Sept. 26 in Neely Auditorium. Read MoreSep 22, 2014
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Listen: Elders save and share wisdom in Vanderbilt interdisciplinary study
Life-changing lessons learned from seniors in the Wisdom of the Elders program will be on display at Sarratt Student Center Sept. 26. Read MoreSep 18, 2014