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  • Vanderbilt University

    Mariam Adam: Internationally acclaimed clarinetist pushes musical boundaries    

    Mariam Adam puts a priority in her work on innovative musical collaborations that benefit her students while building a legacy to be discovered by future generations. The assistant professor of clarinet is a fierce advocate for music education who has performed with such greats as Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Read More

    Apr 15, 2025

  • Stephanie Wankowicz

    Stephanie Wankowicz: Exploring protein form and function

    Stephanie Wankowicz, Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Principal Investigator at the Wankowicz Lab (Submitted photo) When proteins are on the move, the way they wiggle, jiggle and form shapes within a cell informs the jobs they perform. From simple interactions, to making chemical reactions happen, to helping… Read More

    Apr 7, 2025

  • Julia Velkovska

    Julia Velkovska: Solving the world’s minuscule mysteries

    Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Physics and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy Julia Velkovska (Submitted photo) When Julia Velkovska views the world, it’s through a microscopic lens.    As Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Physics and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Velkovska studies the… Read More

    Apr 7, 2025

  • Vanderbilt University

    Pamela Jeffries: Innovation in nursing education

    Dean Pamela Jeffries of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing does research around innovative instruction using technology and simulations that give student nurses a way to begin learning how to make clinical decisions without putting patients at risk. Read More

    Apr 7, 2025

  • Vanderbilt University

    Eunjoo Kim: Research at the junction of theology and culture

    Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics and Liturgics Eunjoo Kim does research that focuses on new perspectives and methods of preaching and worship that are relevant to changing cultural contexts. Read More

    Apr 7, 2025