School For Science And Math
-
Biologist duo brings Wolbachia curriculum to students, citizen scientists around globe
A curriculum directed by biologists Seth and Sarah Bordenstein is responsible for helping countless thousands of college students, schoolkids and citizen scientists worldwide contribute to research on microbes using cutting-edge technology. Read MoreJan 22, 2019
-
2018 Commons Unplugged week celebrates sustainability
The fifth annual Commons Unplugged environmental awareness week, Oct. 28–Nov. 3, will celebrate sustainability, natural resource conservation and energy conservation through various events focusing on Vanderbilt’s first-year student population. Read MoreOct 23, 2018
-
Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach Research Symposium July 11
High school students who completed their research projects through programs of the Center for Science Outreach will present their research at a symposium and poster session July 11. Read MoreJun 22, 2018
-
Annual Commons Unplugged Week celebrates sustainability Oct. 15–21
The fourth annual Commons Unplugged environmental awareness week, Oct. 15–21, celebrates sustainability, natural-resource conservation and energy conservation through events with first-year students. Read MoreOct 13, 2017
-
MEDIA ADVISORY: School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt to honor 24 outstanding MNPS seniors in graduation ceremony
Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will deliver the keynote address. Dean will be introduced by MNPS board member Mary Pierce. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
-
Third annual Commons Unplugged week celebrates sustainability
The third annual Commons Unplugged environmental awareness week—from Saturday, Feb. 18, to Saturday, Feb. 25—will celebrate sustainability, natural resource conservation and energy conservation through various events focusing on Vanderbilt’s first-year student population. Read MoreFeb 14, 2017
-
MNPS senior’s Vanderbilt study advances in Regeneron science competition
Vanderbilt's School for Science and Math has a semifinalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search. Read MoreJan 5, 2017
-
‘Young Scientist’ showcases high schoolers’ research at Vanderbilt
High school students performing advanced research at Vanderbilt have the opportunity to share their findings with the scientific community through a journal of their own. Read MoreJun 2, 2016
-
MLK student advances in Siemens competition with Vanderbilt collaboration
Another participant in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt has advanced in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Read MoreNov 9, 2015
-
STEM standouts are college bound
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt has graduated 23 Metro Nashville Public School students, all of whom are headed to college this fall. Read MoreMay 22, 2015
-
Hillsboro High student partners with VU researcher on cave drug study
Hillsboro High School senior Alex Jolly advanced to the semi-finals in the Intel Science Talent Search with his research project on cave drugs. Read MoreJan 27, 2015
-
SSMV students semifinalists in national Siemens Competition
Two seniors in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) are semifinalists in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for U.S. high school students, and one of them, Zaixing “Able” Shi, is Tennessee’s only regional finalist. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
-
School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt graduates new class
Among those graduating May 10 from the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is Hume-Fogg High School valedictorian Chelsea Guo. Read MoreMay 14, 2014
-
School for Science and Math named ‘greenest group on campus’
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt celebrated its title of “greenest group on campus” at the Vanderbilt vs. Texas A&M basketball game Feb. 15. Read MoreFeb 17, 2014
-
School for Science and Math graduates urged to ‘find the good’
During his remarks to the third graduating class of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) on Saturday, May 11, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., didn’t give an address — he told a story instead. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
-
Science and math students take ‘green’ campus tour
On April 8, first-year students in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) participated in the annual “Earth, Wind and Fire” tour to learn about energy production and the sustainable features of Vanderbilt’s campus. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and Plant Operations act as hosts each year. Read MoreApr 26, 2013
-
October winds offer students good view of turbine action
Students from the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt trekked about three miles from campus to the School of Engineering’s wind-solar alternative energy site to see a wind turbine in action atop Love Circle hill in Nashville. Read MoreNov 30, 2012
-
Applications now being accepted for talented MNPS students to attend class at Vanderbilt
Former School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt students Isaiah Bolden, Christopher Peek and Katie Roland analyzed soil samples for a group research project. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is now accepting applications for the Class of 2016. The SSMV is a… Read MoreJan 3, 2012
-
New journal publishes budding scientists’ research
In addition to her high school diploma, Aziza Hart earned an unusual honor this spring – her first scientific paper was published in a new Vanderbilt University journal, Young Scientist. Hart, who graduated from Nashville’s Glencliff High School, spent part of her senior year in a Vanderbilt laboratory, studying… Read MoreAug 30, 2011
-
A Grand Experiment
The Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach puts science in the hands of students Angela Eeds, director of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt, gives instruction to Chelsea Guo and Augtonia Coleman, freshmen at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School. Photo by Daniel Dubois They treated him like a rock… Read MoreApr 4, 2011