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A&S students explore entrepreneurship and the global supply chain in immersive Panama trip
Oct. 29, 2025—Some students may use Fall Break as an opportunity to catch up on rest, see the fall foliage, or carve pumpkins. Students in Principal Senior Lecturer Lori Catanzaro’s class spent their break touring tropical Panama, learning about its critical role in the global supply chain. Throughout the five-day trip, students learned about local corporations such...
A&S students win prestigious Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarships
Oct. 29, 2025—Three students in the College of Arts and Science were named 2025-2027 recipients of the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Awarded to students in their third year of undergraduate education, the two-year scholarship champions young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve the world’s biggest challenges. Through the program, each student...
Study reveals role giant ground sloths played in the environment, potentially aiding in ecological restoration today
Oct. 28, 2025—Adapted from an article by Andy Flick When you think of a sloth, an image of a slow, cuddly, furry creature hanging out in trees may come to mind—the picture of tranquility. But millions of years ago, sloths were around 9 feet tall and weighed anywhere from 400-2,500 pounds. A new study led by Aditya...
What would a small black hole do to the human body? Robert Scherrer aims to answer that
Oct. 21, 2025—Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small black hole tried to pass through your body? An article by Professor of Physics Robert Scherrer in the International Journal of Modern Physics D poses and answers that very question. Scherrer set...
On the 10-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection, A&S astrophysicists lead the way in discoveries
Oct. 16, 2025—On September 14, 2015, at 4:51 a.m. Central Time, scientists witnessed something no human had ever seen before: two black holes colliding. These black holes, which were 29 and 36 times the mass of the sun, respectively, had been circling each other for millions of years. Their rotations became increasingly faster until they eventually collided...
Robert Barsky highlights Atlanta’s history and arts culture while giving back to the community
Oct. 8, 2025—For those experiencing writer’s block, or just looking for inspiration, journeying outside and spending time in nature may be the answer. The natural world has a cadence that helps us relax and refocus, allowing creativity to flow. This was the case for Professor of French and Comparative Literature Robert Barsky, who completed a solo bicycle...
Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, has died
Oct. 6, 2025—David A. Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, died on September 5, 2025, in Columbia, Tennessee, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, Nunnally was a dedicated scholar and educator. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of the South in 1956. Later that same year, he married...
Expanding arts programming and opportunities through the A&S Arts Project
Sep. 23, 2025—The College of Arts and Science has long been an innovator and leader in the arts—from theater to studio art to cinema to architecture. Faculty and students alike create, build, and explore in visionary ways that affect the way we interpret and live in the world around us. To further develop the arts at Vanderbilt,...
Researchers discover method to make traditional topical antibiotic safe to inject, potentially reducing antibiotic resistance
Sep. 17, 2025—After scraping your knee or getting cut by an errant tree branch, you likely slathered your injury with the antibiotic ointment Neosporin. Widely used to prevent infection, one of the active ingredients in Neosporin is neomycin. Discovered in the 1940s, neomycin is an effective topical antibiotic, however, if injected into the body to treat systemic...
Building tomorrow while erasing yesterday: a Frist exhibit exploring Nashville’s development
Sep. 12, 2025—When John Warren is seeking inspiration, he walks and observes. Wandering the streets of Nashville with a 16mm Bolex film camera, the lecturer in art is constantly on the hunt for his next project. While exploring the city, Warren noticed one object consistently appearing around him: construction cranes. “The construction cranes began calling to me...