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Love for health education sends CV Scholar Suman Mohanty to India
Feb. 9, 2023—Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar Suman Mohanty, BA’25, spent her winter break doing something she’s always dreamed of—supporting a community she loves through teaching and medicine. Mohanty, a second-year medicine, health, and society and child development double major, traveled to the Dr. Isac Santra Balniketan Child Care Institution, an orphanage in Sambalpur, India, to teach children about...
Learning Assistants program increases student belonging and interest in STEM fields
Jan. 29, 2023—Introductory STEM courses can be both large and challenging. At a world-class university like Vanderbilt, the content is rigorous, and students enter with varied levels of knowledge. Some end up feeling lost and as if they are the only ones struggling, and these feelings can be magnified among underrepresented and first-generation students. To address this...
New technique unlocks ancient history of climate and wildfires recorded in California cave rocks
Jan. 19, 2023—Data gained could help with fire activity predictions and environmental planning NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A newly developed technique is revealing how prehistoric climate change shaped fire activity in California. The new data suggest that increased climate whiplash—change between extreme wetness and dryness—occurred at the same time as increases in fire activity in the region. Recent...
Vanderbilt announces new program in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies
Jan. 18, 2023—The College of Arts and Science has launched a new undergraduate program in Asian American and Asian Diaspora (AAAD) Studies, including both a major and a minor, in spring 2023. The new program, housed in the Department of Asian Studies, aims to provide students with a more comprehensive knowledge of Asian diaspora and perspectives, Asian...
Stephen Taylor elected NANOGrav collaboration chair
Jan. 11, 2023—Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has been elected to a two-year term to NANOGrav, an international collaboration dedicated to exploring the low-frequency gravitational wave universe through pulsar timing. See the Q&A below to learn more about Taylor’s research and NANOGrav. Can you tell us a little about the type of research you...
New Age-Dating Method Increases Ability to Date Multitudes of Stars
Jan. 10, 2023—Nashville, Tenn. — While knowing the ages of stars in the galaxy was once limited to a small number of stars painstakingly analyzed one at a time, a new age-dating method developed by a cohort of Vanderbilt and other researchers now allows for age estimates to occur for tens of thousands at once, helping further our...
College of Arts and Science awards faculty for excellence in teaching and advising
Dec. 12, 2022— On December 6, the College of Arts and Science recognized nine faculty members for outstanding teaching and advising. These annual awards acknowledge faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to their students, and the nominations come directly from the students. The college is pleased to announce the following fall 2022 award winners: Advising...
inter+SECTIONS | artificial intelligence + society with Michael Bess
Nov. 30, 2022—As once only imagined technologies now become reality, Chancellor’s Professor of History Michael Bess studies the ethical implications for society as the artificial intelligence race outpaces regulation.
Welcoming Our New Faculty
Aug. 30, 2022—Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science is honored to welcome our newest faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year, who add to our growing community of distinguished scholars. “We’re thrilled to welcome these scholars as they join the talented and accomplished A&S faculty,” said John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts...
inter+SECTIONS: Climate Change + Evolution with Larisa DeSantis
Aug. 26, 2022— Conservation paleobiologist Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of biological sciences, explores the intersection of climate change + evolution with her research on the extinct marsupial lion. Watch the debut episode from inter+SECTIONS, a new faculty research video series from the College of Arts and Science.