Research
What would a small black hole do to the human body? Robert Scherrer aims to answer that
Nov. 19, 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 Mode...
Study reveals role giant ground sloths played in the environment, potentially aiding in ecological restoration today
Nov. 19, 2025—A new study led by Aditya Kurre, BA’22, and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Guggenheim Fellow Larisa DeSantis has revealed the specific diet of two species of giant ground sloth, uncovering the vital roles they played in their environmen...
Vanderbilt University Unity Poll: Americans say college should teach “how to think,” not “what to think”
Nov. 18, 2025—As conversations about the value and nature of higher education continue at colleges and universities nationwide, a new national Vanderbilt Unity Poll finds that Americans are largely united on the fundamental value of higher education—and in their dis...
Research Investment: Vanderbilt finds ways to set up new faculty for success
Nov. 11, 2025—By Elizabeth Cook Jenkins, BS’99 Photos by Harrison McClary Finding a place to live, designing a course and hiring research assistants are just a few of the tasks that new faculty face when they arrive in Nashville. Not long after they’ve set up their...
Trio of campus exhibits commemorates Immersion Vanderbilt–Heard Libraries collaborations
Nov. 9, 2025—New exhibits in three campus locations celebrate the Immersion Vanderbilt program and highlight hands-on learning projects created by former undergraduate students in collaboration with the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.
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...
On the 10-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection, A&S astrophysicists lead the way in discoveries
Oct. 22, 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...
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...
Quantum Potential Podcast SPECIAL EPISODE: AI, Propaganda and Democracy with Brett Goldstein and Brett Benson
Oct. 19, 2025—Political propaganda and artificial intelligence–driven misinformation are infiltrating social media accounts, and Americans need to do something about it. That’s the warning revealed in research from two Vanderbilt professors and discussed on this spe...
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...