Research
Vanderbilt University’s Ralf Bennartz to lead NASA mission to study ice clouds
Jan. 13, 2025—Vanderbilt University, led by Professor Ralf Bennartz, will lead a NASA satellite mission investigating Earth's high-altitude ice clouds, backed by a robust grant of $37 million. This endeavor, leveraging the university's climate research expertise, wi...
White House awards Bartels and Stassun 2024 National Medal of Science
Jan. 7, 2025—Larry Bartels and Keivan Stassun were among the 23 recipients of the 2024 National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology. Both...
Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Canada establish new visiting research chair at the Heard Libraries
Dec. 17, 2024—The agreement, signed by university and Canadian officials during a Dec. 3 ceremony at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives, marks the second five-year collaboration between the two organizations and reaffirms their shared commitmen...
Undergraduate students co-lead study on carbon offset financing for energy-efficiency upgrades for low-income households
Dec. 17, 2024—Climate change affects us all; however, disadvantaged communities are often the most vulnerable and negatively impacted. Low-income households have limited material and financial resources to build resilience to heat and other weather events. Low-income households in the U.S. spend 6 to 10 percent of their limited income on energy costs, compared with 3 percent spent...
Vanderbilt Poll: Post-election, core concerns and views of Tennesseans persist
Dec. 12, 2024—The latest semiannual, statewide Vanderbilt Poll reflects that the election had little impact on Tennesseans’ stances on key issues. A notable exception was increased approvals for state lawmakers since May, despite often holding positions on some issu...
Cemetery of enslaved people at The Hermitage located with assistance from VISR
Dec. 11, 2024—Directly north of The Hermitage, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek, investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a cemetery where an estimated 28 bodies of enslaved individuals who lived on the property...
Vanderbilt awarded up to $46M through ARPA-H to develop tools against alphaviruses
Dec. 1, 2024—Jens Meiler, Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, was named the principal investigator for the project, in cooperation with 14 investigators across eight institutions. The team will work together to use advanced technology, including computat...
Analyzing police shootings, public safety, and policy
Nov. 22, 2024—A series of three recently published studies have provided the first nationally comprehensive analysis of shootings by law enforcement officers that injured or killed people in the U.S. Led by Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, in a joint effort with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, the team analyzed...
Analyzing police shootings, public safety, and policy
Nov. 21, 2024—A series of three recently published studies have provided the first nationally comprehensive analysis of shootings by law enforcement officers that injured or killed people in the U.S. Led by Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and so...
Genes + culture: Exploring how our first language is echoed in our genes
Nov. 21, 2024—A person’s native language is often referred to as their “mother tongue.” But does a first language always come from your mother? In a new study conducted by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Nicole Creanza, postdoctoral student Yakov Pichkar, and alumna Alexandra Surowiec BA’19, they found that certain cultural factors, such as being born in...