Research
International collaboration yields breakthrough that could revolutionize computing technologies
Mar. 27, 2023—Scientists from Vanderbilt and UCAS made a breakthrough in single-atom vibrational spectroscopy in graphene, crucial to understanding materials’ thermal properties and nanophotonics.
Paul C. Taylor Receives $350K Mellon Foundation Grant for EDI Study
Mar. 7, 2023—Paul C. Taylor, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to seek out patterns in the way people and organizations think about equity, diversity and inclusion, which can impact EDI intervent...
NSF funds College of Arts and Science and Peabody College collaboration to improve equity in STEM education
Mar. 2, 2023—By Jenna Somers Vanderbilt researchers in the College of Arts and Science and Peabody College of education and human development recently received a three-year grant exceeding $280,000 from the National Science Foundation to collaborate on a study aime...
Grant helps Vanderbilt-Fisk partnership build first-ever U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy
Mar. 2, 2023—The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, a partnership to create equitable pathways to STEM, has been awarded a Sloan Foundation grant for the first U.S. graduate certificate course in multi-messenger astronomy.
David Weintraub elected 2023 American Astronomical Society Fellow
Feb. 7, 2023—David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, was named an American Astronomical Society fellow for his groundbreaking research and his work in communicating astronomy to the public.
Vanderbilt shows largest presence yet at top global climate change conference
Jan. 31, 2023—A dynamic group of Vanderbilt scholars—all women—with expertise in engineering, earth sciences, sociology and storytelling took to a global stage at the 27th annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP27.
Five Vanderbilt faculty elected as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
Jan. 30, 2023—Five Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members were elected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Vanderbilt works to help rural Tennessee county solve cancer outbreak mystery
Jan. 26, 2023—Growing worries among Grundy County, Tennessee, residents about cancer outbreaks within families, churches and neighborhoods have propelled a community partnership drawing on Vanderbilt University’s strengths to develop environmental and health self-as...
Research Snapshot: Tonga volcanic eruption creates foundational knowledge, portends short-term climate effects
Jan. 22, 2023—A submarine volcanic eruption in the Kingdom of Tonga sheds light on volcanic behavior and new ways to understand the impact of volcanoes on climate. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins.
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...