Research
John Wikswo: Transforming small-scale science into planet-sized impact
Sep. 25, 2025—When an “unsolvable” problem needs solving, put John Wikswo on the team. As director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education and University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Physiology an...
Vanderbilt Unity Poll: Confidence in higher education rebounds, though affordability and political bias are still concerns
Sep. 23, 2025—The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy recently conducted a national poll to gauge Americans’ opinions on topics related to institutions of higher education, including their confidence in those institutions, their current relevance, fed...
Maya Singhal: How neighborhoods create a feeling of safety across cultures
Sep. 21, 2025—RESEARCH SPARK: Meet new faculty Maya Singhal and see how their research could help us understand the impact of diverse community dynamics.
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...
Simons Foundation awards $8 million grant to uncover secrets of black holes and strong gravity
Sep. 3, 2025—Over the next four years, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Alex Lupsasca will lead a Vanderbilt team in a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration funded by an $8 million grant from the Simons Foundation with a focus on black ho...
AI propaganda has arrived; Vanderbilt experts call for action
Aug. 24, 2025—Vanderbilt researchers uncovered evidence of a Chinese-linked AI propaganda campaign, revealing unprecedented scale and precision in influence operations. The work reflects the university’s growing role in addressing urgent global security challenges.
Simons Foundation awards $8 million grant to uncover secrets of black holes and strong gravity
Aug. 12, 2025—Article adapted from a press release written by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Over the next four years, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Alex Lupsasca will lead a Vanderbilt team in a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration funded by an $8 million grant from the Simons Foundation with a focus on black holes and strong gravity....
Tennessee middle schoolers investigate a Nashville watershed while trying on STEM roles
Aug. 10, 2025—By Jenna Somers and Krystal Schmidt This summer, around 30 middle-school students from the Tennessee Nature Academy explored upstream and downstream Mill Creek, which flows 28 miles from Nolensville to the Cumberland River in Tennessee. Some students...
Metal and semiconductor particles could transform health and safety technologies
Aug. 6, 2025—Ultra-thin layers of gold and copper sulfide developed by Vanderbilt doctoral student Yueming Yan with Associate Professor of Chemistry Janet Macdonald and Stevenson Professor of Physics Richard Haglund could revolutionize medical imaging and environme...
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting: Illuminating the interior lives of trailblazing historical figures
Jul. 29, 2025—Alexandre Dumas, the literary titan known for The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Man in The Iron Mask, was immensely popular during his lifetime, but petty professional jealousies and the politics of race in the 19th century—he was...