Research
Vanderbilt University’s Quantum Potential unveiled: Meet the minds shaping our future
Oct. 5, 2023—Quantum Potential is a collection of wild but precise portraits of the scholars, scientists and students at Vanderbilt who are finding new ways to understand the world—and through understanding, change it.
Biological scientists find that external factors impact vaccine belief-behavior predictions
Oct. 4, 2023—Widespread trust in vaccines often leads to higher vaccination rates, but vaccine shortages can deter even those with confidence in vaccines. Furthermore, while vaccine mandates can create an appearance of universal vaccination, people may remain hesit...
Outside the Lines: An Immersive Experience in Art + Medicine with Leo Huang, BA’24
Sep. 28, 2023— When Liyu “Leo” Huang, BA’24, attended the Fall Research Match event during his freshmen year at Vanderbilt, he never imagined it would lead him to three years of immersive, hands-on research combining his two passions: medicine and the creative arts. A Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar majoring in architecture and the built environment; neuroscience; and...
Vanderbilt researchers seeking to aid neurodiverse adults receive prestigious National Science Foundation CIVIC Stage 2 Award
Sep. 20, 2023—Mechanical engineering Professor Nilanjan Sarkar, Frist Center Director Keivan Stassun and collaborators receive $1M to develop an integrated AI and behavioral science-based driving training system to improve transportation independence for neurodivers...
Vanderbilt researchers seeking to aid neurodiverse adults receive prestigious National Science Foundation CIVIC Stage 2 Award
Sep. 20, 2023—Mechanical engineering Professor Nilanjan Sarkar, Frist Center Director Keivan Stassun and collaborators receive $1M to develop an integrated AI and behavioral science-based driving training system to improve transportation independence for neurodivers...
Robert Talisse wins Open Inquiry Award for Exceptional Scholarship from Heterodox Academy
Sep. 20, 2023—Robert Talisse’s Open Inquiry Award recognizes his work on effective argumentation—an increasingly relevant topic for today’s polarized campuses and public squares. His work provides astute observations about the current climate and offers invaluable s...
Center for Research on Inequality and Health hosts inaugural seminar, ‘Understanding LGBTQ+ Youth in Times of Change’
Sep. 19, 2023—The Discovery Vanderbilt center welcomed adolescent and young adult health expert Stephen Russell to share evidence for strategies that create supportive communities, reduce mental health risk and promote well-being for LGBTQ+ youth.
$51M NIH grant, among the largest to the university and medical center since 2017, brings ELVIS to VUMC
Sep. 19, 2023—The grant will help biomedical scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in launching a research platform devoted to molecular underpinnings of early-childhood determinants of health. The project, called ELVIS, or, less connotatively, the ECHO...
Major Jackson wins 2023 Academy of American Poets Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement
Sep. 18, 2023—For his “eclectic but refined, musical, talky and witty” poetry, renowned poet Major Jackson, professor of English, director of creative writing and holder of the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, has been awarded the 2023 Academy of...