Research
Alex Lupsasca wins New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Sep. 13, 2023—Alex Lupsasca, assistant professor of physics and mathematics, wins New Horizons in Physics Prize for black hole research.
Multi-institutional Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry awarded $20M CCI grant
Sep. 12, 2023—The Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry received a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support its expansion to 11 partner institutions, including Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt philosopher says optimism about existential risk is central to reducing it
Sep. 10, 2023—Philosophy scholar David Thorstad’s mathematical modeling approach may spark counterintuitive discussions about existential risk and how to mitigate it. He concludes that we must rethink recent arguments in favor of prioritizing existential risk over o...
Wernke and Huo awarded NEH grant to conduct the largest archaeological imagery survey in the Western Hemisphere using AI
Sep. 5, 2023—A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a Vanderbilt-led research team reveal information about the ancient civilizations of the central Andes.
Vanderbilt launches Center for Research on Inequality and Health to study causes and consequences of health-related inequalities
Sep. 5, 2023—Supported by Discovery Vanderbilt and a collaboration between the College of Arts and Science and the School of Nursing, the center will deepen society’s understanding of the causes and consequences of health-related inequalities. An event marking the ...
Vanderbilt hosts one-of-a-kind political science Research Experiences for Undergraduates program funded by NSF
Aug. 21, 2023—New research experience will expose undergraduates to diverse career paths and provide graduate-level training, mentoring and professional networking in the social sciences. This is the first year of a three-year program in the Department of Political ...
Jonathan Gilligan receives 2023–24 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Aug. 9, 2023—Jonathan Gilligan has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2023–24 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Two Vanderbilt nuclear physicists win early-career grants from U.S. Department of Energy
Aug. 3, 2023—The U.S. Department of Energy is funding two Vanderbilt early-career nuclear physicists’ exploration of the universe’s properties and composition. Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli and Jean-François Paquet, assistant professors in the Department of Physics...
Five Vanderbilt graduate students selected as 2023-2024 SEC Emerging Scholars
Aug. 3, 2023—The fellowship program is intended to serve as a pathway and source of mentorship for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the Southeastern Conference to prepare them for tenured faculty positions. This cohort of Vanderbilt scholars will...
V150: Voice for Democracy
Jul. 24, 2023—Vanderbilt’s LAPOP Lab is the premier academic institution carrying out surveys of public opinion in the Americas.