Research
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.
Vanderbilt neuroscientist leading international research to explore multisensory perception development in children
Jul. 23, 2023—Neuroscientist Mark Wallace is spearheading a research consortium focused on childhood multisensory perception development. The international team includes researchers from Yale University, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and Italian Institute...
International collaboration including Vanderbilt astrophysicists discover ‘forbidden planet’
Jul. 16, 2023—Aging stars expand and eventually destroy planets in their inner systems. Or do they? A team of researchers that includes Keivan Stassun finds evidence of a planet that survived its star’s transformation, and that is reshaping our understanding of plan...
Evolutionary biologists determine that culture shapes genetics within, not just between, populations
Jun. 28, 2023—Nicole Creanza and Yakov Pichkar explore whether subtle cultural differences within a language mirror genetic structure within a population. The answer: Even small cultural differences like dialect can influence the spread of people and genes.
Scientists led by Vanderbilt astronomer Stephen Taylor use exotic stars to tune in to ‘hum’ from cosmic symphony
Jun. 27, 2023—Led by Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, a collaborative effort across 88 institutions has identified evidence of slowly undulating gravitational waves passing through our galaxy.
Scientist who helped prove Einstein theory opens doors to black holes for students with diverse majors
Jun. 25, 2023—Vanderbilt astrophysicist Karan Jani helped prove Einstein's theory of relativity as it relates to black holes and gravitational waves. Learn how he's using his expertise to teach undergrads with diverse majors who are eager to learn about space.