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Decoding the Psychological Landscape of College Students’ Nightmares
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Understanding Our Inner Neanderthal: What Neanderthal DNA Reveals About Modern H...
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The Incredible Sense of Smell in Ants
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Scientific Breakthrough in Kidney Dialysis
Scientific Breakthrough in Kidney Dialysis Ellie McCluey | November 8th, 2023 As one of the top ten global causes of death, chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Will TikTok’s Time in the U.S. run out?
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Women in STEM: An interview with Dr. ReAnna S. Roby
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One-Size-Fits-One: How AI-Driven Personalized Learning Unlocks Student Potential...
One-Size-Fits-One: How AI-Driven Personalized Learning Unlocks Student Potential Vienna Parnell | February 5, 2023 In an instrumented classroom of the Enyedy Lab in the Vanderbilt...
AlphaFold: A new world of protein structure
AlphaFold: A new world of protein structure Tiffany Zhou | January 23, 2023 How do proteins fold into their correct conformation? According to Levinthal’s paradox,...
From Smart Irrigation to Design Competitions: The State of Sustainability Tech a...
Trevor Jones | December 15, 2022 You may have seen an email recently about Vanderbilt being ranked a “top green college” by the Princeton Review....
Vanderbilt’s Merrikh Lab develops an evolution-resistant compound to combat antibiotic resistance
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The Paint and Paintbrush to Organic Chemistry’s Art!
The Paint and Paintbrush to Organic Chemistry’s Art! Will Atkinson | February 26, 2023 Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside of the...
Creating With a “Click”
What if you could snap molecular building blocks together like Lego to create more complicated molecules? Click chemistry does just that. Heena Cho | December...
Vanderbilt Chemistry Department Welcomes Dr. Alexander Schuppe and Schuppe Lab
Blake Catlett | November 2, 2022 A new academic year has come, and Vanderbilt’s chemistry department has welcomed a new faculty member: Assistant Professor Dr....
The Rise of Designer Drugs
In the world of big pharma, the idea of designer drugs can have a highly negative connotation, and this family of narcotics is shaping to...
The Incredible Sense of Smell in Ants
The Incredible Sense of Smell in Ants How Ant Olfaction Triumphs Over the Audiovisual System in Recognizing Friend or Foe Aiden Salk | November 15th,...
Scientific Breakthrough in Kidney Dialysis
Scientific Breakthrough in Kidney Dialysis Ellie McCluey | November 8th, 2023 As one of the top ten global causes of death, chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Returning from Death: An Examination of the Validity of Near Death Experiences
Returning from Death: An Examination of the Validity of Near Death Experiences Usma Sajid | October 29th, 2023 Let’s consider the age-old question: what happens...
Is Dopamine Really the ‘Feel-Good’ Hormone?
Is Dopamine Really the ‘Feel-Good’ Hormone? Stuti Jain | April 10, 2023 It is well-known that dopamine play a key role in allowing us to...
Aphantasia: Does Not Having a “Mind’s Eye” Affect Learning?
Aphantasia: Does Not Having a “Mind’s Eye” Affect Learning? Morgan Lindstead | April 3, 2023 What is Aphantasia? Imagine you’re sitting in your first-semester organic...
Unearthing our past: The crucial role of genetic anthropology in rewriting history’s narrative
Nancy Deng | October 2nd, 2024 As commercial ancestry tests such as 23andMe gain popularity, there is a growing curiosity about our genes and what...
The Effects of Climate Change Being Felt in Nashville
The Effects of Climate Change Being Felt in Nashville Blake Catlett | February 7, 2023 Climate change is an increasingly worrying issue affecting the world’s...
A Terrible Thing to Waste
A Terrible Thing to Waste Bryce Emanuel | January 23, 2022 Every neighborhood claims to be a safe environment for its residents. But what evidence...
Rare Binary Star System Offers a New Look into the Cosmos
Stuti Jain | November 18, 2022 The origin of the universe has baffled astronomers, physicists and evolutionary scientists for decades. Despite the newest slew of stunning...
Shopping for Environmental Benefits: Using Carbon Capture Technology to Create C...
Sarah Platkin | November 2, 2022 Many college students, including us here at Vanderbilt University, feed into the fast fashion industry, whether we know it...
Redefining STEM success at Vanderbilt
My STEM classmates at Vanderbilt have shown me that the allure of scientific and technological innovation lies in the journey from passion to purpose. Claire...
He’s “innovative,” she’s “diligent”: Gender bias in medical job reco...
Morgan Lindstead | October 1st, 2024 It is well known that the medical field is a male-dominated industry, and discussions about this disparity frequently highlight...
Zeroing in on Vanderbilt’s Zero Waste Initiatives
Zeroing in on Vanderbilt’s Zero Waste Initiatives Anya Mondragon | March 21st, 2024 Wooden utensils have become the new normal for Vanderbilt students this semester...
Yes, and: a Professor’s Mission to Combine Science and Improv
Yes, and: a Professor’s Mission to Combine Science and Improv Morgan Lindstead | March 7th, 2024 When Dr. Thomas Clements, Senior Lecturer in the Department...
How to Choose a Research Lab
How to Choose a Research Lab A How-To Guide with Advice from Upperclassmen in Research Morgan Lindstead | February 15th, 2024 Many STEM-oriented students at...
The Fight Against Addiction: How Dr. Ben Brown is Using AI to Develop Nonaddictive Painkillers
The Fight Against Addiction: How Dr. Ben Brown is Using AI to Develop Nonaddictive Painkillers Stuti Jain | February 29th, 2024 In the field of...
Mission to Europa
Mission to Europa Scout Dahir | February 6th, 2024 Recently, I came across a post informing me about NASA’s “Message in a Bottle” campaign, allowing...
How GPS Technology Supports Vanderbilt Athletes
How GPS Technology Supports Vanderbilt Athletes Anya Mondragon | January 18th, 2024 When the Global Positioning System (GPS) first debuted in 1993, it was the...
The VUMC Explores New Generative AI Tools
The VUMC Explores New Generative AI Tools Nancy Deng | November 10th, 2023 In an era defined by remarkable technological advancements, perhaps one of the...
Chasing Alzheimer’s with Blood and Artificial Intelligence
Chasing Alzheimer’s with Blood and Artificial Intelligence Will Atkinson | November 2nd, 2023 Pull open your drawer, unfasten the lid of a pill bottle, and...
The WOMEN Behind Cutting-Edge Gene Technology
In the midst of Women’s History Month, we thought it only fitting to highlight a few of the female pioneers who have advanced our world...
Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancers: A Conversation with Dr. Michael John Kor...
To better understand the future of immunotherapy treatment, we sat down with immunologist Dr. Michael John Korrer. He works in Dr. Young Kim’s lab at...
Amplifying Black Voices: STEM Professional Renã Robinson, College of Arts and S...
“Be Humble, Be Bold and Be You." According to renowned analytical chemistry scientist Dr. Reña Robinson, these are the keys to succeeding and thriving in...
Amplifying Black Voices: STEM Professional Dean Mitchell, School of Engineering
Dean Burgess has been a unique and talented trailblazer in the field of engineering education since coming to Vanderbilt in 2002 as a result of...
Antivirals and Professional Perspectives from the Pandemic: A Conversation with ...
Written by Minna Apostolova Dr. Lars Plate is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences. Teaching classes during the pandemic is a significant challenge,...
Normally I do not learn post on blogs, however I would like to say that this write-up very forced me…