Angie Li | January 27th, 2025 Cats are undeniably mysterious creatures, from their midnight parkour on your furniture to their ability to fit into impossibly…
How virtual and augmented reality are being used to aid autistic individuals and older adults at Vanderbilt
Landri Domingue | January 26th, 2025 The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (RASL) at Vanderbilt aims to “design and develop novel robotic and virtual reality…
Living factories: How green biotechnology is redefining sustainable production
Elaine Yang | January 26th, 2025 Fields of plants and algae may soon do more than capture carbon — they could become sources of renewable…
The driver of power outages during tropical cyclones
Marlo Armstrong | January 24th, 2025 With hurricanes hitting harder and more often, one question remains: why do some regions bounce back faster than others?…
Fun Fact of the Week: Nicotine can be good for you
Christian Rosig | January 24th, 2025 Editor’s Note: The Vanderbilt Vanguard does not condone the recreational use of nicotine without medical advice. While this article…
Graduate student Melissa Luong talks building power through community research
Larissa Ramirez | January 22nd, 2025 Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach designed to address health disparities by integrating community members, researchers, and…
From chocolate to colliders: Switzerland’s perfection of particle physics
Andrea Magali Fletes | January 19th, 2025 In Switzerland, luxury is perfected in sophisticated forms such as Läderach Swiss chocolate, a decades-long chocolate family business…
Club Spotlight: Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
Asher Herman | January 19th, 2025 Vanderbilt’s mission statement claims to “work diligently in the service of others.” There are a multitude of ways to…
Beyond the myths: Narcan’s role in overdose prevention
Angie Li | January 16th, 2025 Narcan, or naloxone, has become increasingly recognized over the years for its ability to reverse opioid overdose. Narcan works…
Fun Fact of the Week: Sea robin fish have legs with the ability to taste
Aiden Salk | January 16th, 2025 Animals and organisms all over the world fit into their own ecological niche — “the role an organism plays…