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…
Quantum teleportation: Improbable but not impossible
Isbaah Pirwani | January 13th, 2025 Every Vanderbilt student has asked themselves this question at least once during their time on campus: what is the…