Bamlak Aklilu | April 5th, 2025 Editor’s Note: As with all other articles, The Vanguard aims for accuracy, transparency, and fairness in reporting in all…
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…
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…
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…
Empowering voices: The role of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in speech-language pathology
Larissa Ramirez | January 13th, 2025 Speech, language, and hearing scientists play a vital role in understanding how we communicate. They delve into the biological,…
Vanderbilt alumnus John Jumper wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold
Tara Chalasani | January 11th, 2025 As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in our everyday lives, it is no surprise that it has led to…
Neuroscience in the legal system: A conversation with Professor Owen D. Jones
Heena Cho | January 6th, 2025 Professor Owen D. Jones is the Director of the Weaver Family Program in Law, Brain Sciences, and Behavior at…
Two upperclassmen’s advice on surviving the pre-med path at Vanderbilt
Christian Rosig | December 28th, 2024 For any first-year entering Vanderbilt on the pre-med track, the two-word phrase “good luck” becomes a familiar refrain. It’s…
How AI can drive positive change for disadvantaged communities
Sanjana Srikanth | November 21st, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that can replicate human intelligence through problem-solving, decision-making, and pattern recognition. AI is rapidly…
The best ways to spend a Vanderbilt pre-med summer
Ellie McCluey | November 14th, 2024 The career trajectory for a pre-med student is far from set in stone. While future consultants intern in New…