Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science names Jason Merchant as new dean
Jason Merchant, a national leader in higher education and vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Chicago, will ...
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Physics & Astronomy
A&S Astrophysicists
Stephen Taylor, Karan Jani, Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, and Jessie Runnoe break down gravitational waves (in an understandable way) and how they prove Einstein’s general theory of relativity, more than a century later.
Class of 2025
Aashi Gurijala
When Aashi embarked on her Vanderbilt journey four years ago, she couldn’t have imagined combining creative writing and neuroscience. What could they possibly have in common? But with a little help from art and science, she now finds the possibilities endless.
Anthropology
Tiffany Fracchia
Forensic anthropologist Fracchia took students to France to help identify the missing remains of WWII soldiers. Together, they helped to successfully identify a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force who was killed in action in 1944.