Stevenson Professor in Chemistry John McLean has been named an inaugural fellow to the American Society for Mass Spectrometry! Fellows are recognized for their service to the Am Soc for Mass Spec community and their contributions to the field of mass spectrometry. Congratulations!

In the latest episode of #QuantumPotential, Josh Clinton, political science professor at Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science and NBC News election analyst, joins VU Provost Office to discuss polarization in American politics, declining public trust, and their effect on polling data. 🔗: vu.edu/qp/

Not much is known about intermediate-mass black holes, which are 100 to 1,000 times the size of the sun. In four new studies, Karan Jani's lab discovered new evidence of these black holes, teaching us about the very first stars that lit up our universe. vu.edu/qgfuz

Congrats to Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Physics Julia Velkovska and team who were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, along with colleagues across four CERN experiments. The prize honors decades of work expanding our understanding of the physical universe.

Congratulations to our College of Arts and Science graduate students who were recognized for their exceptional teaching in the 2024-2025 academic year: Savannah Bastian, Lucia Edafioka, Pragun Tuladhar, and Sarah Hagaman. VU Graduate School vu.edu/my313

This past semester, Devan Wiley, BA’25, led a group of 21 undergraduate students in SOC3316 through a collaborative project with Clearloop to investigate the drivers of rural community support and opposition to large-scale solar initiatives. vu.edu/6hv8l

Research led by Thilo Womelsdorf, prof. of psychology and biomedical engineering at the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, could revolutionize how brain-computer interfaces are used to treat disorders of memory and cognition. Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/06/10/bre…

🔬 Researchers @‌EliFritzMcD, @plate_lab, Jens Meiler Lab have uncovered how a rare genetic mutation affects CFTR protein function—offering insights that may lead to better treatments for those with treatment-resistant #CysticFibrosis. Published in PNASNews 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences…

How can stories spark change? Amanda Little (Amanda Little), writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science, joins VU Provost Office on #QuantumPotential to discuss how journalism reveals tipping points, and how people-first storytelling drives action. 🎙️🎧 Listen & subscribe: vu.edu/qp/

From AI to time travel, our faculty have made discoveries that deepen our understanding of the world around us—its past, present, and future. Read about important research conducted this past year. 🔗vu.edu/yavg8

In a new study led by Michelle Young, researchers brought together 97 cinnabar specimens from Peru, 65 of which have never been published, to demonstrate that an emerging geochemical method is effective in identifying the geological source of archaeological pigments. PLOS One

Matthew Miles has received the Astro. Soc. Aus. Charlene Heisler Prize for most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in astronomy! Miles utilized pulsar timing to detect gravitational waves, enhancing the precision of pulsar timing measurements.

With the support of a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, biologist Gianni Castiglione is reverse-engineering how birds live three to four times longer than similarly sized mammals to identify genetic targets for human aging therapies. vu.edu/w5wc5

🚀 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science alumnus Walt Gall is blending his background in #basicsciences with cutting-edge #AI and space innovation. His career journey shows how a foundation in biomedical science can launch you into unexpected and impactful directions. 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences…

Physics and astronomy graduate student Azeem Bari was recently awarded a $150,000 NASA FINESST grant to fund three years of research, exploring how black holes and galaxies co-evolve—a key to understanding our cosmic origins.

A study in Science Advances led by Yueming Yan examined nanoparticles of metals and semiconductors during an energy exchange. The result could lead to the creation of small, low-power optical devices for use in medical imaging and environmental sensing. vu.edu/cegsv

For the first time in more than 20 years, we have overhauled our general education curriculum. The A&S College Core provides an innovative and flexible educational experience that reflects the challenges of today and prepares students to affect change. vu.edu/dd-1w

Proud to share groundbreaking research from Vanderbilt University’s Brett Benson & Brett Goldstein in today’s The New York Times. Their discovery—funded by our #DiscoveryVanderbilt initiative—reveals new AI capabilities with global security implications. vu.edu/bgbb85

Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and French, has been elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences! Read about Sharpley-Whiting's work and this honor 🔗vu.edu/6ziix

Part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration from Simons Foundation, Alex Lupsasca will help develop a theoretical framework for deciphering secrets in gravitational-wave data, including possibly expanding Einstein’s theory of general relativity. vu.edu/lbh65