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Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science | February 2024

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Shaniya Jarrett, graduate student in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, created AstroBeats to introduce middle school girls in the local Black community to science in creative ways.

First-gen college student prepares for future focused on evolutionary biology research

Senior Sarah Hourihan completed extensive research on the dark-eyed junco songbird as a Beckman Foundation Scholar.

New center launches, leading the conversation on presidency

The Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency explores the presidency through an innovative, comprehensive lens.

Student selected for highly competitive leadership program

Junior Hananeel Morinville was named to the next class of the John Robert Lewis Scholars and Fellows Program.

BBC: Fort Mose: The first free Black town in the U.S.
Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, interviewed.

The Daily Cardinal: What is seasonal depression? The science behind "winter blues"
Douglas McMahon, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences, research cited.

Time: Guns are not just a public health problem
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society, authored.

The Conversation: In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress—but still supported—across Latin America and the Caribbean
Noam Lupu, associate professor of political science and associate director of LAPOP; Elizabeth Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and director of LAPOP; and Luke Plutowski, senior statistician and research lead of LAPOP, co-authored.

Scientific American: Space lasers will seek a new kind of gravitational waves
Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, quoted.

The Washington Post: Beyoncé's new country songs salute the genre's Black cultural roots
Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Writer-in-Residence of African American and Diaspora Studies, quoted.

Spring flowers in front of a castle-like building, text: a promise of spring

Campus is giving hints of spring as students approach midterms and spring break. Follow A&S on Instagram to keep up with the latest happenings.

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