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Vanderbilt College of Arts & Science - January 2023
EXPLORER - this month in art + science
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YouTube: Introducing Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies
The College of Arts and Science has launched a new undergraduate program in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, providing a comprehensive look at Asian diasporas and perspectives, Asian and U.S. history, and race relations.
Text: from the Dean
The world’s problems are increasingly complex and multi-layered. Therefore, our solutions must be increasingly creative and interdisciplinary. In this month’s newsletter, Dean Geer features some of the innovative and exciting ways that our faculty are addressing the most pressing challenges facing society, from AI to climate change to racial inequality.
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Alumni Features
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Caferro elected as Medieval Academy of America Fellow
William Caferro, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, has been elected to the 2023 MAA Class of Fellows, one of the highest career honors for an American medievalist.
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Vanderbilt Helping to Solve Cancer Outbreak Mystery
Cross-disciplinary efforts help collect environmental data to find source of outbreak in rural Tennessee county.
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Stassun Appointed to National Science Board by President Biden
Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy Keivan Stassun has been selected to join the board that directs the NSF’s strategies, programs, and budget.
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Learning Assistants Program Supports Students in STEM
Peer educators facilitate students' learning and sense of belonging in traditionally challenging courses.
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Robinson Receives Grant for New Program to Promote Equity in Science
Renã Robinson, Dorothy Wingfield Phillips Chancellor's Faculty Fellow, received a $2.04 million National Institutes of Health grant to start a program to help minority faculty in STEM.
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In the Media
NPR: Fossil CSI: Cracking the case of an ancient reptile graveyard
Neil Kelley, assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences, interviewed.
WBUR: The political battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
David lkard, professor of African American diaspora studies, interviewed.
Fortune: Is it a bad time to change jobs? Here's how the experts think looming recession will affect jobseekers in 2023
Adam Blandin, assistant professor of economics, quoted.
The Washington Post: The T. rex may have been a lot smarter than you thought
Suzana Herculano-Houzel, associate professor of psychology, quoted.
Bloomberg: America's food waste problem is a hunger solution in disguise
Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored.
Los Angeles Times: Our psychological armor helps us cope with mass shootings, but numbs us to the destruction
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society, quoted.
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