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A&S Explorer: This month in art + science

Conservation paleobiologist Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of biological sciences, explores the intersection of climate change + evolution with her research on the extinct marsupial lion. Watch the debut episode of inter+SECTIONS, a new video series from the College of Arts and Science.

With excitement and energy in the air from the start of a new academic year, Dean Geer reflects on how the college has been able to thrive over the years, and most recently, during the pandemic. Hint: the answer involves top talent and deep exploration at the intersection of art + science.

The Vanderbilt ventriloquist

A&S alumna Megan Piphus Peace finds her voice as the first Black female puppeteer on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Mural of three women on wall by city street

CLACX awarded $1.7 million to build Latin American curriculum, enhance language training

The U.S. Department of Education grants designate the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies as a comprehensive National Resource Center for Latin America, the highest recognition an academic center can receive.

First-ever longitudinal study on LGBTQ+ aging being conducted

MHS faculty member Tara McKay is leading a first-of-its-kind, four-year longitudinal study of older LGBTQ+ people in the South, to better identify the sources of stress and resilience for this infrequently studied population.

Welcoming our new faculty

We not only welcomed a new class of students this fall, but also an extremely accomplished cohort of new faculty members.

The Conversation: Workhorses, not show horses: Five ways to promote effective lawmaking in Congress
Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, co-authored.

AP News: Labor board accuses Starbucks of pay disparity
Dan Cornfield, professor of a sociology, quoted.

The Scientist: In search of the best milk recipe for preemies’
gut bacteria
Steven Townsend, professor of chemistry, quoted.

The Tennessean: How Kidizenship is helping young citizens express themselves and be heard
Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored.

The New York Times: How we think about politics changes what we think about politics
The research of Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, and Scott Aikin, Greg S. Allen Chancellor's Faculty Fellow, cited.

WSMV 4: Developers come across possible pre-civil war remains
in Nashville
Angela Sutton, research assistant professor of communication of science and technology, interviewed.

We welcomed the Class of 2026 last week with open arms at orientation. See more photos from the event on Instagram, and follow us for the latest happenings on campus.

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