Highlights

The Vanderbilt Graduate School recognizes the exceptional research conducted by its Ph.D. candidates through endowed scholarships funded by generous donors. This year there were ten distinct awards available across various disciplines, each designed to honor outstanding scholarship and academic achievement. Each award comes with its own specific criteria, number of… Read More

Alexia Angelos, a Ph.D. student in Biochemistry training in Dr. Yi Ren’s lab, was awarded the Frank Chytil Travel Award on December 2, 2024. This award offers select students a travel scholarship to enhance their research experience. The recipient will receive up to $1,000.00 for their trip. Read More

The Vanderbilt Graduate School celebrates the exceptional research of its Ph.D. candidates by awarding endowed scholarships generously funded by donors. With eleven unique awards available across various disciplines, these scholarships honor outstanding scholarship and academic achievement. Each award has its own criteria, number of recipients, and monetary value, reflecting the… Read More

Congratulations to Julia Pinette, a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Physiology and Biophysics program, for successfully defending her dissertation titled “Metabolic Regulation of Adipogenesis and Hypertrophy” in September!… Read More

Graduate student William Lamb was invited to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where he traveled to Germany to network and discuss science with prominent figures and fellow students. Congratulations William!… Read More

Jackson Bentley, a PhD student in Professor Haglund’s group, has received a graduate fellowship from the Department of Energy for 2024-2025. He will conduct his dissertation research on strongly correlated materials as photovoltaics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Congratulations Jackson!… Read More

Third-year Anthropology student Hannah Thorpe’s book review is now in the Journal of Interreligious Studies for “Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War Against the United States” by Sara Kamali. Congratulations Hannah!… Read More

JP Rojas, a 2nd year Anthropology student, led the first field season of the Proyecto Arqueológico del Municipio de Corn Island (PAMCI) in Nicaragua as the principal investigator (PI). The season involved surveys of archaeological sites on Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island, collaboration on documenting… Read More

Katie McCormack, a 6th-year Anthropology student, had her community outreach and research on ancient oral microbiomes from Peruvian ancient individuals featured in the June edition of the Evolution@Vanderbilt newsletter. McCormack was also featured in the June 4th edition of the Southern Standard newspaper for her work… Read More

Sylvia Cheever, a fifth-year Anthropology student, utilized her Evolutionary Studies Pilot Grant of $4750 in late May to launch her dissertation research. Her research focuses on testing mercury concentration in bone samples from Santa Barbara in collaboration with the METAL lab at ASU. Additionally, she has been invited… Read More