Thrilled to announce that the @VanderbiltU Evolutionary Studies Initiative is now official! Look out for a variety of exciting events, including a truly trans-disciplinary seminar series with outstanding internal & external speakers! #EvolutionVU

🗓️ Big Week Ahead!.Tues-Thurs: #ISEMPH2025 Conference. Diving into the latest in evolutionary medicine with brilliant minds from around the world!.Sat–Sun: Scopes “Monkey” Trial Centennial Symposium. Reflecting on 100 years since Scopes was found guilty of teaching #evolution.

RT @AMNH: Happy Trilobite “Twosday!” A close look at this Isotelus gigas reveals a surprise: There’s another trilobite partially buried ben….

RT @VandyBugs: Proud to announce our latest research! Warmer temperature accelerates reproductive senescence in mosquitoes. @VanderbiltU @E….

Big day today!!!.

RT @NCSE: We've partnered with @EvolutionVU to offer a free evolution workshop in Nashville, TN in celebration of the 100th anniversary of….

Here's the phylogeny for Day 2 and Days 1 & 2 from #Evol2025! Again, made in Time Tree. What's your favorite organism?

After the first day of #Evol2025 - we've made a lot of new friends! Here's a #phylogeny of many of those folks' research organisms. Phylogeny built in time tree.

📢 Headed to #Evol2025? Before Saturday afternoon’s Scopes Trial sessions, swing by our booth! Come learn about Vanderbilt's role. and what we’re doing now! #ScopesTrial #ScopesSwag

We’re at #Evol2025! 🦖 Come say hi at Booth 4 — we’re friendly, fossil-loving, and full of outreach energy. Ask us about science, grad school, or just come say hi! #Swag @Evol_mtg

Here’s just some of the incredible speakers joining us for the #Scopes100 Conference 🎙️.From law and education to science, activism, and public engagement—this is one event you won’t want to miss. @NCSE. 📍 July 11–12 | Nashville

RT @Evol_mtg: The Evolution 2025 App is now live! The app lets you browse talks and posters, make a personal itinerary, and more. And it’s….

We're headed to #Evol2025 in Athens, GA! Catch us June 20–24 at the Classic Center for five days of cutting-edge science, collaboration, and evolutionary insight 🌿🧬 @evol_mtg

RT @NCSE: We are pleased to announce our 2025 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet award recipients! #Celebrat….

@NCSE @VanderbiltU @vuartsci See our press release here: and the @ncse_science press release here:

We’re officially Friends of Darwin! Huge thanks to @NCSE for recognizing our work with the 2025 award. Proud to keep #evolution in the spotlight at @VanderbiltU. #ScienceEducation #FriendOfDarwin 🦖🧬 @vuartsci

@VanderbiltU @NCSE @ISEMPH Check out our website to learn more and join us for the International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health conference July 8-10 and the Scopes Symposium July 12-13.

What do monkey trials, pandemics, and climate change have in common? They’ve all challenged how we teach, trust, and talk about science. This July, @VanderbiltU becomes the epicenter of #science, #history, & #evolution. #Scopes100 #ISEMPH2025 @NCSE @ISEMPH

Some genetic systems resist change. by design. New #research from Ann Tate & @DanialAsg shows how downstream negative feedback loops (NFLs) help cellular systems buffer evolutionary pressures. 🧬🏈 Read the ESI press release on our site @vuartsci

And last but certainly not least - we have a great group of newly minted PhDs! 🎓Congrats Dr. Jordyn (@VandyBugs Lab), Dr. Marie-Claire (@RokasLab), Dr. Reese (Tate Lab), and Dr. @kat_scans (Darroch Lab)! #Evolution #Graduation @vuartsci @vanderbiltEES

Along with a group of great undergrad graduates, we also had a pair of students from our group receive their master's degrees! Congrats @rosseirys and Brandt (@Linmengmet Lab)! @vanderbiltEES @vuartsci #Evolution #Graduation