This published paper from @craigvolden (@UVABatten), Alan Wiseman (@VandyPoliSci), and Jonathan Wai (@UArkansas) identifies a rise in educational polarization among members of the U.S. Congress mirroring the educational polarization in the American mass public.

@StartsWithABang A family portrait of 218 gravitational-wave signal! Each observing run has its own color palette, tracing the journey from our very first detection to the latest #GWTC4

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Members of @AstroKPJ's lab helped in the discovery of the heaviest black hole merger in history, resulting in a black hole 240 times the mass of the Sun. Detected by @LIGO, 5 grad students and 2 postdocs from the lab helped with key detector characterization and data-analysis.

As cooler weather approaches, we want to look back at how our students spent their summer breaks. Hear from students about how they made the most of their summer, what they learned, and the impact those lessons have on their journey forward. 🔗 https://t.co/hRW1Oar1l0

⭐️ Susannah Morey, @vuartsci

Vanderbilt’s passion for thriving interdisciplinary research, teaching and mentoring makes our campus a dynamic home for more than 1,800 faculty members. Learn why some of our newest faculty are excited to make Vanderbilt their new academic home.

While this week marked the start of classes for students, it was also a new start for 19 A&S faculty members! They span nearly 11 departments and programs and join more than 600 faculty colleagues. Read about these accomplished scholars: https://t.co/0pDUD1IO9N

Part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration from @SimonsFdn, @ALupsasca will help develop a theoretical framework for deciphering secrets in gravitational-wave data, including possibly expanding Einstein’s theory of general relativity. https://t.co/q978462XVR

Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and French, has been elected to @americanacad! Read about Sharpley-Whiting's work and this honor 🔗 https://t.co/MST3vT6yZY

Proud to share groundbreaking research from @VanderbiltU’s Brett Benson & Brett Goldstein in today’s @nytimes. Their discovery—funded by our #DiscoveryVanderbilt initiative—reveals new AI capabilities with global security implications.

For the first time in more than 20 years, we have overhauled our general education curriculum. The A&S College Core provides an innovative and flexible educational experience that reflects the challenges of today and prepares students to affect change. https://t.co/MoKkH1voW4

A study in @ScienceAdvances led by Yueming Yan examined nanoparticles of metals and semiconductors during an energy exchange. The result could lead to the creation of small, low-power optical devices for use in medical imaging and environmental sensing. https://t.co/nxi6UfI968

Physics and astronomy graduate student Azeem Bari was recently awarded a $150,000 @NASA FINESST grant to fund three years of research, exploring how black holes and galaxies co-evolve—a key to understanding our cosmic origins.

🚀 @VanderbiltU @vuartsci alumnus Walt Gall is blending his background in #basicsciences with cutting-edge #AI and space innovation. His career journey shows how a foundation in biomedical science can launch you into unexpected and impactful directions. 👉

With the support of a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, biologist Gianni Castiglione is reverse-engineering how birds live three to four times longer than similarly sized mammals to identify genetic targets for human aging therapies. https://t.co/Mm8my0DgN7

Matthew Miles has received the @AstroSocAus Charlene Heisler Prize for most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in astronomy! Miles utilized pulsar timing to detect gravitational waves, enhancing the precision of pulsar timing measurements.

In a new study led by Michelle Young, researchers brought together 97 cinnabar specimens from Peru, 65 of which have never been published, to demonstrate that an emerging geochemical method is effective in identifying the geological source of archaeological pigments. @PLOSONE

From AI to time travel, our faculty have made discoveries that deepen our understanding of the world around us—its past, present, and future. Read about important research conducted this past year. 🔗 https://t.co/rIOlSfq9iv

🔬 Researchers @‌EliFritzMcD, @plate_lab, @MeilerLab have uncovered how a rare genetic mutation affects CFTR protein function—offering insights that may lead to better treatments for those with treatment-resistant #CysticFibrosis. Published in @PNASNews 👉

How can stories spark change? Amanda Little (@littletrip), writer-in-residence at @vuartsci, joins @VU_Provost on #QuantumPotential to discuss how journalism reveals tipping points, and how people-first storytelling drives action. 🎙️🎧 Listen & subscribe: https://t.co/c4rEj3JcMd