Founded in 1873 as an institution that would “contribute to strengthening the ties that should exist between all sections of our common country,” Vanderbilt University is globally renowned for its transformative education and pathbreaking research. The university’s 10 schools reside on a parklike campus set in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, contributing to a collaborative culture that empowers leaders of tomorrow and prizes free expression, open inquiry and civil discourse.
Top-ranked in both academics and financial aid, Vanderbilt offers an immersive residential undergraduate experience, with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development. The university also is home to nationally and internationally recognized graduate schools of law, education, business, medicine, nursing and divinity, and offers robust graduate-degree programs across a range of academic disciplines. Vanderbilt’s prominent alumni base includes Nobel Prize winners, members of Congress, governors, ambassadors, judges, admirals, CEOs, university presidents, physicians, attorneys, and professional sports figures.
Vanderbilt and the affiliated nonprofit Vanderbilt University Medical Center frequently engage in interdisciplinary collaborations to drive positive change across society at large. The two entities recently reached a combined total of more than $1 billion in external research funding in a single year. This landmark achievement reflects the university’s deep commitment to expanding the global impact of its innovation and research as it increases opportunities for faculty, students and staff to pursue bold new ideas and discoveries.
A bill now being considered in the Senate would make daylight saving time permanent, but research suggests moving to standard time would bring more benefits.
Lionel Messi playing for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.
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When people harness the logic of natural selection, they can often find efficient and effective ways to solve complex problems.
Work crews prepare for the construction of a new ballroom after the demolition of the East Wing of the White House in October 2025.
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Donald Trump’s false claims about the Iran War, Epstein files, tariffs and inflation have left some supporters who have traditionally believed all he says feeling duped and abandoned. Why now?
AI and machine learning provide new tools for scientists to think about drug discovery.
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For Americans in so-called ‘banking deserts,’ ending paper tax refund checks could be a costly move.
Les changements hormonaux qui se produisent plusieurs années avant la ménopause peuvent entraîner une perte musculaire progressive et une augmentation de la résistance à l'insuline.
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Le mode de vie adopté pendant les années qui précèdent la ménopause peut aider à contrer les effets hormonaux de cette dernière, et mieux aborder cette période de transition.
Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance.
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Don’t discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they’re mostly about bolstering group identity and cashing in on viral content.
Who is really responsible for the longest government shutdown in history?
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Politicians get blamed for government shutdowns. But does the fault lie also with citizens, who are more invested in punishing partisan rivals than in demanding competent government?
Harlan’s ground sloth fossil skeleton excavated and displayed at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
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Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.
The vast majority of home sales in the U.S. go untaxed as it is.
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Most sellers already pay no tax, so the proposal’s benefits would flow to the richest.
BYD electric cars wait at a Chinese port to be loaded onto the automobile carrier BYD Shenzhen, which was slated to sail to Brazil.
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China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
A fusão de buracos negros gera ondas gravitacionais que os astrônomos podem rastrear, e análise de eventos do tipo indicam a existência de objetos que se encaixam em uma lacuna de massa entre os buracos negros gigantescos do centro de galáxias e o relativamente pequenos gerados pelo colapso de estrelas.
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Grandes demais para terem se originado de uma estrela moribunda e pequenos demais para habitar o centro de uma galáxia, esses buracos negros são um enigma que os cientistas estão investigando com as ondas gravitacionais.
Merging black holes generate gravitational waves, which astronomers can track.
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Too big to come from a dying star and too small to inhabit the center of a galaxy, these black holes are a puzzle that scientists are using LIGO to investigate.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on television after the House passed the bill on July 3, 2025.
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The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most economically vulnerable Americans.
A pumpjack in eastern Utah extracts oil from underground.
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