Cover photo by Bamlak Aklilu This past spring break, I had the privilege of returning to San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala, with the Vanderbilt chapter of VAW Global Health Alliances. VAW is an international...

The “coded gaze” is a term coined by researcher Joy Buolamwini that describes the algorithmic bias in technology, particularly facial recognition systems, where the biases of the programmers who created...

Each year, an estimated 5,800 to 46,500 lives are taken due to homelessness in the United States. In 2023, homelessness increased by more than 12%, and this statistic is continuously increasing.  Homelessness...

Brina Ratangee is a medical school-bound alumna of the Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) Social Foundations of Health Program. Yet it was not too long ago she was a Vanderbilt freshman considering her...

Chances are you know someone who has experienced an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, or maybe you have experienced this injury yourself. ACL injuries have doubled in the past two decades, with about...

Dr. Steven Goodbred is a professor at Vanderbilt University whose research focuses on how landscapes evolve over time, particularly in river deltas and coastal regions. His work spans two major geographic...

Bamlak Aklilu | April 5th, 2025 Editor’s Note: As with all other articles, The Vanguard aims for accuracy, transparency, and fairness in reporting in all claims made in articles relating to public...

Landri Domingue | January 26th, 2025 The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (RASL) at Vanderbilt aims to “design and develop novel robotic and virtual reality systems for human-robot and...

Larissa Ramirez | January 22nd, 2025 Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach designed to address health disparities by integrating community members, researchers,...

Asher Herman | January 19th, 2025 Vanderbilt’s mission statement claims to “work diligently in the service of others.” There are a multitude of ways to complete this, but there is one club in...

Larissa Ramirez | January 13th, 2025 Speech, language, and hearing scientists play a vital role in understanding how we communicate. They delve into the biological, physical, and psychological aspects...

Tara Chalasani | January 11th, 2025 As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in our everyday lives, it is no surprise that it has led to Nobel Prize-winning innovations. This year, the Nobel...