Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science

The latest AI tools are changing how we view our ancient world. Steven Wernke and team have received a grant from @schmidtsciences to build a transformative AI model that can detect and identify millions of archaeological features across the Andes region. vu.edu/10

Thousands of possible mutations have made the engineering of enzymes—essential to our daily lives—an arduous, expensive process. John Yang created MutexaGPT, an Alexa-like AI tool that transforms and speeds up this process. vu.edu/s

Every September, the U.N. General Assembly brings world leaders to NYC. This year, a few miles from U.N. headquarters, the Center for Global Democracy convened leading experts to ask what makes democracy resilient. Read about the engaging conversation. vu.edu/f

Congrats to Marcelo Disconzi, associate professor of mathematics, for receiving the Elliot-Yui Distinguished Visitorship from @fieldsinstitute for his work on the mathematics of relativistic fluids. He is one of 13 recipients of the award since 2007 and the first from Vanderbilt.

Congrats to Brooke Ackerly! She is the first Vanderbilt faculty member to receive the Volkswagen Foundation Transatlantic Bridge Professorship. Read about the work she'll be doing at the University of Hamburg over the next three years. vu.edu/pu5y-