Research
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Mathers Foundation Grant Program Spring 2024
Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the spring 2024 cycle of the Mathers Foundation grant program. Read MoreDec 4, 2023
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HRSA awards $4 million to VUSN to address need for nurse-midwives and access to care
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a $4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase and diversify the nurse-midwife workforce as a means of improving maternal health and increase access to care. The school will use the Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion grant to educate nurse-midwifery students with a specialized curriculum and community-based clinical experiences focused on providing care in rural and underserved communities. Read MoreNov 30, 2023
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Vanderbilt Debate team enjoys success on international stage
As part of Dialogue Vanderbilt, the debate team hosted an online event with the Rwandan National Debate Team on Nov. 29. Read MoreNov 30, 2023
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From Vanderbilt to the U.S. Debate Team: Meet Daniel Ardity
Vanderbilt student Daniel Ardity earned a place on the U.S. Debate Team this year, an accomplishment that has allowed him to travel around the world while also continuing to hone his debate skills closer at home. Read MoreNov 30, 2023
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Then and Now: The tradition of debate at Vanderbilt
Always at the helm of fostering campus dialogue, the Vanderbilt Debate team exists to provide on-campus, national and international educational opportunities that enable students to improve their analytical, communication, critical thinking, listening and research skills. Read MoreNov 30, 2023
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Nonprofits support quest to cure childhood epilepsy
Monica Joanna Elnekaveh was doing everything she could to learn what was causing her 18-month-old daughter’s developmental issues. Her relentless quest to find answers eventually led her to Vanderbilt investigative neurologist Jing-Qiong (Katty) Kang, MD, PhD. Read MoreNov 29, 2023
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School of Nursing secures Moore Foundation grant for leadership academy
Boosting its commitment to underrepresented nursing leaders, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has secured a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for its innovative leadership program, Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders. The academy is a groundbreaking, five-day immersive fellowship specially designed to train nurses from backgrounds that are underrepresented in nursing leadership... Read MoreNov 29, 2023
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Support for democracy in the Americas remains low, opening door for politicians with undemocratic plans, Vanderbilt survey finds
A simmering discontent with democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean is creating opportunities for politicians with undemocratic plans, according to a comprehensive survey released Nov. 29 by Vanderbilt University’s LAPOP Lab. Read MoreNov 29, 2023
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Vanderbilt researchers explore new science education approach to build youths’ agency amid climate anxiety
By Jenna Somers Heidi Carlone A three-year, nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation supports a trans-institutional research team at Vanderbilt University investigating an innovative approach to STEM education that could help young people develop STEM identities and agency amid climate anxiety. Children around the world… Read MoreNov 28, 2023
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Vanderbilt hosts Tennessee lawmakers, showcases research and innovation that support veterans, active military
The group got an overview of Vanderbilt’s programs that support veterans and of the university’s robust research partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and Fort Campbell. Read MoreNov 22, 2023
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NIH grant supports wearable technology system to improve recovery from leg fractures
Karl Zelik is using wearable technology to explore better patient recovery methods from shinbone fractures and the surgeries required to repair them. The research team, including Peter Volgyesi, has received $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreNov 21, 2023
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VUMC scientists discover key step to kidney fibrosis
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time have shown that activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is essential for the development of kidney fibrosis, tissue scarring following injury that can lead to kidney failure. Read MoreNov 21, 2023
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‘Nature’ conference on Bioengineering for Global Health seeks to foster “radical collaboration” that will make an impact on health disparities
Researchers from around the globe gathered for the inaugural Nature conference “Bioengineering for Global Health” at Vanderbilt University Nov. 13–15. Faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and editors from Nature Communications, Nature Biomedical Engineering and Nature Reviews Bioengineering led the organization of the conference. Read MoreNov 20, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Oak Ridge Associated Universities Innovation Partnerships Program FY 2024
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may submit two applications to the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Innovation Partnerships Program. Read MoreNov 18, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Bank of America Charitable Foundation Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit only one application to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation Grant program. Applications may be submitted only for the Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Individuals and Families request for proposals. Read MoreNov 18, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute
Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute. Read MoreNov 17, 2023
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Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy: study
Vanderbilt researchers are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients. Read MoreNov 17, 2023
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Researchers’ breakthrough in thermal transport could enable novel cooling strategies
Vanderbilt mechanical engineering professors Deyu Li and Josh Caldwell are part of a team of researchers who have discovered a new heat dissipation channel using phonon polaritons that could have extensive implications for novel cooling technologies in devices like smart phones and other modern electronics. Read MoreNov 16, 2023
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Next-gen air safety systems incorporating risk models and data analysis developed by Vanderbilt engineers
As the nation’s skies become more crowded with commercial air traffic and U.S. air traffic control systems struggle with staffing and aging infrastructure, the risk of narrowly avoided collisions in the air and on the tarmac has increased significantly in the last five years. Following the recent conclusion of a $10 million, five-year NASA grant, research conducted by experts from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering can be used to integrate risk models and relevant data sources into future air traffic management systems. Read MoreNov 16, 2023
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New collaborative research project seeks improved treatment for cystic fibrosis
Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, has received a $2.76 million collaborative grant to investigate medical therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. The interdisciplinary project brings together teams with varied expertise in computational structural biology, proteomics, biophysics, and physiology in hopes of improving the quality of life for those afflicted with the genetic disease. Read MoreNov 16, 2023