Featured Research
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Study: Frequent moves hinder child’s early education
The rising tide of homelessness and mobility among low-income students poses a serious challenge for educators and policy makers at every level, according to researcher Beth Shinn, a professor of Human and Organizational Development at Peabody. Read MoreFeb 15, 2013
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Diverse Issues in Education: Supporting underserved populations in higher education
Stella Flores, assistant professor of higher education, was interviewed about how institutions of higher learning can better support underserved populations. Read MoreFeb 14, 2013
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Zeppos urges Congress to prioritize research universities and academic medical centers
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos spent Feb. 12 and 13 in Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional leaders and making the case for federal investments in science and engineering research and education. Read MoreFeb 14, 2013
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What a prison sentence continues to take after release
New research shows that every year spent in prison lowers overall life expectancy two years. Read MoreFeb 5, 2013
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Vanderbilt student team competes in amphibious vehicle race
A team of engineering undergraduates designed and built a one-fifth-scale model of an amphibious vehicle that competed successfully in a national competition sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency held in mid-January. Read MoreJan 31, 2013
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Congresswomen in minority party more effective than male counterparts
Research by Vanderbilt political science professor Alan Wiseman and his coauthors find women in Congress in the minority party are more effective than their male counterparts when it comes to introducing and negotiating bills, spurring action on those bills, and ultimately seeing them become law. Read MoreJan 29, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 2)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, continues her discussion of black holes in the second part of this interview for Red Orbit. Read MoreJan 28, 2013
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New tool for mining bacterial genome for novel drugs
Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered that the process bacteria undergo when they become drug resistant can act as a powerful tool for drug discovery. Read MoreJan 25, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 1)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, talks about what sets black holes apart from other objects in the universe and explains how the laws of space, time and gravity bend and even break down to create the most destructive force in the cosmos. Read MoreJan 24, 2013
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Chancellor Zeppos leads discussion on future of U.S. research universities
On Jan. 16, a group of stakeholders from academia, federal and state government and the private sector attended a workshop at Vanderbilt to discuss steps to ensure the future of the critical research partnership between academia and government. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Benefits of apology from Lance Armstrong may outweigh legal implications, expert says
The possible benefits of a confession and apology about doping from Lance Armstrong all depend on how the world-renowned, and disgraced, cyclist uses his words, says Vanderbilt legal scholar and apology expert Erin O'Hara O'Connor. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Vanderbilt Poll: Gov. Bill Haslam wildly popular in Tennessee
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has a robust 68 percent job approval rating in his state, including the approval of 60 percent of Democratic voters, according to the Vanderbilt Poll. Read MoreJan 15, 2013
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AstraZeneca, VU collaborate to develop new treatments for major brain disorders
AstraZeneca and Vanderbilt University have signed a research collaboration agreement to identify candidate drugs aimed at treating psychosis and other neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with major brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Read MoreJan 14, 2013
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Simulated Mars mission reveals body’s sodium rhythms
Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D., and colleagues have discovered that – in contrast to the prevailing dogma – human sodium levels fluctuate rhythmically with 7-day and monthly cycles. Read MoreJan 10, 2013
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Vanderbilt education faculty ranked among most influential
Twelve Vanderbilt faculty members were named in the Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings, which recognize university-based academics who are contributing substantially to public debates about K-12 and higher education. Read MoreJan 9, 2013
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An angry judge can be a good judge
Judges that are able to tap into and manage their anger may be more effective on the bench, new research finds. Read MoreJan 9, 2013
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Evidence shows starvation did not cause saber-tooth cat extinction
The latest study of the microscopic wear patterns on the teeth of the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene found that they were living well off the fat of the land in the period just before they went extinct. Read MoreDec 26, 2012
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Year in Review: Vanderbilt’s top stories, images, Tweets and shares of 2012
The top news stories, Tweets, Facebook posts, photos and videos of the year. Read MoreDec 17, 2012
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Vanderbilt Poll: Voters prefer state run health care exchange
Tennessee voters prefer the state run the online Health Care Exchange required by the Affordable Health Care Act, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University. More than 45 questions were asked of voters on a variety of subjects. Read MoreDec 12, 2012
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LAPOP: Discrimination still plagues Americas
Women, homosexuals and people with darker skin tones continue to face discrimination in the Americas, according to responses to the 2012 AmericasBarometer survey of Vanderbilt University’s Latin American Public Opinion Project. Read MoreDec 10, 2012