Featured Research
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Six ways we kill innovation without even trying
Management professor David Owens of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management says that business and other leaders need to understand exactly which of the constraints are working against them to help create conditions that foster innovation instead of killing it. Read MoreNov 21, 2011
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Autoimmune drugs don’t boost infection risk: study
A Vanderbilt study shows that a class of drugs used to treat autoimmune diseases does not increase the chance of hospitalization for serious infection. Read MoreNov 18, 2011
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Estrogen treatments increase gray matter in brain
Short-term hormone replacement therapy offers potential benefit for cognitive functioning. Read MoreNov 18, 2011
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Workers receive higher pay for the risk of sexual harassment on the job
Economist Joni Hersch has calculated the first measures of sexual harassment risks at work by industry, age group, and sex. Hersch finds that female workers are six times more likely than male workers to experience sexual harassment on the job. Read MoreNov 17, 2011
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Vanderbilt Poll: Economy is troubled and taxing rich is one solution
Tennesseans agree by a wide margin that the economy is the most pressing problem for state and federal government, and many believe higher taxation on the wealthiest Americans is one way to fix it. Read MoreNov 16, 2011
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Alcoholics’ ‘injured brains’ work harder to complete simple tasks
Alcoholic brains must work harder to complete simple tasks. Read MoreNov 15, 2011
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Creation of the largest human-designed protein boosts protein engineering efforts
A team of Vanderbilt chemists have designed and successfully synthesized the largest artificial protein using a new approach that greatly expands scientists’ ability to create proteins unknown in nature. Read MoreNov 15, 2011
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Vanderbilt Poll: Tennessee teachers are underpaid, need unions
Most Tennesseans believe that public school teachers are underpaid and many support their right to be represented by unions, according to voters surveyed by the Vanderbilt Poll. Read MoreNov 15, 2011
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Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans stout in support of Herman Cain
Businessman Herman Cain is the favorite of Tennessee voters for the state’s March 6 presidential Republican primary election, but female voters are far less likely to support him. That pattern is unlikely to change in light of allegations of sexual harassment against him, according to a new poll by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 13, 2011
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Project seeks to apply gene testing to drug prescribing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Vanderbilt researchers a two-year, $1 million grant to Vanderbilt to develop a model for applying genomic testing to drug prescribing in “real-world” settings. Read MoreNov 11, 2011
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Breastfeeding problems can be linked to a tied tongue
A simple procedure can correct ‘tongue-tie,’ a commonly missed condition that could prevent newborns from breastfeeding properly. Read MoreNov 10, 2011
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Vanderbilt and University of Melbourne fund $344,000 in joint research projects
Vanderbilt University and Australia’s University of Melbourne have awarded $344,000 to support eight joint research projects as part of the expansion in their academic partnership announced last fall. Read MoreNov 9, 2011
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NSF renews grant for scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise
A network of scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise has received a five-year renewal of support from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreNov 3, 2011
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Vanderbilt study finds no heart risk in ADHD medications
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications do not increase the risk for heart disease or heart attack in children and young adults, according to a Vanderbilt study of 1.2 million patients taking drugs including Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta and Strattera between 1998 and 2005. Read MoreNov 2, 2011
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Theologian says it’s time to rethink meaning of salvation
Dale Andrews of Vanderbilt Divinity School is a proponent of social justice, a way of looking at theology that is diametrically opposed to prosperity theology. "Western preaching has gotten so tied up in privilege and power as evidence of God’s faith,” Andrews said. “I am of the opinion that God holds favor with those who are suffering.” Read MoreNov 1, 2011
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Lung disorder drug regimen found harmful
Longtime treatment for IPF ineffective and even dangerous. Read MoreOct 31, 2011
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Putting the body back into the mind of schizophrenia
A study using a procedure called the rubber hand illusion has found striking new evidence that people experiencing schizophrenia have a weakened sense of body ownership and has produced the first case of a spontaneous, out-of-body experience in the laboratory. Read MoreOct 31, 2011
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Anthropologist explores modern Africa and black immigrant experience in America
In her interactions with black immigrants over the years, Jemima Pierre said she discovered a surprising sentiment. "They told me, 'I never knew I was black until I came to the U.S.' I found that fascinating." Read MoreOct 28, 2011
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Religious scholar’s journey takes him from Millersburg to Bangladesh
Stewart, a specialist in the religions and literatures of the Bengali-speaking world, arrives at Vanderbilt with a reputation as a program builder. Read MoreOct 28, 2011
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Fields medalist brings informal style to Vanderbilt
When Vaughan Jones was 5 years old, he made his first mathematical discovery. Read MoreOct 21, 2011