Vanderbilt scholars awarded prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Fellowships
Three scholars connected with Vanderbilt have received awards from the prestigious Spencer Foundation. The leading funder of education research aims to answer important questions in education by supporting efforts that are intellectually ambitious and technically sound. Assistant professors Mark Chin and Andres Pinedo and doctoral student Nicollette Mitchell earned postdoctoral fellowships and dissertation support funding for their efforts investigating effects of school choice policies, ethnic studies courses and the educational environments of Black women in geoscience.Read More
RESEARCH
Vanderbilt biologist receives $1.3M Keck grant to study what birds’ longevity could mean for human aging
Pet parrots often outlive their owners, and Vanderbilt researchers want to know why—because uncovering the biological mechanisms behind exceptional longevity could one day help safely extend the lives of humans. With the support of a new $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, Vanderbilt biologist Gianni Castiglione is taking a bold approach to aging research: reverse-engineering how birds live three to four times longer than similarly sized mammals to identify safe, effective genetic targets for human aging therapies.Read More
FEDERAL RELATIONS
Chancellor Diermeier meets with members of Congress, highlights federal partnerships at Vanderbilt’s D.C. reception
In late June, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier traveled to Washington, D.C., for a day of congressional meetings and to headline Vanderbilt University’s congressional reception. His visit, organized by Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations, came at a pivotal moment as Congress considered sweeping budget and tax legislation.Read More
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