Research News @Vanderbilt

Health & Medicine

• Bick selected as first VUMC Discovery Scholar in Health and Medicine
• Early research shows promise for therapeutics that delay Type 2 Diabetes
• Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

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Education & Psychology

• Success is all about making social connections—or is it?
• Six Peabody researchers recognized by Edu-Scholar Influence ranking
• New book introduces innovative approaches for teacher training using simulations

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Engineering & Technology

• Improving the Wikipedia gender gap with Women of VISE begins Jan. 18
• Optical computing at sub-picosecond speeds developed at Vanderbilt
• Brunger leads $1.5 million NSF project to develop advanced brain organoids

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Law, Business & Politics

• Success is all about making social connections—or is it?
• Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy aims to heal societal divisions
• Learning by doing: How large firms transfer knowledge

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Life, Earth & Space

• Possible first hints of low-frequency gravitational waves permeating the cosmos
• Online collaborative platforms lead to advances in archaeological survey of the Andes
• Digital Sky Survey maps the entire sky, providing new data to Vanderbilt astronomers

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Society & Culture

• Success is all about making social connections—or is it?
• Noted science journalist Angela Saini to discuss her book ‘Superior: The Return of Race Science’ on Jan. 13
• U.S. public opinion on refugee admission is more favorable than current immigration policy

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Featured Video

Vanderbilt partnership with Nashville Ballet examines changing ideas of masculinity and gender

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