Research News @Vanderbilt

Health & Medicine

• Yohn named Postdoc of the Year at annual symposium; Sappington named Mentor of the Year
• Team explores fungal infection quandary in lung cancer screenings
• Asian nations in early tobacco epidemic: study

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Education & Psychology

• Gifted kids turn 50: Most successful followed heart, not just head
• Disability is not a dirty word; ‘handi-capable’ should be retired
• Vanderbilt scholars are working to align higher ed policy with 21st century needs

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Engineering & Technology

• Lippmann awarded NSF CAREER grant to study mechanics of blood-brain barrier
• Hatzell awarded NSF CAREER grant to expand research on lithium-ion batteries
• Duddu awarded NSF CAREER grant to better understand Antarctic ice sheet fracture

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Law, Business & Politics

• Thrower named Carnegie Fellow to support research on separation of powers
• Law School, VUMC team up on DHHS grant to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care
• Enhancing feelings of connectedness helps people treat wrongdoers equally: Study

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Life, Earth & Space

• The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets
• Stalagmite holds key to predicting droughts, floods for India
• They call it puppy love, but what is it really?

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Society & Culture

• Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age
• Mellon Foundation renews support for Center for Digital Humanities
• Tichi’s latest research is ‘how-to manual’ for Gilded Age socialites

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Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age

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