Research News @Vanderbilt

Health & Medicine

• School of Nursing receives $3.2 million HRSA grant to increase diversity in health care
• Interdisciplinary melanoma research brings understanding of cellular resistance to cancer treatment, opening doors to new cures
• Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery names Craig Lindsley as director

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Education & Psychology

• Study shows that repeated statements are more often judged to be true, regardless of a person’s age or prior knowledge
• Vanderbilt’s Humphreys receives Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant
• Recent books by Peabody faculty

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Engineering & Technology

• Team examines operating limits in solid-state batteries to improve driving range of electric vehicles
• Team receives $4 million NIH grant for rapid test of COVID-19, other respiratory infections
• Team’s sustained work in T-cell immune response awarded P01 grant totaling $11 million

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Law, Business & Politics

• Ethnic fears eroding democratic attitudes among Republicans, new research finds
• Vanderbilt historian says Kissinger’s legacy offers relevant lessons for today
• Finding the right emotional ‘match’ makes for better business relationships

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Life, Earth & Space

• Vanderbilt biologists test evolutionary theories with novel empirical study of ‘cheater’ mitochondria
• Two exoplanet discoveries offer new understanding of Earth’s formation and future
• Vanderbilt astrophysicist part of international team that discovered a gargantuan ‘alien’ black hole that challenges previous knowledge of the universe

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Society & Culture

• Vanderbilt-Fisk collaboration profiles careers of highly successful Black women during Depression, Jim Crow era
• Incarceration of family members negatively impacts mental health outcomes for African American women
• Vanderbilt historian explores impact of racism, classism on understanding diabetes

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Featured Video

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

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