Releases
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Vanderbilt to host Impact Evaluation Network of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association, April 20-21
Vanderbilt University will host the Impact Evaluation Network of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association for its 16th annual meeting on April 20 and 21. The event will bring together experts on policy impact evaluation to advance knowledge in the field, promote impact evaluation methodologies, increase research… Read MoreApr 3, 2023
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Learn more about chatbots at a free student-organized AI conference April 8
An upcoming free conference on emerging technologies will focus on artificial intelligence and feature talks by top experts from H2O.ai, CGI, and Vandersall Collective, among others. The event is open to the public and offers raffle prizes and networking opportunities. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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Gender Dynamics in the Workplace
Gender in organizations expert, Jessica Kennedy, investigates how women can retain femininity while recognizing its worth and power. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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Mathers Foundation award supports study of bacterial physiology
Vanderbilt's Wenhan Zhu, PhD, has received a three-year award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to support his research that aims to answer a fundamental question about bacterial physiology and engineer probiotics to improve gut inflammatory diseases. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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Scientists resurrect a ‘dead’ antibody to study protein
Vanderbilt was part of a multi-center team that resurrected a “dead antibody” to reveal the mysteries of cytochrome c, a versatile protein that is an essential part of the cell’s energy-generating capacity, and of life itself. Read MoreMar 16, 2023
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Study evaluates polygenic risk score for prostate cancer risk prediction
A Vanderbilt study found that prostate cancer polygenic risk score has limited utility for enhancing prostate cancer screening. Read MoreMar 16, 2023
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Automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in people with neurofibromatosis 1
Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting and Bennett Landman recently published a study in Magnetic Resonance Imaging exploring a new tool for imaging the brains of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients and its significance in assessing their symptoms. Read MoreMar 14, 2023
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Vanderbilt computer scientist wins $3M grant to expand toolkit that tracks fetal growth during pregnancy
Vanderbilt University computer scientist Ipek Oguz aims to expand a medical image analysis tool she developed that tracks placental growth in relation to fetal growth and could better identify at-risk pregnancies. Read MoreMar 13, 2023
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Engineering group goes to Israel to study water recycling leader’s operations, research
Vanderbilt engineering professors and students will spend their 2023 spring break in Israel to learn about the country’s water recycling programs and bring those lessons back to share with Sterling Ranch, a 21st century sustainable city south of Denver, Colorado. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Can a Product be Too Pretty to Use?
Vanderbilt consumer behavior expert, Freeman Wu, explains how enhanced product aesthetics impact consumption. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Study finds RSV may evade vaccines via rapid mutation
A Vanderbilt study concluded that RSV’s ability to mutate rapidly to escape detection by the body’s immune system makes it more challenging to design and develop vaccines that can stop it from spreading. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Sanders promoted to vice dean of Basic Sciences
Chuck Sanders, Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Chair of Cardiovascular Research and professor of biochemistry and medicine, has recently been promoted from associate dean for research to vice dean of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center releases Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study
By Jenna Somers Cynthia Osborne The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development recently released Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study, a series of four research briefs demonstrating the strained conditions of the child care industry in Texas. While… Read MoreMar 8, 2023
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Engineering Professor Hiba Baroud selected for Global Young Academy
Hiba Baroud has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals to contribute innovative and creative solutions that address critical global challenges. Read MoreMar 7, 2023
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Infant seating devices may reduce language exposure
Lauren Malachowski and Kathryn Humphreys When a parent needs to cook dinner or take a shower, often they will place their baby in a bouncy seat, swing, exersaucer, or similar seating device intended to protect the baby and grant a degree of independence to both the parent and infant. For… Read MoreMar 2, 2023
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MIDP students drive empathetic medical innovation
A clinical patient encounter led two Medical Innovators Development Program students to develop a potentially life-saving technology through an industry immersion experience with GE HealthCare. Read MoreFeb 27, 2023
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Three Vanderbilt Engineering School faculty win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Vanderbilt professors Abhishek Dubey, Jonathan Brunger, and Carlos Silvera Batista have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. The prestigious five-year award honors early career faculty who have the potential to serve as role models in research and education and lead advances in their fields. Read MoreFeb 23, 2023
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New Antitrust Study Shows Reigning in Big Tech Doesn’t Spur Rival Profits
Vanderbilt professor Sruthi Thatchenkery addresses the complexity of competition and innovation in platform ecosystems with new research. Read MoreFeb 20, 2023
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Peabody researchers among top in country in 2023 Edu-Scholar rankings
Four researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are among those named to Education Week's 2023 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual list of education researchers who have demonstrated the greatest influence over educational policy and practice. Read MoreFeb 17, 2023
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Vanderbilt Researcher Identifies Modes of Natural Selection in Understudied Human Populations
Vanderbilt researcher Amanda Lea, along with a global team of experts, has discovered new pathways of natural selection in humans. Read MoreFeb 16, 2023