Research Blog
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Inaugural R.A.C.E. Mentoring Conference for scholars of color held at Vanderbilt
More than 160 professors, graduate students and P-12 educators gathered for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions focused on the unique challenges faced by scholars of color. Read MoreJul 24, 2017
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Smallwood joins Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative
Teresa Smallwood, a public theologian and attorney with a strong commitment to scholarship and activism, is the new associate director of the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative. Read MoreJul 11, 2017
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Haslam, McQueen talk leadership with aspiring principals
The Governor's Academy of School Leadership is designed to create a pipeline of strong leaders in Tennessee. Read MoreJun 26, 2017
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Reverse engineering mysterious 500 million-year-old fossils that confound our tree of life
In "The Conversation," Vanderbilt paleontologist Simon Darroch explains how computational fluid dynamics can help researchers understand some of the earliest life on Earth. Read MoreJun 21, 2017
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NIDDK renews Vanderbilt’s diabetes research grant
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) is celebrating its 44th year of operation with a five-year competitive renewal of its $9 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read MoreJun 8, 2017
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Vanderbilt evolutionary biologist makes finals of a national award for young scientists
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor in Biological Sciences Antonis Rokas has been selected as a finalist for the $250,000 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Read MoreJun 6, 2017
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Better models predict weather disaster outcomes, help plan recoveries
Bayesian modeling can include hundreds of data points and present a range of potential events and options for dealing with them. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Web-based tool will help government realistically plan for climate change
Researchers are studying how commerce and flood control on inland waterways and the residents along them must change. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Climate change took away ancient animals’ food supply; holds implications for today’s wildlife
Analysis suggests that climate change had a significant impact on megafauna diets and was a primary factor in their extinction. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Vanderbilt researchers studying Bangladesh for harbinger of climate change impact
An island off the nation's coast demonstrates land use mismanagement can be far more damaging than rising sea levels. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Expert: Private industry, better messaging can help overcome damage from Paris withdrawal
Vanderbilt University law and earth science professors contend initiatives that reduce carbon emissions from corporations and households can fill some of the gap. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Forum highlights innovative approaches to bolstering biomedical research
How can we — together — make research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) better and stronger? Read MoreJun 1, 2017
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Two Vanderbilt Peabody Students Named 2017 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellows
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) has announced its 2017 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program recipients, who include Vanderbilt Peabody doctoral candidates Luis Rodriguez and Samantha Viano. Read MoreJun 1, 2017
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Preserving NIH’s Fogarty International Center crucial for global health efforts
This week Douglas Heimburger, M.D., M.S., professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, joined a growing chorus calling for preservation of the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read MoreMay 26, 2017
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International exhibit unites students, faculty and staff in celebrating mapping technology
Vanderbilt's recent hosting of the "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" exhibition proved to be not only intellectually enriching, but also socially unifying, according to several leaders across campus. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Novel nanotube approach earns grad student coveted spot in ORNL innovation program
An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Student rocketeers earn second place in NASA contest
For ten straight years, Vanderbilt has soared to success with innovative rocket designs and payloads, and this year is no exception. Read MoreMay 16, 2017
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Thistle Farms turns to the Wond’ry for wrist-saving, wick-installing device
Nashville nonprofit Thistle Farms teams up with The Wond'ry to design a custom wick-setting tool for eco-friendly wooden wicks. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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Study seeks to reverse precancerous stomach lesions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center cancer researcher James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation in Pleasantville, New York, to begin clinical trials of a potential approach for reversing precancerous stomach lesions. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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Vanderbilt scientist directs new national graphene association
Zina Jarrahi Cinker, a visiting scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will serve as executive director of the newly established National Graphene Association. Read MoreMay 2, 2017