Research Blog
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Four elected to American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
Three Vanderbilt civil engineering professors and one senior research scientist, all nationally recognized experts in environmental sustainability and hazardous waste management, have been elected to the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists and recognized as board-certified environmental scientists. Read MoreJan 30, 2017
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Baroud receives inaugural Littlejohn Dean Faculty Fellowship
Hiba Baroud is a civil engineer who develops tools that improve infrastructure systems’ reliability and recovery from disasters like hurricanes and floods. Read MoreJan 27, 2017
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Proposal deadlines are fast approaching for Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants
Proposal deadlines for Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants are coming up, with Discovery Grant proposals due Jan. 30 and Research Scholar Grant proposals due Feb. 6. Read MoreJan 6, 2017
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McCabe named associate dean of Graduate School and director of Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
As the inaugural head of this new office, McCabe is charged with building out its core programs, including professional development, and overseeing the rollout of the Academic Pathways Fellowship. Read MoreJan 5, 2017
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Department of Medicine’s NIH funding swells
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has long been recognized as a national leader in biomedical research. Nowhere is this more evident than in the school’s Department of Medicine, which, during the 2016 federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, broke another record. Read MoreJan 5, 2017
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Vanderbilt Prize Scholar nominations due Feb. 1
Nominations for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar are now being accepted. Vanderbilt Prize Scholars are female graduate students in the biomedical sciences who are mentored by the winner of the Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science. Read MoreJan 4, 2017
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Former Federal Reserve governor and longtime Vanderbilt professor J. Dewey Daane dies
An international monetary expert and one of the most esteemed economic minds of the last century, J. Dewey Daane died Jan. 3 in Nashville at the age of 98. Read MoreJan 4, 2017
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Vanderbilt School of Engineering offers new master of cyber-physical systems degree
The new master's degree is designed to prepare students for careers in the Internet of Things – the advanced connectivity of devices and systems – as well as cybersecurity, smart grids and defense. Read MoreJan 3, 2017
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Fauchet elected to National Academy of Inventors
Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Read MoreDec 13, 2016
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Vanderbilt earns top rankings, including a No. 1, for successful minority recruitment in master’s and Ph.D. programs
"Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" has ranked Vanderbilt University No. 1 in the country for the number of doctoral degrees awarded to African Americans in the biological and biomedical sciences. Read MoreDec 12, 2016
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PIERS to further excellence in research and scholarship
A set of initiatives, collectively now referred to as PIERS, The Provost’s Initiatives to Enhance Research and Scholarship, will build off of existing practices and identify new approaches aimed at elevating Vanderbilt University’s international research profile and continuing to enhance the university’s competitiveness for research funding, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today. Read MoreDec 12, 2016
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Renamed Arts and Science department deepens cross-disciplinary focus
Faculty and students will explore cultural history, literature, film, political culture and other interdisciplinary areas in the newly named Department of German, Russian and East European Studies. Read MoreDec 6, 2016
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Basic Science Research Advisory Committee formed
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has formed a new Basic Science Research Advisory Committee. Read MoreDec 1, 2016
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Rockefeller University’s Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., named 2016 recipient of the Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., whose innovative use of reverse genetics has helped redefine the study of skin diseases and cancer stem cells, is the recipient of the 2016 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced today. Read MoreNov 28, 2016
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Nine Vanderbilt faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year. Read MoreNov 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt expert predicted rise of white nationalism in 2002
The rise of white nationalism was predicted in a book written by Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain in 2002 Read MoreNov 21, 2016
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Graduate student’s cancer studies land NCI support
Kamakoti “Kami” Bhat, a fifth-year graduate student in the lab of David Cortez, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine, has achieved a “first” for Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 17, 2016
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Law professor: An electoral loss hurts, but it’s not a tragedy
Progress is still possible if both parties are willing to reach across the aisle, writes Suzanna Sherry in "The Tennessean." Read MoreNov 16, 2016
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Expert: Meeting with Russia early in presidency would be a mistake
The temptation to quickly arrange a summit between President-elect Trump and Vladimir Putin of Russian should be avoided, says Tom Schwartz of Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 14, 2016
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Expert: Overhaul of ‘crazy’ presidential appointee system needed
Overhaul of how political federal employees are appointed is urgently needed, says Vanderbilt Professor David Lewis Read MoreNov 4, 2016