Research Blog
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Technology and learning theorist to deliver engineering school’s Schmidt Lecture April 13
A leading theorist and researcher on how technology impacts learning, George Siemens thinks digitization of content and interaction has profound implications on teaching and learning and the organization of universities in general. Read MoreApr 5, 2016
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Three students recognized by Goldwater Foundation
Three Vanderbilt students have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. Marie Armbruster and Jarrod Shilts have been selected as Goldwater Scholars, and Sirui Ma has been awarded an honorable mention. Read MoreApr 5, 2016
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Second-generation space telescope will usher in new era in astronomy
An astrophysicist and an aerospace engineer who are members of the team developing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018 – will give a free public lecture March 31. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt to host conference on historic and present-day conflicts in Colombia
To mark Colombia's historic peace accord with rebels, scholars from around the world will gather at Vanderbilt to consider the history of conflict in Colombia and its prospects for peace moving forward. Read MoreMar 16, 2016
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Nobel Prize-winning economist will deliver Steine Lecture March 22
Alvin E. Roth, who shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, will discuss “Who Gets What and Why: The Economics of Matching and Market Design" March 22. Roth is responsible for re-designing the National Resident Matching Program, through which approximately 20,000 doctors a year find their first employment as residents at American hospitals. Read MoreMar 16, 2016
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The Conversation: Organizing a student protest? Have a look at 1970s Germany
Christoph Zeller, associate professor of German, writes: "Looking back at the protest movement in Germany reveals parallels that help to understand the present." Read MoreMar 11, 2016
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IOM study calls for better evidence for biomarker tests
Biomarker tests that help determine which patients may benefit from molecularly targeted therapies need better evidence and oversight to improve their effectiveness and availability, according to a study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Pioneering diabetes researcher Park celebrates 100th birthday
Pioneering Vanderbilt diabetes researcher Charles R. “Rollo” Park, M.D., celebrated his 100th birthday on March 2 at the Heritage of Brentwood with his wife of more than 70 years, Jane Park, Ph.D., professor emerita of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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The Conversation: Are looser gun laws changing the social fabric of Missouri?
Jonathan Metzl, director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, writes: "Again and again, people with whom I spoke raised concerns, not just about the lethal potential of firearms, but about the ways that allowing guns into previously gun-free communal spaces might impact a host of commonplace civic encounters as well." Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Erik Carter serves as expert speaker at Congressional briefing
Changing post-school pathways of youth and young adults with severe disabilities was the focus of Erik Carter’s presentation at a Congressional briefing. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Vanderbilt Economics ranked first in the South in top scholarly output
Vanderbilt’s Department of Economics has been ranked first in the South by researchers who study economics education at Columbus State University and the University of New Haven. The ranking measures research competitiveness. Read MoreMar 7, 2016
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Vanderbilt mourns former Graduate School dean Russell Hamilton
The first African American dean of a Vanderbilt school or college has died. Russell G. Hamilton was 81. Read MoreMar 4, 2016
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Law school to host conference with top minds in artificial intelligence
Vanderbilt Law School will host a conference on the role of artificial intelligence in the legal profession April 13-14. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Graduate students compete in fourth annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Vanderbilt graduate students demonstrated that they can summarize their 80,000-word theses in less than three minutes using terms that members of the public can understand during this year's Three Minute Thesis competition. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Update on the science of life in the universe March 3
Caleb Scharf, director of astrobiology at Columbia University, will address age-old questions such as "Are we alone?" and "Where do we come from?" in a free public lecture titled "Astrobiology: The Science of Life in the Universe" March 3. Read MoreFeb 29, 2016
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Media advisory: Local students put their bridge-building skill to the test
The American Society of Civil Engineers' Music City Bridge Building Competition is being held Saturday, Feb. 27 at Vanderbilt University's Laboratory for Systems Integrity and Reliability. Read MoreFeb 24, 2016
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Special-edition beer inspired partly by Vanderbilt archaeology debuts in Chicago
A corn-and-pepper beer whose significance to an ancient South American empire was confirmed by archaeologist Tiffiny Tung has inspired a custom brew commissioned by Chicago's Field Museum. Read MoreFeb 24, 2016
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Governor’s Academy for School Leadership launches at Peabody College
Nashville assistant principals have been selected for a one-year fellowship in which they will receive mentorship and coaching. Read MoreFeb 23, 2016
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Fulbright information sessions Feb. 22, March 1
Current Vanderbilt graduate students interested in going abroad during the 2017-2018 academic year to conduct research related to their degree programs should consider applying for a Fulbright research grant. Read MoreFeb 22, 2016
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Gravity waves topic of Feb. 18 colloquium
A team of Columbia University physicists who participated in the first detection of gravity waves will describe the monumental discovery in a free public lecture on campus Thursday, Feb. 18. Read MoreFeb 12, 2016