Research Blog
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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
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Successful entrepreneur and innovator chosen to lead new Innovation Center
Startup veteran Robert Grajewski has been chosen as the inaugural executive director of the newly created Vanderbilt University Innovation Center. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016
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Award recognizes Niswender’s research achievements
Kevin Niswender, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose work has helped advance understanding of diseases ranging from obesity to schizophrenia, is one of 10 recipients of the 2016 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Awards. Read MoreJan 28, 2016
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Effort seeks to integrate clinical, research data systems
To ease data collection for clinical research and ongoing analysis of clinical processes, teams at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are working to bridge the gap between clinical systems and research systems. Read MoreJan 27, 2016
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Donato appointed 2016-17 Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar
While in residence, Katharine Donato will analyze how race and gender affect how immigrants find their place in the United States. Read MoreJan 26, 2016
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Knollmann to direct new arrhythmia research center
Björn Knollmann, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the newly formed Vanderbilt Center for Arrhythmia Research and Therapeutics (VanCART). Read MoreJan 14, 2016
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Landers added to UNESCO slave route committee
History professor Jane Landers has been appointed to an international scientific committee working to identify important historic sites related to the slave trade. Read MoreJan 13, 2016
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Harrison named director of Sponsored Programs Administration
Janiece Harrison, a finance, administration and research administration leader with 25 years of experience at Vanderbilt, has been named director of the newly created Sponsored Programs Administration, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente announced today. Read MoreJan 11, 2016
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Student research opportunities from the Office of Honor Scholarships
Highlighted student research opportunities from the Office of Honor Scholarships. Read MoreJan 8, 2016
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Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on society.” Read MoreDec 15, 2015
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Chemist Jens Meiler receives Humboldt Foundation award
Associate Professor of Chemistry Jens Meiler has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany. Read MoreDec 15, 2015
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McNamara to step down from provost’s office Dec. 31
Timothy P. McNamara, professor of psychology, will step down as vice provost for research and international affairs Dec. 31, concluding a one-year appointment to the role and more than a decade of service to the Office of the Provost. He plans to return to full-time research and teaching. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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Personalized medicine is topic of new Vanderbilt massive open online course
Enrollment has opened for Case Studies in Personalized Medicine, Vanderbilt's latest free massive open online course, or MOOC. The six-week course starts Jan. 15. Read MoreDec 13, 2015
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Vanderbilt names Padma Raghavan as vice provost for research
Following an extensive national search, Padma Raghavan, a distinguished researcher in high-performance computing and computational science and engineering and a proven academic research enterprise leader, has been named Vanderbilt University’s next vice provost for research. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Caucus explores crucial role of NIH research funding
James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, and Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), recently participated in a U.S. Senate National Institutes of Health (NIH) caucus briefing held in Washington, D.C., by Senate NIH caucus co-chairs Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL). Read MoreDec 3, 2015
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‘A People’s Guide to Nashville’ launches at Curb Center event
"A People’s Guide to Nashville" – an alternative guide to the city celebrating people and places too often veiled, forgotten or ignored – will launch Dec. 11 at Vanderbilt’s Curb Center. The public is invited to attend. Read MoreDec 2, 2015
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Vanderbilt researcher speaks to White House on ending segregation for people with intellectual disabilities
Erik Carter spoke about ending segregation in education and beyond during an invited presentation at a gathering of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Read MoreNov 24, 2015
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt takes huge leap forward thanks to federal grant
Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities, Next Steps at Vanderbilt, will expand significantly thanks to new federal funding. Read MoreNov 24, 2015