Research
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Vanderbilt English professor awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor of English Mark Schoenfield, an expert on Romantic periodicals and culture, has been awarded a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in English literature. Read MoreApr 18, 2017
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In emergencies, insurance matters
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act provides patients with a greater choice of hospital facilities, Vanderbilt researchers have found. Read MoreApr 17, 2017
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New method for tapping vast plant pharmacopeia to make more effective drugs
Geneticists have developed an effective new method for identifying the genes that produce the chemicals plants use to protect themselves from predators, which are an important natural drug source. Read MoreApr 14, 2017
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A new mode of DNA repair
Structural details of a protein that removes DNA lesions shed light on fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair. Read MoreApr 14, 2017
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Teukolsky awarded NEH funding for Victorian ‘new media’ research
Rachel Teukolsky, an English professor whose research bridges Victorian literature and the visual arts, has received a Summer Stipends award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreApr 13, 2017
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Clue to pulmonary hypertension
Vanderbilt investigators have studied the relationship between race, cardiometabolic traits and pulmonary hypertension. Read MoreApr 13, 2017
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Teacher merit pay has merit: new report
Teacher merit pay programs have been associated with a statistically significant positive effect on student outcomes. Read MoreApr 11, 2017
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Forget sponges: the earliest animals were marine jellies
A powerful new method has been devised to settle contentious phylogenetic tree-of-life issues. such as "What is the oldest branch of the animal family tree?" Read MoreApr 10, 2017
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Chancellor pledges to fight for university’s mission, values during trying times
In an era when colleges and universities are attacked and research and discovery are devalued, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos pledged at the spring faculty assembly to fight for Vanderbilt's mission. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Fears about college debt vary by subgroup, study finds
Loan aversion is more common in prospective college students than previously documented and may be affected by gender, age and race. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Venezuelans oppose closing the legislature in government standoff
A new survey in Venezuela shows that the public objects to efforts to curb the legislature's power. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Sticker shock: How price awareness can curb consumer enjoyment
Everyone has experienced the unpleasant shock of a high price tag before buying something. But it turns out that price can have an impact on consumer perceptions even after a purchase is made. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Three students named Goldwater Scholars for 2017
Vanderbilt students Lauren Branscombe, Joshua Fleck and David Zhang have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. They are among a group of 240 scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,286 mathematics, science and engineering students nationwide. Read MoreApr 6, 2017
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Boiling 80,000-word Ph.D. theses into three-minute presentations
Biological clocks and insulin production, mental illness and malfunctioning vacuum cleaners, the secret ingredients for better bone grafts were the subjects of winning grad student public talks. Read MoreApr 5, 2017
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Risky business
Vanderbilt investigators have developed hospital readmission models that may help prevent payment penalties to hospitals when patients are readmitted too soon after discharge. Read MoreApr 5, 2017
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Vanderbilt investigator lands Stand Up To Cancer grant for “smart” nanoparticles cancer research
John Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Wilson is among 10 early-career scientists to receive the grant awards focused on immuno-oncology. Read MoreApr 3, 2017
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WATCH: DeVos’ focus on school choice doesn’t address key issues, say education research panelists
“Trump’s First 100 Days and the Impact on Education,” is available to watch online now. Read MoreApr 3, 2017
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Fighting fungal infections
A detailed structural and functional analysis of the yeast protein that is the main target of antifungal drugs will help direct efforts to develop better treatments. Read MoreApr 3, 2017
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A molecular clue to longevity
In budding yeast, accumulation of a certain type of RNA in the nucleus increased life span, offering a new clue to longevity. Read MoreMar 31, 2017
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Legal academy needs to embrace complexity science: Ruhl
Law professor J.B. Ruhl says legal scholars should embrace a research approach that analyzes how the relationship between various parts of a system influence its behavior. Read MoreMar 30, 2017