Research
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Study: IES-funded research improves quality of math education
Researchers found 28 distinct contributions that IES grants have made to K-12 math teaching and learning. Read MoreAug 30, 2016
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Nervous system’s role in hypertension
Increased activity of the “fight or flight” nervous system contributes to obesity-associated hypertension and may be a good therapeutic target for the disease. Read MoreAug 29, 2016
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Cave study designed to solve puzzle of prehistoric megadroughts in the western U.S.
Paleoclimatic cave study in California is designed to identify the factors that made megadroughts commonplace in the western U.S. from 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. Read MoreAug 26, 2016
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Study: Self-explanations don’t always enhance math learning
New research from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College looks at the constraints of a popular teaching practice. Read MoreAug 26, 2016
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New breast cancer driver
Vanderbilt investigators have demonstrated that a certain protein complex drives tumor progression in aggressive breast cancers. Read MoreAug 26, 2016
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Study suggests new way to treat rare autism disorder
A protein that plays a powerful role in learning and memory may be a key to improving treatment of a rare autism spectrum disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS), a new study suggests. Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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New fund honors spirit of Cohen’s innovative research
When Tom Daniel, M.D., joined the Vanderbilt University faculty in December 1986, Stanley Cohen, Ph.D., had just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of epidermal growth factor (EGF). Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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VUMC lands NIH training grant in emergency care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received a five-year, $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Vanderbilt Emergency Care Research Training Program. Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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Growth hormone for Prader-Willi
Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who received growth hormone treatment had cognitive advantages compared to untreated patients. Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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Social venture founded by Anthropology’s Ted Fischer wins $15,000 prize
Mani+, a pediatric malnutrition therapy, is the result of years of interdisciplinary research by Vanderbilt anthropology, business, nursing, biological sciences and education students and professors. Read MoreAug 23, 2016
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Program helps Ph.D. students find non-academic careers
In 2013, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) received one of 10 grants from the National Institutes of Health called BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) to help train scientists for a variety of diverse careers. Read MoreAug 18, 2016
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Major grant enhances pulmonary fibrosis research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received an $11 million program project renewal grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the genetics and underlying biological mechanisms that lead to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Read MoreAug 18, 2016
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New center will examine addiction at molecular level, develop treatments
Vanderbilt University researchers from diverse scientific disciplines are joining forces to help crack the stubborn mysteries of addiction through the new Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research. Read MoreAug 17, 2016
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Foundation’s support speeds search for new schizophrenia drugs at Vanderbilt
Research in the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD) aimed at developing innovative new treatments for schizophrenia just received a powerful assist from The William K. Warren Foundation. Read MoreAug 15, 2016
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In search of new asthma therapies
A peptide molecule relaxes airway smooth muscle and may be a potential therapeutic for asthma that has become resistant to standard therapies. Read MoreAug 15, 2016
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Congressman Cooper honors Hamilton and Ramayya for superheavy element discovery
U.S. Representative Jim Cooper honored nuclear physicists Joe Hamilton and A.V. Ramayya Aug. 12 for their role in the discovery of the new superheavy element 117 that has been provisionally named Tennessine. Read MoreAug 13, 2016
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Engineering’s Greg Walker named ASME Fellow
Greg Walker has been selected to be a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for “exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.” Read MoreAug 12, 2016
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Eight engineering graduate students receive NSF research fellowships
Eight entering engineering graduate students have received research fellowships from the National Science Foundation, as did two Vanderbilt engineering undergraduate students who are pursuing their graduate studies elsewhere. Read MoreAug 12, 2016
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New culprit in nerve degeneration
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that regulation of cell volume plays a role in nerve degeneration and peripheral neuropathies. Read MoreAug 12, 2016
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Peabody professor named ‘Emerging Leader’ by Nashville Chamber
Michelle Reising Scobey, assistant professor of the practice and co-director of the M.Ed. clinical psychological assessment program at Peabody College, has been given an Emerging Leader award by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals Network of Nashville. Read MoreAug 11, 2016