Research
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First subject enrolled in international HIV prevention study
This month an international HIV prevention trial was launched that is testing the infection-preventing prowess of a monoclonal antibody called VRCO1. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Mechanical engineering grad student wins NASA space research fellowship
Vanderbilt graduate student Darren Tinker has been selected by NASA for its 2016 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Switching breast cancer off
Signaling by a receptor that is overexpressed in aggressive forms of breast cancer has been linked to glutamine metabolism, suggesting new anti-cancer therapeutic targets. Read MoreApr 14, 2016
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Measuring drought impact in more than dollars and cents
A pair of Vanderbilt doctoral students has assembled a multi-disciplinary team of graduate students from around the country to conduct a multi-faceted study of how people are affected by and responding to drought conditions in the United States. Read MoreApr 13, 2016
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Farran named ‘Children’s Champion’ by NAAEYC
Vanderbilt education researcher Dale Farran was honored by the Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children April 10. Read MoreApr 12, 2016
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Transit officials to hold community meeting on campus April 14
Easing traffic congestion and improving the public transportation system are critical issues for the city, and the Vanderbilt community has the opportunity to interact with transit officials on those topics during an April 14 Food For Thought lunch conversation. Read MoreApr 11, 2016
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Vanderbilt poet awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Beth Bachmann, a Vanderbilt writer-in-residence who has published two poetry collections, has been selected from a group of nearly 3,000 applicants for a 2016 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Read MoreApr 9, 2016
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Fulbright research grant-writing workshop April 12
The Fulbright Research Grant program supports graduate students interested in going abroad to conduct research related to their degree programs. Read MoreApr 8, 2016
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Report highlights global need for surgical services
An estimated 5 billion people — two-thirds of the world’s population — do not have access to surgery because of a lack of facilities, money and trained surgeons and anesthesiologists. Read MoreApr 8, 2016
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Vanderbilt education faculty featured at AERA annual meeting
The latest research will be presented by faculty from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting. Read MoreApr 7, 2016
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Potent HIV antibodies suggest new vaccine development approach
It’s been known for some time that the immune system can produce antibodies capable of “neutralizing” HIV, and stopping the AIDS-causing virus dead in its tracks. Read MoreApr 7, 2016
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Charter school grads stay in college, earn more money: study
Students who attend charter high schools are more likely to go to college, stay in college and make more money than students who attend traditional public high schools. Read MoreApr 7, 2016
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New MOOC will teach core Java programming
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning has launched Java for Android, a massive open online course that will teach students from around the world how to apply core Java programming languages, features and software patterns in Android, the dominant platform for developing and deploying mobile device apps. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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Diabetes management and low income
Adherence to medication was the only self-care activity independently associated with glycemic control in a low-income population. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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The proof is in the pizza
For young man with autism, cooking is more than a pastime, it’s a calling. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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Instructional preference may boost children’s learning
When it comes to teaching toddlers, there’s no such thing as one size fits all. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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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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Immune defenses in asthma
Vanderbilt researchers show that a certain factor negatively impacts the first-line responder cells in the lungs, providing one explanation for why patients with asthma are at greater risk for invasive bacterial disease. Read MoreApr 5, 2016
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Wilson receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development award. The five-year, $500,000 grant will allow him to develop new synthetic materials for “encoding” immunological messages and tightly regulating their delivery to the organs, cells and pathways of the immune system. Read MoreApr 4, 2016