Research
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Cal Turner Family Foundation gift establishes center for social ventures at Vanderbilt
The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures is being started at Vanderbilt with a $1.2 million donation from Cal Turner Jr.'s foundation. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Nearly half of Brazilians support coup if corruption is high: LAPOP
A survey in Brazil by Vanderbilt's LAPOP project shows that the public there is open to a military coup in times of high government corruption. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Public lecture on social media and science communication March 26
This year's Forman lecturer, Chad Orzel, will talk about social media for communicating science. Read MoreMar 24, 2015
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This Easter weekend, hunt for fossils, not colored eggs
Vanderbilt students will give visitors a glimpse of Tennessee’s ancient past April 4 by guiding fossil hunts, identifying fossils and giving presentations and guided tours. Read MoreMar 24, 2015
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Indigenous use of digital media focus of VU-MTSU conference March 26-28
The InDigital Latin American Conference: Indigenous Engagement with Digital and Electronic Media will cover indigenous filmmaking as well as indigenous engagement with radio, television, DVDs, photography, social media and more. Read MoreMar 23, 2015
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New systems biology method may help improve vaccine evaluation
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found a new way to “dissect” the human immune response following influenza vaccination. Read MoreMar 23, 2015
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Streptococcus virulence involves three-step plasminogen binding
Researchers at Vanderbilt have shown for the first time how a component of streptococci A and C bacteria helps spread the virus so rapidly through the body. Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Multi-sensory processing model explores autism, schizophrenia
There is growing evidence that disorders such as autism and schizophrenia involve deficits in what is called “multi-sensory processing,” the ability of the brain to properly integrate information coming in through the eyes, ears and other senses. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Smith selected as next editor of Journal of Urology
Joseph Smith, M.D. Joseph Smith Jr., M.D., professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently named the next editor of The Journal of Urology. Smith, the William L. Bray Professor of Urology, was selected for the role by the American Urological Association Board of… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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VUSM student earns HIV/AIDS fellowship
Third-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Ishan Asokan has been selected as an inaugural member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Fellowship for students addressing HIV/AIDS and health disparities. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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New research group oversees studies in advanced heart failure
Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery has developed an Advanced Heart Failure Clinical and Translational Research Group that serves as a central research resource for advanced heart failure surgeons and cardiologists. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Skaar elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Skaar is one of seven current Vanderbilt faculty members who are AAM fellows. The 2,400-member academy is an… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Infection, Immunology Symposium set for April 10 at Student Life Center
The Vanderbilt Symposium on Infection and Immunology will be held Friday, April 10, at the Student Life Center. Registration deadline is April 1. Keynote speakers and their topics are: Raul Andino, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, “RNA virus population dynamics and the mechanisms of replication and adaptation;” Adrian Erlebacher,… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Common Core math should include ‘pattern abstraction’
Exposing preschoolers to patterning activities builds the foundation for early math skills. Read MoreMar 18, 2015
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Vanderbilt MBA students awarded grant for language app
The student co-founders of a language-learning platform called Boomalang have been awarded the 2015 Sohr Grant. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Weintraub receives 2015 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
The American Association of Physics Teachers has given its 2015 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award to Vanderbilt’s David A. Weintraub, professor of astronomy. The award recognizes educators who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Move over ‘value added’: Teacher observation data more useful in human capital decisions
Student test scores are less central to principals’ human capital decision-making than teacher observation data. Read MoreMar 12, 2015
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Education panel weighs in on the effects of standards and high-stakes testing
Vanderbilt education experts gathered for “Standards and Testing: What’s Missing from the Current Debate,” a panel discussion held March 9 at the downtown Nashville Public Library. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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SEC Commissioner speaks March 27 at Vanderbilt conference
One of the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission will speak publicly March 27 at Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreMar 11, 2015
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Five questions with entrepreneur Jonn Kim, to give engineering lecture March 16
Jonn Kim, founder and CEO of Geeks and Nerds Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama, will deliver the School of Engineering’s spring 2015 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lecture March 16. Read MoreMar 11, 2015