Research

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    New Vanderbilt Poll surveys voting Tennesseans on education, health care, more

    The latest Vanderbilt Poll shows that Tennesseans strongly support charter schools while their feelings about school vouchers are more divided. Read More

    May 21, 2013

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    Copyright Act needs updating, Vanderbilt law professor testifies before Congress

    Daniel Gervais of Vanderbilt Law School told Congress that the copyright system of the United States requires “a comprehensive review and modernization" during testimony May 16. Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    World’s smallest droplets

    Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, may have created the smallest drops of liquid made in the lab. Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    National Geographic: The mystery of risk

    What exactly pushed Christopher Columbus to embark on a voyage across the Atlantic, or Edward Jenner to test his theory for an early smallpox vaccine on a child, or Henry Ford to bet that automobiles could replace horses? David Zald, professor of psychology, studies risk-taking and is quoted. Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Grant targets new therapies for Ebola, Marburg viruses

    Vanderbilt’s James Crowe Jr., M.D., and a collaborator in Texas have been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study new ways to treat and prevent Ebola and Marburg viruses. Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Study finds disagreement on the role of primary care nurse practitioners

    While physicians and nurse practitioners agree on general principles, survey reveals differences on specific policies (Vanderbilt University) Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners significantly disagree on some proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners’ responsibilities, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study released… Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Most math being taught in kindergarten is old news to students

    Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes—skills the students have already mastered before ever setting foot in the kindergarten classroom, new research finds. Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Untangling the tree of life

    Vanderbilt phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the contradictions. Read More

    May 15, 2013

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    Inner ear’s role in bone remodeling

    The inner ear system that senses gravity and movement plays a role in bone remodeling – a finding that has clinical implications for space travel and for patients with inner ear disorders. Read More

    May 15, 2013

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    Salt revs stomach bug’s cancer impact

    A high-salt diet worsens the carcinogenic effects of Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that colonizes the stomachs of half of the world’s population. Read More

    May 13, 2013

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    Weiss participates in NSF advocacy day

    As part of Vanderbilt’s ongoing federal advocacy efforts in support of federal funding for research and education at the National Science Foundation, Sharon Weiss, associate professor of electrical engineering and physics, traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Coalition for National Science Funding’s (CNSF) advocacy day and Capitol Hill reception on May 7. Read More

    May 10, 2013

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    Profiling heart cells

    A “profile” of the genes and regulatory networks that govern early heart valve development lay the groundwork for generating valves from a patient’s own cells. Read More

    May 10, 2013

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    NIH grants bolster autism research, treatment efforts

    Researchers at Vanderbilt University have received grant awards from the National Institutes of Health as part of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) research program. The NIH announced grant awards of $100 million over five years to 11 centers nationwide, three of which feature projects from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigators, to further studies on autism treatment and intervention. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    Lecturer seeks to unravel viral replication’s mysteries

    Viruses are among the most confounding creatures on the planet. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    VHVI repository helps define cardiac disease mechanisms

    Peggi Angel, Ph.D., research instructor in Biochemistry, studies congenital aortic valve stenosis in children. It’s a disease where the heart valve, which is normally very thin, becomes bloated with extracellular matrix. This occurs rapidly in some children but not in others. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    Arteaga to lead major new cancer research initiatives

    Carlos Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology, has been appointed to lead two newly created cancer research initiatives at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    Dual-action enzyme protects esophagus

    An antioxidant enzyme also functions as a tumor suppressor to limit cancer development in the esophagus. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    Learning in MOOC Years

    "Eight weeks and 30,000 students gave me a crash course in the future of digital learning technologies," writes engineering professor Doug Schmidt in this Vanderbilt Magazine column on his experience teaching one of Vanderbilt University's first massive open online courses, or MOOCs. Read More

    May 8, 2013

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    Public lecture on latest efforts to probe the fabric of space and time

    UC-Santa Barbara physics professor Joe Incandela, a leader of the project that found the Higgs boson, will visit Vanderbilt and give a public lecture on the latest results from the Large Hadron Collider on Tuesday night, May 21st. Read More

    May 8, 2013

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    John Wikswo at TEDx Nashville: The Homunculi and I

    John Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University Professor of biomedical engineering and A. B. Learned Professor of Living Physics, presented "Homunculi and I: Lessons from building organs on chips" at TedX Nashville April 6, 2013. Read More

    May 6, 2013