Research
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Kids learn more when mom is listening
Kids may roll their eyes when their mother asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom. Read MoreJan 23, 2008
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Step away from the keyboard – handwriting still important; Vanderbilt expert available to comment for National Handwriting Day, Jan. 23
Handwriting might be a lost art to many, but it plays a critical role in how we learn and express ourselves, Vanderbilt handwriting expert Steve Graham says. Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Galaxy may hold hundreds of rogue black holes
If the latest simulation of what happens when black holes merge is correct, there could be hundreds of rogue black holes, each weighing several thousand times the mass of the sun, roaming around the Milky Way galaxy. Read MoreJan 9, 2008
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Vanderbilt center to study God in Music City during spring 2008; Double CD, performances, panel discussions planned
A series of musical performances, panel discussions, the release of a double CD of religious music and a conference to sum it all up will mark a semester-long investigation of "God in Music City" at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 7, 2008
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New book presents strategies to improve student writing
A new book co-authored by Vanderbilt University education faculty seeks to reverse the downward trend in the quality of student writing. Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students presents a detailed program that teachers can use to help students master writing and improve their self-confidence. Read MoreJan 2, 2008
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RNA therapy heals growth deficiency disorder in a live animal
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Managing nuclear wastes for the millennia
U.S. Courts have decreed that the federal government must come up with a system for managing nuclear wastes that will ensure the safety of the public and environment for one million years, a period that is 200 times the length of recorded history. Read MoreDec 17, 2007
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Ultrafast optical shutter is switched entirely by laser light
It‘s a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can be used to switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling it. Read MoreDec 6, 2007
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Respect for private property strongly tied to civil liberty; Vanderbilt professor explains new federal developments impacting property rights
Property rights play a pivotal role in fashioning American constitutional order. New research by renowned legal historian and Vanderbilt professor of law and history James W. Ely Jr. traces the historical relationship between private property ownership and political liberty. Read MoreDec 4, 2007
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DENSO gift powers new biodiesel testing facility
The Vanderbilt School of Engineering will soon have a new state-of-the-art biodiesel testing facility, thanks to a $100,000 gift from the DENSO North America Foundation. Read MoreDec 3, 2007
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Engineering professor creates animated science education program
An animated computer program created by a Vanderbilt University professor of computer science and computer engineering is being used in Nashville public school classrooms to teach science to middle school students. But the teachable agent called Betty‘s Brain does much more; it also teaches students how to learn. Read MoreDec 3, 2007
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New smartpen and paper to help teach blind college students
Subjects like physics, calculus and biology are challenging for most students, but imagine tackling these topics without being able to see the graphs and figures used to teach them. A new smartpen and paper technology that works with touch and records classroom audio aims to bring these subjects to life for blind students. Read MoreDec 3, 2007
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TIPSHEET: ‘Tis the (holiday retail) season! Vanderbilt marketing experts available
With the holiday shopping season here, marketing experts from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are available to discuss a range of retail business and consumer issues. Read MoreNov 26, 2007
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The real cost of cigarettes to smokers: $222 a pack; Vanderbilt professors estimate the economic effect smoking has on smokers
How much does a pack of cigarettes really cost a smoker? While past studies have focused on the cost of cigarette smoking to society, a new report by two Vanderbilt University professors looks at the cost of smoking per pack in terms of the value of the risks to the smoker‘s life. Read MoreNov 26, 2007
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Bioclocks work by controlling chromosome coiling
There is a new twist on the question of how biological clocks work. In recent years, scientists have discovered that biological clocks help organize a dizzying array of biochemical processes in the body. Despite a number of hypotheses, exactly how the microscopic pacemakers in every cell in the body exert such a widespread influence has remained a mystery. Read MoreNov 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt receives grant from Nasdaq Stock Market; Owen Graduate School of Management will study financial markets
The Nasdaq Stock Market Educational Foundation Inc. has awarded the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management a $45,000 grant to support Owen‘s Financial Markets Research Center (FMRC). Read MoreNov 21, 2007
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Noted science writer will discuss reporting on nuclear power, defense technology, physics, geology
Vanderbilt‘s Writing Studio will host a public lecture by Sally Adee, a science writer who lives in Baltimore, Md., and specializes in reporting on geology, solid-state physics, nuclear energy and defense technology. Read MoreNov 2, 2007
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Study finds schools don’t target nearly proficient students in response to No Child Left Behind
Contrary to popular belief, schools are not devoting more time and resources to students that fall just below federal standards in response to No Child Left Behind, a new study from Vanderbilt University has found. Read MoreOct 31, 2007
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Two Vanderbilt faculty members are elected AAAS fellows
Two Vanderbilt faculty members ñ Peter T. Cummings and Ellen H. Fanning ñ have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. Read MoreOct 31, 2007
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New scholarship program to boost research in testing, student assessment
A new endowed scholarship program at Vanderbilt University‘s Peabody College aims to produce the next generation of leaders in the closely watched field of educational testing and student assessment. Read MoreOct 30, 2007