Law, Business And Politics
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Vanderbilt student startup Bloom Health wins $120K investment prize to grow company influencing future of women’s health
Owen Graduate School of Management student, viral women’s health advocate and femtech startup co-founder Julia Schuller has won $120,000 from BIP Ventures, one of the Southeast’s largest and most active venture capital firms, to improve the standard for women’s health by providing access to reproductive education to women around the world. Read MoreJul 26, 2023
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Vanderbilt Unity Poll reveals significant approval of legislative compromise despite continued pessimism about national unity
Americans uniformly support solution-oriented government, including compromise on gun control, but they don’t expect the country to be able to come together to solve urgent problems, according to the second quarterly Vanderbilt Unity Poll measuring Americans' views of national unity and the democratic process. Read MoreJul 17, 2023
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Make it a Large? Soft Drinks, Any Size, Same Price
Vanderbilt Business consumer behavior expert Kelly Haws explains the effects of the "Any Size, Same Price” strategies on soft drink consumption. Read MoreJul 6, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s Chris Rowe selected for prestigious Harvard program to boost Nashville’s biomedical sector collaboration
Chris Rowe, executive director for industry collaborations within Vanderbilt's Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and professor of the practice of engineering management, has been chosen for the 2023 Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School. He’ll join a task force focused on enhancing Nashville's biomedical sector, using cluster models to drive economic growth and innovation. Read MoreJun 5, 2023
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Should Retailers Reconsider Online Flash Sales?
New research from Kelly Goldsmith offers insight into the effectiveness of flash sales for online retailers. Read MoreMay 25, 2023
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Diermeier encourages Class of 2023 to live life the Vanderbilt Way, ‘dare to grow’
Approximately 4,498 students graduated from Vanderbilt during the 2022–23 academic year, including approximately 2,689 people receiving graduate and professional degrees. Read MoreMay 12, 2023
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Vanderbilt Poll: Actionable consensus on guns and abortion exists between Tennessee’s MAGA Republicans, Democrats
In its latest semiannual statewide survey, the Vanderbilt Poll measured significant bipartisan support for various gun regulations, basic protections for abortion access as well as health care access for the LGBTQ community. The survey was conducted April 19–23 among 1,003 registered Tennessee voters. Read MoreMay 3, 2023
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Seeing the World Through Green-Tinted Glasses
Vanderbilt professor Kelly Haws’ GREEN scale evaluates the relationship between consumer commitment to sustainability and environmentally friendly product evaluations. Read MoreApr 27, 2023
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Class of 2023: Grace Locke aims to help immigrants with compassion and communication
Class of 2023: Grace Locke’s desire to better understand the immigration system and people fleeing their homelands, along with her gift for multiple languages, has uniquely positioned the political science and Spanish double major to make an impact. Read MoreApr 26, 2023
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Vanderbilt Poll: For next mayor, dealing with state legislature should be priority over new jobs; age, length of residency dominates perception of Nashville’s trajectory
For the second year running, the Vanderbilt Poll–Nashville shows more than half of respondents believe the city is on the wrong track. This trend is amplified by a plurality of respondents indicating the growth of the city is making their quality of life worse, rather than better or having no effect. Read MoreApr 19, 2023
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Vanderbilt economist: Tennessee’s early open COVID-19 testing policies worked to slow the spread
Tennessee’s open COVID testing policy reduced actual COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Costs of expanded testing were so low that essentially any reduction in the number of deaths due to the policy would justify its cost. Read MoreApr 17, 2023
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Removing Barriers to Success for Neurodivergent Workers
Tim Vogus, deputy director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, uses research to push for a workforce that welcomes, accepts, and embraces neurodivergent professionals. Read MoreApr 13, 2023
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Class of 2023: Health challenges inspire Mary Cayten Brakefield to create fashion focused on inclusion
Class of 2023: See how Mary Cayten Brakefield using her experiences with physical illness to inform and inspire her namesake fashion business focused on accessible and inclusive universal design. Read MoreApr 7, 2023
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Gender Dynamics in the Workplace
Gender in organizations expert, Jessica Kennedy, investigates how women can retain femininity while recognizing its worth and power. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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Diverse private capital groups struggle to match performances of counterparts as result of investor demand, not lack of funds
New research from Vanderbilt Business discusses racial diversity within the private capital industry, specifically in terms of fundraising. Read MoreMar 23, 2023
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How Written Product Reviews Influence Consumer Impressions of Star Ratings
New research from Hallie Cho investigates the relationship between quantitative star ratings, qualitative text reviews, and product demand. Read MoreMar 16, 2023
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Can a Product be Too Pretty to Use?
Vanderbilt consumer behavior expert, Freeman Wu, explains how enhanced product aesthetics impact consumption. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Vanderbilt announces creation of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation
Vanderbilt University has announced the creation of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, a $6 million effort to advance research, education and ideas. The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is part of Discovery Vanderbilt, a groundbreaking initiative to bolster innovative research and education at the university. Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
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New Antitrust Study Shows Reigning in Big Tech Doesn’t Spur Rival Profits
Vanderbilt professor Sruthi Thatchenkery addresses the complexity of competition and innovation in platform ecosystems with new research. Read MoreFeb 20, 2023
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WATCH: Former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan to discuss civil discourse in the disinformation age Feb. 28
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who represented Ohio’s 13th Congressional District for 20 years, will visit Vanderbilt to discuss his efforts to work across party lines at an event hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. This in-person-only event will be in Wilson Hall, Room 103. Read MoreFeb 16, 2023