Asian Americans
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Vanderbilt professors to host panel on gun violence and Asian Americans Feb. 1
Vanderbilt professors Ben Tran and Johnathan Metzl will host a panel discussion on gun violence and Asian Americans on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Sarratt 189. The event is open to the Vanderbilt University community. Read MoreJan 30, 2023
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Prediction models for breast cancer
Vanderbilt researchers developed new prognostic models for breast cancer outcomes and found that adding postdiagnostic weight change as a factor improves the prediction. Read MoreJul 27, 2021
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Vanderbilt School of Nursing student leaders share opportunities to eliminate bias and racism against AAPI health care professionals amid COVID-19
Student leaders of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Asian American Pacific Islander Student Nurses organization have published an article that summarizes and provides recommendations for the treatment of AAPI health care professionals, including nurses. Read MoreJun 22, 2021
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Vanderbilt researcher finds that Supreme Court ban on race-conscious college admissions would restrict the pipeline of future leaders
Affirmative action admissions policies admit diverse students, who are then recruited to elite professions and C-suite leadership, according to new research by law and economics professor Joni Hersch. Read MoreJun 10, 2021
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Divinity School to host conversation on realities of Asian diaspora
On Thursday, April 8, the Vanderbilt Divinity School will host the first of three panel discussions focused on exploring the experience of Asian and Asian American people. Read MoreApr 7, 2021
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Sign up for Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning winter term
African American pioneers in sports and entertainment, media in a time of fake news, and climate change and human health are among the winter offerings of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 16, 2017
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Trends indicate Asian Americans should be turning Republican – but they’re not
It's a puzzler that political scientists want to understand and strategists want to exploit: Asian Americans lean decidedly to the Democratic Party, despite many factors that indicate they should be a natural fit for the Republicans. Read MoreJun 11, 2014