Featured Research
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Forensic science comes to Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt scientists have teamed up with the Italian Scientific Police to apply nanoscience techniques to improve the accuracy of forensic investigations. Read MoreNov 13, 2017
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VU astronomer heads U.S. study team for space-based gravitational wave detector
A Vanderbilt astrophysicist has been elected chair of a scientific study team that will advise NASA on science issues related to the international Laser Interferometer Space Antenna program. Read MoreNov 3, 2017
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Progess isn’t progress unless it happens for you
People who don't prosper when the overall economy does well tend to feel dispossessed and angry. Read MoreOct 16, 2017
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Crime casts pall on Central America’s Northern Triangle
LAPOP research shows that crime prevalence impacts economic progress in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras Read MoreOct 3, 2017
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Cell signals that trigger wound healing are surprisingly complex
Vanderbilt scientists have taken an important step toward understanding the way in which injured cells trigger wound healing, an insight essential for improving treatments of all types of wounds. Read MoreOct 3, 2017
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Large pay disparities can be regarded as fair, with proper motivational orientation
When employees are guided by the pursuit of gains and advancement, they can view pay disparities as fair, according to new research by Tae-Youn Park of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreSep 27, 2017
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Center for Effective Lawmaking announces highest-scoring members of Congress
The most effective legislators in the U.S. House of Representative and Senate were identified by the new Center for Effective Lawmaking in Washington, D.C. Read MoreSep 26, 2017
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Tolerance, participation in local government up in the Americas
New data gathered by the Latin American Political Opinion Project (LAPOP) include some upticks but also discouraging news about the state of democracy in the Americas. Read MoreSep 26, 2017
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NSF Convergence grant to improve insight, data on learner-technology interaction
A collaboration between Vanderbilt School of Engineering and North Carolina State University to identify the best way to analyze learning data is among the first recipients of NSF grants to address societal challenges through cross-disciplinary research. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Biologist reaches into electric eel tank, comes out with equation to measure shocks
Ken Catania stuck his arm into a tank with an electric eel 10 times -- the only way to get accurate measurements of the circuit created by animal, arm and water. Read MoreSep 14, 2017
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Islam expert: We must understand ISIS to defeat it
Understanding ISIS is the first step toward defeating it, says Vanderbilt professor David Wasserstein. Read MoreAug 28, 2017
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New research on Fragile X syndrome reinforces importance of early detection
New insights into the long-lasting effects of Fragile X syndrome on connections in the brain during early development highlight the importance of early detection and treatment. Read MoreAug 25, 2017
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Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Vanderbilt researchers uncover the secret of the remarkable potency of the DNA toxin yatakemycin, which could someday be harnessed to fight cancer. Read MoreAug 1, 2017
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New research identifies best coping strategies for kids
A comprehensive new Vanderbilt study published in "Psychological Bulletin" outlines which coping strategies work best. Read MoreJul 20, 2017
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Teach for America service leads to empathy
Two years with Teach for American influences participants to empathize with the poorer members of society and accept that poverty isn't a choice, according to a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreJul 19, 2017
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Trump not elected by the working class, researchers say
President Trump was not elected by white working-class voters, say two researchers who consulted data from the American National Election Studies. Read MoreJun 30, 2017
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A message from the Provost: Advocating for federal support of great research
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente responds to the recently announced federal budget proposal that calls for drastic cuts to research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreJun 30, 2017
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Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled
Leon Bellan made a dissolving circuit board that, so far, just turns on an LED light. Its potential applications are far more promising. Read MoreJun 26, 2017
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Wet and stormy weather lashed California coast…8,200 years ago
A study of stalagmite records from the White Moon Cave in the Santa Cruz Mountains finds the California coast was lashed by exceptionally wet and stormy weather for 150 years...8,200 years ago. Read MoreJun 20, 2017
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Heart disease incidence down for men in Tennessee
There's good and bad news in the new Tennessee Men's Health Report Card. Read MoreJun 14, 2017