Featured Research
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Landmark law and neuroscience network expands at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $4.85 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to manage the newly established MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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Time to anticipate and adapt to climate change
Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective strategies to keep the nation’s transportation systems and other critical infrastructure running. Read MoreAug 19, 2011
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‘Robust’ link between preschool, language and literacy
Preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Read MoreAug 18, 2011
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Discovery of how G proteins ‘turn on’ may lead to better drugs
Researchers have discovered how key proteins are “turned on” and transmit signals inside the cell. The discovery could lead to new, more effective drugs. Read MoreAug 18, 2011
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New ‘bionic’ leg gives amputees a natural gait
A new lower-limb prosthetic uses the latest advances in computer, sensor, electric motor and battery technology to give it bionic capabilities. Read MoreAug 17, 2011
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Controversy over art is good for society, argues Steven Tepper
Americans should embrace the inevitable friction that results from artists doing provocative work and sparking community objections, argues a Vanderbilt University sociologist. Read MoreAug 15, 2011
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Depressed brains more stressed
Patients with major depression may have altered gene expression associated with stressful conditions in certain brain areas. Read MoreAug 11, 2011
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Number of genes associated with MS doubled
An international team of scientists has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of an important and very debilitating neurological disease. Read MoreAug 10, 2011
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Designing diamond circuits for extreme environments
There is a new way to design computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments: make them out of diamond. Read MoreAug 4, 2011
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Connecting the dots in schizophrenia
Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. Read MoreJul 29, 2011
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New tool to i.d. support needed by children with intellectual disabilities
Determining what children with intellectual disabilities need to thrive by building on their strengths and interests is the aim of a new federally funded project in the Department of Special Education. Read MoreJul 28, 2011
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Why tech-savvy political candidates still need old-fashioned yard signs
A Vanderbilt political science study offers fairly conclusive evidence that, in low-information races, a candidate’s name recognition alone positively affects voter support. Read MoreJul 25, 2011
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In-state tuition for undocumented students not a partisan issue
New research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College finds ideology and partisanship do not play a significant role in whether a state considers extending in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants. Read MoreJul 21, 2011
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Vanderbilt study links military service in Middle East with serious lung disorder
A Vanderbilt study of U.S. soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a serious lung condition linked to prolonged exposures to sulfur fires and burn pits. Read MoreJul 20, 2011
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Due process is human right, new book argues
No one in the world should be detained without due process of law, and an international legal body should be created to ensure the right, says Vanderbilt University professor Larry May. Larry May (John Russell/Vanderbilt) May, the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt, has traced… Read MoreJul 20, 2011
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Memories may skew visual perception
New research from Vanderbilt University indicates images held in our working memory may skew perception of current events. (iStock) Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that our visual perception… Read MoreJul 19, 2011
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‘Little difference’ in principals’ leadership practices across school types
New research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College reveals little difference among school leaders across public, private and choice schools. Read MoreJul 15, 2011
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The virtue in virtuality – enhancing learning with technology
Groundbreaking education technology platforms under development in labs across the Vanderbilt Peabody campus are allowing cutting-edge researchers to harness what Pratim Sengupta, innovator of the technology described, calls “the virtue in virtuality.” Read MoreJul 11, 2011
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Final shuttle launch a family affair for Dennis Hall
The July 8 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis will be a bittersweet moment for Hall, for it will be the final voyage of America’s shuttle program, but it will also be carrying his niece, Sandy Magnus. Read MoreJul 7, 2011
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Different types of aggressive breast cancer identified
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified six subtypes of an aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer. Read MoreJun 28, 2011