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Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
If you want to be perceived as a leader, new research from Vanderbilt University suggests investing in the latest technological gadgets is the way to go. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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Vanderbilt professor proposes a different way to finance college
A Vanderbilt business professor is proposing a new kind of college loan: In exchange for a full college scholarship, students would pay back a percentage of their income for a set number of years. Read MoreApr 14, 2014
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Rein in state licensing boards, VU prof tells House subcommittee
Vanderbilt University law professor Rebecca Haw told a U.S. House subcommittee that the power of state licensing boards should be trimmed to the point where competition can again take hold. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Federal judges to recharge at Vanderbilt Law School
Federal judges will reflect and learn at a Vanderbilt seminar designed to help them meet the extraordinary demands, both personal and professional, of their work. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Doctors need to be political advocates for patients, expert says
Doctors and other health care workers need to be advocates for improving not just biological conditions, but also social ones, said the director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Victims of crime, corruption more likely to emigrate from Central America
Vanderbilt's LAPOP researchers say people who have been asked to pay a bribe or been the victim of a crime are more likely to leave their Central America homeland seeking a new life. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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VUCast: Autism communication breakthrough
In the latest VUCast: What people with autism see may not match what they hear; how “supersizing” could help you lose weight; and hear what earned a Vanderbilt astronomer a Grammy nomination. Watch now. Read MoreJan 14, 2014
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Pennies vs. Pounds: How “supersizing” could actually lead to healthier choices
New research finds consumers may be just as willing to supersize healthy food as they are fast food if they feel they’re getting a deal. Read MoreJan 2, 2014
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Use water at ‘comfortable’ temperature to wash hands and fight global warming
Vanderbilt University researchers say to take down the water temperature a degree or two when washing your hands to help battle global warming. Read MoreDec 10, 2013
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Student from South Africa remembers Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, who became the symbol of freedom in a country torn by segregation, died Dec. 5 at 95. Meet an Arts and Science student from South Africa, and watch as she remembers this human rights leader. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreDec 6, 2013
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TIPSHEET: Black Friday deals give consumers justification for spending
Owen professor Kelly Haws can talk about Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Read MoreNov 25, 2013
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Patents should not have to be ‘useful’ to be approved: Vanderbilt professor
New inventions should not have to be useful to merit a patent, says Vanderbilt professor Sean B. Seymore. Read MoreNov 19, 2013
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Vanderbilt study: Hiring practices preventing change in law school faculties
Law school faculties are not changing with the times, and a Vanderbilt Law School professor says it may be time to look at hiring practices. Read MoreNov 12, 2013
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Same-sex marriage issue could define Justice Kennedy’s place in history
If circumstances land the right same-sex marriage case in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, than Justice Anthony Kennedy may find himself in the history books as the judge who makes gay marriage legal for good, says a Vanderbilt University law professor. Read MoreNov 5, 2013
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Expert: Strategic role for IT would have helped avoid health care website troubles
Government leaders did not properly recognize the strategic role of IT in defining and implementing policy in rolling out the online insurance exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act, according to Douglas C. Schmidt, a professor of computer science at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 1, 2013
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Even in the dark, brain “sees” its own body’s movement
With the help of computerized eye trackers, new research finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light. Read MoreOct 30, 2013
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No surprise: Women worked behind the scenes to secure agreement
Alan Wiseman's research shows that women lawmakers, particularly ones in the minority party, are more effective than their male counterparts when it comes to negotiating and getting things done--as they did to end the government shutdown. Read MoreOct 17, 2013
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2013 ‘First to the Top’ survey findings on teacher evaluations released by Tennessee Consortium
Teachers and their observers viewed Tennessee’s teacher evaluation process more positively in 2013 than in 2012, according to a broad-based independent survey by the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation and Development at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreOct 9, 2013
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professor helping organize Syrian war crimes court
Vanderbilt law professor Mike Newton can talk about the effort to bring war criminals to justice in Syria. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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Expert: Why Washington won’t work
Policymakers in Washington, D.C., increasingly are earning the distrust of the American people, and the current impasse that led to a government shutdown is no exception, according to Marc Hetherington, a political science professor and author of two books on trust and polarization in American government. Read MoreOct 2, 2013