Kennedy Center

Researchers discover new wrinkles in how proteins build memories. Read More

Cocaine exposure during the teen years causes long-lasting brain and behavioral changes in rats. Read More

Jeanne Gavigan (l) and Jessi Solomon during the Best Buddies bike ride June 4 in Hyannis Port, Mass. (Vanderbilt Kennedy Center) Riding tandem bikes, two pairs of bikers with Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center ties—Alice Byrne and Josh Putman, and Jessica (Jessi) Solomon and Jeanne Gavigan—completed a 20-mile bike… Read More

Clinic provides individualized reading tutoring and assessment. Read More

Learn more about Fragile X syndrome and the advancements in research. Read More

Children with autism will step into the spotlight to perform as part of a unique theater camp experience. Read More

Panelists will discuss how research findings are improving clinical care of this inherited disability. Read More

The KidTalk Picnic was held May 21 to thank and celebrate the many families who take part in KidTalk projects at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers hope to uncover the mysteries of early aging in Down syndrome through a new study at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Read More

A new study finds higher infant mortality rates among babies with Down syndrome, offering insights into a variety of health issues among children with Down syndrome. Read More

Carol Rabideau has received a service award from University of Tennessee. Read More

Applications are now being accepted for Next Steps at Vanderbilt, a 2-year certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. The second class of Next Steps at Vanderbilt will begin August 2011. Young adults seeking admission to Next Steps at Vanderbilt should be between 18 and 26 years… Read More

Lifting lives with song! See how Vanderbilt was spotlighted at the ACM Awards. Plus, a new label to put consumers in the “green,” and are menthol cigarettes more dangerous than regular smokes? It’s all in this week’s VUCast newscast. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers from the Department of Pediatrics, Peabody College and the Divinity School joined with parent advocates for a panel discussion on the ethical considerations of "curing" disabilities. Read More

The Vanderbilt Autism Treatment Network and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s TRIAD join the autism community in promoting awareness during April Autism Awareness Month and throughout the year. Read More

“What the Kennedy Center represents is that people are willing to take seriously the needs and the potential of people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities,” Shriver said. Read More

Although an evaluation of existing treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders found positive results in some studies, better information is needed to target the right treatments to specific children. Read More

The brain’s ability to process multiple sensory inputs continues to develop well into childhood, a recent study shows. Read More

A special performance at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards April 3 at 8 p.m. on CBS featuring country music star Darius Rucker and participants in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp will benefit the Kennedy Center. Read More

Alfred A. Baumeister (photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives) Alfred A. Baumeister, a national spokesman on the need for intellectual disabilities research and former director of Vanderbilt’s Kennedy Center, died March 14 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 76. Baumeister, a professor of psychology, guided the John… Read More