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Abu Dhabi educators attend leadership institute at Vanderbilt
Eleven female vice principals from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates recently completed a 10-day professional development institute at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 23, 2014
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Class of 2014: Amanda Palmer is exploring the complexities of autism
Amanda Palmer discovered a love of working with children with autism during high school. That made the decision to attend Peabody College, with its top-ranked program in special education, easy. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Benbow reappointed as dean of Peabody College
Camilla P. Benbow has been reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. The reappointment is for a five-year term, beginning July 1, 2015. Read MoreApr 21, 2014
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Pen pal project unites graduate, middle school students
More than 100 sixth graders from Wright Middle School met the Vanderbilt graduate student pen pals with whom they have been corresponding and were treated to a tour of Vanderbilt University Medical Center facilities on April 16. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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Graduate students compete to present the best “Three Minute Thesis”
Brain symmetry, woman warriors and malaria were among the research topics featured by the winners of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Novelist to middle schoolers: ‘Read a ton, write every day and find your voice’
Best-selling author James Patterson addressed a gathering of about 100 Nashville middle school students April 8, sharing with them his journey from childhood to successful writer. Read MoreApr 9, 2014
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Murry honored for research and HIV risk prevention efforts
The American Psychological Association has awarded Vanderbilt professor Velma McBride Murry a presidential citation for her distinguished research contributions and leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV risk prevention. Read MoreApr 4, 2014
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Best-selling author James Patterson to address middle-school students
Best-selling author James Patterson will speak to a gathering of about 100 middle-school students from Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Arts Magnet School on the power of reading Tuesday, April 8 at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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Me, Myself and iPad
When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it sparked a revolution in technology for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Myanmar topic of World on Wednesdays meeting April 2
International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, where members of the Vanderbilt community engage in lectures, presentations and conversations about global issues. The next WOW topic is “Myanmar: Culture and Education,” to be presented by Lu Sam, a visiting Hubert H. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Vanderbilt education faculty’s research featured at AERA April 3-7
The latest research on key education issues will be presented by faculty from Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting in Philadelphia April 3-7. Read MoreMar 26, 2014
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VUCast: See why this giant helicopter is the first step in creating a massive lab
See what a Vanderbilt researcher is doing with a military helicopter in his lab, and hear the first-ever Vanderbilt Star. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read MoreMar 24, 2014
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Harry Potter-themed psychology class travels to England
Harry Potter was the theme of a unique undergraduate psychology class taught by two Vanderbilt professors in Oxford, England over spring break, March 1-9. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Peabody professor urges attracting and retaining gifted students from different cultures
Black and Hispanic students make up an increasing percentage of U.S. school children. Yet in virtually every school district, they are underrepresented in gifted classes and programs, often because they are not identified as gifted. Those who do enter such programs often fail to complete them. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Top-rated IRIS Center provides trusted resources for educators
In January, a panel of independent reviewers evaluated the quality, relevance and usefulness of the products of 14 of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP) national centers funded in 2006–2007. The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements (IRIS II) ranked second, missing the top spot by only .08 points. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Experts available to discuss reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
Experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2014. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Free film symposium to explore cinema, science and the senses
Filmmakers and scholars will gather at Vanderbilt University April 3-4 to investigate contemporary ways of seeing film and moving images at “Ubiquitous Streams: Seeing Moving Images in the Age of Digital Media,” a line-up of lectures and discussions to be held in venues across campus. Admission is free, but registration is required. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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With summer approaching, make children’s camp plans now
Daffodils are blooming, redbud trees are bursting with pink blooms, and an adventurous few have broken out the Bermuda shorts. All are portents of spring but also signs that it’s time for parents of school-aged children to organize summer plans. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Communication disorders in siblings of children with autism focus of NIH grant
Vanderbilt's Paul Yoder and Zachary Warren and Wendy Stone of the University of Washington’s Autism Center have received at five-year, $2.1 million NIH grant to study communication interventions for younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Vanderbilt education leaders confab with Parliament’s Michael Gove
Vanderbilt recently played host to the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove when the British Conservative Party politician called on members of the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation and Development. Read MoreMar 17, 2014