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School for Science and Math students place in national competition
Three members of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt’s senior class are semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Read MoreJan 9, 2019
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Special education researchers highlight moderator analysis in ‘Exceptional Children’ special issue
Peabody College's Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs served as guest editors of the January issue of "Exceptional Children." Read MoreJan 9, 2019
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Vanderbilt increases presence in Edu-Scholar rankings
Vanderbilt University has increased its presence in "Education Week’s" annual listing of the most influential public scholars in education. Read MoreJan 9, 2019
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Stress and trauma in earliest years linked to reduced hippocampal volume in adolescence
There may be a "sensitive period" in which stress is more likely to affect brain development in adolescence, according to Kathryn L. Humphreys, assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt and lead author of a new study. Read MoreDec 19, 2018
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Immigrant children in ‘tender age shelters’ at risk for psychological disorders
The practice of separating immigrant children from their parents is very likely to lead to negative effects on emotional and mental health in adolescence. Read MoreDec 19, 2018
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Ansari to deliver educational neuroscience talk Jan. 16
Ansari will challenge the common assumption that symbols for numbers acquire their meaning by being mapped onto the pre-existing, phylogenetically ancient system for the approximate representation of non-symbolic numbers. Read MoreDec 14, 2018
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Islamophobia and partisanship tackled in Peabody diversity lecture series
Pressing social issues of the day will be the focus of upcoming installments of the Dean’s Diversity Lecture Series at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreDec 6, 2018
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Governor’s Academy for School Leadership 2019 cohort at Vanderbilt named
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the participants selected for the 2019 Governor’s Academy for School Leadership, a partnership with Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreDec 5, 2018
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Reading curriculum for immigrant children funded by Spencer Foundation
Vanderbilt is developing an instructional approach that leverages students’ first language to comprehend English language texts more effectively. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Vanderbilt KidTalk begins clinical trial on intervention for young children with language delays
Vanderbilt will conduct a clinical trial of an intervention for young children with language delays in an NIDCD study. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Celebration honors 10 new endowed chair holders
Vanderbilt's 10 newest endowed chair holders, who come from six schools and colleges across campus, were lauded for their exemplary teaching and scholarship at a Nov. 27 ceremony . Read MoreNov 29, 2018
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Report: Racial isolation affects TN Black teachers’ turnover rates
A Vanderbilt study finds that teachers of color are more likely to transfer schools than White teachers, especially when they are racially isolated. Read MoreNov 29, 2018
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Vanderbilt research hub to examine issues faced by children at risk for poor health, education outcomes
Vanderbilt researchers will establish a new research hub to better understand the needs of some of some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Career and technical education is focus of $5M research network
Vanderbilt's Shaun M. Dougherty will help lead the Career and Technical Education Research Network, a new IES-funded research project. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Vanderbilt earns $6.6M in special education training grants
The Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development has received five grants totaling $6.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. Read MoreNov 2, 2018
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Grant to help explore critical issues in Down syndrome
A one-year $604,000 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will allow researchers to to examine biological and phenotypic markers of Down syndrome. Read MoreOct 26, 2018
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Laurie Cutting, Vanderbilt educational neuroscientist, honored with NIH Merit Award
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education Laurie Cutting has received a $3 million NIH Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Read MoreOct 5, 2018
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Hundreds convene for ‘MLK to BLM: 50 Years of Struggle’ symposium
Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on campus last week to listen, learn and be inspired during “Martin Luther King Jr. to Black Lives Matter: 50 years of Struggle.” Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Paralympian, disability rights scholar to speak at McGugin Center Oct. 9
Anjali Forber-Pratt, an elite wheelchair racer and Peabody College professor, will discuss "The Paralympic Movement" Oct. 9 as part of a new series sponsored by Vanderbilt's Sports and Society Initiative. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Effective principals see lower turnover of high-performing teachers
Principals with higher performance ratings are much more likely to retain higher-performing teachers and move out low performers, according to a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreSep 27, 2018