Special Olympics
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Read the latest ‘ON THE HILL’ government relations report
ON THE HILL is a report produced by the Division of Government and Community Relations summarizing activity at all three levels of government, as outlined by the Vanderbilt Federal Relations, State Government Relations and Local Government Relations teams. Read MoreSep 4, 2025
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Vanderbilt, Special Olympics Tennessee bid to host 2030 USA Games in Nashville
Vanderbilt University and Special Olympics Tennessee announced this week that they have partnered to place a bid to host the 2030 SPecial Olympics USA Games. After four years of going through the bid process, the Special Olympics has narrowed its 2030 site search down to either Nashville or Cleveland, Ohio. Read MoreFeb 20, 2025
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Photo: Anniversary visitor
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently welcomed Timothy Shriver, Ph.D., chair and CEO of Special Olympics, as part of the center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Read MoreAug 6, 2015
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VKC’s Science Day explores promise of research
Recent advances in genetics and understanding how the brain works raise the possibility that intellectual developmental disabilities are treatable and some actually may be reversible. Read MoreJan 24, 2013
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Reframing the paradigm for developmental disabilities research
I challenge to our research community to reframe our paradigms. Read MoreApr 18, 2012